HPS17K and Symplify Now!
Together, HPS17000 and Symplify Now! redefine what’s possible in energy testing, delivering faster and more accurate validation for battery systems, power electronics, and energy storage technologies.
Product overview
NI HPS 17000
When your team is pushing the boundaries of energy innovation, you need hardware that responds in microseconds and software that adapts to your workflow. The HPS17000 Bidirectional Power Supply delivers up to 150kW, 1,500V, and 480A. Built on a SiC-based digital amplifier and controlled via FPGA, it offers 10µs update and logging rates, making it ideal for high-speed transients, battery cycling, fuel cell validation, and advanced cleantech testing.
Symplify Now! for HPS17000
To control the HPS17000, Synovus designed a new version of its flagship software Symplify Now! that transforms the HPS17000 into a fully automated test system. With intuitive manual controls modeled after the NHR-9300 UI, built-in automated test execution that can also extend to NI TestStand and real-time closed-loop control (requires NI PXI RT), Symplify Now! empowers engineers to run repeatable tests, stream waveform and log data at up to 100kS/s in TDMS format.
Key Features
NI HPS 17000
- SiC-based digital amplifier – High efficiency and extremely fast response rate technology integrated in easily serviceable modules to maximize testing uptime.
- Time-Sensitive Networking – This technology enables synchronized parallel operations up to 900kW and synchronized measurements from NI DAQ and CAN (NI XNET) for more accurate and more repeatable results
Symplify Now! with HPS 17000 support
- Simple Setup and manual controls – Similar to the NHR-9300 UI for user familiarity, you can get started with CC/CV charge cycles and real-time monitoring in no time.
- High accuracy test profile – Simulate dynamic conditions with macros up to 1 million points at 10µs resolution. Standard drive profiles from SAE/EPA can be easily be performed at 10ms resolution.
- Real-time closed-loop control (pHIL) – Integrate your own closed loop control by leveraging NI PXI Real-Time controller deployment option. This also enables analog control of HPS to act as a digital amplifier.
- Open-source for customization - Similar to all Synovus products and solutions, customers have the option to modify the source code to add custom user interface or drivers to proprietary instruments.
Technical Specifications
For more information about the HPS 17000 technical specifications, please refer to NI website. The table below offers a brief summary of the complete product specifications (subject to change.)
| Output voltage/current | 750V, 480A (High current mode), 1,500C, 240A (High voltage mode) |
| Output power | ±150kW |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 36.4in x 55,4in x 86.6in |
| Weight | 3,686lbs |
| Dynamic response | Update rate as fast as 10us, I / V logging at 100kS/s |
Symplify Now! with HPS 17000 support
| Manual controls | Constant current (CC) and constant Voltage (CV) control modes.
Constant power (CP) and constant resistance (CR) available through software control. Current, voltage and power with hardware protection |
| Macros | Playback TDMS file format. Up to 1M samples as fast as 10us. |
| Logging | Current, voltage set points and readback logging at 100kS/s or slower |
| Real-Time controls | Available with compatible Linux RT based NI PXIe controllers |
| Drive Profile playback | Converts standard drive profiles to current profile as TDMS files for playback. Supports any custom profile. |
| Current Sine sweep | Supports generation of multiple frequencies and synchronized logging to perform Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy at 5kHz or faster on large battery packs and fuel-cells. |
| Hardware integration | Symplify Now! natively supports most SCPI instruments, some oscilloscopes, NI DAQmx and XNET products and also Modbus RTU/Modbus TCP communication with industrial controllers. |
| Diagnostics | Symplify Now! continuously streams comprehensive information and datasets to disk to speed up troubleshooting and root cause analysis. |
Use Cases
- Battery and fuel cell testing – Symplify Now! lets you run any sequence of tests with the NI HPS 17000. 150kW (parallelable to >900kW) and 1,500V to support research and validation on the next generation of battery packs.
- DC/DC converter and inverter validation – Add arbitrary transients to your test profiles or perform closed loop control to test any DC bus condition.
- Energy storage simulation – The HPS 17000 can be used with our software to act as a battery simulator. This makes the HPS ideal for EV charger validation, DC motor and other loads testing.
- High-speed transient and impedance spectroscopy (EIS) – The HPS and Symplify Now! can perform Pack level EIS with tightly synchronized control and measurements of the DC bus. Coupled with TSN NI DAQ modules, individual modules and cells within the pack can also be accurately monitored.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I use HPS17000 with other software platforms?
A: Yes. Symplify Now! is great tool for fast paced engineering labs but NI also offers PA Tools software aimed towards larger labs and enterprise customers. Other NI Alliance Partners can also offer customized solutions.
Q: What makes Symplify Now! valuable in this setup?
A: Symplify Now! provides a flexible, user-friendly interface for manual control and automated test execution. It supports LabVIEW and Python code, enabling real-time closed-loop control, waveform playback, and high-speed data logging. NI TestStand can also interact seamlessly with Symplify Now!
Q: Is the system scalable for larger test setups?
A: Absolutely. You can operate up to six HPS17000 units in parallel (900kW standard, >900kW optional) with microsecond synchronization using Time Sensitive Networking (TSN).
Q: Is it compatible with NI hardware?
A: Yes. Symplify Now! integrates seamlessly with NI cDAQ through DAQmx and XNET. The application can also run on some NI PXI RT controllers.
Q: Is support available for integration or customization?
A: A training period is included with the Symplify Now! for HPS 17000 license. Synovus also offers flexible support contracts, including short-term engagements and reduced engineering rates for ongoing assistance.
Q: Can I customize the UI or drivers?
A: Absolutely. Many user interfaces and drivers can be customized directly within the application. This includes a CAN interface with DBC file and many standard SCPI instruments. Synovus also provides customers the source code to most drivers, user interfaces (UI), and data processing functions to modify and recompile their application (LabVIEW licenses required.)
Q: What kind of data logging is available?
A: The system supports high-speed logging up to 100kS/s in TDMS format, ideal for capturing detailed transient behavior and waveform analysis.