Diesel Generator Controller Evaluation via Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop for Various Microgrid Operation Modes
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This paper presents the Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHIL) evaluation of a diesel generator controller for various microgrid operation modes. The model of the diesel generator (governor, exciter, and primary control) is simulated in real time, and the secondary control is implemented in a real hardware controller, Woodward easYgen, which is tested via CHIL with different microgrid configurations under microgrid transition operations. The experimental results demonstrate that the control settings and configuration of the Woodward controller work correctly for different microgrids under microgrid transition operations, which provides confidence for site commissioning.
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AB - This paper presents the Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHIL) evaluation of a diesel generator controller for various microgrid operation modes. The model of the diesel generator (governor, exciter, and primary control) is simulated in real time, and the secondary control is implemented in a real hardware controller, Woodward easYgen, which is tested via CHIL with different microgrid configurations under microgrid transition operations. The experimental results demonstrate that the control settings and configuration of the Woodward controller work correctly for different microgrids under microgrid transition operations, which provides confidence for site commissioning.
AU - Wang, Jing
A2 - Miller, Brian
A3 - Pratt, Annabelle
A4 - Fossum, John
A5 - Bialek, Tom
A6 - Manson, Scott
A7 - Symko-Davies, Martha
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO - 10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791660
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Power electronics and inverters
KW - Power electronics
KW - Inverters
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
KW - Maintenance and operations
KW - Operations
KW - Maintenance
KW - Commissioning
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
LA - English
DA - 2019/02/01
PY - 2019
PB - NLR
T1 - Diesel Generator Controller Evaluation via Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop for Various Microgrid Operation Modes
UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791660
ER -
Wang, Jing, et al. Diesel Generator Controller Evaluation via Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop for Various Microgrid Operation Modes. NLR, 1 February, 2019, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791660.
Wang, J., Miller, B., Pratt, A., Fossum, J., Bialek, T., Manson, S., & Symko-Davies, M. (2019). Diesel Generator Controller Evaluation via Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop for Various Microgrid Operation Modes. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791660
Wang, Jing, Brian Miller, Annabelle Pratt, John Fossum, Tom Bialek, Scott Manson, and Martha Symko-Davies. Diesel Generator Controller Evaluation via Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop for Various Microgrid Operation Modes. NLR, February, 1, 2019. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791660
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_82,
title = {Diesel Generator Controller Evaluation via Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop for Various Microgrid Operation Modes},
author = {Wang, Jing and Miller, Brian and Pratt, Annabelle and Fossum, John and Bialek, Tom and Manson, Scott and Symko-Davies, Martha},
abstractNote = {This paper presents the Controller-Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHIL) evaluation of a diesel generator controller for various microgrid operation modes. The model of the diesel generator (governor, exciter, and primary control) is simulated in real time, and the secondary control is implemented in a real hardware controller, Woodward easYgen, which is tested via CHIL with different microgrid configurations under microgrid transition operations. The experimental results demonstrate that the control settings and configuration of the Woodward controller work correctly for different microgrids under microgrid transition operations, which provides confidence for site commissioning.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/82},
year = {2019},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791660},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06},
doi = {10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791660}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791660
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Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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