Case Study: Electrodynamics Associates achieves high-performance 200 kW, 62,000 RPM military generator control with MathWorks

Electrodynamics Associates Designs High-Performance Generator Controller for the Military

Electrodynamics Associates, a designer and manufacturer of electric motors, generators, and controllers, needed to deliver a 200 kW generator that runs at 62,000 RPM for a military airborne application while meeting strict performance and avionic-safety specs. The project required controlling complex rotating-frame electromechanical dynamics, monitoring many machine parameters from a portable system, and avoiding slow, inflexible hardware-prototype cycles—so the company turned to MathWorks tools such as MATLAB and Simulink to accelerate design and validation.

Using MathWorks products (MATLAB, Simulink, Simulink Coder, Simulink Real-Time and Embedded Coder), Electrodynamics Associates modeled the machine and power electronics, simulated performance, generated production C code, and performed real-time tuning and testing on PC/DSP targets. The MathWorks-based workflow eliminated costly hardware prototypes, met project deadlines with automatically generated code, enabled delivery of the real-time system and models to the customer, and cut future development time—reusing models saved an estimated 80–100 hours on a follow-up 30 kW project—while achieving the required 200 kW/62,000 RPM performance.

Electrodynamics Associates

Jay Vaidya

President