Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00477, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dinavahi, Venkata (University of Alberta), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : Electrical power systems are the largest man-made geographically distributed nonlinear structures that are_x000D_
composed of a variety of equipment such as generators, transformers, transmission lines, customer loads,_x000D_
spanning thousands of kilometers. Electromagnetic transient simulation (EMT) tools are used analyze and_x000D_
solve major operational and control problems in power systems. EMT simulation of large-scale power systems_x000D_
consumes so much computational power that parallel programming techniques are urgently needed in this area._x000D_
Currently available EMT simulation tools were designed to run on single-core CPUs, and therefore, cannot_x000D_
take advantage of the multi-core CPUs and many-core graphics processors (GPUs) to manage computational_x000D_
load. Massive-thread computing is one of the key developments that can increase the EMT computational_x000D_
capabilities substantially when the processing unit has enough hardware cores. The aim of this project is to_x000D_
develop a host of innovations towards implementing a parallel massive-thread EMT simulator for large-scale_x000D_
power systems on the GPU and multi-core CPU hardware architectures. The main features of this work is to_x000D_
design and build massive-thread models for various power system and power electronic components, finite_x000D_
element and finite difference time domain models, efficient numerical algorithms, advanced data analysis and_x000D_
visualization, and validation of the simulator._x000D_
The project results are expected to prove the feasibility of a functional parallel massive-thread EMT simulator_x000D_
that can achieve computational speed-up in large-scale system simulation while using very detailed system_x000D_
component models. The main beneficiary of this project will be Manitoba HVDC Research Centre (MHRC)_x000D_
which can integrate the developed innovations into their flagship EMT simulation tool PSCAD/EMTDC. The_x000D_
experienced team of highly qualified engineers trained in this project will contribute to the ongoing_x000D_
advancement of the EMT simulation technology and may prove to be valuable future employees for MHRC., program purpose french : Electrical power systems are the largest man-made geographically distributed nonlinear structures that are_x000D_
composed of a variety of equipment such as generators, transformers, transmission lines, customer loads,_x000D_
spanning thousands of kilometers. Electromagnetic transient simulation (EMT) tools are used analyze and_x000D_
solve major operational and control problems in power systems. EMT simulation of large-scale power systems_x000D_
consumes so much computational power that parallel programming techniques are urgently needed in this area._x000D_
Currently available EMT simulation tools were designed to run on single-core CPUs, and therefore, cannot_x000D_
take advantage of the multi-core CPUs and many-core graphics processors (GPUs) to manage computational_x000D_
load. Massive-thread computing is one of the key developments that can increase the EMT computational_x000D_
capabilities substantially when the processing unit has enough hardware cores. The aim of this project is to_x000D_
develop a host of innovations towards implementing a parallel massive-thread EMT simulator for large-scale_x000D_
power systems on the GPU and multi-core CPU hardware architectures. The main features of this work is to_x000D_
design and build massive-thread models for various power system and power electronic components, finite_x000D_
element and finite difference time domain models, efficient numerical algorithms, advanced data analysis and_x000D_
visualization, and validation of the simulator._x000D_
The project results are expected to prove the feasibility of a functional parallel massive-thread EMT simulator_x000D_
that can achieve computational speed-up in large-scale system simulation while using very detailed system_x000D_
component models. The main beneficiary of this project will be Manitoba HVDC Research Centre (MHRC)_x000D_
which can integrate the developed innovations into their flagship EMT simulation tool PSCAD/EMTDC. The_x000D_
experienced team of highly qualified engineers trained in this project will contribute to the ongoing_x000D_
advancement of the EMT simulation technology and may prove to be valuable future employees for MHRC., agreement title english : Next generation electromagnetic transient simulation tool for large-scale power systems with detailed equipment models, agreement title french : Next generation electromagnetic transient simulation tool for large-scale power systems with detailed equipment models, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 366068.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2021-2022)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2021-2022)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada