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In our recent webinar session with IHI Terrasun, we explored how HIL Compatible solutions enhance the reliability and performance of their energy storage projects. They shared how they leverage Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) technology to safely and efficiently deploy battery energy storage systems (BESS). Through this blog article, gain valuable knowledge from industry experts and discover how innovative HIL d…

In this blog article, learn how IHI Terrasun, a battery and inverter agnostic battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator, uses Typhoon HIL’s C-HIL solutions to test and ensure seamless integration of their energy storage systems before deployment. This proactive testing minimizes risks, accelerates commissioning, and ensures consistency, boosting customer confidence and project efficiency. Furthermore,…

Ensuring safe and optimized operation of novel hybrid battery technologies is difficult, particularly when developing a first demonstration prototype. This blog shows how a digital twin model of the integrated Amorphous Organic Redox-Flow Battery (AORFB) and Lithium Titanate (LTO) battery container in the HYBRIS project is used to develop and train Energy Management System (EMS) controls considering real si…

Validating novel technology can be a daunting challenge, but digital twins offer a transformative solution. By simulating real-world conditions in a virtual environment, digital twins help de-risk, accelerate, and streamline the development of Community Energy Systems. They also play a crucial role in showcasing the value and performance of innovative battery systems. To understand how digital twins can rev…

Blog Highlights: Introduction | Why is energy storage control important? HIL concept | What is HIL testing? HIL benefits | Why HIL? This blog was originally created and posted as part of the Horizon 2020 HYBRIS project. You can find the original article here. To find out more about Typhoon HIL’s funded research activities, check out our Funded Research page.

In this interview, engineers from LS Electric discuss how implementing the Typhoon HIL system resolved several control engineering challenges while developing the control for their Modular Scalable Energy Storage Solution (ESS). They faced the task of setting up a robust controller design for 15 PEBBs, with verification for parallel operations and communication performance. Using Typhoon HIL for control dev…

The PANDA project supports transport electrification with the goal of advancing sustainable mobility. In a video interview, Dr. Ronan German shares insights into the project, highlighting Typhoon HIL’s role as the validation partner of choice through their HIL testbed. The project also focuses on reliable and flexible full-vehicle testing for battery integration. Meet the dedicated partners driving this inn…

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, …

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. 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.

Fuji Electric’s Kobe site leverages the Typhoon HIL platform for developing their Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems, addressing key challenges in both early and late product testing stages. By adopting controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL), Fuji Electric can easily develop and debug new control software functionalities and verify operations in scenarios difficult to reproduce in a high-power la…

The e-mesh Control system is engineered for the seamless integration of renewables with traditional energy assets, but ensuring coordinated communication among multiple e-mesh controls poses a significant challenge. By utilizing Typhoon controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) technology, the design and testing of e-mesh controls were significantly accelerated, resulting in increased test coverage. This HIL Te…

Hitachi Energy faced the challenge of integrating various Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and controlling multiple loads within a complex system. While Software-in-the-Loop was initially used for developing control algorithms, the need for real controllers led to the adoption of Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) technology. C-HIL provides the necessary grid flexibility and adaptability, covering m…

Typhoon HIL solutions enable Hitachi Energy to push the limits of testing product functionality, addressing customer needs throughout the entire product lifecycle. While Software in the Loop (SIL) aids in developing individual algorithms, a higher fidelity testing environment like Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) is essential to ensure the system functions cohesively. C-HIL combines real hardware con…

Decentralization, decarbonization, and digitalization are key forces driving the development of emerging technologies for the distributed control of microgrid assets. Hitachi Energy’s e-mesh is a vertically integrated system that optimizes distributed energy resources from the device level to the systems control and IoT domain, ensuring a stable and reliable electricity supply. In Norway, a football arena e…

AVL List GmbH employs Typhoon HIL test solutions to enhance the agile development, prototyping, testing, and maintenance of its e-Storage BTE product portfolio. The AVL e-Storage BTE serves as both a battery tester and emulator, facilitating the testing and validation of batteries, e-motors, and inverters during the early development phases. By using Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL), AVL reduces firm…

In this spotlight episode, Dr. Nadia Mei Lin Tan, Associate Professor at UNITEN, and her graduate student, Nuraina Syahira, discuss how they use Typhoon Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) technology for nanogrid and battery energy storage applications. They share insights on the advantages of HIL, such as real-time simulation, which provides confidence in models before actual implementation, and how it accelerates …

For this next spotlight, we spoke with Powerstar’s CTO, Solon Mardapittas, about developing Powerstar’s intelligent energy management system (EMS) using real-time Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) technology. Based in the UK, Powerstar’s integrated energy system combines voltage optimization technology with an energy storage solution to secure power, lower energy costs, and provide demand-side response servi…