Real Time Simulation of Photovoltaic System using FPGA

Palahalli, Harshavardhan; Huo, Yujia; Gruosso, Giambattista

doi:10.1109/speedam.2018.8445288

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“…The study of all these scenarios requires to perform rigorous tests before implementation that often cannot be done directly on the power network. The availability of virtual test benches, such as digital twins of the grid, can be an useful aid to perform forecasting and validation of algorithms and devices [3], [4]. The requirements of digital twins must be linked to their ability to interface real physical devices at signal or power level and to simulate the system in real…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Grid Simulation Including Communication Network: A Hardware in the Loop Approach

Palahalli

Ragaini²,

Gruosso

2019

IEEE Access

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Smart grids are complex electrical systems made up of power devices and communication systems that interact with each other, both locally through measures and generally through the exchange of information on communication networks. In this article, the simulation of a smart grid including the emulation of the communication network behavior together with the physical hardware devices is proposed using hardware-in-the-loop methodology. The original aspect of the technique is related to the fact that the models are generated in a tool that is independent of the real-time simulator using a model-based design approach, and then the code is generated and deployed in a real-time simulator coupled with hardware devices such as low voltage protection units. The proposed framework is used to test the protection coordination that employs the IEC-61850 communication protocol. A test case is shown demonstrating the coordination of switches and the emulation of the PV system in hardware-in-the-loop, focusing on the implementation of the interface algorithm over Ethernet using the UDP communication protocol. INDEX TERMS Co-simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, MATLAB-Simulink, model based design, PV system, protection devices, real-time simulation, smart grid.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Grid Simulation Including Communication Network: A Hardware in the Loop Approach

Palahalli

Ragaini²,

Gruosso

2019

IEEE Access

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“…If, on the other hand, P(k) decreases, a decrease in V(k) represents a decrease in D and an increase causes an increase in D. In Figure 5 the diagram of the PVS with the controller for the MPPT is presented. A similar system is used in [42].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In [41], a distributed control for remote islanded microgrids (MGs) via cloud server was presented, in this research, a multiagent system was developed where the physical entity of islanded MGs was emulated at 50 µs time step on OPAL-RT. In [42], a platform of a PVS composed of a PVP, a DC-DC PEC and a P&O controller was implemented using an NI myRIO 1900 development board programmed in Matlab's Simulink using NI Veristand-this platform works 1 ms integration time. Study [43] uses HIL based on the RT-Lab platform to emulate a virtual synchronous photovoltaic generator, the platform used in this research can reproduce a simulation step every 20 µs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These studies demonstrate that it is possible to develop a HIL platform using generic software, resulting in integration times similar to those obtained with commercial platforms dedicated to HIL. The HIL platform presented in this investigation uses an integration time of 10 µs that is similar to those reported in [40,41,[43][44][45][46][47] and less than the one reported in [42], allowing the system output to resemble a continuous curve calculating up to 99 values for each time constant of the system response. Furthermore, when comparing the proposed platform with [41,43,44,47], there is the advantage of being a more economic option when reproducing similar results.…”

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Hardware in the Loop Platform for Testing Photovoltaic System Control

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The hardware in the loop (HIL) technique allows you to reproduce the behavior of a dynamic system or part of it in real time. This quality makes HIL a useful tool in the controller validation process and is widely used in multiple areas including photovoltaic systems (PVSs). This study presents the development of an HIL system to emulate the behavior of a PVS that includes a photovoltaic panel (PVP) and a DC-DC boost converter connected in series. The emulator was embedded into an NI-myRIO development board that operates with an integration time of 10 µs and reproduces the behavior of the real system with a mean percent error of 2.0478%, compared to simulation results. The implemented emulator is proposed as a platform for the validation of control systems. With it, the experimental stage is carried out on two controllers connected to the PVS without having the real system and allowing to emulate different operating conditions. The first controller is based on the Hill Climbing algorithm for the maximum power point tracking (MPPT), the second is a proportional integral (PI) controller for voltage control. Both controllers generate settling times of less than 3 s; the MPPT controller generates variations in the output in steady state inherent to the algorithm used. For both cases, the comparison of the experimental results with those obtained through software simulation show that the platform fulfills its usefulness when evaluating control systems.

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“…• Power Electronics • Multiprocessors/multicore architectures [19,[1057][1058][1059][1060][1061] • Neural biological systems [1062][1063][1064][1065] • Single even upsets (SEU) [1058,[1066][1067][1068][1069] • Photovoltaic systems [477,[1070][1071][1072][1073][1074][1075][1076][1077][1078] • Read-out detectors [1079][1080][1081] • Electrical machines [1082][1083][1084][1085][1086][1087][1088][1089] • Distribution grids [1090][1091][1092][1093][1094][1095] • Vehicles [1096][1097][1098][1099][1100][1101] • BPSK and QPS...…”

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Field Programmable Gate Array Applications—A Scientometric Review

2019

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Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a general purpose programmable logic device that can be configured by a customer after manufacturing to perform from a simple logic gate operations to complex systems on chip or even artificial intelligence systems. Scientific publications related to FPGA started in 1992 and, up to now, we found more than 70,000 documents in the two leading scientific databases (Scopus and Clarivative Web of Science). These publications show the vast range of applications based on FPGAs, from the new mechanism that enables the magnetic suspension system for the kilogram redefinition, to the Mars rovers’ navigation systems. This paper reviews the top FPGAs’ applications by a scientometric analysis in ScientoPy, covering publications related to FPGAs from 1992 to 2018. Here we found the top 150 applications that we divided into the following categories: digital control, communication interfaces, networking, computer security, cryptography techniques, machine learning, digital signal processing, image and video processing, big data, computer algorithms and other applications. Also, we present an evolution and trend analysis of the related applications.

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Real Time Simulation of Photovoltaic System using FPGA

Cited by 14 publications

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Smart Grid Simulation Including Communication Network: A Hardware in the Loop Approach

Smart Grid Simulation Including Communication Network: A Hardware in the Loop Approach

Hardware in the Loop Platform for Testing Photovoltaic System Control

Field Programmable Gate Array Applications—A Scientometric Review

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