Teach and Learn with HIL

Your Host
Dr. Danielle S. Nasrallah
Tech. Lead in Power Electronics and Advanced Control
OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES
Lecturer
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

Keynote Speakers
Dr. Jin Wang
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engr.
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Dr. Georgios Konstantinou

Lecturer
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Dr. Pablo Acuna

Research Associate
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
 Dr. Georgios
Dr. Danielle S. Nasrallah Konstantinou and Dr.
Introduction
Live demo Pablo Acuna
UNSW

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Dr. Jin Wang

Dr. Danielle S. Nasrallah
The Ohio State Question Period
Students-In-The-Loop
University
 Introduction
 Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) and Power-HIL
 Courseware
 Students-In-the-Loop
Modernization is a MUST
E-Material in elementary and secondary schools:
 Interactive White Boards (IWB)
 Tablets
 Electronic agenda
 Books and References
 Assignments
 Evaluation methods
 Conventional techniques
 Books, lecture notes
 PPT presentations
 Assignments
 Laboratories and test-benches
 Modern techniques
 Self-preparation
 Self-learning / correction
 Personalized tools
 Remote accessibility
 Versatility
 Interactivity
 Mistakes v/s Damages
 Remote accessibility
 Maintenance
 Similarity to Industrial Environment
POLL #1
Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation is a type of real-time simulation.

Real-time hardware and software are used to represent :

 Virtual Plant & Real Controller
 Virtual Controller & Real Plant  Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP)
Reference:
FPGA-Based PHIL/RCP Simulation
of an Electric Vehicle
https://www.opal-rt.com/wp-
content/themes/enfold-
opal/pdf/L00161_0114.pdf
POLL #2
Courseware is an educational material intended as kits for teachers or
trainers or as tutorials for students, usually packaged for use with a
computer

OPAL-RT Courseware:
 Models
 Hardware and Software Platforms
 Interactive GUI
 Laboratory Experiments
Students:
 Active
 Involved
 Equipped with personalized tools
 Accessing remotely
 Prepared for Industrial Environment

“Students are In the Loop”

Laboratory Experiments
 Sequence of operations
 Measurements
 Results
 Analysis
 Report
 Solid Knowledge
 RTS Hardware & Software
 Measurements Skills
 I/O signals Transfer
 Analysis
Dr. Danielle S. Nasrallah
danielle.nasrallah@opal-rt.com

Dr. Jin Wang

wang.1248@osu.edu

Dr. Georgios Konstantinou

g.konstantinou@unsw.edu.au

Dr. Pablo Acuna

pablo.acuna@unsw.edu.au
Discover OPAL-RT’s extensive resource center featuring:

• Technical paper
• Presentation
• Video
• Product manual
www.opal-rt.com/resource-center/

Learn more about our Teaching Laboratories:

www.opal-rt.com/teaching_laboratory
www.opal-rt.com/hil-and-rcp-dfig-laboratory

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