Joel Van Sickel

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301 total contributions since 2020

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Motor Control Design with MATLAB and Simulink
Most Motor control applications use Space Vector Modulation which is not sinusoidal but lets you operate as if your voltage was ...

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Problem with Simscape Onramp task 9
Hello Juan, can you provide insight into what is says is going wrong? There are 2 validation check marks that need to be pas...

11 days ago | 0

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How to move a 3-phase Fault block through the transmission line, using MATLAB script?
You typically would place it manually: https://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/sps/powersys/ref/threephasefault.html#:~:text=The%...

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Help with Lithium ion battery Modelling using simscape and generating the codes
Hello Folarin, please start here as a reference: https://www.mathworks.com/solutions/power-electronics-control/battery-manageme...

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Simscape Error ; The following Inductors are connected together
You can place a large resistor between the two inductors and connect it to ground. Start with 1e6 ohms. Regards, Joel

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Matlab in Windows Server 2019 Using remote desktop services (RDS)
Hello Marcio, you can remote desktop into a computer and use matlab on that computer as long as you have a license that will wo...

25 days ago | 0

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Air Core Transformation Block in Simulink or Simulink
Hello, you can start by learning about simscape here: https://www.mathworks.com/learn/tutorials/simscape-onramp.html Then, you...

25 days ago | 0

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Fuel Cell Stack to DC-DC converter error
Hello, the main issue is the parameterization of the dc-dc power supply. You can see by the error messages what the specific i...

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implement a .slxp file into a Simulink project
Hello Rederico, you should be able to navigate to the file in your project and right click it and add it to the project that wa...

3 months ago | 0

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how can i implement discrete s transform for harmonic analysis?
This answer is part of a Matlab Answers cleanup effort: Please see this doc page: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/fft...

3 months ago | 0

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Protecting a subsystem in simulink
Hello Ashwini, please use this page as a reference. If part of it doesn't work, please share the specific error message to get...

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installing NI VISA driver
Please go here: https://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/ni-visa-keysight-visa-tekvisa.html You can also install the drivers ...

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How to interact phasor with a discrete system ?
Hello Rishard, is the discrete model also a Specialized Power System model? If you want to have a phasor model, and a discrete...

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How to perform fuzzy modeling of field effect diode in MATLAB Simodink
Hello Mehdi, in general, I use physics based approaches for modelling a diode as it is more computational efficient and actuall...

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How do I generate pulses from the block PWM Generator to operate the switches if they are more than four?
Hello Salah, you need to determine the appropriate duty cycle for each of your half bridges. I see 4 half bridges. So you nee...

4 months ago | 0

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Error "Derived parameter initialization for Vbe_sat failed to converge"
Hello Ander, the issue is that RC and RE need to be lower to calculate a realistic Vbe-sat. I believe it needs to be lower tha...

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Variable resistor with Tustin solver
Hello, I think the interpolation function is incompatible with the variable resistor. I'll submit a bug report and see what I ...

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P, PI, PID Implementation in two-op-Amps
hello Steven, there are two pieces. 1st, you need to write your PID controller in form A(Bs+1)(Cs+1)/s. This gives you A = R1...

4 months ago | 0

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Longitudinal differential protection of synchronous generators in mathlab
Hello Yuri, you will want to start by learning to use simscape, and then simscape electrical. Landing page: https://www.math...

4 months ago | 0

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How can I create a new column vector to store dates?
Hello Salman, you can use datetime for this: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/represent-date-and-times-in-MATL...

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Assign Slider Value Changing to a vector element in App Designer
Hello Giovanni, do you mean to multiply u_fs = Kfinv*f(changingValue)? right now it is Kfinv*f, where f is [100x1]. that mean...

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transformer output amplitude increasing oscillations
In addition to adding snubber resistors, you can reduce your time step or increase your tolerance. Maksure sure you are using t...

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problems connecting a Voltage Measurement Block to parallel RLC branch circuit.
I'm sorry this answer comes too late to be useful: It sounds like the first issue is a UI bug preventing connection of lines th...

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Is the abc_to_dq0 Transformation correctly defined in SimPowerSystems?
It is correct, howerver, there are mutliple standards for reference frames which can cause confusion. (such as a 90 degree offse...

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Problem with Matlab example model in SimPowerSys - Performance of Three PSS for Interarea Oscillations
I ran this model with changes and saw no oscillations. Please include example files of problems when you want help debugging.

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battery electrical model on simulink
This is being answerd as part of a Simscape Electrical Matlab Answers cleanup. I apologize for this being too late to be useful...

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How to obtain the magnetization currents of a transformer in Simulink ?
If you are specifically looking for magentization, a simple transformer block will not capture the dynamics to the level of deta...

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While attempting to run a simulink file with simpower systems components, MATLAB throws the following error. Kindly help me out of this. I am running MATLAB R2009a
This type of error would require an example model to be included.

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Simulink model for buck-boost cascaded inverter
This is part of a Matlab Answers Simscape Electrical cleanup effort: This can be done in simscape electrical or specialized pow...

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is the black vertical bar bus bar?
It can also be a power measurement block that was filled black and made small to look like that.

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