The OP1200, Lab-Scale Modular Multilevel Converters Test Bench, is dedicated to the hardware verification of new control algorithms for new and existing power electronic converter topologies. It is used for experimental work on converter interactions and network control.

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Christophe Brayet Product Manager
January, 2016
OP1200
OPAL-RT Lab-scale MMC Test Bench
OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES
REAL-TIME POWER SYSTEMS SIMULATOR

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OP1200
OPAL-RT Lab-Scale MMC Test Bench
OP1200 - Innovative Rapid control prototyping
for novel Power Electronics Converters and network control
for a rapid transition between software simulation
and hardware demonstration.
The OP1200, Lab-Scale Modular Multilevel Converters Test
Bench, is dedicated to the hardware verification of new
control algorithms for existing and novel power electronic
converter topologies and to achieve experimental work on
converter interactions and network control.
This flexible hardware MMC Test Bench allows for the
continuing of research into innovative HVDC converter
topologies and networks, evaluating a variety of network,
helping to enable future HVDC networks and
interconnection of renewable energy resources.

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OP1200
OPAL-RT Lab-Scale MMC Test Bench
Complete innovative solution. Ready to use.
No need to design your own
Save time and maximize your budget
Concentrate your effort to innovate in power electronics control and algorithms!
Integrated with the OP4510 real-time simulator for Rapid
Control Prototyping system, the OP1200 is ideal for teaching
and control development of Modular Multilevel Converter
systems using the complete software simulation
environment RT-LAB MATLAB/Simulink® and XILINX
System Generator.

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OP1200
OPAL-RT Lab-Scale MMC Test Bench
The OPAL-RT 3-Phases Modular Multilevel Converter Test Bench can be configured as scale-down
models of
• High voltage DC (HVDC) MMC system, 6 kW, 11 levels, 60 cells
• AC-DC AC back-to-back MMC system, 3 kW, 6 levels, 30 cells per converter
• Flexible AC transmission system (FACTS)
• Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM)
• Solid State Transformer
• Power Amplifier (*)
• Multilevel Matrix Converter
Several OP1200 Test Benches can be used
• to emulated AC-DC-AC converters
• as well as HVDC MMC grids.
(*)The OP1200 can also be used as a four(4) quadrant amplifiers for PHIL application such as motor
emulator and power grid emulator to implement a full micro-grid analog test bench

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OP1200
OPAL-RT Lab-Scale MMC Test Bench
Modular, flexible, configurable for your need!
Specify the type of converter, the topology, the number of level (11, 21, 31…), the
DC Voltage (400V, 700V…), the frequency (50Hz, 60Hz) and the output power
(6kW, 10kW, 20kW…) and we will configure the Test Bench
Specifications for a 3-Phases MMC Test Bench with 6kW 400V 11-Level
for a total of 60 H-bridge cells in one cabinet

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OP4510 Real-Time Simulator
Intel Xeon Processor
and Xilinx FPGA
Optical fibres (6 pairs RxTx)
Example for a 3-Phases MMC Test Bench with
10 cells per arm, for a total of 60 H-bridge cells
OP1200
OPAL-RT Lab-Scale MMC Test Bench

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OP1200
OPAL-RT Lab-Scale MMC Test Bench
The OP1200, OPAL-RT Lab-Scale MMC Test Bench, includes:
OP4510
OP1211
OP1212
OP4510 - Real-time Simulator, Intel Xeon
Processor and Xilinx FPGA with basic MMC
controller Simulink and FPGA IP
OP1212 - IGBT H-bridge Capacitor Switch Sub-
Module
OP1200 – Fully integrated MMC Test Bench
OP1210 - 10 H-bridge cells MMC Converter 2U
module with OP1211 control board and 10
OP1212 cell modules
OP1211 – Valve Based Electronic control board
RT-LAB MATLAB/Simulink® and XILINX System
Generator
FPGA IP and SIMULINK demo controller for AC-DC
3-phase MMC, 11 level

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OP4510 Simulator
Real Time Power Electronics Simulator
OP4510 Simulator for Real Time Power Electronics and
Power System Simulation:
• High-Performance and Real-time High-Speed
Connectivity
• Kintex-7 XILINX FPGA, 325T with 326,000 logic cells and
840 DSP multipliers
• 4-core CPU, Xeon E3 processors, 3.2 GHz, 128 GB SSD
• 4 Optical Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)
Transceivers, up to 4Gbps
• Copper and optical synchronization
• UP to 128 configurable I/O with standard configuration
includes 32 Dout, 32 Din, 16 Ain, 16 Aout.
• 6 optical link Expansion Board (6xTX + 6xRX) 50 Mbps
for MMC Test Bench Communication
• Compatible with RT-LAB, MATLAB, Simulink, RTW, Xilinx
System Generator

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RT-LAB MATLAB/Simulink® and
RT-XSG XILINX System Generator
MMC FPGA-Based Controller Example
Integrated with the OP4510 real-time simulator, the OP1210 Test Bench offers a complete software simulation
environment with:
RT-LAB, fully integrated with MATLAB/Simulink, is the open real-time simulation software environment that has
revolutionized the way model-based design is performed. RT-LAB's flexibility and scalability allow it to be used in
virtually any simulation or control system application, and to add computing-power to simulations, where and when
it is needed.
RT-XSG (XILINX System Generator) is a Simulink™ toolbox that enables engineers to generate custom, application
specific models that can be implemented onto an FPGA device.
FPGA MMC Control Model Complete Example included
Additional OPAL-RT software solutions:
OPAL-RT provides a comprehensive range of MMC RCP and HIL
solutions, raising model computation and I/O management
challenges. FPGA IP enabling the simulation of more than 6000
cells in one FPGA within 500 nanos is available.
For power system model simulation, ARTEMiS is a suite of fixed-
step solvers and algorithms that optimize Simulink models of
electromechanical systems, created using the SimPowerSystems,
for real-time execution on CPU.

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OP1210 - 10 H-bridge cells MMC Converter
Specifications
Opal-RT provides a lab Modular Multilevel Converter (OP1210) 2U module
Scalable up to 10 H-bridge cells. The OP1210 is designed for 2KW (Rail or Shelves)
OP1210
10 OP1212 H-Bridge Cells
1 OP1211 Control Board

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OP1210 - 10 H-bridge cells MMC Converter Module
Bloc Diagram
OP4510 - Real-time Simulator
Intel Xeon Processor (4 cores)
Xilinx FPGA (Kintex7 325T)
OP1212
Cell Module
OP1210-2(CELL)
OP1210-2(CELL)
OP1210-2(CELL)
OP1210-2(CELL)
OP1210-2(CELL)
OP1210-2(CELL)
OP1210-2(CELL)
OP1210-2(CELL)
OP1210-2(CELL)
OP1210: 10-cell Module
OP1211
Control
Board
OP1210
OP4510

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OP1211 Control board for 10 cells OP1212 H-Bridge Cell
OP1210 - 10 H-bridge cells MMC Converter Module
Detailed Bloc Diagram

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OP1211
Valve Based Electronic control board
•I/O remote control from OP4510
•Fiber Optics communication with OP4510 up to 50Mbps (Rx/Tx)
•Local control of maximum 10 sub-module OP1210-2 boards
•Lattice MachXO2 CPLD with 7000 LUT, PLLs and onboard 200 MHz oscillator
•Hardware cooling management
•Requires 48V/0.5 A supply
•Programmable through isolated µUSB FTDI interface (with Lattice Diamond)

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OP1212
IGBT H-Bridge capacitor switch Sub-Module
• Sub-Module based on a H bridge
• Designed for 40 V, 15 Arms
• Maximum switching frequency ≤ 50Khz
• Rising/falling times ≤ 65ns.
• On/off propagation delay ≤ 100ns
• Cell current measurement Detection Signaling with
12-Bit, 500ksps Serial Sampling ADC
• Fixed hardware instantaneous overcurrent detection
• Cell capacitor voltage measurement, 12-Bit with
500ksps Serial Sampling ADC
• Cell bypass electronic switch
• Galvanic isolation to control signals for 566 V peak
working voltage
• Requires a 12V/0.3A power supply.
• Output connections: Spring Cage terminal bloc
• Input control signal : Header 26pos 0.100"

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OPAL-RT Lab-Scale MMC Test Bench
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