APPLICATIONS

Protection Systems

Validate relay behaviour and de-risk novel protection schemes.

HVDC & FACTS

Gain confidence in the performance of critical projects with HIL testing.

Digital Substations & IEC 61850

Perform closed-loop testing via communication protocols.

Wide Area Schemes & PMUs

Simulate and stream IEC/IEEE 60255-118-1 synchrophasors in real time.

Distribution Automation

Improve the performance of distribution automation systems and DERMS.

Microgrids & Renewable Energy

Achieve superior resilience through HIL testing of microgrid protection and control.

Power Plant Controllers

Test renewable power plant controllers (PPCs) in a closed loop, including communication delays.

Power Electronics HIL

Test controls in a closed loop with simulated high-frequency switching circuits.

Power Hardware-in-the-Loop

Test DERs, motors, loads, and other real power hardware in a controlled environment.

Cybersecurity

Prevent and survive cyber events via thorough real-time testing.

Education & Training

Validate the performance of novel technologies and improve operator confidence.
TECHNOLOGY

OUR TECHNOLOGY

Start here to learn about real time simulation and discover the technology that makes hardware-in-the-loop testing possible.

Simulation Hardware

NovaCor™: the powerful, custom-developed hardware platform at the heart of the simulator.

Communication Protocols

Exchange data with external devices in real time through Ethernet and Network Interface Card.

Modelling Library

The most diverse, robust, and accurate real time power system modelling library available.

Graphical User Interface

RSCAD® allows the configuration, execution, and analysis of real-time simulations.

Simulation Algorithm

Learn about EMT simulation, the Dommel algorithm, and multi-rate simulation.

Case Studies

Learn how real time simulation supports power system innovation around the globe.
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Accessible, comprehensive equipment maintenance to eliminate downtime.

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

Research that's ready
for the grid

The RTDS Simulator allows engineers to model the behaviour of power systems and power electronics over a wide frequency range – in real time

The fastest, most efficient way to understand the network’s response to a wide range of conditions and contingencies

The RTDS Simulator provides instantaneous value outputs in real time, significantly decreasing the time of simulation compared to offline tools. Many hundreds of iterative tests can be automated with a script, with simulation results saved for each case and available immediately for the user’s viewing and manipulation.

The transformative ability to perform Hardware-in-the-Loop testing to validate the grid-readiness of devices and schemes

Simulating the network in real time means that physical hardware – such as protection, control, or power devices – can be connected to the simulator in a closed loop. Hardware-in-the-loop testing is the only way to validate the behaviour of control and protection equipment from the perspective of how the grid responds to operation or misoperation of the device.

We offer special pricing and maintenance packages for learning institutions

Maximize operational benefits and minimize downtime

With the increasing complexity of modern power systems, the process of forming an accurate and evaluative idea of the state of a network at any given time can be difficult for operators. Real-time simulation is a safe, controllable, and efficient environment where utility operators can develop fluency in a given portion of the network and its potential control interventions.

The RTDS Simulator may be particularly interesting to utilities considering:

Transitioning of operational responsibilities between departments or companies (such as handover of DERs)
Implementation of new control or protection schemes, particularly where multiple systems may interact
Prevention of sustained outage events due to cascading contingencies or cyber-physical attack

These, and hundreds more, leading research and learning institutions around the world are making waves in the power industry with the RTDS Simulator

The RTDS Simulator is a key part of Great Britain’s National HVDC Centre and will help familiarize control operators with the system

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