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Why is HIL testing critical for next generation battery systems?

Posted by Eleni Apostolidou and Sergio Costa on May 26, 2022 9:39:09 AM

Topics: BESS, Project Update

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Blog Highlights:
  • Introduction | Why is energy storage control important?
  • HIL concept | What is HIL testing?
  • HIL benefits | Why HIL?

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LS Electric Uses HIL in Power Conditioning System Development

Posted by Debora Santo on Jan 13, 2022 9:42:33 AM

Topics: BESS, Case Study

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Blog highlights
  • Application | Modular Scalable ESS.
  • Challenge | Set up a strong controller design for 15 PEBBs, with verification for parallel operations and communication performance.
  • Solution | Control development and validation using Typhoon HIL solution.
  • Result | Shorter development time and strong performance verification achieved thanks to the flexible development and testing environment.

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PANDA project uses Typhoon HIL solutions to validate full EV models

Posted by Debora Santo on Dec 30, 2021 12:08:48 PM

Topics: BESS, e-Mobility, Project Update

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Blog highlights
  • Project objectives | PANDA project supports transport electrification.
  • Video interview | Hear about the project from Dr. Ronan German.
  • HIL testbed | Typhoon HIL as the validation partner of choice.
  • Battery Integration | Reliable and flexible full-vehicle testing
  • Project partners | Meet the names behind the project.

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Complying with standards in microgrid system integration | Hitachi Energy

Posted by Debora Santo on Nov 10, 2021 9:09:28 AM

Topics: Microgrids, BESS, Case Study

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Blog Highlights

  • Hitachi Energy’s installations across the world reduce the likelihood of mistakes with system configuration, deployment, and operation, and allow them to juggle competing requirements.
  • Hitachi Energy pairs these capabilities with HIL modeling and testing to ensure microgrids are the right fit for the market.
  • Hitachi Energy applies HIL testing to comply with certification and standards, such as grid codes, prior to deployment.

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5 Reasons HIL is the Pillar of e-mesh™ PowerStore BESS Product Development

Posted by Debora Santo on Aug 18, 2021 8:50:35 AM

Topics: Microgrids, BESS, Case Study

Hitachi BESS HERO

 

Michele Fusero is an R&D engineer and control specialist for the e-mesh PowerStore Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Grid Edge Solutions Product Group at Hitachi Energy Power Grids. He delivered a talk at the virtual PEDG2021 conference on how HIL became the pillar of the e-mesh solution product development. Watch the video above or read the full blog article to learn more.

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Fuji Electric deploys HIL for UPS Control Testing

Posted by Ivan Celanovic on Apr 22, 2021 12:21:08 PM

Topics: BESS, Case Study

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Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Power Electronics System Energy Business Headquarters
Power Supply Equipment Development Department
Mr. Kazuyoshi Umezawa, Mr. Motohiro Tsukuta, Mr. Takuya Kimizu (from left to right)

 

Blog Highlights

  • Application: Fuji Electric’s Kobe site uses the Typhoon HIL platform for their Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) development.
  • Challenge: To overcome the typical limitations of open-loop and offline simulations in the early product testing stage, as well as the limitations of the high-power tests in the late product testing stage.
  • Solution: The adoption of controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) made it easy to develop and debug new control software functionality, as well as verify the operation in cases that are difficult to reproduce in a high-power lab.
  • Result: Typhoon HIL reduced the time and cost of UPS control development and increased test coverage.
  • HIL Tested means quick reliable results with lower costs and higher flexibility.
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Hitachi Energy Pushes Limits of Testing e-mesh Controls with Typhoon HIL solutions

Posted by Samantha Bruce on Apr 21, 2021 11:43:56 AM

Topics: Microgrids, BESS, Case Study

Hitachi ABB e-mesh Controller Hardware in the Loop

 

Blog Highlights

  • Application: The e-mesh Control is designed for the seamless integration of renewables with traditional energy assets.
  • Challenge: Ensuring that multiple e-mesh controls communicate in a coordinated way.
  • Solution: Typhoon controller Hardware-in-the-Loop used to design and test e-mesh controls
  • Result: Typhoon HIL accelerated e-mesh control development time and increased test coverage.
  • HIL Tested means flexibility, reliability, optimized, and great performance.

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Tilo Buehler, Global Product Manager, Grid Edge Solutions at Hitachi Energy

Posted by Samantha Bruce on Mar 16, 2021 12:48:52 PM

Topics: Microgrids, BESS, Case Study

Spotlight Q&A - Hitachi ABB Power Grid (final)

 

Blog Highlights

  • Hitachi Energy Power Grids need to integrate various DERs and control multiple loads in a complex system environment.

  • Before HIL, Software in the Loop was used to develop control algorithms but a system using real controllers was needed to ensure the system works.
  • Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) gives grid flexibility and adaptability to cover many test cases at an appropriate fidelity.
  • C-HIL can be used from the early design phase all the way into operational performance and customer demonstration with factory acceptance testing.
  • For microgrids with BESS and solar PV, the seamless transition from grid-connected to islanded mode was demonstrated using C-HIL.
  • “HIL Tested” for Hitachi ABB Power Grids means great performance.

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Hitachi Energy Power Grids E-mesh Solutions | Part 2

Posted by Samantha Bruce on Mar 9, 2021 10:04:15 AM

Topics: Microgrids, BESS, Case Study

 

Highlights

  • Typhoon HIL solutions enable Hitachi Energy Power Grids to push the limits of testing product functionality to cover customer needs throughout the entire product lifecycle.

  • Software in the Loop (SIL) supports the development of individual algorithms but a higher fidelity testing environment is needed to ensure the system works as a whole.
  • Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) is a combination of real hardware controllers interfaced with a real-time simulation of the power system.

  • Standard models in the Typhoon HIL microgrid library helped save 4-5 months in controller development and testing.

  • C-HIL technology increased test coverage in a low-cost environment which ensures great product performance and cost-savings for Hitachi ABB customers.

 

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Hitachi Energy Power Grids E-mesh Solutions | Part 1

Posted by Samantha Bruce on Mar 2, 2021 11:35:38 AM

Topics: Microgrids, BESS, Case Study

 

Highlights

  • Decentralization, Decarbonization, and Digitalization are driving emerging technologies for distributed control of microgrid assets.
  • Hitachi Energy e-mesh is a vertically integrated system that manages and optimizes distributed energy resources from the device level to the systems control and IoT domain.
  • Microgrid control systems optimize the flow of different assets to ensure the supply of electricity is stable and reliable.
  • A football arena in Norway uses Hitachi Energy e-mesh solutions to integrate renewables in the urban community with microgrids and energy storage capabilities.
  • Communication plays a key role in a distributed controls approach in which a high number of signals are transmitted and received between devices.

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