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Real Time 2010 Call for Papers & Presentations Now Open

Real Time 2010 will provide an exceptional venue for discussing issues and developments, as well as for highlighting key Opal-RT partners and distributors with products and services essential to the multifaceted fields of Model-based Design, Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) & Power HIL testing.

Real Time 2010 will include a number of presentations and tutorials focused on real-world applications of Opal-RT Technologies' Real-Time Simulation and HIL technologies.

Presentation and poster sessions will be scheduled, with special emphasis on the following topics:

Power Generation & Utilities

    --  Distributed Generation, Sustainable Energy Sources, and Innovative
        Storage
    --  Electric Drive Development and Testing using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
    --  Integration of Distributed Generation devices with existing grids
    --  MicroGrid applications
    --  Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution (Power Quality, HVDC,
        FACTS)
    --  Power HIL
    --  Power Station Speed Governor, Turbine, and Alternator settings using
        Islanded-mode Real-Time Simulation
    --  Power System Design & Controls
    --  Rapid Prototyping of Power Electronic Controllers
    --  Real-Time Power Distribution Network Simulation
    --  Study and Analysis of Electromagnetic Transients

Ground & Marine Transportation

    --  All-Electric Ship design & simulation
    --  ECU Testing & Simulation
    --  Electric and  Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Development
    --  Electric Drive Development and Testing using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
    --  Electric Train Networks
    --  Electromobility
    --  Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV)

Aerospace and Space Exploration

    --  Electric Drive Development and Testing using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
    --  More-Electric Aircraft
    --  Real-Time Simulation in Aerospace Command & Control Systems
    --  Real-Time Simulation in the development of Fly-by-Wire and
        Fly-by-Wireless Aircraft
    --  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Simulation
    --  Unmanned Ground Vehicle Simulation

Industrial Automation

    --  Development and Testing of Electric Drive for Industrial Applications
    --  MicroGrid applications
    --  Real-Time Power Distribution Network Simulation
    --  Real-Time Simulation in Robotics applications

In addition, Real-Time 2010 is expanding to include a series of Technology Tutorials designed to educate attendees on what is new in the state-of-the-art of Real-Time Simulation, how it builds on existing Real-Time Simulation environments and how it will address existing challenges or improve the quality and efficient use of Opal-RT Simulators.

In addition to Technology Tutorials led by members of Opal-RT's R&D Engineers, experienced users of Opal-RT products are invited to suggest Tutorial topics and get involved in educating their fellow engineers and researchers.

Contact the Real-Time 2010 organizing committee today (realtime@opal-rt.com) to discuss how to submit a Tutorial subject for consideration as part of the Real-Time 2010 Conference Program.

Summary of Real Time 2010 Important Dates

    Paper Submission Website Opens:                NOW
    Abstracts Due Date:                            March 31, 2010
    Author Notification:                           Monday April 12, 2010
    Deadline for Submission of Final
     Manuscripts and Presentations:                Monday May 3, 2010

About Opal-RT Technologies Inc.

Founded in 1997, Opal-RT is the leading developer of open Real-Time Digital Simulators and hardware-in-the-loop testing systems for electrical, power electronic and electro-mechanical systems. Opal-RT's unique approach integrates parallel, distributed computing with commercial-off-the-shelf technologies. Opal-RT's customers perform Rapid Control Prototyping, System Integration, and Hardware-in-the-Loop testing of electric drives, electronic controllers and power distribution networks used in manufacturing, electric train networks, and by electrical utilities. Companies using Opal-RT Simulators include ABB, BHEL, Denso, GE, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, GM and Toyota.

SOURCE Opal-RT Technologies Inc.