Imperix - Power solutions

Products excerpt - 2020

Nicolas Cherix, PhD, chief scientist

Speed up your developments
by going early to the lab and
challenge your control in a
real-world environment

Power solutions

Building blocks for power converters

Power Electronic Building Blocks SiC power module € 1 210.-

Sub-assemblies for 1-100kW power converters PEB SiC 8024

Imperix power modules offer HALF-BRIDGE 800 V / 24 A
a broad range of solutions for
everyone’s need and ambition !

€ 980.- € 900.- € 1 140.-

PEB 4046 PEH 2015 PEN 8018

HALF-BRIDGE 400 V / 46 A FULL-BRIDGE 200 V / 15 A NPC PHASE-LEG 800 V / 18 A

PEB SiC 8024 Power Module

1 V/I SENSORS OUTPUTS (ANALOG)
2 GATE DRIVERS INPUTS (OPTICAL)
3 FAULT OUTPUT
4 BOARD-TO-BOARD LINK
5 POWER SUPPLY (5/12 V)
6 COOLING FAN (120 W)
7 DC LINK TERMINALS
8 POWER SWITCHES (2X SIC MOSFETS)

Mezzanine DC+
VDC
IAC Logic SiC A AC
Gate H
+ N V
Gate L
drivers SiC
+

safety

DC-

A broad range of power modules

1 V/I Sensors outputs (analog)
2 Gate drivers inputs (optical)
3 Fault output
4 Board-to-board link
5 Power supply (5/12 V)
6 Cooling fan (120 W)
7 DC link terminals
8 Power switches (2x SiC MOSFETs)

PEB 4046 PEB SiC 8024 PEH 2015 PEH 4010 PEN 8018

Topology half-bridge half-bridge full-bridge full-bridge NPC phase-leg
DC voltage 400 V 400 V 800 V
AC current 46 A 800 V 200 V 10 A 20 A
Sensors V/I V + I (+protec.) V + I (+protec.)
Device G4 IGBT 600V 24 A 15 A G4 IGBT 600V G3 IGBT 600V
Cooling Air Air Air
V/I V

SiC MOSFETS 1200V G4 IGBT 600V

Air Air

Accessories

Further experimental equipment

RACKS SENSORS POWER INTERFACES SIMULATOR INTERFACES

FOR POWER MODULES VOLTAGE SENSOR FOR POWER MODULES FOR HIL SIMULATORS
3U OPEN RACK

4U CLOSED RACK CURRENT SENSOR

Prototyping tools for power electronics

Giving real power to converter control

2

2 3 OUR HARDWARE +

Power converter Sensors 3x
Real power circuits Voltage & current

1 3

B-Box + Software

Real time controller

YOUR IDEAS 1

SV–PWM

Optical fibers abc abc abc
Analog signals (RJ45 cables) dq dq dq

Udc* PI

Iq* PI

Control HW SW dev. tools Power stage Accessories

Integration options SELECT THE POWER MODULES
SELECT THE ENCLOSURE
Highly customizable design approach SELECT THE INTEGRATION LEVEL

1)
2)
3)

A. Bare products B. Hardware only C. Turn-key system

Bundles

POWER ELECTRONIC BUNDLE

from € 36 390.- HARDWARE + SOFTWARE

B-Box RCP + Software “C/C++ SDK“
Converter box with 6 x PEB SiC 8024
Passives and filters box
Grid-side panel
4 x voltage sensors

OPTIONS

ACG SDK (SimulinkTM blockset)

VARIANTS

PEB 4046 for more current

Bundles

LITE MMC BUNDLE

from € 65 300.- HARDWARE + SOFTWARE

3 x B-Box RCP + Software “ACG SDK“
3 x open chassis with 24 x PEH 2015
4 x voltage sensors
6 x inductors

OPTIONS

Without ACG SDK (SimulinkTM blockset)

VARIANTS

PEB modules for more power
6 x B-Box RCP + 6 x racks

Bundles

MICROGRID TEST-BENCH

from € 66 300.- HARDWARE + SOFTWARE

B-Box RCP + Software “ACG SDK“
Interface for Opal-RT simulators
Opal-RT OP 4510
Converter box with 6 x PEB SiC 8024
Passives and filters box
Grid connector box

OPTIONS

Without ACG SDK (SimulinkTM blockset)

VARIANTS

Other simulator
Power amplifier for PHIL

Example 1

PV inverter

EMC 3~

lter

OI

POSSIBLE RESEARCHEMltTeCrOPI3C~ S OI ADC Vdc Vdc* Id*
OI - PI
• Current control of boostvCascaded voltage control PWM
• MPPT algorithm Ipv* modul. OI
• MEPT (maximum efficiency point tracking) -
• PLL implementation ADC Ipv PI
• V ector current control -
• G rid voltage forming
• Islanding detection / prevention ADC Vpv
• Inertia emulation
• Multi-converter coordination ADC Ig,abc abc dq dq PWM
• O peration in unbalanced grid conditions ADC PLL dq current abc modul.
• e tc. Id*
Vg,abc ctrl
abc
dq

Example 2 3~ M Vdc Vdc*
- PI
Variable-speed electric drive ADC Id*

ADC Ipv Ipv* PI PWM
- modul.

-

ADC Vpv

3~ M ADC Ig,abc abc dq dq PWM
PLL dq current abc modul.
ADC Id*
Vg,abc ctrl
abc
dq

POSSIBLE RESEARCH TOPICS OI M Vdc*
OI
• DC link voltage and PF control of 3th~e rectifier ADC Vdc - PI Id*
• Rotor position with decoder or sensorless
• S calar control (V/f) ADC Ig,abc abc dq dq PWM
• F ield oriented control (FOC) ADC PLL dq current abc modul.
• Direct torque control (DTC) PWM
• Field weakening strategy Vg,abc abc ctrl modul.
• Highspeed operation dq
• Different machines (PMSM, BLDC, IM, SRM,...)
• Multi-drive coordination ADC Is,abc abc weuaxk. Isd* dq dq
• Multi-phase machines DEC θr dq PI Isq* current abc
• e tc. Ωm*
- ctrl
OI
Vdc*

ADC Vdc - PI Id*

Example 3 ADC Vdc Vdc* PI Id*
+ -
Fast battery charger
1~

ADC Ig,abc abc dq dq PWM
PLL dq current abc modul.
ADC PWM
Vg,abc abc ctrl modul.
+ dq

1~ ADC Is,abc abc weuaxk. Isd* dq dq
θr dq PI Isq* current abc
POSSIBLE RESEARCH TOPICS DEC Ωm*
- ctrl
• Pulse generator for phase-shifted waveforms
• Rectangular modulation of DAB OI Vdc*
• T rapezoidal modulation of DAB OI
• PR controller for single-phase rectifier ADC Vdc - PI Id*
• F ictive axis emulation (FAE)
• S tored energy recovery (bidirectional converter) dq αβ PWM
• Battery charging strategy current dq modul.
• BMS dealing with battery SoC, DoD, SoH,... O I ADC Ig Igα αβ ctrl PWM
• Transformer design Igβ dq outputs
• e tc.
ADC Vg FAE
OI
PLL

ADC Vdc1 phase- Φ1 pulses
ADC Vdc2 shift generator
ADC calculator Φ2

Vdc2* voltage
Idc2 regulator Idc2*

Example 1

Lite MMC Bundle - Simulink code examples ONLY

Modular Multilevel system

» CHB, MMC, SST topologies
» 24x full-bridge modules
» 3x B-Box RCP
» Measurements
» Auxiliary relays

Example 2

Customized hardware - NO SOFTWARE

Customized converters

» 2x 4 phase legs
» 2x custom passive filters
» 1x B-Box RCP
» Measurements
» Auxiliary relays

V LA= 2mH LB= 1mH RF = 1Ω
CF = 3.5μF
A RX = 1MΩ CY = 68nF
A CX = 0.22μF LZ = 4.3mH Cfb = 1μF
A LB LZ Rfb = (10-50Ω)

LA +

A Cbus

CX RF VVV
RX CX CF
RB= 15kΩ
Rfb Cfb
CY
CY

Cbus = 0.66-2mF

Example 3

Turnkey systems - CUSTOMIZED HW and control

Microgrid converters

» 6x units + transformers
» DC/DC + DC/AC (total 300kW)
» Grid voltage and current ctrl.
» ±50kW in 40 ms
» CAN-based coordination
» Provisions for unbalanced grid

HIL solutions

Real-time simulation for power electronics

Control-HIL Lpv Ipv Cdc Lg Ig,a
Upv
Controller Hardwarde In-the-Loop Ug,a
2x N
Controller
DSP+FPGA HIL simulator
FPGA

Control-HIL PLEXIM (RT BOX) TYPHOON HIL

Compatible simulators

BoomBox

Analog x16
Digital x16

interface

Analog x1 Digital x1

OPAL-RT hardware

SPEEDGOAT OPAL-RT

Product development cycle

Trends and challenges

Reducing time to market / publication

Simulation HIL Prototyping Product

Same (high-level) software TSREAANMSLITEISOSN
Fully-compatible hardware
B-Board PRO
B-Box RCP
Barrier 3
Barrier 1 Barrier 2

Solutions for early development stages

Support of computer-to-HIL transition

Simulation HIL

Lpv Ipv Cdc Lg Ig,a
Upv
Ug,a
2x N

Controller HIL simulator
DSP+FPGA FPGA

COMPATIBLE PRODUCTS Challenges

PLEXIM (RT BOX) TYPHOON HIL SPEEDGOAT OPAL-RT » Simulation must be
accurate (sampling
instants, delays, etc.)

» Iterating between
simulation and HIL
must be very easy

Solutions for later development stages Product

Support of prototype-to-product transition DEVELOPMENT PHASE

Prototyping » Flexible hardware
» Rapid control validation
Challenges Full bitfile compatibility
PRODUCTION PHASE
» Hardware must have
exact same performance » Cost-optimised hardware
» Product integration
» Software environment
must be transparent

B-Box B-Board

Prototyping controller Embeddable controller

Imperix control solutions

From simulation to real power

CONCEPT COMPUTER PROTOTYPE PRODUCT TECHNOLOGICAL
SIMULATION IMPLEMENTATION INDUSTRIALIZATION STABILITY

1 2

Research Development Production

B-Box RCP B-Board PRO
CONTINUOUS SOFTWARE SUPPORT

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