Brief Description

A reconfigurable controller architecture (on FPGA) that can replace the conventional embedded micro controller/ Digital Signal Processor based controller design for real time control and monitoring of Power Electronic (PE) system. Technology developed by CDAC (T), Sponsored under NaMPET.
Advantages

• Reconfigurable hardware for various PE applications

• Reduced processor obsolescence risk

• FPGA independent design

• Faster performance

• Faster concept to system design

• Generic board design handles a variety of PE applications

Main uses and domain

Domain: SOPC based Hardware IP Module Development

Main Uses:
Potential Application Areas

As a Digital Controller for

1. Solar MPPT Applications 2. High Frequency Inverter 3. High Performance AC Drive 4. DC Drive 5. UPS 6. DC-DC Converters 7. Multi level Inverters 8. Interleaved DC-DC Converters 9. Cyclo Converters 10. Matrix Converters 11. Smart metering 12. Power Factor Correction (PFC) 13. Power Quality Applications 14. Controller with Custom/standard Communication Protocol

Features and Technical Specifications

• Soft processor integrated reconfigurable PE Controller

• Application dependent processor design

• An exclusive Power Electronics specific IPs Library (PWM generator, PI, ADC, DAC Controller, SPI, UART etc)

• Custom made instructions/functions for PE IP Library

• Explores the idea of Hardware parallel processing than software pipelining

• Reduced software/coding overhead

Knowhow

• How to integrate a processor IP in FPGA

• How to develop custom IP peripheral for processor

• How to develop POSIX compatible APIs for processor

• How to develop real time control application in HSRPEC

Specifications

• CONTROLLER CARD: Fixed design hardware for variety of PE control applications

• FPGA : Cyclone III EP3C25E144C8N (24,624 LEs)

• On chip Memory : 64 kBytes (inside FPGA)

• Flash memory : 2 MB

• Digital I/Os : 55 Nos. (3.3-V LVTTL)

• Host Interface : JTAG

• Supply voltage : 3.3 V

• INTERFACE CARD: Interface Card interfaces the controller to the Power Electronic systems

• Analog Input : +10V (ADC 13 bit 8 Channel, SPI interface)

• Analog Output : +3.3V (DAC 12 bit 8 channel, SPI interface)

• Digital Input : +5 V 2 Nos.

• Digital Output : +5 V 12 Nos.

• Supply voltage : 12 V

Platform required(if any)

NA

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