Plexim GmbH was founded as a spin-off company from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich in June 2002. It was first hosted by the Power Systems Laboratory at the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. In February 2005, the headquarters were moved into Technopark Zurich to accommodate the company's growth.
Combined electrical and thermal simulation of power electronic systems in Simulink
New: Simulation software PLECS version 2.0
The toolbox PLECS for high-speed simulations of power electronic circuits and electric drives under MATLAB/Simulink is now available in version 2.0. Have a look at the new exciting features offered by the updated software:
Extended schematic editor The schematic editor was redesigned for better and faster user interaction while preserving its intuitive look-and-feel. Parameters can now be edited directly in the schematic. Schematics can be exported in various graphic formats.
Visual editor for thermal data Thermal parameters such as semiconductor switching losses, conduction losses and equivalent circuits can now be entered and visualized with the built-in Thermal Editor. A new library concept lets the user organize thermal data sheets hierarchically in global and local libraries.
Impulse response analysis In addition to the existing steady-state and AC analysis tools PLECS offers an alternative and even faster method to determine the transfer function of a switching power system. The new analysis tool avoids a time-consuming frequency sweep by computing the Laplace transform of the transient impulse response.
Testimonials «We have selected PLECS because it is very convenient to use in both development and teaching. We need to keep our students competitive by using standardised tools that are optimised for today's power electronics industry.» Dr Mike Barnes, Manchester University
