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Coupling Real-World Innovation with Real-time Microgrid and Grid Modernization Typhoon HIL Testbeds
April 24, 2026
The Center for Microgrid Research (CMR) at the University of St. Thomas is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in modern power systems, and Typhoon HIL testbeds are at the heart of that mission. From real-time Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation to testing distributed energy resources at scale, CMR is shaping the future of resilient, intelligent microgrids. Read on to learn how our cutting-edge research…

Digital Power Innovations from the Typhoon HIL Industrial Challenge at SEPOC 2025
December 23, 2025
At SEPOC 2025, the finalists of the Typhoon HIL Industrial Challenge demonstrated how Model-Based Engineering (MBE) and HIL-based simulation ecosystems accelerate the development of smarter, safer, and more resilient power electronics systems. From renewable energy to smart grids and electrified transportation, discover how winning teams validated real-world solutions using digital power workflows. Learn mo…

Latency-Robust Adaptive Control for Centralized Microgrids
November 5, 2025
Latency, packet loss, and link failures can significantly affect the stability of secondary control in microgrids. This work introduces a novel adaptive control approach for regulating grid power flow at the point of common coupling (PCC) in centralized microgrids, ensuring stable operation even under variable latency conditions. The method was validated using a controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) setup…

Digital Twins in Power Electronics: Bridging Physical Systems and Virtual Models for Smarter Projects
September 3, 2025
Discover how Digital Twin technology, combined with Typhoon HIL real-time simulators, is transforming power electronics with high-fidelity modeling, real-time validation, and predictive maintenance. From electric vehicles to renewables and smart grids, this approach boosts efficiency, reliability, and adaptability in energy systems. Learn more in our latest blog.

Before the Blades Turn: Real-Time Wind Turbine Simulation
August 20, 2025
Not only are wind turbines getting larger, but their control software is becoming increasingly complex, managing everything from grid compliance to fault ride-through requirements. Typhoon HIL’s real-time simulation and HIL testing help developers validate every part—before a turbine ever spins—ensuring better performance, higher efficiency, and lower risk. Learn more about this topic in our blog arti…

How Smart Buildings Drive Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Modern Communities
January 30, 2025
Smart buildings are revolutionizing the way we approach energy efficiency and sustainability. By combining passive design with intelligent control systems, these structures optimize energy use, integrate renewable sources, and may even produce and share energy within community microgrids. As electricity consumption in building operations represents nearly 55% of global electricity consumption, smart energy …

From Offline to Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Seamlessly: Introducing TyphoonSim
December 18, 2024
TyphoonSim’s integration into the Typhoon HIL Control Center creates a unified toolchain for offline and real-time simulation. Power electronics and power systems engineers can now seamlessly transition from the design phase to HIL testing and back, streamlining workflows, enhancing precision, and accelerating project and research timelines.

Mastering Microgrid Control Testing: Innovations for a Sustainable Future 
December 13, 2024
Microgrids and distributed energy resources are critical to a sustainable energy future, but their complexity demands advanced control strategies and rigorous testing. Explore how cutting-edge HIL simulation tools and hybrid control approaches are simplifying microgrid management, improving stability, and enabling seamless integration of renewable energy sources for a greener tomorrow. Read the full blog to…

Why Clocks Matter: Exploring Their Critical Role in Power Grid Operations
October 31, 2024
Discover how Henry E. Warren’s invention of the master station clock revolutionized power grid frequency regulation, paving the way for interconnected grids that power the world today. Learn more about the history and lasting impact of this groundbreaking innovation, along with how HIL global time synchronization is implemented in the Typhoon HIL environment, in this blog article.

Testing Digital Substations: Advancements with Hardware-in-the-Loop Technology
September 4, 2024
Advancements in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) technology are revolutionizing the testing and lifecycle maintenance of digital substations, offering significant improvements in efficiency, reliability, and safety. By integrating real-time simulation with substation components, HIL systems enable comprehensive testing of protection schemes, effective and safe training for engineers, and seamless integration with…

Leading Microgrid and e-Mobility Innovation with HIL
August 23, 2024
Microgrids and e-Mobility are revolutionizing the energy sector by enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring system reliability. The CERTI Foundation, in collaboration with Typhoon HIL, is leading these innovations with cutting-edge real-time simulation and digitalization. Their work is crucial in shaping a sustainable and resilient energy future. Discover more about these transformative advancemen…

Leveraging HIL Compatible for Safe and Efficient Energy Storage System Deployment
June 13, 2024
In our recent webinar session with IHI Terrasun, we explored how HIL Compatible solutions enhance the reliability and performance of their energy storage projects. They shared how they leverage Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) technology to safely and efficiently deploy battery energy storage systems (BESS). Through this blog article, gain valuable knowledge from industry experts and discover how innovative HIL d…

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) for PV Inverter Design
April 3, 2024
Have you ever wondered how engineers test and perfect the control systems behind photovoltaic inverters? This blog article, written by the Chief Technology Officer at Fimer S.p.A. dives into the world of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems, a powerful tool that creates a safe and controlled environment to simulate real-world scenarios for inverter control boards. HIL systems not only accelerate development c…

Teaching with HIL: Machine and Converter Testing at UTBM
February 22, 2024
At the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) in Belfort, France, energy and electric engineering students use Typhoon HIL to control a multi-purpose laboratory bench, containing different types of machines and converters. In the context of a student project, students contributed to the application of a Typhoon HIL HIL402 system with the goal of controlling the multi-purpose platform. Learn…

IHI Terrasun uses Typhoon HIL to Deploy Energy Storage Systems Safely and Efficiently
January 17, 2024
In this blog article, learn how IHI Terrasun, a battery and inverter agnostic battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator, uses Typhoon HIL’s C-HIL solutions to test and ensure seamless integration of their energy storage systems before deployment. This proactive testing minimizes risks, accelerates commissioning, and ensures consistency, boosting customer confidence and project efficiency. Furthermore,…

Power System Protection Testing with HIL
January 10, 2024
This blog article delves into the world of power system protection testing using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation, as presented by Prof. Adriano Peres de Morais from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in Brazil. Prof. Adriano, a leading researcher in power system protection and an advocate for HIL technology, shares his insights and experiences using Typhoon HIL in his research and teaching a…

Performance Testing Hybrid Battery Controls with HIL
November 29, 2023
Ensuring safe and optimized operation of novel hybrid battery technologies is difficult, particularly when developing a first demonstration prototype. This blog shows how a digital twin model of the integrated Amorphous Organic Redox-Flow Battery (AORFB) and Lithium Titanate (LTO) battery container in the HYBRIS project is used to develop and train Energy Management System (EMS) controls considering real si…

Elevating Solar Innovation and Service Excellence with C-HIL Testing
November 15, 2023
In this blog article, we share an overview on how Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) real-time testing solutions support the mission of innovation and service excellence in the solar energy market. With its role in energy transformation overall, C-HIL testing can make immense impact on the development speed, reliability assurance, and evolution of customer service within this sector. See where our vert…

Validate EV Charging Protocols for Energy Management Systems with HIL
August 16, 2023
In recent years, national economies worldwide have been constructing efforts to make their development more sustainable, which involves the electrification of transport. In the process of developing safe and cost-effective charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), validation of charging communication protocols will play a key role. We reached out to CERTI Foundation to learn more about their rece…

Evolving Role of Distributed Energy Demands Advanced Testing
July 26, 2023
Thanks to technological advancements and economic trends, demand for sustainable energy and energy resilience in homes has risen significantly over the past decade. An increasing number of homeowners have acquired distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar power and energy storage. The move to residential DERs represents a profound shift in how energy resources are viewed and managed. In this blog ar…

Introducing HIL testing leads to faster research results at TMU Japan
March 15, 2023
The Tokyo Metropolitan University Power Electronics Laboratory conducts research on improving the performance of passive devices for power electronics and power conversion circuits. Isamu Sugiyama from MyWay had the honor to interview Prof. Dr. Keiji Wada and his PhD student, Takaya Sekiguchi, on how they use Typhoon HIL in their research. Read this blog article to learn more on how introducing HIL into the…

Revolutionizing Ships and Ports: The Rise of Renewable Microgrids
February 22, 2023
In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on making marine power systems more energy efficient and green. One way to achieve this is through hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, a technique that allows engineers to validate control algorithms for optimization of efficient energy use and that supports the integration of various distributed energy resources (DERs) into a well-functioning whole. Read t…

Solving the DER communication problem with HIL Compatible and MBSE
February 1, 2023
Communication is often an afterthought when designing or deploying new distributed energy resource (DER) projects. In practice, though, these communication issues can make or break integration projects when deployed to the energy grid. See how HIL Compatible devices together with model-based system engineering (MBSE) can be used to safely validate communication and control issues prior to system deployment …

Design Solutions When Your Vessel is a Microgrid
November 3, 2022
As vessels of all types and sizes become increasingly electrified and digitally controlled, new technology and solutions are required for systems/lifecycle engineering. This article describes Typhoon HIL’s Controller Hardware in the Loop (CHIL) solution and makes an argument for why the technology must be adopted for success.

HIL Prepares Students for Careers in Industry
September 14, 2022
We had the honor to host our long-time academic collaborator and friend, Prof. Kaushik Rajashekara from the University of Houston, in our main R&D Center in Serbia. We used this chance to record an interesting interview with him, so we can share with you more about his career path in research, current main research topics, and how he uses HIL in his teaching to help students gain valuable skills for careers…

HIL-Powered Digital Twins Advance European Smart Grid Research
July 15, 2022
Validating novel technology can be a daunting challenge, but digital twins offer a transformative solution. By simulating real-world conditions in a virtual environment, digital twins help de-risk, accelerate, and streamline the development of Community Energy Systems. They also play a crucial role in showcasing the value and performance of innovative battery systems. To understand how digital twins can rev…

How Digital Twins Accelerate the Energy Transition
July 8, 2022
A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical system, allowing for real-time simulation and analysis through Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing. By integrating digital twins with HIL, you can simulate and validate system performance in a controlled environment, enhancing both design accuracy and operational efficiency. Various types of digital twins include physical, operational, and system twins…