Literature survey on OPAL-RT Technologies with Advance features and Industrial applications

With the innovations of different computing technologies, several simulation tools have surfaced. They are the upgraded form of simulation tools with better performance capability and less cost. RT-LAB is an open real-time simulating software which is completely compatible with MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. The technology has completely revolutionized the performance of model based design. Because of its flexibility and scalability, this advance technology is implemented in many systems and control applications adding computing power to simulation at the time of need. Basically the real time simulator consists of tools such as real time distributed simulation package (RT-LAB) and algorithm tool boxes. While RT-LAB executes the simulink block diagram of PC-Cluster, the algorithmic tool boxes help in design of stiff electric circuits and their controllers. The real time simulation and Hardware in the loop (HIL) applications contribute a lot in different engineering designs such as Power electronics and electrical systems.