Hardware in the Loop and Real-Time Simulation
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Electronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 3675
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hardware in the loop; digital control; real-time simulation; electronic design and instrumentation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce this Special Issue of the MDPI journal Electronics on “Hardware in the Loop and Real-Time Simulation Based on FPGAs”.
Power electronics is playing a leading role in the revolution of energy generation and consumption. The ever-increasing complexity of control mechanisms invokes the need for safer and faster yet reliable testing methods that do not compromise on the degree of detail and, at the same time, are economical and require minimal testing time. In this context, hardware in the loop (HIL) has emerged as a driving technology for testing. Being able to run real-time models of the system parts (power converters, loads or grid elements) that have the same interface as those of the real parts allows a new degree of flexibility and debugging capabilities unthought of when considering previous testing techniques. HIL allows testing in real-time and with a high degree of detail regarding the interactions between different parts of a grid with zero risk. This emulation allows severe damage to be avoided and saves effort during the design process.
HIL has not been widely used in areas where high frequencies are involved, such as power electronics. In order to overcome the speed limitations, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) were introduced in this field. In this context, it is crucial to minimize the delay and area without losing either resolution or accuracy.
This Special Issue focuses on novel developments in the field of hardware in the loop and real-time simulations with FPGAs in power electronics and their applications.
Dr. María Sofía Martínez-García
Dr. Alberto Sanchez
Guest Editors
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