Academic & Research
Scalable Platforms for Innovation and Impact
Typhoon HIL empowers students, professors, and researchers with a complete, industry-grade platform for teaching, learning, and innovation in intelligent digital power systems. TyphoonSim, our offline simulator, is free for academia—and, together with affordable HIL teaching kits, classroom lab bundles, and advanced digital twin testbeds for research, it offers scalable solutions to fit every academic level and every budget.
With hassle-free onboarding and a community-driven environment supported by HIL Academy, the HIL Forum, and the Relphie AI Assistant, Typhoon HIL bridges the gap between classrooms, research labs, and real-world industry challenges—supporting your critical educational journey and preparing credible, future-ready engineers.
HIL Teaching Kit | $ 8,900
All-in-one HIL Teaching Kit for future professionals in model-based product design and engineering:
- Hardware
- 1× HIL101 Simulator and TI LaunchPad Interface
- Software
- Perpetual licenses with unlimited PC installations for TyphoonSim, V-HIL, and THCC
- TI C2000 Toolbox [Code Generation]
- Premium Toolbox [Industry-Grade Features]
- Support and Training
- HIL Academy, HIL Forum & Relphie AI
TyphoonSim
TyphoonSim empowers students to design and simulate intelligent digital power systems from day one—completely offline and without hardware. Designed with academic flexibility in mind, it offers:
- Free download with university email verification
- Runs fully offline on any standard PC—no hardware needed
- Ideal for learning, prototyping, and coursework anytime, anywhere
- Smooth transition to real-time testing. No rework required.
Teaching Kits, Lab Bundles & Research Testbeds
Typhoon HIL offers scalable and affordable solutions designed to bring digital power concepts to life for professors, researchers, and students alike. Our flexible offerings adapt to fit any budget and project scope, with benefits including:
- Fast shipping and ready-to-use prebuilt models
- Unlimited access to HIL Academy’s expert-led content
- Equipment designed to engage students. Empowered by industry.
Funded Research
Typhoon HIL collaborates with universities and research institutions on grant-funded projects, contributing technical expertise and real-time simulation platforms to accelerate innovation. Our support includes:
- Joint research and industry-academia partnerships
- Support for grant-funded initiatives
- Access to real-time HIL platforms and expert guidance
- Focus areas: e-Mobility, power systems, renewables, microgrids, and power electronics
Trainings and Workshops
Typhoon HIL offers targeted training programs and hands-on workshops tailored for academic institutions, equipping educators and researchers with the skills to integrate HIL into their teaching and research. These sessions cover:
- HIL fundamentals and simulation principles
- Model development and real-time validation
- Interfacing with hardware and test automation
- Course-ready materials and built-in knowledge assessments
- Practical methods for curriculum integration
HIL Academy
Typhoon HIL Academy is designed to cater to a wide range of users, including industry engineers, researchers, educators, and students. It equips participants with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively utilize HIL testing and simulation for various applications, such as power electronics development, grid integration, microgrid design, and renewable energy systems. Explore our educational programs, master the latest practices and principles of HIL, and contribute to our learning platform.
Power System Protection Testing with HIL | UFSM
Join Professor Humberto Pinheiro from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) as he shares how Typhoon HIL enhances research and education in power electronics. Discover how real-time simulation enables students to gain hands-on experience testing controllers for distributed energy resources like wind, solar, and BESS—bridging the gap between theory and real-world application.