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Discover articles on real-time simulation, industry trends, and emerging technologies across key engineering sectors.

Automotive
10 / 31 / 2026
Motor emulation on a PHIL bench for traction inverter validation
How motor emulation on a power hardware in the loop bench works, what it validates on a traction inverter at power, and where its results need a physical check.

Power Electronics
10 / 30 / 2026
Power shelf design for high density AI racks
How a power shelf feeds a high density AI rack, which PSU topologies and efficiency targets shape it, and how GPU load steps stress its controls.

Power Electronics
10 / 29 / 2026
Quasi Z source inverter modeling for renewable systems
A practical look at how a quasi Z source inverter boosts and inverts in one stage, why standard models reject its boost state, and what accurate simulation and real-time testing require.

Simulation
10 / 28 / 2026
How peers troubleshoot HIL setups faster in a forum
A practical look at how searchable peer threads shorten HIL debugging, covering recurring fault types, what a good question contains and the limits of forum answers.

Simulation
10 / 27 / 2026
A guide to the OPAL-RT engineering community
An orientation to the OPAL-RT community for new members, covering where to ask questions, what to read first, how shared models help, and how to contribute.

Automotive
10 / 26 / 2026
How ASIL levels shape validation planning for electrified powertrains
ASIL ratings from A to D set the fault coverage, hardware metrics and bench evidence that inverter, battery and charging functions need under ISO 26262.

Automotive
10 / 25 / 2026
BMS validation coverage from cell model to pack sign off
A level by level look at BMS validation coverage, from cell model fidelity through module and pack testing to the evidence a pack sign off needs.

Power Systems
10 / 24 / 2026
800 VDC power distribution for AI data centers
An explanation of how 800 VDC power distribution carries power from the grid to AI racks, covering conversion stages, DC fault protection and bus stability.

Power Electronics
10 / 22 / 2026
Multi active bridge converters for multiport power conversion
A multi active bridge links three or more ports through one transformer, and this guide covers how power flows between them, why the ports couple and how to test the control.

Automotive
10 / 21 / 2026
Megawatt charging system validation for heavy duty trucks
A practical look at how the megawatt charging system works, how it differs from CCS and how charger controls are tested before a truck site is energized.
