PLECS Workshop

 Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronic Systems

09:00

Registration

09:15

Introduction to PLECS

  • General use of PLECS Blockset and PLECS Standalone

  • Instantaneous switching

  • Variable and fixed step operation

Exercise: Modeling a switched-mode power supply

10:15

Coffee break

10:30

Solver Settings

  • Definition of stiff and non-stiff systems

  • Explicit and non-explicit solvers

  • Stability domain

  • Accuracy considerations, step size control

  • Proper handling of discontinuities, zero-crossing detection

Exercise: Solver accuracy and settings

12:00

Lunch

13:00

Introduction to Thermal & Magnetic Modeling & Simulation

  • Switching & conduction loss descriptions

  • Combined electrical-thermal simulation

  • Permeance Capacitance Analogy Model

Exercise: Thermal modelling of a buck converter, magnetic modeling of a forward converter

14:30

Coffee break

15:00

Mechanical Modeling in PLECS

  • Simulation of electromechanical systems

  • Inelastic collisions

Exercise: Modeling an electric vehicle using the PLECS mechanical domain 

16:00

End of Day

This workshop on October 22 addresses to anyone who has not been using PLECS before.

There will be another workshop on October 23 in the same location for advanced users.

Ort: 
Nottingham
Land: 
Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum: 
Mittwoch, 22. Oktober 2014, 8:30 Uhr
Referent: 

Felix Prausse
Niklaus Felderer

Anmeldung: 

Linda Davis, Pulse Power & Measurement Ltd.
linda.davis@ppm.co.uk, +44 1793 784 389

Tagungsort: 

University of Nottingham
Business School South
Juilee Campus
Nottingham NG8 1BB
United Kingdom

Flyer: 
PDF icon Workshop_Program_day_1.pdf

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