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---
title: Modelica Newsletter 2015-1
description: "Newsletter #1 of 2015 (News from Modelica Association, from Modelica related projects and from Modelica tool vendors"
layout: default
---
<div class="" id="parent-fieldname-text">
<div style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -moz-box-shadow: 5px 3px 3px black; padding: 15px; margin: 15px; border-color: #bbbbbb; max-width: 100%; border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px">
<h3 style="border-bottom: 1px solid red;">Table of Contents</h3>
<ul id="tocitems">
<li><a href="#letter"><i>Letter from the Board</i></a></li>
<li><i>Modelica Association News</i></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="#item382">11th International Modelica Conference, Versailles, September 21-23, 2015</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item336">FMI User Meeting at the Modelica Conference 2015</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item353">Hansjürg Wiesmann 1940 - 2015</a>
</li>
</ul>
<li><i>Educational News</i></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="#item352">Modelica Book in Chinese</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item378">Introductory Modelica Book in Japanese</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item380">Introductory Modelica Book in Spanish</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item385">Introductory Modelica Book in Chinese</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item379">Systems Engineering Course with Modelica and OpenModelica</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item387">Dymola and Modelica Training Courses from Claytex</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item341">Certified Dymola, Modelica and FMI Courses for Professionals</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item347">Training Courses for Modelica and TIL</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item364">Training Courses for Modelica and Dymola</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item377">Call for Presentations OpenModelica/MODPROD Workshops Feb. 2016</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item355">EOOLT'2016</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item392">North America Modelica Users' Group Conference 2015</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item373">ITI Symposium 2015</a>
</li>
</ul>
<li><i>Library News</i></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="#item342">New Fuel System Library</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item343">New Environmental Control Library</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item345">New version of the Wolfram ModelPlug library</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item346">Wolfram OPC Classic Library Released</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item354">HumanComfort Library 2.0 - Now also with CFD package</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item356">ClaRa Library 1.0 - Perfect power station operation</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item357">Hydraulics Library 4.3 - ThermoHydraulic capabilities</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item358">Heat Exchanger Library 1.4 - Plate heat exchangers and condensers with receivers</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item359">Pneumatics Library 1.8 - Custom valves and pressure models</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item360">Vehicle Dynamics Library 2.2 - Improved ground interaction</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item361">Air Conditioning Library 1.11 - Improved numerics for zeroflow</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item365">Modelica_DeviceDrivers Library 1.4.0 - New Features and Improved Compatibility</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item367">HVAC Library 2.0 - Now with many air conditioning models</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item376">Buildings Library 2.1 - adds electrical systems, demand response and FMU support</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item383">Flight Control System Library</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item384">Aircraft Landing Gear Library</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item386">Modelica Library Updates</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item390">Aircraft Hydraulic System Library</a>
</li>
</ul>
<li><i>Vendor News</i></li>
<ul>
<li><a href="#item362">ESI-Group Releases ESI-Xplorer</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item363">Virtual Prototyping with VPS and Modelica</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item366">dSPACE TargetLink Supports FMI 2.0 Exports</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item337">LMS Imagine.Lab Amesim™ 14.1; Released</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item338">New Product from Maplesoft Offers Easy Web Deployment of MapleSim Simulations</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item339">Maplesoft Presentations and Tutorial at the Modelica Conference</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item340"> OpenModelica 1.9.3 Release</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item344">Wolfram SystemModeler 4.1 Released</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item348">FMI Toolbox for MATLAB®/Simulink® version 2.1</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item349">FMI Add-In for Excel version 1.3.5</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item350">PyFMI 2.2</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item351">JModelica.org 1.16b1 released</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item368">Dymola 2016</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item369">FMI Support in Dymola</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item370">Dassault Systèmes acquires Modelon GmbH</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item371">TLK DaVE - New version 1.5.0 released</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item374"> Enhanced OpenModelica Interactive Notebook</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item375">LMS Imagine.Lab Amesim™ further extends its FMI support</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item381">Modelon Deutschland at your service</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item388">FMI Blockset extended to support additional tools</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item372">11th Modelica Conference - ITI will be front and center</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#item391">XenGen: Web-Based Deployment of FMI Models</a>
</li>
</ul>
</ul>
</div>
<p> </p>
<div>
<h2><a name="letter">Letter from the Board</a></h2>
<p> </p>
<p>
Dear Modelica and FMI interested,
</p>
<p>
<b>11th International Modelica Conference</b>: This conference, about Modelica and FMI, will take place on Sept. 21-23, 2015 near Paris.
More than <em>400 participants</em> have already registered. For more details, <a href="#item382">see the conference newsletter article</a>.
</p>
<p>
<b>Modelica Success Story</b>: In the June 2015 issue of ITEA Magazine, an article was published entitled <a href="https://itea3.org/publication/download/itea-magazine-june-2015-21.pdf" target="_blank">ITEA Success Story Modelica</a> (pages 12-15). In this article the ITEA organization reports about the successful ITEA research projects in which Modelica and FMI have been further developed and introduced in industry.
</p>
<p>
<b>Modelica Standard Library</b>: A maintenance release was published on July 30, 2015 (Version 3.2.1 Build 3; for details see the
<a href="https://trac.modelica.org/Modelica/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=closed&status=new&status=reopened&milestone=MSL3.2.1%2Bbuild.3&group=component&max=200&col=id&col=summary&col=milestone&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=id" target="_blank">trac tickets</a>).
</p>
<p><b>FMI</b>:</p>
<ul>
<li>The FMI project members discussed rules for how to develop and release new FMI versions. On April 2015 the FMI Steering Committee accepted and published the <a href="https://svn.fmi-standard.org/fmi/branches/public/docs/DevProcess/FMI_DevelopmentProcess_1.0.pdf" target="_blank">FMI Development Process</a> document
and <a href="https://fmi-standard.org/development" target="_blank">templates for FCPs</a> (= FMI Change Proposals). In the meantime several working groups have been started to work on FMI enhancements according to this process.
</li>
<li>
All FCP contributors have to sign a CCLA (Corporate Contributor License Agreement). The CCLA text was initially proposed by IBM and is currently in a (nearly finished) negotiation phase between lawyers from several companies.
</li>
<li>
FMI logos for different purposes have been developed by a paid contract from a French company. The FMI group has already gotten the final design of the logos (in vector and bitmap graphics) and will make them publicly available once some final contractual details are fixed.
</li>
<li>
There are already more as <i>20 tools</i> that support <i>FMI 2.0</i>, the newest version of the FMI standard released in 2014 (for details see the <a href="https://fmi-standard.org/tools_FMI_2.0" target="_blank">Tools page</a> with filter "FMI_20").
</li>
<li>
The project leader, Torsten Blochwitz (ITI), will give an overview on the status of the FMI group in the <a href="#item336">FMI User Meeting</a> in the tutorial session of the Modelica conference.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
<b>Modelica</b>: The project members used the FMI Development Process as a starting point and adapted it to the needs for the Modelica Language Development.
On June 2015 the <a href="https://svn.modelica.org/projects/MCP/public/ModelicaSpecification_DevelopmentProcess.pdf" target="_blank">Modelica Specification Development Process</a> was released together with <a href="https://svn.modelica.org/projects/MCP/public" target="_blank">MCP (Modelica Change Proposal) templates</a>. The Modelica web master already introduced a new component "--MCP--" and new milestones <em>MCP-XXX</em> into the <a href="https://trac.modelica.org/Modelica/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&milestone=MCP-1-InDevelopment&group=component&max=200&col=id&col=summary&col=milestone&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=id" target="_blank">trac system</a>. There are currently 18 MCP proposals in the <em>InDevelopment</em> phase.
</p>
<p>
<b>SSP</b>: (System Structure and Parameterization of Components for Virtual System Design): The SSP project started in 2014 and its members are very actively working on a new standard to describe the exchange of one or more connected FMUs with different parameter sets. The project leader, Jochen Köhler (ZF), will give a short overview on the status in the <a href="#item336">FMI User Meeting</a> in the tutorial session of the Modelica conference.
</p>
<p>
If you have interesting news for the Modelica and FMI community, please contact the newsletter editor (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Michael Tiller</a>) for information on how to submit newsletter articles for possible inclusion in the next newsletter. The deadline for articles for the next newsletter is February 15, 2016.
</p>
<p>
Martin Otter on Sept. 4, 2015 <br>
(Chairman of the Modelica Association)
</p>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<br>
<div>
<br>
<h1>Modelica Association News</h1>
<br>
<h2><a name="item382">11th International Modelica Conference, Versailles, September 21-23, 2015</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/Moddelica2015_Apollo_cropped.png" alt="11th International Modelica Conference, Versailles, September 21-23, 2015">
<p>Welcome to the 11th International Modelica Conference which takes place at Palais des Congrès de Versailles, Versailles, France, September 21-23, 2015. The conference is organized by Dassault Systèmes and Linköping University in cooperation with Modelica Association. </p>
<p>The program is now available <a href="https://www.modelica.org/events/modelica2015/ModelicaConferenceProgram2015.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.
There will be 101 paper presentations, 7 tutorials, 15 vendor presentations and 20 exhibitors. Keynote speeches will be given by Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, UC Berkeley, USA and Dr. Albert Benveniste, INRIA, France. </p>
<p><b>Welcome to Versailles</b></p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Hilding Elmqvist
(<a href="http://www.dymola.com/" target="_blank">Dassault Systèmes AB, Lund</a>)
and Peter Fritzson
(<a href="http://www.ida.liu.se/~pelab" target="_blank">Linköping University</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item336">FMI User Meeting at the Modelica Conference 2015</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/fmi_user_meeting_1.png" alt="FMI User Meeting at the Modelica Conference 2015">
<p>
The FMI Project will organize an "FMI User Meeting" within the tutorial/workshop session on the first day of the <a href="https://www.modelica.org/events/modelica2015/" target="_blank">Modelica Conference 2015</a> as a complement to the scientific track(s) on FMI. The intention is to increase the interaction between FMI users in different companies / institutions and the Modelica Association Project FMI.
</p>
<p>
In the first part, an overview of the FMI ecosystem will be given by the FMI Project leader. The working modus of the FMI Project and the new development process will be presented including FMI Change Proposals and supporting tools. The current status of the FMI standard and current developments will be summarized.
</p>
<p>
In the second part, FMI users will present how FMI is currently used for model interchange between different companies or different departments resp. engineering domains within one company, enabling collaborative model-based systems engineering. Users are encouraged to relate their experience with FMI to influence future developments.
</p>
<p>
For the agenda, have a look at the description of the tutorial/workshop no.5 at the <a href="https://www.modelica.org/events/modelica2015/program-content#tutorials" target="_blank">conference program</a>.
</p>
<p>
In order to attend, please register for the Modelica Conference, and select the FMI User Meeting as your tutorial/workshop for the first day (21.9.2015, 13:00-16:30 hours).
</p>
<p>Contact: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Christian Bertsch
(<a href="http://www.bosch.com/" target="_blank">Robert Bosch GmbH</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item353">Hansjürg Wiesmann 1940 - 2015</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<p>
Hansjürg Wiesmann, 74, of Seegräben, Switzerland, passed away on August 22, 2015, as a result of a long struggle with a serious illness. We grieve the death of our beloved friend and Modelica Association member. Hansjürg was Senior Scientist at the ABB Research Center Baden, Switzerland during his professional career. Also after his retirement he made valuable contributions to Modelica. His research topics included Theoretical Physics, Electrical Engineering, Dielectrics, and modelling of complex systems, for which he took part in the Modelica initiative since 1996. Hansjürg made many considerable contributions to the Modelica community such as the Modelica <a href="https://github.com/modelica-3rdparty/SPOT" target="_blank">SPOT</a> library for electric power systems which in turn is the basis of the <a href="https://github.com/modelica/PowerSystems" target="_blank">PowerSystems</a> and the <a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/electric-power-library/" target="_blank">Electric Power Systems</a> library. He also authored and co-authored numerous scientific Modelica papers. Hansjürg was an outstanding scientist, and also a loyal and reliable person, whose calm spirit and integrity were prized within our Modelica community. His contributions to a good discussion culture at the Modelica design meetings will be missed by all of us. He is an inspiration to us and future generations of engineers.
</p>
<p>
We will miss him terribly and extend our condolences to his family.
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Bernhard Bachmann
(<a href="http://www.fh-bielefeld.de/en" target="_blank">Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences</a>)
and Hubertus Tummescheit
(<a href="http://www.modelon.se/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
and Rüdiger Franke
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
</div>
<div>
<br>
<h1>Educational News</h1>
<br>
<h2><a name="item352">Modelica Book in Chinese</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/ModelicaByExample_360_1.png" alt="Modelica Book in Chinese">
<p>
The book <a href="http://book.xogeny.com/" target="_blank">Modelica by Example</a> by <a href="http://www.xogeny.com/about/" target="_blank">Dr. Michael Tiller</a> is now available in <a href="http://book.xogeny.com/cn" target="_blank">Chinese</a>. The book, originally conceived as a project on Kickstarter, is published under a Creative Commons license that encourages translations into other languages.</p>
<p>
This translation was an open collaboration between <a href="https://de.linkedin.com/in/xiedongping" target="_blank">Dongping Xie</a>
(chapter 2, 4-9) and
<a href="http://www.globalcrown.com.cn/index_en.asp" target="_blank">Global Crown Technology</a>
(front matters, chapter 1 and 3). This translation process was facilitated by the <a href="https://github.com/xogeny/ModelicaBook/blob/master/LICENSE.md" target="_blank">liberal licensing of the book</a> and the availability of <a href="https://github.com/xogeny/Modelicabook" target="_blank">the book's source on GitHub</a>. To date, the book has benefited from 134 contributions via "pull requests" including those submitted as part of this translation.
</p>
<p>This is the first complete translation of "Modelica by Example". We hope our efforts can serve as a model to others hoping to create translations to other languages. We have compiled <a href="https://github.com/xogeny/ModelicaBook/blob/master/TRANSLATION.md" target="_blank">the translation procedures used</a> for others who wish to contribute.</p>
<p>
The HTML version of the Chinese translation is hosted at
<a href="http://book.xogeny.com/cn" target="_blank">http://book.xogeny.com/cn</a>.
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Dongping Xie
and Michael Tiller
(<a href="http://www.xogeny.com/" target="_blank">Xogeny</a>)
and Lionel Belmon
(<a href="http://globalcrown.com.cn/" target="_blank">Global Crown Technology</a>)
</i></p>
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<h2><a name="item378">Introductory Modelica Book in Japanese</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/Japanese-Modelicabook-cover-311x400.png" alt="Introductory Modelica Book in Japanese">
<p>
The introductory book “Introduction to Modeling and Simulation of Technical and Physical Systems” by Peter Fritzson has
been slightly updated and translated to Japanese by Tomohide Hirono, reviewed by Akira Ohata, and published
by TechShare through the efforts of Takaaki Shigemitsu.
</p><p>
It is aimed at teaching Modelica modeling and simulation to beginners, or in courses where there is only limited time for
an introduction to Modelica.
</p><p>
The book provides downloadable exercises
available <a href="https://www.openmodelica.org/research/booksproceedings" target="_blank">here</a>, and uses the Modelica language
standard version 3.1.
</p><p>
The translated book has been published and is available at Amazon Japan.
</p><p>
Please visit: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp" target="_blank">www.amazon.co.jp</a>
and search for 978-4906864058.
</p><p><i>
This article is provided by
Peter Fritzson
(<a href="http://www.ida.liu.se/~pelab" target="_blank">Linköping University</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item380">Introductory Modelica Book in Spanish</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/cover-page_spanish_v1_276x400.png" alt="Introductory Modelica Book in Spanish">
<p>
The introductory book “Introduction to Modeling and Simulation of Technical and Physical Systems” by Peter Fritzson,
copyright (English version) by Wiley-IEEE Press, has been slightly updated by Peter Fritzson and translated to Spanish.
The translation of a previous version of this book was done by Sebastián Dormido, Madrid, Spain.
José Luis Villa at
Technical University of Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia, translated the updated parts and updated the current
version, including the new appendix.
</p><p>
It is aimed at teaching Modelica modeling and simulation to beginners, or in courses where there is only limited time for
an introduction to Modelica.
</p><p>
The translated book is downloadable at the end of September 2015 from
<a href="https://www.openmodelica.org/research/booksproceedings" target="_blank">here</a> including downloadable exercises, and uses the
Modelica language standard
version 3.1.
</p><p>
</p><p><i>
This article is provided by
Peter Fritzson
(<a href="http://www.ida.liu.se/~pelab" target="_blank">Linköping University</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item385">Introductory Modelica Book in Chinese</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/cover-264x400.png" alt="Introductory Modelica Book in Chinese">
<p>
The introductory book “Introduction to Modeling and Simulation of Technical and Physical Systems” by Peter Fritzson has
been translated to Chinese by Fanli Zhou and Liping Chen, and published
by <a href="http://www.sciencep.com/" target="_blank">Science Press</a> in China.
<a href="http://www.tongyuan.cc" target="_blank">Suzhou Tongyuan</a> organized the translation work.
</p><p>
It is aimed at teaching Modelica modeling and simulation to beginners, or in courses where there is only limited time for
an introduction to Modelica.
</p><p>
The book provides downloadable exercises
available <a href="https://www.openmodelica.org/research/booksproceedings" target="_blank">here</a>, and uses the Modelica language
standard version 3.1.
</p><p>
The translated book will be available in print in November 2015 from <a href="http://www.sciencep.com/" target="_blank">Science Press</a>.
</p><p><i>
This article is provided by
Peter Fritzson
(<a href="http://www.ida.liu.se/~pelab" target="_blank">Linköping University</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item379">Systems Engineering Course with Modelica and OpenModelica</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/hybrid-vehicle-schematics-400x233.png" alt="Systems Engineering Course with Modelica and OpenModelica">
<p>
This is an introductory course in systems engineering with emphasis on model-based systems development, design, and
analysis using tools. The course include general methods which are useful within a range of system engineering domains,
e.g., computer science, software engineering, machine design, electrical engineering, vehicular systems, aerospace
applications, transport systems, project management, sustainability life cycle design and analysis, maintenance.
After the course, students should be able to:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Describe how products and services from different technical areas can be integrated into a system.
</li>
<li>
Describe basic concepts in Systems Engineering.
</li>
<li>
Specify and analyze system requirements.
</li>
<li>
Design and model a system architecture.
</li>
<li>
Use modeling languages such as Modelica and/or SysML to describe a small system.
</li>
<li>
Model, analyze, simulate, and optimize a system.
</li>
<li>
Plan implementation of a system.
</li>
<li>
Validate a system.
</li>
<li>
Perform environmental and lifecycle design and management of a system.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
<b>Case Study with a Hybrid Electric Vehicle</b>
</p><p>
The course contains a case study with the design of a plug-in charging hybrid electric vehicle. This includes system
analysis, design, modeling and simulation, requirement formalization and verification, choice of components, optimization
to minimize CO2 emissions, life-cycle analysis, etc.
</p><p>
The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle model has the schematic connection diagram shown to the right.
</p><p>
A model library in Modelica with model components relevant for hybrid electric cars will be made available. Tool support
for modeling, simulation, requirement formalization, requirement verification, optimization, etc. will be available using
OpenModelica.
</p><p>
<b>Course Literature and other Information</b>
</p><p>
Selected parts of these books as well as some articles
</p>
<p>
</p><ul>
<li>
Dickerson, Charles, and Dimitri N. Mavris. Architecture and Principles of Systems Engineering. Auerbach Publications. 2010.
</li>
<li>
Peter Fritzson. Principles of Object-Oriented Modeling and Simulation with Modelica 3.3. Wiley-IEEE Press, 2015.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
Where: Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
</p><p>
When: October 19 - October 30, 2015
</p><p>
More info and detailed schedule: <a href="http://www.ida.liu.se/~petfr/ModelBased-SystemsEngineering.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.
</p><p>
Teachers:
Peter Fritzson, Kristian Sandahl, Ola Leifler, Lars Eriksson, Lena Buffoni,
Tomohiko Sakao, Petter Krus, Bernhard Thiele, Erik Herzog
</p>
If you are interested to attend the course, send an email with your contact details and
affiliation to: [email protected] with cc to: [email protected]. A limited number of places
are available.
<p>
</p><p><i>
This article is provided by
Peter Fritzson
(<a href="http://www.ida.liu.se/~pelab" target="_blank">Linköping University</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item387">Dymola and Modelica Training Courses from Claytex</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/training_epp_1.png" alt="Dymola and Modelica Training Courses from Claytex">
<p>Claytex can provide training for complete novices or experienced users. We’ll help you get more from your use of Dymola and Modelica – whether that means doing more or doing more in a shorter timescale. Claytex can offer a wide range of Dymola training and Modelica training courses including the standard courses described below. If you have specific requirements, we’re happy to create a bespoke training programme for you and your engineers.</p>
<p>As a Dassault Systèmes Certified Education Partner, we are uniquely positioned to help develop expertise on the latest Systems Engineering Solutions by providing certified instructor led classroom training. </p>
<p>The next scheduled public course for Dymola and Modelica will be held at our offices in Leamington Spa on the 6-8 October. To get more information and register your interest in any of these courses or to discuss scheduling a bespoke training course to meet your own needs or organisations requirements please contact [email protected].</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Mike Dempsey
(<a href="http://www.claytex.com/" target="_blank">Claytex Services Limited</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item341">Certified Dymola, Modelica and FMI Courses for Professionals</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/Dymola-ModelicaCertifiedTraining_1.png" alt="Certified Dymola, Modelica and FMI Courses for Professionals">
<p>
Modelon offers certified Dymola and Modelica training for both new and experienced professional users in industry and academia. We have scheduled courses in Europe, USA and Japan, and give courses world-wide and on-site on demand. Join our professional courses on Modelica, FMI and physical modeling.
</p>
<ul>
<li>September 7-11, 2015, Tokyo, Japan: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/dymola-introduction-course/" target="_blank">Dymola Introduction Course</a></li>
<li>September 21-25, 2015, Gothenburg, Sweden: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/dymola-introduction-course/" target="_blank">Dymola Introduction Course</a></li>
<li>October 14, 2015, Lund, Sweden: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/fmi-introduction-course/" target="_blank">FMI Introduction Course</a></li>
<li>October 20-21, 2015, Lund, Sweden, <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/introduction-courses-modelica-libraries/hydraulics-library-introduction-course/" target="_blank">Hydraulics Library Course</a></li>
<li>October 21, 2015, Gothenburg , Sweden: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/fmi-introduction-course/" target="_blank">FMI Introduction Course</a></li>
<li>October 26-30, 2015, Munich, Germany: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/dymola-introduction-course/" target="_blank">Dymola Introduction Course</a></li>
<li>November 2-6, 2015, Ann Arbor, USA: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/dymola-introduction-course/" target="_blank">Dymola Introduction Course</a></li>
<li>November 23-27, 2015, Tokyo, Japan: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/dymola-introduction-course/" target="_blank">Dymola Introduction Course</a></li>
<li>November 23-27, 2015, Lund, Sweden: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/dymola-introduction-course/" target="_blank">Dymola Introduction Course</a></li>
<li>November 27, 2015, Lund, Sweden: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/thermo-fluid-modeling-course/" target="_blank">Thermo-Fluid Modeling Course</a></li>
<li>November 27, 2015, Lund, Sweden: <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/mechanics-modeling-course/" target="_blank">Mechanics Modeling Course</a></li>
</ul>
<p>
See our <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/schedule/" target="_blank">schedule</a> for additional events. See our <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/" target="_blank">full catalog</a> for a listing of all available courses, also for libraries and specific industry domains and applications. Please <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact us</a> for further information or <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/register/" target="_blank">register here</a>.
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Erik Åberg
(<a href="http://www.modelon.com/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item347">Training Courses for Modelica and TIL</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/MN_Training002_1.png" alt="Training Courses for Modelica and TIL">
<p>
TLK-Thermo offers two day Modelica training courses for learning basic and advanced object oriented modeling. The Modelica course is an introduction to the most important features of Modelica, including numerical aspects. With many practical exercises the participants will learn how to design and implement Modelica libraries (not only within thermal science).
</p>
<p>
Furthermore, we are offering a one day course for thermal system modeling with the Modelica library TIL. The training course is directed towards simulation and modeling specialists with basic knowledge of the Modelica programming language. It can be seen as an advanced course to the basic Modelica training.
</p>
<p>Upcoming courses:</p>
<ul>
<li>Modelica training: <b>September 29<sup>th</sup> - 30<sup>th</sup>, 2015</b></li>
<li>Introduction to TIL: <b>October 1<sup>st</sup>, 2015</b></li>
</ul>
<p>For further Information see <a href="http://www.tlk-thermo.com/en/services/training.html" target="_blank">www.tlk-thermo.com</a></p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Matthias Kwak
(<a href="http://www.tlk-thermo.com/" target="_blank">TLK-Thermo GmbH</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item364">Training Courses for Modelica and Dymola</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/Training_LTXSimulation.png" alt="Training Courses for Modelica and Dymola">
<p>
LTX Simulation GmbH offers the following 2-day training classes for
Dymola and Modelica in German language at our office in Munich:
</p>
<p>
</p><ul>
<li><a href="http://www.ltx.de/download/Kurs_ModelicaDymola_LTXSimulation.pdf" target="_blank">Modeling and simulation with Modelica and Dymola</a>
(by Martin Otter, Chairman of the Modelica Association) on October 26-27, 2015.
</li><li><a href="http://www.ltx.de/download/Kurs_EinfuehrungDymolaModelica_LTXSimulation.pdf" target="_blank">Introduction to Dymola and Modelica</a>
on November 23-24, 2015.
</li></ul>
<p></p>
<p>
These training courses have been sucessfully delivered by <a href="http://www.bausch-gall.de/semi" target="_blank">BAUSCH-GALL GmbH</a> for many years. The offering has now been transferred to our new company LTX Simulation GmbH.
</p>
<p>
For more information, please contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. We also offer in-house classes in German or English. If you are interested in special topics for your training, please contact us or come visit our booth at the upcoming Modelica Conference!
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Leo Gall
(<a href="http://www.ltx.de/" target="_blank">LTX Simulation GmbH</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item377">Call for Presentations OpenModelica/MODPROD Workshops Feb. 2016</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/2015-OpenModelica-Annual-Rudiger-Franke-Keynote-400x312.png" alt="Call for Presentations OpenModelica/MODPROD Workshops Feb. 2016">
<p>Location: Linköping University, Sweden
</p>
<ul><p>
</p><li>
10th MODPROD Workshop on Model-Based Product Development, Feb 2-3, 2016</li>
<li>
8th OpenModelica Annual Workshop, Feb 1, 2016</li>
</ul><p></p>
<p>
Theme for this year: Open Source and Open Source Business Models
</p><p>
Half-day tutorials are given on several topics, e.g. including:
Introduction to Modelica and OpenModelica,
FMI and co-simulation,
Dynamic optimization, etc.
</p><p>
The workshops are concerned with, but not limited to, the following themes:</p>
<p>
<b>MODPROD workshop</b></p>
<p>
Cyber-physical system modeling.
Integrated hardware-software modeling.
Hardware modeling.
Software modeling.
Co-modeling, Co-simulation, FMI
Multi-body systems.
Multi-domain/Multi-physics, e.g. electrical-hydraulic.
Modelica-UML-SysML.
Modeling and simulation tools.
CAD modeling.
Design optimization and analysis.
Hardware in the loop simulation.
Real-time and embedded system modeling.
Electrical/hydraulics modeling.
</p>
<p>
<b>OpenModelica Annual Workshop</b></p>
<p>
Applications of OpenModelica.
Modelica Libraries with OpenModelica.
Industrial Use Cases.
OpenModelica in Teaching.
FMI and interoperability.
OpenModelica tool developments.
Solver issues in OpenModelica.
Meta modeling and hardware/software modeling.
Code generation in Openmodelica.
Parallel compilation and execution.
Model-based optimization.
</p>
<p>
<b>Submission</b>
</p><p>
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit draft presentations, small or large abstracts,
or full paper drafts for consideration
by the organizing committee. Publication at this event does not prevent future publication at scientific conferences. The
submission can be new or recently published work. The submission should be a .pdf file to be uploaded via Easychair
(<a href="http://www.easychair.org" target="_blank">www.easychair.org</a>) to OpenModelica 2016 or MODPROD 2016.
</p>
<p>
<b>Important Dates</b>
</p><p>
Submission deadline: November 15, 2014</p>
<p>
Acceptance notification: November 20, 2014
</p><p>
</p><p>
For more information, see <a href="http://www.openmodelica.org" target="_blank">www.openmodelica.org</a> and
<a href="http://www.modprod.liu.se" target="_blank">www.modprod.liu.se</a>.
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Peter Fritzson
(<a href="http://www.ida.liu.se/~pelab" target="_blank">Linköping University</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item355">EOOLT'2016</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/CastelloSmall2.png" alt="EOOLT'2016">
The 7th International Workshop on Equation-Based Object-Oriented Modeling Languages and Tools will take place in Milano, Italy within Spring 2016. Details, important dates and CfP will be published soon on the <a href="http://www.eoolt.org" target="_blank">EOOLT website </a>. For further information, simply ask
<ul>
<li> Francesco Casella, General Chair, francesco.casellapolimi.it
</li><li> Dirk Zimmer, Program Chair, dirk.zimmerdlr.de
</li></ul>
<h4> SCOPE: </h4>
<p>
The EOOLT workshop is the opportunity to present and discuss the ongoing development of equation-based, object-oriented languages and their corresponding tools. This refers to languages like Modelica but also includes other technologies such as SysML, VHDL-AMS, Simulink/ Simscape, COMSOL, etc.
</p>
<p>
Contributions focus on methodological aspects and describe new solutions for the design and use of equation-based languages. In addition to full contributions also shorter work-in-progress paper are welcome and offer an opportunity to discuss current approaches within the community.
</p>
<p>
Typical themes of the EOOLT workshop reach from language design over modeling aspects to simulation code:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Design aspects of equation-based languages and their formal semantics
</li><li>Relation to other languages such as functional reactive programming (FRP) or synchronous languages
</li><li>Verification, type systems, and early static checking
</li><li>Discrete-event and hybrid modeling
</li><li>Multi-resolution / multi-scale modeling using EOO languages.
</li><li>Model-driven development related to EOO languages.
</li><li>Equation-based in the frame of system engineering
</li><li>Reflection and meta-programming.
</li><li>Environments for modeling, simulation and debugging.
</li><li>Mathematical formalisms for simulation semantics
</li><li>Generation of simulation code for real-time systems, embedded system, multi-core platforms, distributed systems, etc.
</li><li>Tools for analyzing or optimizing equation-based models.
</li></ul>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Dirk Zimmer
(<a href="http://www.dlr.de/sr/en/" target="_blank">DLR-SR</a>)
and Francesco Casella
(Politecnico di Milano)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item392">North America Modelica Users' Group Conference 2015</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/uconn.png" alt="North America Modelica Users' Group Conference 2015">
<p>
The North America Modelica Users' Group is pleased to announce its third Users' Conference. Building on the success of last year's conference and the growing interest in the Modelica and Functional Mockup Interface (FMI) standards throughout the world, the 2015 North America Modelica Users' Conference will provide a face-to-face forum to get up to speed on the latest innovations, industrial applications and best practices for modeling and simulation. As with the previous conference, Modelica and FMI users will have the opportunity to share ideas, discuss issues specific to North American users and address modeling problems all without crossing the Atlantic!
</p>
<p>
This year's event will be held on <b>November 11th and 12th in Storr, Connecticut</b> and will be organized in conjunction with the International Conference on Complex Systems Engineering (ICCSE). More information about the North America Modelica Users' Group Conference event can be found on our <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/north-america-modelica-users-group-conference-2015-tickets-18074843343" target="_blank">registration page</a>.
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Michael Tiller
(<a href="http://www.xogeny.com/" target="_blank">Xogeny</a>)
and Hubertus Tummescheit
(<a href="http://www.modelon.se/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item373">ITI Symposium 2015</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/ITI_Symposium_Logo_E_Schrift_350px_1.png" alt="ITI Symposium 2015">
<p>
Preparations for the 18th ITI Symposium in November are well underway. During the 2 day SimulationX User Convention and the accompanying exhibition, more than 50 speakers from renowned companies including BMW, Brose, Daimler, Ford, Getrag, IAV, Johnson Electric, Knorr-Bremse, Nabtesco, Takraf, Vaillant, ZF and many more present in 15 sessions the latest developments and application examples from the digital world of system simulation.
Get more information and secure your conference ticket for the 18th ITI Symposium 2015 and register at <a href="http://symposium.itisim.com" target="_blank">symposium.itisim.com</a>.
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Manuela Joseph
(<a href="http://www.itisim.com/" target="_blank">ITI GmbH</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
</div>
<div>
<br>
<h1>Library News</h1>
<br>
<h2><a name="item342">New Fuel System Library</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/FSL_338_190_Name2.png" alt="New Fuel System Library">
<p>
Modelon is now publically releasing the Fuel System Library for the first time. Fuel System Library is a Modelica model library targeting the design and verification of fuel systems on civil and military aircraft. It is designed to analyze and verify the system behavior during various dynamic operating modes and flight conditions. Aircraft are characterized by large variations in acceleration and orientation. The Fuel System Library provides simulation results accounting for these effects on fuel-air mixtures and includes full support of bidirectional flow.
</p>
<p>
Fuel System Library is a suitable tool for system and component development and enables an assessment of system performance and transient characteristics. It has been developed internally at Modelon since a number of years together with a European airframer. Starting with version 3.1, it is now publically available. Modelon are now able to offer a package hardened through industrial program deployment out of the box.
</p>
<p>
The models have been designed to be efficient and numerically robust and can therefore handle large-scale complex systems. Component models include ejectors, pumps, tanks, valves, and pipes.
</p>
<p>
Benefits:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Flexible composition of user-defined system architectures for efficient model management,</li>
<li>Geometric models with arbitrary gravity and acceleration for accurate predictions throughout the entire flight envelope,</li>
<li>Real-time capable high performance models enabling Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) applications,</li>
<li>Full support for bidirectional flow for coverage of all operating conditions,</li>
<li>Efficient representation of air-fuel mixture properties enabling robust and fast simulation of large systems, and</li>
<li>Configurable model fidelity, such as switching on or off the thermal effects, for faster simulation and right complexity</li>
</ul>
<p>
For detailed information please visit <a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/fuel-system-library/" target="_blank">Fuel System Library</a> or contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Michael Sielemann
(<a href="http://www.modelon.com/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item343">New Environmental Control Library</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/ECL_338_190_Name2.png" alt="New Environmental Control Library">
<p>
Modelon is pleased to announce the public release of the Environmental Control Library, a Modelica model library for aircraft environmental control systems analysis and design. The library is designed to study energy consumption and thermal conditions that affect the level of comfort for passengers and crew. These performance aspects are driven by large variations in ambient conditions such as humidity and temperature. The models provided by Environmental Control Library account for these effects through first principles and fully support bidirectional flow.
</p>
<p>
Environmental Control Library is used in system and component development and assists in the assessment of system performance and transient characteristics. Since a number of years it has been developed by Modelon together with a European airframer. It is now publically available in version 3.1 and provides value hardened through industrial program deployment.
</p>
<p>
The library provides an efficient and numerically robust framework suitable for large-scale complex systems. Component models include heat exchangers, compressors, turbines, ejectors or jet pumps, water separator, valves, cabin, and pipes.
</p>
<p>
Benefits:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Flexible composition of user-defined system architectures for efficient model management</li>
<li>Real-time capable high performance models enabling Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) applications</li>
<li>Full support for bidirectional flow for analysis of all modes of operation on ground and in flight</li>
<li>Efficient representation of moist air enabling robust and fast simulation of large-scale systems</li>
<li>Online visualization of simulation results for intuitive understanding of the system behavior </li>
<li>Configurable model fidelity for faster simulation and right complexity level </li>
</ul>
<p>
For detailed information please visit <a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/environmental-control-library/" target="_blank">Environmental Control Library</a> or contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Michael Sielemann
(<a href="http://www.modelon.com/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item345">New version of the Wolfram ModelPlug library</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/Wolfram-ModelPlug-Inverted-Pendulum.png" alt="New version of the Wolfram ModelPlug library">
<p>
Version 1.1 of the Wolfram ModelPlug library is now available. The new version includes support for the Arduino Leonardo board. You can learn more about using the library by reading the blog post <a href="http://blog.wolfram.com/2014/11/07/using-arduinos-as-systemmodeler-components/" target="_blank">Using Arduinos as SystemModeler Components</a>.
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Jan Brugård
(<a href="http://www.wolframmathcore.com/" target="_blank">Wolfram MathCore</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item346">Wolfram OPC Classic Library Released</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/Wolfram-OPC-Classic-Library.png" alt="Wolfram OPC Classic Library Released">
<p>
The new <a href="http://www.wolfram.com/system-modeler/libraries/opc-classic/" opcclassic="OPCClassic" library="library" target="_blank"></a> is now available. OPCClassic is a Modelica library that allows you to link your simulation models to the real world by connecting to OPC servers. The library acts as an OPC client, enabling you to incorporate real, live data into your simulations. Learn more about the library in the <a href="http://blog.wolfram.com/2015/08/26/releasing-the-opcclassic-library/" target="_blank">Releasing the OPCClassic Library</a> blog.
</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Jan Brugård
(<a href="http://www.wolframmathcore.com/" target="_blank">Wolfram MathCore</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item354">HumanComfort Library 2.0 - Now also with CFD package</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/Picture_HCL2.png" alt="HumanComfort Library 2.0 - Now also with CFD package">
<p>The <a href="http://www.xrg-simulation.de/en/products/xrg-library/humancomfort" target="_blank">HumanComfort Library</a> is a Modelica library for modelling the thermal behaviour of buildings, as well as vehicle, ship and aircraft cabins. It allows simultaneous dynamic simulation of zones and air conditioning systems, as the new <b>HumanComfort Library 2.0</b> includes the addition of a <b>CFD-based</b> air model. Using view factors, an exact calculation of the thermal radiation between visible surfaces is supported. The new model uses the finite-volume method to subdivide the air volume, making it possible to reduce the number of required cells. The calculation is made on the basis of Navier-Stokes equations, which achieves conservation of momentum.</p>
<p>With simultaneous simulation of air-conditioned zones (e.g. in buildings and
vehicles) and the air-conditioning system, it is possible to draw up an analysis of the interactions between the system and the comfort in the zone. The effects of, for example, brief system failures can thus be examined in a cost-saving and time-efficient way.</p>
<p>The new CFD package has been verfied and validated successfully against multiple measurements (e.g., aircraft and automotive cabins). It will be released in HumanComfort Library 2.0 in November 2015. Please contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or your local Dymola distributor for more info.</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Stefan Wischhusen
(<a href="http://www.xrg-simulation.de/" target="_blank">XRG Simulation GmbH</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item356">ClaRa Library 1.0 - Perfect power station operation</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/Picture_ClaRa.png" alt="ClaRa Library 1.0 - Perfect power station operation">
<p><a href="http://www.tuhh.de" target="_blank">Hamburg University of Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.tlk-thermo.com/en.html" target="_blank">TLK-Thermo GmbH</a> and XRG Simulation GmbH proudly announce the successful release of a comprehensive Modelica library for conventional power plant simulation. The new <b>ClaRa</b> (Clausius Rankine) library 1.0 can be <b>downloaded for free</b> from <a href="http://www.claralib.com" target="_blank">www.claralib.com</a>. The development of the software was funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag.</p>
<p>Significant changes in world's energy markets come with new challenges for existing and new power plant projects. Conventional disposable units have to be more flexible to outbalance fluctuating energy input from the renewables. ClaRa is used for <b>real life applications</b> and consists of various component models with different level of detail. The library is shipped with the freely available and well elaborated TILMedia ClaRa which provides substance property data for four different media types: water/steam (table based and spline interpolated), flue gas (gas-vapor-ash mixture with eight substances), CO2 and a mixture of real fluids for application in CO2 separation processes. The library distinguishes itself by the following features:<br>
</p><ul>
<li>Various models for numerous power plant components like pumps, fans, turbines, heat exchangers, combustion chambers, electric motors, mills, valves, piping and fittings, storage tanks and flue gas cleaning</li>
<li>Transparent set of equations and variable naming</li>
<li>Robust and fast substance properties provided by the freely available <b>TILMedia ClaRa</b></li>
<li>Validation against literature data and measurement data of
existing plants</li>
<li>Initialization tool with basic stationary models</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p>Please contact us for more information: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Stefan Wischhusen
(<a href="http://www.xrg-simulation.de/" target="_blank">XRG Simulation GmbH</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item357">Hydraulics Library 4.3 - ThermoHydraulic capabilities</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/HL_338_190_Name_1.png" alt="Hydraulics Library 4.3 - ThermoHydraulic capabilities">
<p>
With the last releases of <a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/hydraulics-library/" target="_blank">Hydraulics Library </a> we introduce consolidated modeling capabilities in ThermoHydraulics, as well as improved documentation and tutorials.
</p>
<h4>Thermo Hydraulics</h4>
<p>
With the introduction of gas content ThermoHydraulics performance is now numerically more robust.
</p>
<p>
You will find that parameterizing using tables is now faster, since tables can be inserted directly in the media definition. It is easy to see the influence of thermodynamic effects since they can be switched off directly in the oil parameter-interface. This new feature also enables usage of ThermoHydraulics-fluids in isothermal applications. Compared to the previous tabular fluids, these fluids reduce simulation time with a factor of approximately five.
</p>
<p>Read Modelon's <a href="http://www.modelon.com/entry/hydraulics-library-41-adds-new-thermodynamic-effects/" target="_blank">blog article </a>to see an interesting application example on ThermoHydraulics!
</p>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
<p>The recent documentation improvements have been focused on enabling to find relevant information for experienced and new users. Both top level and component specific information have been reworked. The library comes with brand new tutorials for the Lines, Elements and Fluids sub-packages, assisting you with choices for your application. Additionally, you will find increased guidance for the parametrization and assumptions of components in the dialog boxes and documentation.</p>
<h4>Specialized courses</h4>
<p>Get a head start with the Hydraulics Library by attending our new specialized <a href="http://www.modelon.com/training/introduction-courses-modelica-libraries/hydraulics-library-introduction-course/" target="_blank">course</a>, designed for both beginners and power users. </p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Pieter Dermont
(<a href="http://www.modelon.com/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item358">Heat Exchanger Library 1.4 - Plate heat exchangers and condensers with receivers</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/HXL_338_190_Name_1.png" alt="Heat Exchanger Library 1.4 - Plate heat exchangers and condensers with receivers">
<p>The latest versions of <a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/heat-exchanger-library/" target="_blank">Heat Exchanger Library </a> add to the existing models for stackable flat tube heat exchangers, models for configurable plate heat exchangers and for condensers with in-built receiver.</p>
<h4>Plate heat exchangers</h4>
<p>All flow configurations can be captured in the plate heat exchanger model: different plate arrangements and overall relative flow direction. We have included two different plate geometries: plain and chevron, as well as corresponding heat transfer and pressure drop correlations. The modular nature of the models permits to conventiently add new geometries and correlations.</p>
<h4>Condenser with receiver</h4>
<p>The condenser with in-built receiver contains all functionalities of the flat tube heat exchangers – you can use it in stacks, with inhomogeneous flows and specify geometry specific correlations. You can configure it in various ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>Place the receiver after any pass </li>
<li>Initialize with enthalpy or predefined liquid level</li>
<li>Add dessicant to the receiver</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information check out this <a href="http://www.modelon.com/blog/articles/have-you-met-heat-exchanger-library-13/" target="_blank">blog article</a>!</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Pieter Dermont
(<a href="http://www.modelon.com/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item359">Pneumatics Library 1.8 - Custom valves and pressure models</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/PL_338_190_Name.png" alt="Pneumatics Library 1.8 - Custom valves and pressure models">
<p>The last release comes with a new sub-package, Pneumatics.Elements, an extended set of geometry based pressure drop models and a greater level of user convenience.</p>
<h4>Pneumatics Elements</h4>
<p>Based on technology from the sister product <a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/hydraulics-library/" target="_blank">Hydraulics library</a>, the library comes now with a new set of building blocks to customize valves. Using these building blocks, you can build upon one of the many existing valve models to design a valve that fits exactly your needs in terms of simulation performance and assumptions. Possibilities include: modeling the spool mass, varying flow area or volume of the chambers, and enabling leakage.</p>
<h4>Pressure drop models</h4>
<p>A comprehensive set of geometry based pressure drop models for minor and major pneumatic losses is now included. Pipes, different cross section based channels, and a wide choice of edges and curves are available.</p>
<h4>Improved user-friendliness</h4>
<p>Beginners and power-users alike will find their needs more rapidly thanks to:
</p><ul>
<li>Greatly improved dialog boxes </li>
<li>Better interfaces and templates</li>
<li>Fewer cylinder models but more customization options</li>
<li>Connectors which show whether your component contains a volume</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p>The application focus of the <a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/pneumatics-library/" target="_blank">Pneumatics Library</a> is on low pressure actuation systems in a variety of industries, including brakes and demolishion tools. </p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Pieter Dermont
(<a href="http://www.modelon.com/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item360">Vehicle Dynamics Library 2.2 - Improved ground interaction</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/VDL_338_190_Name_1.png" alt="Vehicle Dynamics Library 2.2 - Improved ground interaction">
<p>Recent developments in <a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/vehicle-dynamics-library/" target="_blank">Vehicle Dynamics Library</a> have been focused on improved ground interaction.</p>
<h4> OpenCRG® ground </h4>
<p>The OpenCRG® project provides open file formats and open source tools for the detailed description and evaluation of 3D road surfaces. OpenCRG® data sets are designed to describe very detailed patches of road surfaces making them suitable for a broad range of applications including e.g. tire and driving simulations. The OpenCRG® ground model supports both binary and textual OpenCRG® data files. </p>
<h4> Cornering ground </h4>
<p>This ground model allows modification of the ground surface position, orientation and curvature based on input signals. This ground model can be used in quasi-steady state simulations to evaluate chassis states at a particular straight line or cornering condition. The chassis velocity and curvature result in lateral, longitudinal and vertical accelerations being applied to the vehicle. This ground model is particularly useful in motorsports applications to evaluate chassis states at different points on the race track. </p>
<h4>New strut components</h4>
<p>New strut components with bushings have been introduced. These struts are mounted to the chassis and suspension with a bushing. The bushing components are replaceable, and one model has two sets of translational flanges where one can be parameterized to attach either inside or outside the mount bushings. This is useful when springs and dampers are co-located in the suspension but attached on different sides of the mount bushings.</p>
<h4> Planar contact </h4>
<p>A planar contact calculation filtering method has been added to the Generic contact calculation block. The planar filtering method calculates a center frame and contact frame based on a plane on the ground surface. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/vehicle-dynamics-library/" target="_blank">Vehicle Dynamics Library</a> provides architecture and contents for full vehicle dynamics. Applications cover optimization, offline simulation, driver simulators, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL). </p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Pieter Dermont
(<a href="http://www.modelon.com/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item361">Air Conditioning Library 1.11 - Improved numerics for zeroflow</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/ACL_338_190_Name.png" alt="Air Conditioning Library 1.11 - Improved numerics for zeroflow">
<p>The <a href="http://www.modelon.com/products/modelica-libraries/air-conditioning-library/" target="_blank">Air Conditioning Library</a> is Modelon's long-standing thermofluid modeling library. Its improvements for the last releases are concentrated along two axes : improved numerics for zero flow behaviour and user convenience.</p>
<p>
The newly added system component reassembles the controls to adjust your model for simulations with little or no mass flow. All settings are automatically propagated to your thermofluid components. In addition, the library's connectors have been upgraded to stream connectors, resulting in increased zero-flow performance. Settings include:
</p>
<ul>
<li>various differentiating schemes, </li>
<li>state selection,</li>
<li>event generation,</li>
<li>and the possibility to shut-off pressure loss models.</li>
</ul>
<p>The library's reviewed and extended documentation is intended for new users as well as power users. New users will be able to rapidly familiarize with the library. Power users are given an insight in modelling techniques.</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Pieter Dermont
(<a href="http://www.modelon.com/" target="_blank">Modelon</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item365">Modelica_DeviceDrivers Library 1.4.0 - New Features and Improved Compatibility</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/screenshot.png" alt="Modelica_DeviceDrivers Library 1.4.0 - New Features and Improved Compatibility">
<p>
The <a href="https://github.com/modelica/Modelica_DeviceDrivers" target="_blank">Modelica_DeviceDrivers</a> library is a free library for accessing hardware devices from Modelica models. There is support for joysticks, keyboards, UDP, TCP/IP, shared memory, AD/DA converters, serial port and other devices.
</p>
<p>
Version 1.4.0 of the library is now available at <a href="https://github.com/modelica/Modelica_DeviceDrivers/releases" target="_blank">https://github.com/modelica/Modelica_DeviceDrivers/releases</a>. The latest version brings following improvements:
</p><ul>
<li>External trigger signal input for communication blocks.</li>
<li>Configurable byte ordering for communication blocks.</li>
<li>TCP/IP communication (currently Windows only).</li>
<li>Support for up to 32 joystick buttons.</li>
<li>Many more small fixes, particularly for improved Modelica and tool compatibility.</li>
</ul>
Due to the efforts for improved tool compatibility, most parts of the library now work equally in Dymola or SimulationX (see project page for details).
<p></p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Bernhard Thiele
(<a href="http://www.liu.se/" target="_blank">Linköping University</a>)
and Thomas Beutlich
(<a href="http://www.itisim.com/" target="_blank">ITI GmbH</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item367">HVAC Library 2.0 - Now with many air conditioning models</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/Picture_HVAC_1.png" alt="HVAC Library 2.0 - Now with many air conditioning models">
<p>The new <b><a href="http://www.xrg-simulation.de/en/products/xrg-library/xrg-hvac-library" target="_blank">HVAC Library 2.0</a></b> with its unique performance oriented concept provides the opportunity to realize whole year simulations of complex HVAC systems in a very short computation time.</p>
<p>In the upcoming release many air conditioning components are added in order to model HVAC applications in large buildings for instance. Those models can be connected to <b><a href="http://www.xrg-simulation.de/en/products/xrg-library/humancomfort" target="_blank">HumanComfort</a></b> building and room models (see figure).</p>
<p>The new features of the HVAC Library 2.0 are:<br>
</p><ul>
<li>Air conditioning components like heat exchangers, air ducts, fans, humidifiers, water extractors, etc.</li>
<li>Vertical borehole heat exchanger model</li>
<li>Automatic energy balance summary is extended by information about carbon dioxide emissions and energy costs</li>
<li>Complete new model icons for better looking system diagrams</li>
<li>The library is also available in a bundle with HumanComfort for modelling air conditioned spaces</li>
</ul>
<p>The library will be released in Nov. 2015. Please contact us for more information about the library: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p>
<p><i>
This article is provided by
Stefan Wischhusen
(<a href="http://www.xrg-simulation.de/" target="_blank">XRG Simulation GmbH</a>)
</i></p>
<div style="clear:both;"><p> </p></div>
<h2><a name="item376">Buildings Library 2.1 - adds electrical systems, demand response and FMU support</a></h2>
<br> <br>
<img style="border:none" class="image-right" src="https://modelica.org/publications/newsletters/2015-1/images/hvac_1.png" alt="Buildings Library 2.1 - adds electrical systems, demand response and FMU support">
<p>
LBNL released version 2.1 of the Modelica Buildings library, a free open-source library with dynamic simulation models for building energy and control systems. The library contains more than 600 models, blocks and functions for
</p>
<ul>
<li>
air-based HVAC systems,
</li>
<li>
chilled water plants,
</li>
<li>
water-based heating systems,
</li>
<li>
controls,
</li>
<li>
heat transfer among rooms and the outside,
</li>
<li>
multizone airflow, including natural ventilation and contaminant transport,
</li>
<li>
single-zone computational fluid dynamics coupled to heat transfer and HVAC systems,
</li>
<li>
data-driven load prediction for demand response applications, and
</li>
<li>
electrical DC and AC systems with two- or three-phases that can be balanced and unbalanced.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
The Buildings library is based on the Annex 60 library, a free open-source library with basic models that codify best practices for the implementation of models for building and community energy and control systems. The Annex 60 library is developed within the <a href="http://www.iea-annex60.org" target="_blank"> Annex 60</a> project of the International Energy Agency's Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme.
</p>
<p>
The recent major additions to the Buildings library are
</p>
<ol>
<li>
The model
<a href="http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/modelica/releases/v2.1.0/help/Buildings_Rooms.html#Buildings.Rooms.CFD" target="_blank">Buildings.Rooms.CFD</a>