Accurate and precise electric machine real-time simulation
The successful and reliable implementation of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) for power electronics applications demands accurate models, high-speed execution with nanosecond-level timesteps, and low-latency I/O communication—ensuring that the controller is tested under conditions identical to real-world scenarios.
Our FPGA electric machine library provides the ideal environment for designing and testing controllers, power electronics, and electric drive systems, allowing you to achieve the highest performance and test flexibility without the hassle of FPGA development.
Models
FPGA electric machine library
The FPGA electric machine library includes parametrizable models that allow you to simulate all components forming the electrical motor drive system. Our models allow for different fidelity levels to meet different the different testing demands as your designs progress.
Permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM)
(PMSM – IPM – BLDC- SPM)
PMSMs are widely used in the automotive and transportation industries for their high power density and speed capacity. Our solutions offer resolver and encoder I/O, along with communication protocols to ensure precise sensor data exchange—essential for accurate testing and simulation.
Induction machine
(DFIG – DFIM – Squirrel Cage Induction Machine)
Induction motors are popular for industrial drives due to their reliability, cost-effectiveness, and self-starting capability. They’re also used with VFDs and in wind turbines. Our solutions support configurable machine setups and runtime parameter changes, enabling flexible, essential testing for induction motor control.
Switched reluctance machines
Switched reluctance machines (SRMs) use reluctance torque and stator windings, with a complex interplay between current, rotor position, and flux. Common in appliances and vehicles, SRMs are uncoupled and challenging to model. OPAL-RT solutions enable precise testing and data capture of these interactions.
Toolchain compatibility
Seamless integration with leading motor design tools for precise simulation
Our solutions integrate seamlessly with leading motor design tools such as JSOL’s JMAG-Studio and ANSYS Maxwell. This compatibility enables high-fidelity modeling and precise real-time simulation, streamlining the workflow from design to control testing.
JMAG
JMAG-RT generates high-fidelity plant models. The JMAG-RT block can be used in our hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations, which connect a physical Electronic Control Unit (ECU) to a virtual motor.
Ansys
Ansys Maxwell Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software models can be integrated on our hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation platform to test & validate complex drive systems found in various applicatio
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