PLUTON Series is a configurable AC and DC power emulator enabling real-time testing of power systems including batteries, converters, and electrical networks.
Product Description
Key Benefits
Highly versatile and scalable testing
Accurate real-time AC and DC simulation
Supports PHIL applications
Reduces validation time
Key features
- Able to both source and absorb power
- Enables realistic simulation of dynamic systems such as batteries, loads, and regenerative energy flows
- Ideal for bidirectional energy testing
- High-fidelity real-time emulation
- Supports both AC and DC modes
- Allows testing for a wide range of systems switching equipment
- Accommodates a wide range of power electronics from onboard aircraft power networks to modern electrified architectures
- Designed for advanced validation environments
- Integrates seamlessly into PHIL setups
- Enables closed-loop testing with real control units and simulated electrical systems
- Fast Dynamic Response for high-speed control and response
- Enables accurate simulation of fast transients such as load steps, switching events, and fault conditions
- The platform can emulate battery systems (including lithium-ion profiles), allowing validation of:
- Charging/discharging behavior
- Battery management systems (BMS)
- Energy storage systems (ESS)
- Flexible design to scale the solution from component-level testing to full system validation
- Integration with automated test systems and software frameworks
- Enables repeatable test sequences, data logging and traceability and reduced manual intervention
- Replaces physical power sources with emulation
- Provides a safer testing environment
- Reduces risks with high-energy systems, fault conditions and hardware damage
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – 120kW PLUTON SERIES® cabinet
- KEY INFORMATION
Power Range 40 KW per module
Efficiency >94 %
Case 19” / 5U
Control modes Manual
System Emulation
- DC MODE – OUTPUT POWER
Rated Power 0 – 120 KW
Voltage Range 0 – 750 V
(max 1500V with series wiring)
Current Range 0 – 200 A
(max 600A with parallel wiring)
Connection Type High + Low
- DC MODE – DYNAMIC FEATURES
DC offset ≤ 10 mV
Current Mode Rise/Fall
(10% =>90%) ≤ 50 µs
Voltage Mode Rise/Fall
(10% =>90%) ≤ 100 µs Switching frequency[1] 320 kHz
Power accuracy (%FS) 0.5 %
- AC MODE – OUTPUT POWER
Rated Power 0 – 120 kW
Voltage Ranges
L-N 0 – 250 VRMS
L-N (1-phase series conf) 0 – 500 VRMS
L-L (3-phase + N) 0 – 433 VRMS
Current Range 0 – 200 A
(max 600A with parallel wiring)
Connection Type Line + Neutral
- AC MODE – DYNAMIC FEATURES
DC offset ≤ 10 mV
Bandwidth 5 kHz
Small signal Bandwidth 20 kHz
Switching frequency1 320 kHz
- ACCURACY
Voltage accuracy (%FS) 0.2 %
Current accuracy (%FS) 0.3 %
Power accuracy (%FS) 0.5 %
- CONNECTIVITY
Gigabit Ethernet1x RJ45
USB 2.0 1x USB Type A
Analog input 2x BNC
Analog output 2x BNC
AC Input terminal blocks
Power Output terminal blocks
- INTEGRATED SIGNAL GENERATOR
DC / Sine / 3-phase
Harmonic distortion up to rank 399
N° of harmonics up to 20
- SOFTWARE INTERFACES
NET API
Dedicated Application Software
- HIL INTERFACES
6 x 10V analog in
6 x 10V analog out
AMD (Xilinx) Aurora 5Gbps 8b10b, compatible with most HIL vendors, tested with Opal-RT hardware
- MODEL LIBRARY
Battery
RL load (only R in CC)
Fuel Cell
- ENVIRONMENT
Storage temperature -20°C / +60 °C
Operating temperature 0°C / +40 °C
Relative humidity 30 % / 65 % (non
condensing)
Sound Level (at 1m) 5 79 dB(A)
- MECHANICAL (CABINET)
Width 600 mm
Height 2030 mm
Depth 1000 mm
Cabinet Weight 1115 kg
- PRIMARY CONNECTION
Number of phases 3L + PE
no Neutral
Voltage 400 Vrms ±10 %
Frequency 45 – 65 Hz
Input Current <200 Arms per
phasePower Factor 1
Inrush Current <250 Apk
Integrated Protection Electronic OC,
OV, UR fuses
- MARKING
Protection index IP20
Approvals CE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – 240kW PLUTON Series® cabinet
- KEY INFORMATION (MODULE)
Power Range 40 KW / module
Efficiency >94 %
Case 19” / 5U
Control modes Manual, System Emulation
Regulation Modes (1) CV, CC
- AC MODE – OUTPUT POWER
Rated Power 0 – 240 kW
L-N 0 – 250 VRMS
L-N (series conf) 0 – 500 VRMS
L-L (3~ + N, series conf) 0 – 866 VRMS
Current Range 0 – 200 A
Current Range (parallel conf) 0 – 1200 A
Connection Type Line+Neutral+PE
- DC MODE – OUTPUT POWER
Rated Power 0 – 240 kW
Voltage Range 0 – 750 V
Voltage Range (series conf) 0 – 1500 V
Current Range 0 – 200 A
Current Range (parallel conf) 0 – 1200 A
Connection Type High+Low+PE
- AC/DC - DYNAMIC FEATURES
AC offset ≤ 10 mV
DC offset ≤ 10 mV
Bandwidth 5 kHz
Small signal Bandwidth 20 kHz
Voltage Mode Rise/Fall
(10% =>90%) ≤ 50 µs
Current Mode Rise/Fall
(10% =>90%) ≤ 100 µs Switching frequency[1] 320 kHz (2)
- AC/DC ACCURACY
Power accuracy (%FS) ≤ 0.5 %
Current accuracy (%FS) ≤ 0.3 %
Voltage accuracy (%FS) ≤ 0.2 %
- INTEGRATED SIGNAL GENERATOR
Waveforms DC/Sine/3~
Harmonic distortion up to rank 399
N° of harmonics up to 20
- SOFTWARE INTERFACES
NET API
Dedicated Application Software
NI Labview (on going)
NI Teststand (on going)
- HIL INTERFACES
12 x 10V analog in
12 x 10V analog out
AMD (Xilinx) Aurora 5Gbps 8b10b, compatible with most HIL vendors, tested with Opal-RT hardware
- CONNECTIVITY
Gigabit Ethernet 1x RJ45
USB 2.0 1x USB Type A
Analog input / output 2x BNC / 2x BNCA
Input terminal blocks
Power Output terminal blocks
- MODEL LIBRARY
Battery, RL load (only R in CC), Fuel Cell
- PRIMARY CONNECTION
Number of phases 3L+ PE no Neutral
Voltage 400 Vrms ±10 %
Frequency 45 – 65 Hz
Power Factor 1
Input Current (per cabinet) < 200 Arms/phase
Inrush Current (per cabinet) < 250 A peak
Integrated Protection Electronic OC, OV, UR fuses
- MECHANICAL (CABINET #1)
Width 600 mm
Height 2030 mm (38U)
Depth 1000 mm
Cabinet weight 1115 kg
- MECHANICAL (CABINET #2)
Width 600 mm
Height 2030 mm (38U)
Depth 1000 mm
Cabinet weight 945 kg
- ENVIRONMENT
Storage temperature -20°C / +60 °C
Operating temperature 0°C / +40 °C
Relative humidity 30 % / 65 % (3)
Sound Level (at 1m) 79 dB(A)
- MARKING
Protection index IP20
Approvals CE
