UltraZohm - A powerful real-time computation platform for MPC and multi-level inverters

Sebastian Wendel, Andreas Geiger, Eyke Liegmann, David Arancibia, Esteban Duren, Thomas Kreppel, Felix Rojas, Flaviu Popp-Nowak, Matias Diaz, Armin Dietz, Ralph Kennel, Bernhard Wagner

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Abstract

This paper presents the hardware design, software architecture and workflow for rapid control prototyping intended for a wide-range of power electronics based systems. The proposed system is especially useful for computationally intensive algorithms and applications with high demands on the number of required measurements and gate signals. The focus is on a heterogeneous system architecture with minimized latency and jitter as well as a high signal integrity. The software architecture enables a simple, fast and performance driven implementation. A combination of carrier board and exchangeable interfacing adapter boards allows to control a wide range of power electronics applications and converters, i.e., starting with a single switching device, converters with one or several voltage levels and one or several phase legs, up to large modular multilevel converters for grid-tied connection or variable speed drives.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - PRECEDE 2019
Subtitle of host publication2019 IEEE International Symposium on Predictive Control of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538694145
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019
Event2019 IEEE International Symposium on Predictive Control of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics, PRECEDE 2019 - Quanzhou, China
Duration: 31 May 20192 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - PRECEDE 2019: 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Predictive Control of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Symposium on Predictive Control of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics, PRECEDE 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityQuanzhou
Period31/05/192/06/19

Keywords

  • Control platform
  • Heterogeneous system architecture
  • High signal integrity
  • Low jitter
  • Low latency
  • Model predictive control
  • Modular multilevel converter
  • Power electronics
  • Real-time system
  • SoC FPGA
  • UltraScale +
  • Zynq

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