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Title: Mitigating Communication Delays in Remotely Connected Hardware-in-the-loop Experiments

Journal Article · · IEEE Translations on Industrial Electronics
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  1. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  2. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering
  3. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  4. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering

Here, this paper introduces a potential approach for mitigating the effects of communication delays between multiple, closed-loop hardware-in-the-loop experiments which are virtually connected, yet physically separated. The method consists of an analytical method for the compensation of communication delays, along with the supporting computational and communication infrastructure. The control design leverages tools for the design of observers for the compensation of measurement errors in systems with time-varying delays. The proposed methodology is validated through computer simulation and hardware experimentation connecting hardware-in-the-loop experiments conducted between laboratories separated by a distance of over 100 km.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1433472
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5D00-65835
Journal Information:
IEEE Translations on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 65, Issue 12; ISSN 0278-0046
Publisher:
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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