Real Time 2010 Call for Papers & Presentations Now Open

MONTREAL, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Real Time 2010 (www.RealTime2010.com)  is positioned to be a must attend event for engineers, engineering management, professors, researchers and students involved in the design, testing, and simulation of electric drives, electrical and mechanical systems, and fast-switching power electronics found in a wide range of applications in the aerospace, automotive, industrial automation, power generation, and transportation industries.

Real Time 2010 will provide an exceptional venue for discussing issues and developments, as well as for highlighting key Opal-RT partners and distributors with products and services essential to the multifaceted fields of Model-based Design, Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) & Power HIL testing.

Real Time 2010 will include a number of presentations and tutorials focused on real-world applications of Opal-RT Technologies' Real-Time Simulation and HIL technologies.

Presentation and poster sessions will be scheduled, with special emphasis on the following topics:

Power Generation & Utilities

• Distributed Generation, Sustainable Energy Sources, and Innovative Storage
• Electric Drive Development and Testing using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
• Integration of Distributed Generation devices with existing grids
• MicroGrid applications
• Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution (Power Quality, HVDC, FACTS)
• Power HIL
• Power Station Speed Governor, Turbine, and Alternator settings using Islanded-mode Real-Time Simulation
• Power System Design & Controls
• Rapid Prototyping of Power Electronic Controllers
• Real-Time Power Distribution Network Simulation
• Study and Analysis of Electromagnetic Transients

Ground & Marine Transportation

• All-Electric Ship design & simulation
• ECU Testing & Simulation
• Electric and  Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Development
• Electric Drive Development and Testing using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
• Electric Train Networks
• Electromobility
• Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV)

Aerospace and Space Exploration

• Electric Drive Development and Testing using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
• More-Electric Aircraft
• Real-Time Simulation in Aerospace Command & Control Systems
• Real-Time Simulation in the development of Fly-by-Wire and Fly-by-Wireless Aircraft
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Simulation
• Unmanned Ground Vehicle Simulation

Industrial Automation

• Development and Testing of Electric Drive for Industrial Applications
• MicroGrid applications
• Real-Time Power Distribution Network Simulation
• Real-Time Simulation in Robotics applications

In addition, Real-Time 2010 is expanding to include a series of Technology Tutorials designed to educate attendees on what is new in the state-of-the-art of Real-Time Simulation, how it builds on existing Real-Time Simulation environments and how it will address existing challenges or improve the quality and efficient use of Opal-RT Simulators.

In addition to Technology Tutorials led by members of Opal-RT's R&D Engineers, experienced users of Opal-RT products are invited to suggest Tutorial topics and get involved in educating their fellow engineers and researchers.

Contact the Real-Time 2010 organizing committee today ([email protected]) to discuss how to submit a Tutorial subject for consideration as part of the Real-Time 2010 Conference Program.

Summary of Real Time 2010 Important Dates

    
    
    Paper Submission Website Opens:                NOW
    Abstracts Due Date:                            March 31, 2010
    Author Notification:                           Monday April 12, 2010
    Deadline for Submission of Final
     Manuscripts and Presentations:                Monday May 3, 2010

About Opal-RT Technologies Inc.

Founded in 1997, Opal-RT is the leading developer of open Real-Time Digital Simulators and hardware-in-the-loop testing systems for electrical, power electronic and electro-mechanical systems. Opal-RT's unique approach integrates parallel, distributed computing with commercial-off-the-shelf technologies. Opal-RT's customers perform Rapid Control Prototyping, System Integration, and Hardware-in-the-Loop testing of electric drives, electronic controllers and power distribution networks used in manufacturing, electric train networks, and by electrical utilities. Companies using Opal-RT Simulators include ABB, BHEL, Denso, GE, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, GM and Toyota.

SOURCE Opal-RT Technologies Inc.