Standard Operating Procedure/ RCP-EC200W

Title:
Issue Date:
SOP#
Revision #

Standard Operating Procedure/ RCP-EC200W

December 29, 2015
SOP-DENG-MRBT-0001
1

This is a controlled document, authored and maintained under the Faculty of Science. All information
contained in this document is the property of Saint Marys University Faculty of Science and shall not
be made available to the public in any format or distributed outside the institution without prior
approval.

_________________________

________________________

Author of this Revision:

Date:

First Name, Last Name, Title (i.e Ph.D)

Role (ie. Professor, Department of Biology)

_________________________

________________________

Reviewed by:

Date:

First Name, Last Name, Title

Role

_________________________

________________________

Approved by:

Date:

First Name, Last Name, Title

Role

_________________________

________________________

Authorized by:

Date:

First Name, Last Name, Title

Role

SOP-DENG-MRBT-0001

Page 1

Standard Operating Procedure/ RCP-EC200W

1 Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to provide a general guideline to the use of the 200 watts Festo
Instruments and the Opal RT system that includes a dynamometer (Festo 8960-20), a Permanent Magnet
Synchronous Machine (PMSM 8245), two power converter (IGBT 8837), different loads, power supply, a
Real-Time Simulator (RTS) (OP 5600), and a signal conditioning module/data acquisition (OP 8660).
Additional information regarding safe work practices can be found in the safety manual.

2 Scope:
This guideline applies to all students, faculty and researchers wishing to conduct work operations in the
laboratory of control systems and mechatronics (LCSM) located in MM309.

3 Responsibilities:
The lab in-charge shall ensure anyone wishing to use lab equipment is properly trained and has passed the
engineering safety course. In the event that an individual wish to conduct research in the lab, the lab incharge will conduct an on the spot assessment of that individual about safe work practices knowledge
before allowing work to proceed.
It is the responsibility of the lab in-charge to ensure all documents relating to safety and machine
operation are available at all times.

4 Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations:

1

Safety

Users should be aware of the following safety concerns:

-

Rotating equipment
Electric shock
Noise

All persons working in RCP-EC200W system will:

-

Wear appropriate footwear

Ensure switched off all instruments before connection every circuit
After connecting the circuit, ensure no short circuit and open wire connection
Upon completion of work, turn off the power and remove the circuit connection
Report any safety concerns to the lab staff immediately.

Equipment and Supplies

Table 1: Equipment and Supplies for RCP-EC200W

SOP-DENG-MRBT-0001

Page 2

Standard Operating Procedure/ RCP-EC200W

Equipment Name
Power supply
Dynamometer
PMSM
Power Converter
Resistive Load
Inductive Load
Capacitive Load
Battery
Real-Time Simulator
Signal Conditioning Module

Model

Supplies

Festo

OP 5600
OP 8660

Opal-RT

6 Terms and Definitions:

A glossary of terms for all parts of the drill press can be found in the equipment manual located in
MM309.

7 Procedure:
1
1
2

PPE
Wear appropriate footwear
Ensure system is disconnected from power supply

Start-up Operation

1. Connect the OP5600 simulator to the OP8660 as shown in section 3.1 in the hardware user guide of
High-Performance Real-Time Simulation and HIL Test System.
2. Connect the OP5600 simulator with the host computer as shown in section 3.2 in the hardware user
guide.
3. Turn ON the OP5600 Real-time Digital Simulator.
4. Open RT-LAB in the host computer.
5. Make sure the Targets in Project Explorer window is connected with LCSM. To update the
connection status, right click on the target LCSM and click Refresh. In case of failure to connect,
check the blue LAN/Network cable.
6. Create a new RT-LAB Project or access an existing RT-LAB Project (i.e. TEST1).
7. Minimize RT-LAB, copy the required basic files from a folder on desktop called
Base_WT_Emulator_v2, create a new folder (i.e. Control) in the following directory and paste all the
files;
Local Disk (C:) > Users> Professor Adel > workspaces > TEST1 > models > Control
The folder must contain the Simulink model (.mdl) file named WT_Emulator_v2.mdl, one (.bin) file
and one (.conf) file. Both .bin and conf files are required to define how the data acquisition read/write
channels are assigned. Rename the file if required.
8. To import Simulink model, double click on the project, right click on Models, go to Add Existing
Model. From the window click Import and select the file from the same directory where the model
file (.mdl) was pasted before.
SOP-DENG-MRBT-0001

Page 3

Standard Operating Procedure/ RCP-EC200W

Local Disk (C:) > Users> Professor Adel > workspaces > TEST1 > models > Control
9. Open the RT-LAB window and select the imported file on the project.
10. To apply new control algorithm and modify/update the model, right click on the Simulink model, go
to Edit with and select Matlab R2011B (32bit) 7.13. A new Matlab/Simulink window will appear to
apply different control schemes and update the model as desired.

Figure 1 Master and monitor console in Simulink interface

Figure 2 Simulink model in master sub-system developed for PMSM based wind energy conversion
system
11. Perform the power and control connections depicted in fig 4 between the OP8660 signal conditioning
module and Lab-Volts hardware. Make sure that the plugs of the DB9-8245 encoder cable are
correctly connected to their corresponding encoder outputs in the front panel of the 8245 module.

SOP-DENG-MRBT-0001

Page 4

Standard Operating Procedure/ RCP-EC200W

Figure 3 Connection between OPAL-RT's and Lab-Volt's hardware for PMSM based WECS
12. Make sure that the selected inverters and the PMSM module are fed through its 24V DC input, as
shown in section 3.4.2 (hardware user guide). Turn ON the selected inverter.
13. Turn ON the power input for the 8960-20 Dynamometer and make sure the USB cable is connected
with the host computer.
14. Open LVDAC-EMS software from the start menu. Select the network voltage and frequency, 120V60Hz, and then click Ok.
15. A new LVDAC-EMS window will appear. From the Tool menu select Four-Quadrant
Dynamometer/Power Supply.
16. To run the 8960 Dynamometer as an Emulator, modification is required in the Function Settings,
change the Function to CW Prime Mover/Brake and from Function Setting, change the Torque
Control to 8960 Command Input and the Status to Started.

Figure 4 Function selection and settings in LVDAC-EMS window

17. Save the model after modifying/updating, check the Development tab in RT-LAB and make sure that
the Target Platform is set to Redhat for the selected Simulink model.

SOP-DENG-MRBT-0001

Page 5

Standard Operating Procedure/ RCP-EC200W

18. Check the Execution tab and make sure that the Real-time Simulation Mode is set to Hardware
Synchronized.
19. To compile the simulation model, click on Build, make sure the proper Simulink model is selected for
compilation.
20. Click on the Assignation tab and make sure that the Extra High Performance (XHP) mode in ON.
Check the box to turn ON the XHP mode.
21. To upload the model in the real-time simulator, click Load. Errors may appear while loading, look for
the error description in the Display tab and load again after correcting them.
22. If the model is successfully loaded a monitoring console will appear automatically in a new
Matlab/Simulink window like figure 6. The console can be identified by a yellow note titled as
Automatically generate by RT-LAB during compilation.

Figure 5 Monitoring console generated by RT-LAB

23. Click Execute to run the model.
24. From the user console change the reference speed from 0-3 to run in constant speed. A manual switch
is provided to run the system with variable reference speed.

Figure 6 Switching of reference speed inside monitoring/user console

SOP-DENG-MRBT-0001

Page 6

Standard Operating Procedure/ RCP-EC200W

25. Figure 6 represents the UGC generated by RT-LAB wile executing the file. If necessary, resize the
console through View/Fit System to View. The user console will allow user to modify the speed
reference of the machine during operation.

Shutdown
1
2

Disconnect the power supply.

Remove the circuit connection and place all cables in appropriate location.

8 References:
1

Equipment Manual

Located in the engineering lab MM309.

9 Applicable regulations and/or legislation:

Occupational Safety General Regulations made under Section 82 of the Occupational Health and Safety
Act S.N.S. 1996, c. 7 O.I.C. 1999-195 (April 28, 1999, effective May 1, 2000), N.S. Reg. 44/99 as
amended up to O.I.C. 2013-65 (March 12, 2013, effective June 12, 2013), N.S. Reg. 53/2013
CSA CAN/CSA-Z195-M92, "Protective Footwear
CSA CAN/CSA-Z94.4-93 (R1997), "Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators"
SAE J1042 JUN93, "Operator Protection for General-Purpose Industrial Machines"

10Revision History:
Not Applicable

SOP-DENG-MRBT-0001

Page 7