Role of Power Hardware in the Loop in Modeling and Simulation for Experimentation in Power and Energy Systems

Author

Edrington, Chris S. ; Steurer, Michael ; Langston, James ; El-mezyani, Touria ; Schoder, Karl

Author_Institution

Center for Adv. Power Syst., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL, USA

Volume

103

Issue

12

fYear

2015

Firstpage

2401

Lastpage

2409

Abstract

The area of modeling and simulation is a critical aspect in the basic research to commercialization and instantiation cycle. This paper reports on modeling and simulation in the context of verification, validation, and experimentation of power and energy systems and associated electrical apparatus via the utilization of power hardware in the loop (PHIL)-based strategies. PHIL is a powerful technique for testing and demonstration of systems in a rigorous and dynamic manner that is not achievable with other methodologies; however, it must only be conducted with foreknowledge of the technique and its challenges in order to realize its significant benefits. This paper reports on the state of the art in PHIL and its challenges and presents sample case studies illustrating its impact.

Keywords

field programmable gate arrays; motor drives; ships; FPGA; PHIL-based strategies; controller hardware in the loop; electric ship systems; electrical apparatus; field-programmable gate array; motor drive; power hardware in the loop-based strategies; Electric vehicles; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Marine vehicles; Power system dynamics; Power system stability; Real-time systems; Testing; Voltage measurement; Controller hardware in the loop (CHIL); device under test (DUT); field-programmable gate array (FPGA); hardware under test (HUT); modeling and simulation; power hardware in the loop (PHIL); rest of system (ROS);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPROC.2015.2460676

Filename

7289345