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Development of FPGA Based HIL Simulator for PMS Performance Verification of Natural Liquefied Gas Carriers

액화천연가스운반선의 PMS 성능 검증을 위한 FPGA 기반 HIL 시뮬레이터 개발

  • Lee, Kwangkook (Department of Naval Architecture & Ocean System Engineering, Kyungnam University)
  • Received : 2018.07.03
  • Accepted : 2018.07.09
  • Published : 2018.07.31
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Abstract

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation is a technique that can be employed for developing and testing complex real-time embedded systems. HIL simulation provides an effective platform for verifying power management system (PMS) performance of liquefied natural gas carriers, which are high value-added vessels such as offshore plants. However, HIL tests conducted by research institutes, including domestic shipyards, can be protracted. To address the said issue, this study proposes a field programmable gate array (FPGA) based PMS-HIL simulator that comprises a power supply, consumer, control console, and main switchboard. The proposed HIL simulation platform incorporated actual equipment data while conducting load sharing PMS tests. The proposed system was verified through symmetric, asymmetric, and fixed load sharing tests. The proposed system can thus potentially replace the standard factory acceptance tests. Furthermore, the proposed simulator can be helpful in developing additional systems for vessel automation and autonomous operation, including the development of energy management systems.

HIL 시뮬레이션은 복잡한 실시간 임베디드 시스템을 개발하고 테스트하는 데 사용되는 기법이다. HIL 테스트는 해양플랜트와 같은 고부가가치 선박인 LNGC의 PMS 성능 검증을 위한 효율적인 플랫폼이 된다. 그러나 국내 조선소를 비롯한 연구기관에서 스스로 HIL 테스트를 수행하기에는 시간이 필요하다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위해, 본 연구는 전력 공급 장치 / 소비 장치, 제어콘솔, MSBD 로 구성된 FPGA 기반의 PMS-HIL 시뮬레이터를 제안한다. 제안된 HIL시뮬레이션 플랫폼은 실제 장비 데이터를 사용하였고, PMS의 부하 공유 테스트를 수행하였다. 제안된 시스템은 대칭, 비대칭 및 고정 부하분배를 통해 검증하였고 공장수락시험 대체 가능성을 보여 준다. 또한 향후 에너지관리시스템 개발을 비롯한 선박 자동화 및 자율운항을 위한 추가 시스템 개발 시 많은 도움을 줄 것으로 사료된다.

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