Using Hardware In the Loop (HIL) Technology for Microgrid Lifecycle Engineering
EPIC 2018 Matt Baker Ivan Celanovic Paul Roege and Christoph Schaub
Introductions
Empowering Excellence
Agenda • Introductions and company background • Why • What • How • Model Based Systems Engineering • Examples • Culture Lesson
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Why Model and Simulation Based System Engineering (MSBE)…
• We’re in the Digital Age • Power electronic control and integration is hard • Customers / Operators are starting to demand it
What … Hardware In the Loop Digital Virtual HIL (VHIL) Inv
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Physical Controller HIL (CHIL)* Inv
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Cost:
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Fidelity:
Low
Fidelity:
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Fidelity:
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Highest
Project Sav:
$
Proj Sav:
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Proj Sav:
Too late
Focus:
Operation Repair Overhaul
Use:
Power Electronics Modeling
Use:
System and Controller Validation
* Actual controller or code only (SIL)
Focus: * Component Validation
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How ‌ Typhoon HIL services
Expert consulting by application engineers On-site and off-site training HIL software, firmware and hardware customization
software
Vertically integrated system Graphical modeling of power circuits Custom test interfaces Test automation with open source Python
hardware
Technical support from product developers
HIL 604
HIL-Controller interfaces
Large scale simulators 6
How … Typhoon HIL HIL604 real-time unit
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Fidelity: o 20 ns sampling rate o 500 ns step time
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Computation power: o 8 processing cores o 2 ARM cores o 64 Analog outputs o 64 Digital Inputs
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Connectivity: o 2xEthernet o 2xCAN o 1xSerial, o 1XGb/sec serial link
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Scalability o Up to 16 HIL604 connected by Gb/sec serial link
HILConnect controller interface EasYgen HILConnect Interfaces one EasYgen3000 controller
SEL Relay HILConnect Interfaces up to 4 Relays
Model Based Systems Engineering Physical
Digital Product concept
(& regional architecture)
Feasibility study/ concept exploration
Integration / Build
Feedback
APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
Concept of operation(s) APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
System requirements APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
High-level design APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
VHIL
Detailed design APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
System validation APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
CHIL
System verification APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
Subsystem verification APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
Component testing APPROVAL / DOCUMENT
Software and hardware development
TIME
Commissioning
PHIL
Model Based Systems Engineering Physical
Digital Operation and Maintenance
Change / Upgrade / Overhaul
Commissioning
Digital Twin
ears ears
TIME
Operation and Maintenance
Change / Upgrade / Overhaul
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Example: Major Electric Storage Project • Tehachapi Energy Storage Project, CA • 8 MVA Grid battery integration
Typhoon HIL simulation
MASTER
CAN bus
Inverter module controller
Inverter module controller
MASTER
CAN bus
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Example: Major Variable Speed Drive • ABB-Statoil Ormen – Lange gas field pipeline project
• Typhoon HIL plays key role in 48MW compressor drive integration project
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Example: Major Variable Speed Drive
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Example: Major Variable Speed Drive 48 MW Compressor drive controller
HIL enabled power electronics engineers to test full drive controller System protection tuning in completely realistic environment Large reduction of commissioning time and cost
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Example: Commercial Marine Project • •
AC and DC distribution systems Multi-rate execution • •
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20ns pwm resolution
0.5µs - 50 µs simulation time step
Modular design Connectivity •
High speed analog and digital I/O
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Industry standard protocols
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Week long test runs
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Integrated enviroment
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Industry leading interactivity
Long term stability Ease of use
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Example: Commercial Marine Project
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Microgrid Testbed
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Questions
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