Real-time Simulation of a 48-Pulse GTO STATCOM Compensated Power System on a Dual-Xeon PC using RT-LAB

Publication date : May 2005
Paper File : ipst05paperv6.pdf



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This paper reports on the real-time simulation of a 48-pulse GTO STATCOM static compensator with RT-LAB Electrical System Simulator using Linux PC-based, multi-processor technology. The power system has 3 buses and 3 transmission lines and is modeled with SimPowerSystems blockset for Simulink and specialized GTO models that provide an effective method to handle the large number of switches in the STATCOM. Using a 2.4 GHz Dual-Xeon PC running RedHawk™ Real-Time Linux®, the STATCOM and the power system are simulated in real-time with a time step of 36 µs. This paper demonstrates that modern and complex power electronic system controllers can be effectively tested and optimized using affordable and accurate real-time simulation technologies.

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