Academic & Research
Model-Based Engineering for Intelligent Digital Power –
Connecting Academia and Industry
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.
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.
- Co-simulations with Typhoon Blockset in Simulink® available from THCC 2026.1
- Automatic code generation with TI C2000 Toolbox
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, HIL Forum & Relphie AI
- 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is TyphoonSim free for universities and academic institutions?
Yes. TyphoonSim, Typhoon HIL’s offline simulator for power electronics design and real-time HIL preparation, is completely free for academic users. Download requires only a university email address for verification, and unlimited installations are available for students, professors, and researchers at no cost. For institutions that want to go further, affordable HIL teaching kits, classroom lab bundles, and advanced research testbeds are available at academic pricing, scaling from individual courses to full research lab deployments.
How does TyphoonSim support power electronics teaching and research?
TyphoonSim enables students and researchers to design, simulate, and validate intelligent digital power systems entirely offline — no hardware required. It runs on any standard PC, supports co-simulation with Typhoon Blockset in Simulink®, and includes automatic code generation with the TI C2000 Toolbox. Models built in TyphoonSim transition directly to real-time HIL testing without rework, making it a seamless starting point for both coursework and research projects that will eventually require Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) validation.
What is HIL Academy and who is it for?
HIL Academy is Typhoon HIL’s on-demand learning platform, designed for students, researchers, educators, and industry engineers. It covers HIL fundamentals and simulation principles, model development and real-time validation, power electronics applications, grid integration, microgrid design, and renewable energy systems. All Typhoon HIL academic users, including those using the free TyphoonSim license, have unlimited access to HIL Academy, the HIL Forum community, and the Relphie AI Assistant from day one.
Does Typhoon HIL support funded research and university partnerships?
Yes. Typhoon HIL actively collaborates with universities and research institutions on grant-funded projects, contributing technical expertise, real-time simulation platforms, and engineering support. Focus areas include e-Mobility, power systems, renewables, microgrids, and power electronics. If your institution is pursuing a funded research initiative that could benefit from real-time HIL simulation, Typhoon HIL’s team can provide both the platform and the partnership support needed to strengthen your proposal and accelerate your research outcomes.
What is the difference between TyphoonSim, HIL teaching kits, and research testbeds and which is right for my institution?
TyphoonSim is the free offline simulator — the right starting point for any student or researcher new to power electronics simulation, or for courses where hardware access isn’t required. HIL teaching kits and classroom lab bundles are the next step, providing affordable hardware setups designed for group learning, with prebuilt models and fast shipping for integration into existing curricula. Advanced research testbeds are full digital twin environments for graduate-level and funded research, covering applications like e-Mobility, grid modernization, and microgrid design. Typhoon HIL’s team can help identify the right configuration for your budget and research scope. Contact us to schedule a consultation.
Real-Time Digital Twin, Real Results.
Typhoon HIL gives me an easy-to-use platform with a rich modeling library to build realistic real-time digital twins for power electronics. It really brings my models to life, letting me predict when parts might fail and improve reliability. With the HIL device, I can also try out control strategies to delay failures and boost performance. Typhoon HIL is an essential tool that empowers me push the limits of power electronics innovation.
