Development system for FACTS power transmission system

Requirements
Provide a high performance development platform with which the customer could design a system used to maximize power transmission efficiencies. Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) uses power electronics to improve the control over a power system’s voltage profiles in order to maximize the efficiency of power distribution through the grid.

Solution
Elma worked closely with the customer in defining the technical requirements, starting with a technology tutorial on the OpenVPX standard itself. Elma brought together the necessary technical experts at the hardware and software level to provide the right solution for this project’s requirements. A very high performance FPGA based system was developed in order to provide the right tools for the project.

Benefits
The customer came to Elma for our technical expertise in packaging and embedded computing, as well as the ability to pull together a solution based on elements from multiple vendors.