ABB reported Oct. 30 that it’s partnering with Typhoon HIL to empower users by creating the DriveLab ACS880 hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)-compatible digital twin, which is a realistic, scalable, easy to use, real-time simulation platform. It’s designed to simplify integrating ABB’s variable speed drives (VSD) systems. It lets users quickly test and validate systems via a test automation capability.
HIL simulation validates components and system-level behavior of drives and drive systems in applications ranging from compressors, conveyers and cranes to large-scale energy storage, microgrids and more. DriveLab ACS880 integrates control hardware, firmware and software of the ACS880 drives with Typhoon HIL’s high-fidelity digital models. These digital models virtually represent the ACS880 drive’s hardware, including its connected components, such as grid, motors, filters, batteries, protection devices and electromechanical elements.
“Collaboration with partners such as Typhoon HIL is delivering innovation that directly benefits customers across different industries,” said Chris Poynter, president of ABB System Drives. “The HIL solution allows us to work with our customers to help them shorten their testing and validation cycle with improved speed, efficiency and quality of the process. We can test setups more rapidly and more reliably with HIL solutions, so it’s a great opportunity to add this component to ABB’s ecosystem.”
Nikola Celanovic, co-founder and CEO at Typhoon HIL, adds that, “ABB and Typhoon HIL share common values on business excellence, and we’re deeply aligned on technology. By making interoperability so much easier through our HIL-compatible solutions, we’re helping ours and ABB’s customers to thrive in today’s changing energy landscape.”
