1. An effective method for evaluating the accuracy of power hardware-in-the-loop simulations
- Author
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Ren, Wei, Steurer, Michael, and Baldwin, Thomas L.
- Subjects
Business ,Computers ,Electronics ,Electronics and electrical industries - Abstract
Power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) simulations need to be accurate to truly reflect the behavior of the systems under test. However, a PHIL simulation may result in errors or even instability due to imperfections (e.g., time delay, noise injection, phase lag, and limited bandwidth) in the power interface, particularly in high-power applications. Additionally, it is usually difficult to determine the accuracy of a simulation because there is no reference available for people to know the 'should-be' system responses in advance. Therefore, a method is demanded to predict the accuracy of PHIL simulations. In this paper, an effective method for evaluating the PHIL accuracy is proposed. This method provides a means to justify the result of a PHIL simulation analytically and quantitatively instead of empirically. While the method is based on linear system analysis, it is shown to be also applicable for nonlinear PHIL systems. Index Terms--Interface perturbation, power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) simulation, simulation accuracy.
- Published
- 2009