--- title: Blog | Typhoon HIL | controller hardware in the loop (2) description: controller hardware in the loop | Typhoon HIL Blog for microgrids, smart inverters, and power electronics using hardware in the loop simulation testing. (2) image: https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hubfs/Blog_Images/TyphoonHILBlog.png --- [![logo-white](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hubfs/Logo_White_02.svg) Typhoon HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog) - Menu Item 1 - Sub-menu Item 1 - Another Item - Sub-menu Item 2 - Menu Item 2 - Yet Another Item - Menu Item 3 - Menu Item 4 # Typhoon HIL Blog --- ## [7 Reasons why HIL Tested is becoming ubiquitous](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/7-reasons-why-hil-tested-is-becoming-ubiquitous) Posted by [Ivan Celanovic](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/ivan-celanovic) on Dec 6, 2018 3:18:34 PM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [inverter controller](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/inverter-controller), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hil), [Resilience](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/resilience), [Energy](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) As the industrial revolution 4.0 is dawning on us, the digitalization of the utility grid and more broadly digitalization of our complete energy system is inevitable.  While digitalization brings massive opportunities for value creation, it also brings significant challenges. Considering the cyber-physical nature of the future grid, where massive amounts of sensors, communications, embedded computing, embedded controllers, and cloud software will dominate the operation and performance, industry leaders are embracing new design, test, deployment and life cycle maintenance processes based on model based engineering and more specifically model based testing. [![Asset 2-100-1](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%202-100-1.jpg?width=556&name=Asset%202-100-1.jpg)](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/webinar-registration-hil-tested-vdc) [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/7-reasons-why-hil-tested-is-becoming-ubiquitous) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/7-reasons-why-hil-tested-is-becoming-ubiquitous#comments-listing) ## [Spotlight Q&A: Subhashish Bhattacharya from FREEDM Systems Center](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/academia-spotlight-qa-subhashish-bhattacharya-from-freedm-center-ncsu) Posted by [Samantha Bruce](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/samantha-bruce) on Jun 20, 2018 4:18:33 PM Topics: [Smart Inverters](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/smart-inverters), [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [C-HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/c-hil), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)    “The Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop is a very important and required step before actual validation or implementation because we can take care of all the corner cases.” At the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center at North Carolina State University, U.S. universities and industry partners focus on modernizing the electric grid using advanced power electronics. As one of the founding faculty members at [FREEDM System Center](https://www.freedm.ncsu.edu/research/capabilities/), Dr. Subhashish Bhattacharya’s research focuses on power electronics and power systems including DC Microgrids. Dr. Bhattacharya discusses how Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) reduced the cycle time of design, validation and testing of DC Microgrid controllers from academia to industry.     [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/academia-spotlight-qa-subhashish-bhattacharya-from-freedm-center-ncsu) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/academia-spotlight-qa-subhashish-bhattacharya-from-freedm-center-ncsu#comments-listing) ## [Industry Spotlight Q&A: Tony Olivo and Preston Miller from FlexGen](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/industry-spotlight-qa-tony-olivo-and-preston-miller-from-flexgen) Posted by [Samantha Bruce](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/samantha-bruce) on May 17, 2018 9:09:06 AM Topics: [Smart Inverters](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/smart-inverters), [inverter controller](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/inverter-controller), [C-HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/c-hil), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hardware-in-the-loop), [HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hil) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) FlexGen leads the energy storage industry worldwide with its breakthrough hybrid energy storage software and power conversion products for oil and gas, marine, and industrial power systems. Their energy storage system was commissioned by power producer and retailer, Vista Energy, to build its 10-megawatt/42-megawatt-hour storage system, making it the largest battery in Texas.1  Tony Olivo, Director of Engineering, and Preston Miller, firmware engineer at FlexGen, discuss how they used Typhoon HIL's integrated platform to test and verify the highest quality control system.   [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/industry-spotlight-qa-tony-olivo-and-preston-miller-from-flexgen) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/industry-spotlight-qa-tony-olivo-and-preston-miller-from-flexgen#comments-listing) ## [Industry Spotlight: Ryan Smith, EPC Power](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/industry-spotlight-qa-ryan-smith-from-epc-power) Posted by [Samantha Bruce](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/samantha-bruce) on Apr 19, 2018 3:00:00 AM Topics: [C-HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/c-hil), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [DER](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/der), [Energy](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Using a Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation platform, EPC Power was able to integrate their control software with new hardware in just two days.  Based in San Diego, CA, EPC Power designs and manufactures grid forming bi-directional inverters and DCDC converters for solar, wind, energy storage, automotive and microgrid applications.  Ryan Smith, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and chief controls architect, talks about his experience using Controller Hardware in the Loop (C-HIL) from the early conceptual stage, to final product certification and lifecycle maintenance.   [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/industry-spotlight-qa-ryan-smith-from-epc-power) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/industry-spotlight-qa-ryan-smith-from-epc-power#comments-listing) ## [Industry Spotlight Q&A: Jay Johnson from Sandia National Laboratory](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/industry-spotlight-qa-jay-johnson-from-sandia-national-laboratory) Posted by [Samantha Bruce](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/samantha-bruce) on Mar 5, 2018 1:12:58 PM Topics: [Research Laboratories](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/research-laboratories), [C-HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/c-hil), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [DER](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/der), [Energy](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   Sandia National Laboratories is the largest U.S. Department of Energy national lab with over 12,000 employees. It has a major role in supporting inverter development and testing protocols for standards organizations and distributed energy research (DER) vendors.  Jay Johnson, a principal member of technical Staff at Sandia, leads several renewable energy research projects in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He talks about his research paper, “Design and Evaluation of SunSpec-Compliant Smart Grid Controller,” and why Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHIL) is a novel approach.  [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/industry-spotlight-qa-jay-johnson-from-sandia-national-laboratory) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/industry-spotlight-qa-jay-johnson-from-sandia-national-laboratory#comments-listing) ## [The Ship is a Microgrid (Part I): Why is this so hard to design and build?](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/the-ship-is-a-microgrid) Posted by [Matt Baker](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/matt-baker) on Aug 8, 2017 4:48:21 PM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [C-HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/c-hil), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hardware-in-the-loop), [HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hil), [Shipboard Power Systems](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/shipboard-power-systems), [Naval Microgrid](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/naval-microgrid), [Miltary](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/miltary), [Navy](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/navy), [Digital Twin](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/digital-twin) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![image4663-1.png](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image4663-1.png?width=691&height=541&name=image4663-1.png) ![Shipboard Microgrid](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image4641.png?width=217&name=image4641.png "Shipboard Microgrid") The ship is a microgrid with interconnected loads (propulsion, C4ISR, propulsion and auxiliary) and distributed energy resources (power generation, distribution and energy storage) acting as a controllable entity. This is not a new concept. However, it is one that is taking on far greater significance with the increasing electrification and computerized control of naval and merchant marine ships. [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/the-ship-is-a-microgrid) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/the-ship-is-a-microgrid#comments-listing) ## [Digitalization of Microgrids and Electrical Distribution Networks](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/microgrid-digitalization) Posted by [Nikola Fischer Celanovic](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/nikola-fischer-celanovic) on May 15, 2017 1:00:27 PM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [Virtual HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/virtual-hil), [HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hil), [DER](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/der) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![low-res.jpg](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/hs-fs/hubfs/low-res.jpg?width=694&name=low-res.jpg) [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/microgrid-digitalization) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/microgrid-digitalization#comments-listing) ## [6 lessons learned from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Microgrid Symposium that will make your next microgrid project a breeze](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/mit-ll-microgrid-controller-hil-symposium) Posted by [Ivan Celanovic](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/author/ivan-celanovic) on Mar 3, 2017 3:45:20 PM Topics: [Microgrids](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/microgrids), [controller hardware in the loop](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop), [Virtual HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/virtual-hil), [HIL](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/hil), [DER](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/der) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) At the [Microgrid & DER Controller Symposium](https://www.typhoon-hil.com/company/news/join-us-at-the-2017-microgrid-der-controller-symposium-organized-by-the-mit-lincoln-laboratory) 2017, the brainchild of Erik Limpaecher from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the ultra-high fidelity controller Hardware in the Loop (HIL) was in the spotlight, and it was glowing. It won the hearts and minds of all power engineers present. At the workshop center stage, the real, unadulterated industrial microgrid controllers—from Eaton, GE, SEL, and Schneider—were in action. They were directly interfaced and controlling the [*Microgrid Controller HIL Testbed*](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/microgrid-controller-testbed-demo-using-hardware-in-the-loop) running real-time simulation comprising 3 feeders with 24 busses, one diesel generator, one natural gas generator with combined heat an power, battery storage, PV inverter, and numerous loads.       [Read More](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/mit-ll-microgrid-controller-hil-symposium) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/mit-ll-microgrid-controller-hil-symposium#comments-listing) [Previous](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/topic/controller-hardware-in-the-loop/page/1) [All posts](https://info.typhoon-hil.com/blog/all) ### Recent Posts ### Want to stay updated? 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