Develop Power Conversion Control Algorithms

Use Simulink and Simscape Electrical to model analog electronic components and digital control algorithms in the same simulation environment. Closed-loop simulation of the power stage and the controller lets you evaluate and verify design choices before implementing the controller.

Use simulation to:

• Model a power stage using circuit components or a pre-built power converter block
• Simulate the converter model at different levels of power electronics switching fidelity: average-value, ideal, or detailed nonlinear
• Design, simulate, and compare different controller architectures, including voltage mode control and current mode control
• Apply classical control techniques and design supervisory control logic for mode switching
• Autotune controller gains in a single or multiple feedback loops using automated tuning tools

Learn More

• 10 Ways to Speed Up Power Conversion Control Design with Simulink – Whitepaper
• Designing Efficient Power Electronics Converters with MATLAB and Simulink – Ebook
• Using Simulink and Simscape with Detailed SPICE Subcircuits – Article
• Estimating the Frequency Response of a Power Electronic Model – Article

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Test and Verify Control Algorithms

• Generate control code for the power converter for real-time hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation
• Test real-time execution of your power converter controls before verifying it on a hardware prototype
• Identify and correct common errors in control design by generating test cases with Simulink Design Verifier and prevent potential damages to expensive hardware prototypes
• Check model and code coverage with Simulink Coverage to ensure test completeness and support requirement traceability

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Generate Production Code

With Simulink and Embedded Coder, you can reduce and eliminate the need for manual coding.

“The code we generated with Embedded Coder does just what it is supposed to do. Writing code with nine PI loops in it by hand and then debugging it on hardware would have added six months or more to the schedule.”  Brad Landseadel, Stem

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