Real-Time Control, Simulation & Data Acquisition System: Introduction

With OPAL-RT’s real-time simulator solutions, users can learn, study and test power electronics control as well as fully exploit Lab-Volt’s renewable energy 2kW DFIG laboratory kit.

• Easily connects an OP5600 simulator to academic laboratory equipment
• Provides high-end rapid control prototyping (RCP) capabilities in the undergraduate and graduate labs
• Complements Lab-Volt DFIG offer with a Simulink-based controller option
• Easily builds medium power (2kW) laboratory teaching or research

Left: controller and real-time simulator; right: signal conditioning interface.

Acquisition signal lines are dashed; control signal llines are solid.

HARDWARE

The complete system contains the following standard hardware. Cabling instructions are provided for this configuration only.

• Opal-RT OP5600 real-time simulator
• Opal-RT OP8660 hil controller and data acquisition interface
• LabVolt IGBT chopper/inverter (8857)
• LabVolt power supply (8821)
• LabVolt line inductors
• LabVolt resistive load
• LabVolt three-phase wound-rotor induction motor
• A-quad dynamo (8540)
• DFIG machine (8505)
• Motor module (8506)

CABLING CONNECTIONS

This section shows how the system cables should be connected to get started.

Connect the OP5600 to the OP8660 (these are the DB37 connectors on the rear panel of each unit), using the connections indicated below.

OP5600 to OP8660 Connection Table

Connect the OP5600 (RS232 connector end) to the Motor drive (RS485 connector end). Then connect the OP8660 DB9 female Encoder inputs to the Motor Encoder

Connect the OP8660 DB9 male Inverter outputs to the IGBT Chopper/Inverter Switching Control

Front connection of the OP5600 real-time simulator and of the OP8660 HIL controller and data acquisition