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A Digital Substation in-the- Loop (DSiL) at INESCTEC

Success stories, Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL), Power Systems

2026-07-17

A Digital Substation in-the- Loop (DSiL) at INESCTEC

Discover how INESCTEC is advancing protection and automation for modern Substation and Distribution systems with OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES. Using the OP5707XG real-time simulator, HYPERSIM, and Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing, the team created a highly realistic environment to validate protection schemes, IEC 61850 communications, and complex operating and fault scenarios before deployment. Read the full success story to see how this approach is helping accelerate safer, more reliable grid innovation.

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