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Review of Real-Time Simulator and the Steps Involved for Implementation of a Model from MATLAB/SIMULINK to Real-Time

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Nowadays the researchers want to develop their model in real-time environment. Simulation tools have been widely used for the design and improvement of electrical systems since the mid twentieth century. The evolution of simulation tools has progressed in step with the evolution of computing technologies. In recent years, computing technologies have improved dramatically in performance and become widely available at a steadily decreasing cost. Consequently, simulation tools have also seen dramatic performance gains and steady cost decreases. Researchers and engineers now have the access to affordable, high performance simulation tools that were previously too cost prohibitive, except for the largest manufacturers. This work has introduced a specific class of digital simulator known as a real-time simulator by answering the questions “what is real-time simulation”, “why is it needed” and “how it works”. The latest trend in real-time simulation consists of exporting simulation models to FPGA. In this article, the Steps involved for implementation of a model from MATLAB to REAL-TIME are provided in detail.

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Abbreviations

COTS:

Commercial off-the -shelf

DSP:

Digital Signal Processor

EMT:

Electromagnetic Transients

FPGA:

Field Programmable Gate Array

HIL:

Hardware-in-the-Loop

RTW:

Real Time Workshop

RT LAB:

Real Time Laboratory

RTWT:

Real Time Windows Target

SIL:

Software –in –the Loop

TNA:

Transient Network Analyser

PSS/E:

Power system simulator for engineering

EMTP:

Electro Magnetic Transients Program

PSCAD:

Power Systems Computer Aided Design

MATLAB:

Matrix laboratory

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    Suresh Mikkili & Jayanthi Prattipati

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Orissa, 769008, India

    Anup Kumar Panda

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Mikkili, S., Panda, A.K. & Prattipati, J. Review of Real-Time Simulator and the Steps Involved for Implementation of a Model from MATLAB/SIMULINK to Real-Time. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. B 96, 179–196 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40031-014-0128-6

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