Hardware prototype to emulate the dynamics of power system generators with field programmable analog arrays

Abstract

This paper is an extension of the authors' previous works in the area of field programmable analog arrays (FPAA). It presents the design, construction, and testing of an FPAA-based hardware prototype to emulate the dynamic behavior of a basic power system generator. The programmable nature of the FPAA is key -significantly reducing the effort and time required to develop a working prototype and VLSI design.