RT Box Workshop

Registration and Installation of Necessary Features

09:00

Overview and Introduction to RT Box Workflow using PLECS

• PLECS overview

• Ideal switch concept

• From PLECS offline models to RCP and HIL

• Code Generation

09:30

RT Box Introductory Exercise

• PLECS RT Box features

Exercise: Introductory exercise using I/O ports

10:15

Break

10:30

Real-time Simulation of a Voltage Source Inverter (VSI)

• PLECS model creation using the target blocks library

• Deployment on the RT Box

Exercise: Voltage Source Inverter (VSI)

12:00

Lunch

13:00

Timing Overview and Step Size Selection

• Example of a Buck Converter using continuous, switched implementation

• Step size and calculation time

• Motivation for sub-cycle averaging using PWM capture module

• Example of a Buck Converter with sub-cycle averaged configuration

13:45

Model Optimization

• Sub-cycle averaging and power modules

• Model separation

Exercise: Model splitting using a DTC example

15:00

Break

15:15

Virtual Prototyping

• Concept of virtual prototyping

• Extension of VSI with controls

Exercise: Virtual prototyping

16:00

Q&A - End of Workshop