PLECS and RT Box Workshop

Registration

09:00

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

10:00

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

Overview and Introduction to RT Box Workflow using PLECS

• PLECS overview

• Ideal switch concept

• From PLECS offline models to RCP and HIL

• Code generation

13:30

RT Box Introductory Exercise

• PLECS RT Box features

Exercise: Introductory exercise using I/O ports

14:00

RT Box Specs and Library Blocks

14:15

Break

14:30

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)

16:00

Q&A - End of Workshop