Real-Time Digital Simulator (RTDS)

Entity

RTDS Technologies builds real-time digital simulators for power system testing and research.

Sector: power-electronics
HQ: US
Stories: 2 on MGRID.org

Stories about Real-Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) (2)

Grid-Forming Solid-State Transformers and the Virtual Synchronous

May 7, 2026 · Power Electronics

4 sources Grid-forming SSTs using virtual synchronous machine control provide inertia and voltage support that grid-following inverters lack -- now required by emerging grid codes.
PSCAD, RTDS, and MATLAB Simulink: The Simulation Tools Behind Every Commercial Solid-State Transformer Product

May 3, 2026 · Power Electronics

4 sources Three dominant simulation tools: PSCAD/EMTDC (EMT), RTDS (real-time hardware-in-loop), MATLAB Simulink (control algorithms). PSCAD model deliverables required in most utility distribution-class SST procurement RFPs