Digital twins for advanced simulation
Digital twins offer unparalleled insight into real-time performance and predictive analytics. These models, enabled by advanced digital twin technology, allow organizations to forecast system behaviors, improve efficiency, and reduce risks across various industries, including power systems, automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing. By creating virtual replicas of physical systems, organizations can gain deeper insights, troubleshoot issues before they arise, and explore innovative solutions to complex challenges. Digital twinning enables more dynamic, synchronized modeling that enhances simulation accuracy. With advancements in simulation technology, digital twins are poised to revolutionize how industries approach system design, operation, and optimization.
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Solution
Enabling digital twins with advanced simulation and real-time analytics
Our real-time simulation technology powers the integration of digital twins with physical systems. Utilizing advanced models, including phasor dynamics, electromagnetic transients, and machine learning, our solutions enable predictive simulations and automation. This seamless connection optimizes performance, predicts failures, and accelerates decision-making across industries, from power systems to manufacturing. By leveraging digital twin software within our simulation ecosystem, we empower engineers to gain real-time insight and control over complex systems.
Benefits
Predict, optimize, and innovate with digital twins
Digital twin technology facilitates proactive management, predictive maintenance, and optimization, empowering companies to innovate while minimizing risks. The benefits of digital twins are vast and can be applied across various sectors to improve efficiency and drive future advancements.
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Predictive insights
Anticipate potential failures and improve maintenance strategies through simulations that replicate real-world scenarios.
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Real-time monitoring
Monitor performance in real-time, providing a continuous feedback loop for systems management and troubleshooting.
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Scenario analysis
Study ‘what-if’ scenarios to explore alternative strategies and optimize operations without physical constraints.
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Remote diagnostics
Diagnose system issues remotely, enabling swift corrective actions and reducing downtime.
Case study
An Australian digital twin revolution
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) is turning to digital twin technology to tackle the evolving challenges of its rapidly transforming grid. Leveraging HYPERSIM in a digitally twinned, cloud-based environment, AEMO can address urgent operational challenges while streamlining the connection process for new renewable energy projects.
As Australia’s grid shifts from centralized conventional generation to decentralized solar and wind, we provide essential capabilities to support the transition:
- Compatibility with black box models: Execute precompiled, high-fidelity models from renewable plant manufacturers, regardless of the original simulation tool.
- Scalable simulation infrastructure: Host extensive simulations on secure, scalable infrastructure—either on-premises or in the cloud.
- Dynamic, multi-scenario analysis: Create digital twins that evolve with real-time data and run parallel “what-if” simulations to support fast, informed decision-making.
This collaborative effort is a model for how advanced simulation and digital twinning can enable reliable, future-ready energy systems.
Applications
Used across industries
Digital twin simulation is a critical tool in any domain where control, protection, or monitoring systems are developed. It’s trusted by engineers, researchers, and educators to de-risk testing and accelerate innovation.
Energy
Validate protection, stability, and integration of renewables
Power electronics
Test converters, inverters, and power systems dynamically
Automotive
Develop EVs, battery management, and driver-assist systems
Aerospace
Simulate flight control, avionics, and propulsion systems
Academia and research
Enable cutting-edge education and innovation
Autonomy
Accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles and robots with real-time sensor simulation and co-simulation tools
FAQ
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What communication protocols do you support?
Consult our comprehensive list of supported protocols here: Communication Protocols.
What are the benefits of using OPAL-RT’s digital twin technology for real-time simulation and analytics?
Our digital twin technology empowers users with real-time insight into system performance, enabling predictive analytics, fault detection, and performance optimization. By mirroring physical systems through digital twins, we help industries like power systems, automotive, and aerospace make data-driven decisions, reduce downtime, and enhance operational efficiency.
How does OPAL-RT’s digital twinning approach differ from traditional modeling techniques?
Unlike static models, our digital twinning approach integrates real-time data with dynamic simulation, allowing virtual replicas to evolve with their physical counterparts. This continuous synchronization enables us to simulate real-world behavior more accurately, anticipate failures, and implement predictive maintenance strategies before costly issues occur.
What industries benefit most from your digital twin software?
Our digital twin software is designed for high-impact applications across industries such as power systems, electric vehicles, aerospace, industrial automation, and manufacturing. Whether you’re optimizing grid stability or simulating EV drivetrain behavior, our platform helps drive innovation and reliability through advanced digital twin capabilities.
How does OPAL-RT enable digital twins using real-time simulation technology?
We combine high-fidelity modeling with real-time analytics to build digital twins that respond instantly to operational changes. By integrating electromagnetic transients, phasor dynamics, and AI-based models, our platform delivers predictive simulations that align closely with physical system behavior, transforming how organizations approach testing and optimization.
Why choose OPAL-RT’s digital twin solutions over other digital twin software platforms?
Our digital twin solutions are built on the most open, scalable, and high-performance simulation technology available. We offer unmatched flexibility in model integration, real-time responsiveness, and hardware-in-the-loop testing, making our digital twin software ideal for engineers pushing the boundaries of system design, operation, and control.
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