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Automated Simulation of Modelica Models with QSS Methods : The Discontinuous Case

François E. Cellier
Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Xenofon Floros
Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Federico Bergero
Laboratorio de Sistemas Dinámicos, FCEIA, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

Ernesto Kofman
Laboratorio de Sistemas Dinámicos, FCEIA, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina

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Published in: Proceedings of the 8th International Modelica Conference; March 20th-22nd; Technical Univeristy; Dresden; Germany

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 63:73, p. 657-667

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Published: 2011-06-30

ISBN: 978-91-7393-096-3

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

This study describes the current implementation of an interface that automatically translates a discontinuous model described using the Modelica language into the Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) formalism. More specifically; the interface enables the automatic simulation of a Modelica model with discontinuities in the PowerDEVS environment; where the Quantized State Systems (QSS) integration methods are implemented. Providing DEVS-based simulation algorithms to Modelica users should extend significantly the tools that are currently available in order to efficiently simulate several classes of largescale real-world problems; e.g. systems with heavy discontinuities. In this work both the theoretical design and the implementation of the interface are discussed. Furthermore; simulation results are provided that demonstrate the correctness of the proposed implementation as well as the superior performance of QSS methods when simulating discontinuous systems.

Keywords

OpenModelica; DASSL; PowerDEVS; QSS; discontinuous systems

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