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Nowadays, renewable energy sources take a larger share in energy production. Power electronics converters are extensively used to optimize energy yield, and interface those renewable energy sources with the electrical grid. As such, industries tend to develop more and more complex controllers for power electronics converters, and there is a need for tools to validate controller design in real-life conditions before implementation. \

This thesis focuses on one emulation technique called “hardware-in-the-loop” (HIL). HIL devices can be used to simulate the dynamics of power electronics converters in real-time, thanks to their extensive computational capabilities. They can also interface hardware devices with models developed on software. This is especially useful if one wants to validate the design of a controller, once it is deported on a hardware device, to identify any possible implementation issues. \

The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part highlights the advantages of the HIL technique for validation of controller design. A model of a battery charger is designed, and the switching operations are performed by a controller. The controller is either simulated in the same environment as the battery charger, or deported on a real control board interfaced with the battery charger emulation. The second part highlights the advantages of the HIL technique for the simulation of power electronics converters and demonstrates the reliability of HIL simulation.
Therefore, measurements from a real converter from CE+T power products, are compared with HIL simulation data. In order to perform the simulation, the real converter is modeled inside the Typhoon HIL software and the control board of the real converter is interfaced with the HIL device. \

Finally, the comparison results are discussed and the potential of HIL for future work is evoked.

Power Converter --- HIL --- Hardware in the loop --- Simulation --- Emulation --- DC/DC --- Digital-twin --- Typhoon HIL --- Power electronics --- Ingénierie, informatique & technologie > Ingénierie électrique & électronique

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Digital Twins in Industry is a compilation of works by authors with specific emphasis on industrial applications. Much of the research on digital twins has been conducted by the academia in both theoretical considerations and laboratory-based prototypes. Industry, while taking the lead on larger scale implementations of Digital Twins (DT) using sophisticated software, is concentrating on dedicated solutions that are not within the reach of the average-sized industries. This book covers 11 chapters of various implementations of DT. It provides an insight for companies who are contemplating the adaption of the DT technology, as well as researchers and senior students in exploring the potential of DT and its associated technologies.

digital twin --- manufacturing --- tolerancing --- geometry assurance --- digital thread --- virtual reality --- augmented reality --- 360 modules --- YouTube --- online App --- construction --- building --- digital pedagogy --- role play --- e-learning --- risk management. --- internet of things --- interoperability --- standardization --- engine block --- industrial process --- steady state simulation --- directed graph --- piping and instrumentation diagram --- Balas® --- ergonomics --- production process --- Digital Twin --- digital twins --- crane --- machine design --- integration --- maintenance --- operation --- API --- open source --- framework --- shipyard --- industry 4.0 --- digital-twin --- gerotor pump --- hydraulic-systems --- simulation --- computer-aided design --- safety --- smart operator --- smart manufacturing --- Industry 4.0 --- digital twins (DTs) --- Internet of Things (IoT) --- sustainability requirements --- sustainable development --- product design --- n/a

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Cognitive building is a pioneering topic envisioning the future of our built environment. The concept of "cognitive" provides a paradigm shift that steps from the static concept of the building as a container of human activities towards the modernist vision of "machine à habiter" of Le Corbusier, where the technological content adds the capability of learning from users' behavior and environmental variables to adapt itself to achieve major goals such as user comfort, energy-saving, flexible functionality, high durability, and good maintainability. The concept is based on digital frameworks and IoT networks towards the concept of a smart city.

explainable post occupancy --- humanoid robot --- lighting simulation software --- BIM --- openBIM --- IFC --- IoT --- sensors --- cognitive buildings --- asset management --- digital twin --- BEM --- simulation modelling --- dynamic simulation --- Building Information Modelling (BIM) --- Internet of Things (IoT) --- facility management --- cyber-physical systems --- Building Management System --- Digital Twin --- Post-Occupancy Evaluations --- cognitive --- digital twins --- building lifecycle management --- artificial intelligence --- decision support --- self-learning --- optimization --- building performance simulation --- lighting simulation --- lighting quality --- visual comfort --- office field study --- evidence-based design --- building information modeling --- HVAC --- fan coil --- Internet of Things --- predictive maintenance --- fault detection --- smart building --- sustainable building --- construction projects --- BIM implementation --- stakeholders --- barriers --- construction product --- servitization --- level of evidence --- level curves --- ground slopes --- embankments --- road and rail design --- n/a

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Cognitive building is a pioneering topic envisioning the future of our built environment. The concept of "cognitive" provides a paradigm shift that steps from the static concept of the building as a container of human activities towards the modernist vision of "machine à habiter" of Le Corbusier, where the technological content adds the capability of learning from users' behavior and environmental variables to adapt itself to achieve major goals such as user comfort, energy-saving, flexible functionality, high durability, and good maintainability. The concept is based on digital frameworks and IoT networks towards the concept of a smart city.

Research & information: general --- explainable post occupancy --- humanoid robot --- lighting simulation software --- BIM --- openBIM --- IFC --- IoT --- sensors --- cognitive buildings --- asset management --- digital twin --- BEM --- simulation modelling --- dynamic simulation --- Building Information Modelling (BIM) --- Internet of Things (IoT) --- facility management --- cyber-physical systems --- Building Management System --- Digital Twin --- Post-Occupancy Evaluations --- cognitive --- digital twins --- building lifecycle management --- artificial intelligence --- decision support --- self-learning --- optimization --- building performance simulation --- lighting simulation --- lighting quality --- visual comfort --- office field study --- evidence-based design --- building information modeling --- HVAC --- fan coil --- Internet of Things --- predictive maintenance --- fault detection --- smart building --- sustainable building --- construction projects --- BIM implementation --- stakeholders --- barriers --- construction product --- servitization --- level of evidence --- level curves --- ground slopes --- embankments --- road and rail design --- explainable post occupancy --- humanoid robot --- lighting simulation software --- BIM --- openBIM --- IFC --- IoT --- sensors --- cognitive buildings --- asset management --- digital twin --- BEM --- simulation modelling --- dynamic simulation --- Building Information Modelling (BIM) --- Internet of Things (IoT) --- facility management --- cyber-physical systems --- Building Management System --- Digital Twin --- Post-Occupancy Evaluations --- cognitive --- digital twins --- building lifecycle management --- artificial intelligence --- decision support --- self-learning --- optimization --- building performance simulation --- lighting simulation --- lighting quality --- visual comfort --- office field study --- evidence-based design --- building information modeling --- HVAC --- fan coil --- Internet of Things --- predictive maintenance --- fault detection --- smart building --- sustainable building --- construction projects --- BIM implementation --- stakeholders --- barriers --- construction product --- servitization --- level of evidence --- level curves --- ground slopes --- embankments --- road and rail design

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The synergy between artificial intelligence and power and energy systems is providing promising solutions to deal with the increasing complexity of the energy sector. Multi-agent systems, in particular, are widely used to simulate complex problems in the power and energy domain as they enable modeling dynamic environments and studying the interactions between the involved players. Multi-agent systems are suitable for dealing not only with problems related to the upper levels of the system, such as the transmission grid and wholesale electricity markets, but also to address challenges associated with the management of distributed generation, renewables, large-scale integration of electric vehicles, and consumption flexibility. Agent-based approaches are also being increasingly used for control and to combine simulation and emulation by enabling modeling of the details of buildings’ electrical devices, microgrids, and smart grid components. This book discusses and highlights the latest advances and trends in multi-agent energy systems simulation. The addressed application topics include the design, modeling, and simulation of electricity markets operation, the management and scheduling of energy resources, the definition of dynamic energy tariffs for consumption and electrical vehicles charging, the large-scale integration of variable renewable energy sources, and mitigation of the associated power network issues.

EV charging --- multi-agent system --- digital twin --- customer satisfaction indicator --- smart microgrid --- energy management system --- real-time optimization --- immune system algorithm --- economic dispatch --- energy consumption --- wireless sensor network --- cooperation --- collaboration --- ontology --- energy sector --- scoping review --- decision-aid --- distributed energy resources --- distribution system operator --- reactive power management --- uncertainty --- day-ahead market --- balancing market --- bilateral trading --- market design --- variable renewable energy --- agent-based simulation --- MATREM system --- congestion management --- dynamic tariff --- agent-based distribution networks --- demand response --- routing protocols --- performance parameters --- Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)