TISC Suite Connects Simulation Tools

User Engine = … Refrigeration Cycle Passengers Compartment Redesign of models in one suitable program A BCoupling of different tools Why Use Tool-Coupling? TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August 20142

TISC-Center ControlClient Control-Server Control connection: Process management and control Control Layer ControlClient TISC-Client Simulation-Server Simulation connection: Data and synchronisation Simulation Layer Modelica SimulinkFlowmaster TISC-Client PC 1PC 2PC 3 TISC – Communication Structure TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August PC 1PC 2PC 3

Introduction of Simulation Layer TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August Server  Data exchange  Synchronization Clients  Interfaces integrate TISC into the simulation tools  Clients communicate with the server only Communication  Using TCP-sockets  Platform independent  Distributing simulation on multiple computers possible TISC-Client Simulation-Server Modelica SimulinkFlowmaster TISC-Client Simulation connection: Data and synchronisation Simulation Layer

Client 3 Client 1 Client 2 t 0 t 1 t 2 t 3 t 4 Clients calculate simultaneously. At the end of each time step the clients wait for each other to exchange data. TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August Introduction of Simulation Layer Synchronization

TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August Numerical Aspects of Coupling Transmitting time discrete values  Deviation  Handicapped reinitialization  Not differentiable  Delayed event detection Sender Receover Solution  Synchronization with different time intervals  Special handling of time series  Extrapolation Challenges Sender Receover Sender Receiver Sender Receiver

Current simulation time Received values Extrapolated values Newly received value Newly extrapolated value Polynomial Transition Numerical Aspects - Extrapolation TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August time [s] value

Introduction of Control Layer TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August Execution  Starting and stopping of simulation  Display and processing of status messages Configuration  Model selection  Parameterization Batch  Possibility to run batch simulations over night ControlClient Control-Server Control Layer ControlClient Control connection: Process management and control PC 1PC 2PC 3

developer simulation program model TIPS.mipx TISC-Center – Operating Process TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August tssx model levelsystem level TISC Simulation Setup (xml)  Simulation data file  Simulation configuration  Parameterization user Model Interface and Parameters (xml)  Model data file  Simulation program  Variables  Developer information

TISC Connection - Examples TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August TISC Connection block in Modelica TISC Connection Block For coupling simulation tools TISC Connection blocks are integrated into each model to exchange data with the simulation server.

TISC Connection - Examples TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August TISC Interface blocks in Simulink model TISCConnection

Master  With TISC it is possible to seamlessly integrate a number of different models designed with different applications into one single application.  In this example three different models are embedded into Matlab/Simulink using a master – slave configuration. Embedded TISC TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August 2014 Slave 12

Anything missing? We would be glad to develop further interfaces for you. TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August Our TISC Products Existing Interfaces TISC-Server and TISC-Center require interfaces to communicate with the simulation tools. Interfaces for the following simulation tools are available  Adams  Ansys  ASCET-MD  AVL CRUISE  CAN Gateway  CFX  DIAdem  Excel  Modelisar FMI  SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM  STAR-CD/STAR-CCM+  THESEUS-FE  Trnsys  VECTIS  WAVE  Flowmaster  Fluent  GT-Suite  INCA  KULI  LabVIEW  MATLAB/Simulink  Modelica

TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August Advantages at a Glance Effortless setup to realize co-simulation  Tool-coupling  Further use of existing models and tools possible  Expert knowledge in using specialized tools still applicable  Hassle-free exchanging of components possible  Setup distributed simulations  Using larger computing power  Cross-platform co-simulations possible  Central control using TISC-Center  Configuration, execution, postprocessing using one single application  Possibility to run batch simulations over night

References TISC / TLK-Thermo GmbH / / August