Opal RT for beginners

George "Rusty" Nail, Graduate Research Assistant at NMSU, NM SMART Grid Center Webinar

Date / Time

May 26, 2021 / 12:00-1:00pm

Location

Virtual Workshop

Contact

Brittney Van Der Werff, Public Relations Specialist, NM EPSCoR
bvdw@epscor.unm.edu

Resources

RT-LAB Quick Start Guide 
Webinar Video
 

Presenter: George "Rusty" Nail, Graduate Research Assistant at NMSU

Things we’ll cover in this webinar:

  • How to use MATLAB Simulink Simscape Blocks to build a 2-Node system
  • Building more complex electrical systesms in MATLAB Simulink
  • Debugging MATLAB Simulink and common compilation Issues
  • An overview of OPAL-RT and RT-LAB as it pertains to Simulink and how to make your Simulink system “OPAL Friendly”
  • Compiling and Debugging RT-LAB for your Simulink Model
  • Delving more into how to use variables from MATLAB script to Simulink
  • Utilizing more complex Simulink Blocks, i.e. synchronous machines, variables loads
  • Interacting with your model in real time, while it runs with OPAL-RT

Bio: George "Rusty" Nail received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque in 2019. He is currently pursuing his M.S. degree in the area of Power Systems with a Certificate in Public Utility Regulation and Economics at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. His research interests are electric energy systems, including renewable energy integration, and electric vehicles.

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