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Developing a Novel Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHIL) Platform for Validating ITCC Algorithm on Solid State Circuit Breaker (SSCB)
IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, pp 4331-4334
20 Oct 2024
Abstract
Stability and reliability are crucial in DC power systems, where solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs) offer significant advantages over traditional breakers. SSCBs protect DC systems from short circuit faults and enhance overall system stability. Additionally, because distinguishing between short-circuit and overload scenarios depends on system specifications, a modifiable algorithm is necessary to improve system performance. Given the safety considerations and high-power levels involved, there is an urgent need for a platform to validate these algorithms before deployment. Although numerous techniques exist for validating algorithms, they are costly, require multiple devices, and are difficult to extend. This paper proposes a novel and cost-effective controller hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) platform using MATLAB/Simulink and the MATLAB engine API for Python. The proposed platform is used to validate the designed inverse time current characteristic (ITCC) algorithm, which is important for SSCBs. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm and platform, a 1.5kV/10A SSCB module is utilized to conduct tests in two different scenarios: normal (10A) to overload (16A) and normal (10A) to short-circuit (35A) modes. The experimental CHIL results and the ITCC curve for this SSCB will be presented in this paper.
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- Title
- Developing a Novel Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHIL) Platform for Validating ITCC Algorithm on Solid State Circuit Breaker (SSCB)
- Creators
- Shervin Salehi Rad - Drexel UniversityElias Nadi - Rowan UniversityShuyan Zhao - ABBFei Lu - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, pp 4331-4334
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-86000464033
- Other Identifier
- 991022028226304721