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Typhoon HIL Software Manual
Schematic Editor Component Libraries
Detailed functionality and use of the pre-built Component Libraries in Schematic Editor
Component Library
Description of the general properties of the component library in Schematic Editor, including a list of the main types of components available in it.
TyphoonSim
This section describes general properties of the TyphoonSim specific components in Typhoon HIL's Schematic Editor
TyphoonSim Scope
Description of the TyphoonSim Scope component in Schematic Editor
Signal Properties
This section describes the Signal Properties dialog.

Typhoon HIL Software Manual
- Introduction
  Overview of the categories covered in the Typhoon HIL Software Manual
- System Requirements
  Guidelines for the hardware and/or software environment necessary to run Typhoon HIL software, for both PC and Test Server/Virtual Machine-based setups.
- Typhoon HIL Quick Start Guide
  Instructions in this section should help you quickly install all necessary software tools and setup hardware components in order to run an example model, either in real-time simulation or TyphoonSim.
- Typhoon HIL Control Center
  This section provides a general description of Typhoon HIL Control Center and lists the main software components accessible from it, as well as additional software tools which can be invoked from its interface.
- HILCore
  Detailed overview of the HILCore processor, including its solver and supplemental resources supporting various real-time applications.
- Device Manager
  Device Manager is used to create, manipulate, and activate HIL device setups.
- Example Explorer
  General Description of the Typhoon HIL Control Center Example Explorer.
- License Information
  Description of the License Information window in Typhoon HIL Control Center
- TyphoonSim
  This section provides a general description of the TyphoonSim software, which is available as both a standalone software and integrated in Typhoon HIL Control Center.
- Schematic Editor
  Introduction to the Schematic Editor tool in Typhoon HIL software toolchain
- TyphoonSim Solver Engine
  Summary of the TyphoonSim solver engine algorithms and capabilities as well as its modeling principles and simulation workflow.
- Simulation context definitions
  Introductory overview of the different simulation contexts - Real-time (VHIL) and TyphoonSim. Core library component and feature availability and visibility for each of these contexts are explained in detail.
- Schematic Editor Component Libraries
  Detailed functionality and use of the pre-built Component Libraries in Schematic Editor
  - Modeling principles
    This section describes modeling principles used in Typhoon HIL's software.
  - Model partitioning
    This section describes the general motivation and gives some practical guidelines for model partitioning.
  - Component Library
    Description of the general properties of the component library in Schematic Editor, including a list of the main types of components available in it.
    - Circuit breakers
      This section describes the general properties of all circuit breaker components in Typhoon HIL Schematic Editor. There are currently 2 different circuit breaker components in Schematic Editor.
    - Communication
      Summary of the Communication components available in Schematic Editor
    - Contactors
      This section provides a general description of contactors components in Typhoon HIL Schematic Editor
    - Converters
      This section provides a general description of converter components in Typhoon HIL Schematic Editor
    - Converters - extras
      This section describes additional components related to converter modeling.
    - HIL Interfaces
      This section describes the HIL Interface components in Typhoon HIL Schematic Editor.
    - Machines
      This section describes the concepts used in the modeling and implementation of electrical machine components in Typhoon HIL Schematic Editor.
    - Measurements
      This section describes measurement components in Schematic Editor, including voltage and current measurements and RMS measurements.
    - Grid Modernization
      This section describes the Grid Modernization library category in Typhoon HIL Schematic Editor.
    - Model Partitioning Components
      This section describes the general properties of circuit properties components in Typhoon HIL's Schematic Editor, such as core couplings, device couplings, core markers, device markers, etc.
    - Passive components
      This section describes passive components, including linear passive components, nonlinear passive components, and variable passive components.
    - PHIL Interfaces
      This section describes the general properties of Power Hardware-In-the-Loop (PHIL) interface components.
    - Port components
      Description of the collection of Port components in Schematic Editor, which are used to connect internal subsystem elements to the outside schematic.
    - Signal Processing Components
      This section describes the general properties of all signal processing components in the Typhoon HIL Schematic Editor core library.
    - Sinks
      Schematic Editor components available in the Sinks library category
    - Sources
      Schematic Editor components available in the Sources library category
    - System
      This section describes additional components in the System library in Schematic Editor
    - Test Suite
      This section describes the Test Suite components of Typhoon HIL's built in Schematic Editor Library, which currently includes the grid simulator, DC measurements, anti-islanding container, and grid fault components.
    - Transformers
      This section describes the general properties of all transformer components in Typhoon HIL's Schematic Editor, such as an ideal transformer, a single-phase three winding transformer, a three-phase four winding transformer, etc.
    - Transmission lines
      This section describes the general properties of all transmission line type components in Schematic Editor.
    - TyphoonSim
      This section describes general properties of the TyphoonSim specific components in Typhoon HIL's Schematic Editor
      - Blockset Port components
        Description of the Blockset Port components in Schematic Editor, which are used to define points of signal exchange with the blockset application model.
      - TyphoonSim Scope
        Description of the TyphoonSim Scope component in Schematic Editor
        Signal Data Saving
        This section describes the Signal Data Saving dialog
        Signal Properties
        This section describes the Signal Properties dialog.
        FFT Analysis
        The FFT Analysis window displays data from either Capture, TyphoonSim Scope, or Signal Analyzer transformed by Fast Fourier Transformation.
    - Component additional information
      This section describes the general properties of several components in Typhoon HIL's Schematic Editor whose feature set and capabilities require separate sections.
- Third-party integrations
  This section provides an overview of the key third party integrations within Typhoon HIL's toolchain.
- HIL SCADA
  Description of the HIL SCADA tool in Typhoon HIL Control Center
- TyphoonTest IDE
  This section describes TyphoonTest IDE
- Waveform Generator
  This section describes the waveform generator tool in Typhoon HIL Control Center.
- Test and Calibration Tool
  Description of the Test and Calibration tool in Typhoon HIL Control Center
- Signal Analyzer
  Description of the Signal Analyzer tool in Typhoon HIL Control Center.
- Lookup table extraction tool
  Description of the Typhoon HIL Control Center tool for extracting characteristics (lookup tables) from datasheet graphs and charts into a format that can be imported by non-linear models.
- Package Manager
  Description of the Typhoon HIL Control Center tool for creating and managing Typhoon packages that contain Schematic examples, Schematic and widget libraries, documentation etc.
- Usage Logging
  This section briefly describes Typhoon HIL software logging feature.
- Python Interpreters
  Overview of how you can use Typhoon HIL Python Interpreters to further customize your test files.

Signal Properties

This section describes the Signal Properties dialog.

The Signal Properties dialog allows you to change the graphic properties of the plotted signals.

This dialog contains the following elements:

Tree panel - contains elements which represent all the plots and their signals. By clicking on an element within the tree panel, the Settings Panel will display the selected element's editable properties. (number 1 in Figure 1)
Settings panel - contains all the editable properties of the selected signal in the tree panel. Initially, this panel displays a message prompting the user to make a selection in the tree panel. (number 2 in Figure 1)
Reset all signals to default button - Used to reset signals (color and line type) to default. (number 3 in Figure 1)

Note: By saving the settings, all future data captures will be displayed with these settings.

Note: These settings are saved to the GUI (.CUS) file as part of the currently selected preset.

Figure 1. Signals properties window

By selecting a subplot in the Tree panel, the settings panel will display a prompt to select a signal to edit (number 1 in Figure 2).

By selecting a signal and switching to manual settings mode, both the line type and the line color can be customized. Line type (number 1 in Figure 3) can be set to solid - default, dotted, dashed, dash-dotted, and dash-dot-dotted. Line color (number 2 in Figure 3) can be set to any color available in the Select Color dialog, which is displayed when the Select Color button is clicked. When left in auto mode, the subplot determines the style of the plotted signal.

Figure 2. Invalid signal selection in Tree panel

Figure 3. Signal settings