Real-Time simulation, solvers and methods

• About SSN, ePHASORsim and FPGA solvers (SC-12 conference paper)
• About ARTEMiS, SSN, TSB, Line models, etc (RC-17 PPT with appendices)
• Real-Time Simulation Technologies in Engineering, book chapter edited by Springer

Distributed systems

• Testing 750 Node Distribution Grids and Devices Using optimized parallel delay-free real-time solvers and modern grid protocols. (EDTS-2015, Vienna)

   Summary: SSN solver usage for parallel simulation of large distribution power grid. Supported grid communication protocol overview.

Smart Grids

• On the Use of Real-Time Simulation Technology in Smart Grid Research and Development (IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Volume 50, Issue 6, Nov/Dec 2014.)

   Summary: Smart grid applications using eMEGAsim and SSN. PMU testing, WAMPAC, Power-HIL

SSN solver

• A Combined State-Space Nodal Method for the Simulation of Power System Transients (IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY, VOL. 26, NO. 2, APRIL 2011)
• An Advanced Real-Time Electro-Magnetic Simulator for Power Systems with a Simultaneous State-Space Nodal Solver (IEEE/PES T&D 2010 - Latin America, São Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 8-10, 2010) 
• User Custom Model in SSN
• MMC simulation using SSN nodal method
• SSN machine models explained with applications 
• Why real-time simulator ? (COMPENG PPT)

Frequency Dependant line models

• A Wideband Line/Cable Model for Real-Time Simulations of Power System Transients (IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY, VOL. 27, NO. 4, OCTOBER 2012)

SSN iterations and MMC systems

• C. Dufour, W. Li, X. Xiao, J.-N. Paquin, J. Belanger, Fault studies of MMC-HVDC links using FPGA and CPU on a real-time simulator with iteration capability, (IEEE CPE-POWERENG 2017, Cadiz, Spain)

Aircraft and Trains

• Navy ship with close to 1000 states
• Bombardier Global Express aircraft real-time simulation

Industrial Drives

• MELCO 10 us HIL testing of PMSM drive
• MELCO HIL testing of air conditionning PMSM drive with faults
• 3-level NPC HIL testing at Converteam
• Several drive cases including DFIM for wind-turbine and multi-level motor drive with multi-winding feeding transformer
• FPGA real-time simulation of Induction motor, PMSM and switched reluctance motor

Other References

• C. Dufour, S. Alma, S. Cuni, G. Scrosati, G. Valvo, G. Sapienza, "Renewable integration and protection studies on a 750-node distribution grid using a real-time simulator and a delay-free parallel solver", CIRED-2015, Lyon, France, June 15-18, 2015
• C. Dufour, J. Mahseredjian , J. Bélanger, "A Combined State-Space Nodal Method for the Simulation of Power System Transients", IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 26, no. 2, April 2011 (ISSN 0885-8977), pp. 928-935
• W. Wang, J. Bélanger, C. Dufour, A. Douzdouzani, "A Novel and Flexible Test Stand for Medium Voltage Drives Using a Hardware-in-loop (HIL) Simulator", 2011 PCIM Europe Proceeding, Nuremburg, Germany, May 8-10, 2011
• Ramos-Leanos, O.; Naredo, J. L.; Mahseredjian, J.; Dufour, C.; Gutierrez-Robles, J. A.; Kocar, I.; "A Wideband Line/Cable Model for Real-Time Simulations of Power System Transients," Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on , vol.27, no.4, pp.2211-2218, Oct. 2012
• C. Dufour, J. Mahseredjian, J. Bélanger, J. L. Naredo, "An Advanced Real-Time Electro-Magnetic Simulator for Power Systems with a Simultaneous State-Space Nodal Solver", IEEE/PES T&D 2010 - Latin America, São Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 8-10, 201
• C. Dufour, L.-A. Grégoire, J. Bélanger, "Solvers for Real-Time Simulation of Bipolar Thyristor-Based HVDC and 180-cell HVDC Modular Multilevel Converter for System Interconnection and Distributed Energy Integration", 2011, CIGRÉ conference proceedings, Recife, Brazil, April 3-8, 2011
• H. Saad, C. Dufour, J. Mahseredjian, S. Dennetière, S. Nguefeu, "Real Time simulation of MMCs using the State-Space Nodal Approach", Proceedings of the IPST '13 conference - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 18-20, 2013
• C. Dufour, D. S. Nasrallah, "State-space-nodal rotating machine models with improved numerical stability", ELECTRIMACS-2017 Conference Proceedings, Toulouse, France, July 4-6, 2017