When fast isn’t fast enough

January 14, 2015

If you would get access to the heart of development at a top Formula 1 team, chances are high that you would find they simulate their vehicle-handling behavior using Modelica models.

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Steady state: The next big thing?

January 5, 2015

Modelica is a great technology for dynamic system simulation. Its tools are strong in simulating dynamics because they efficiently solve hybrid differential algebraic equation (DAE) systems.

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Vattenfall’s Funkquist on connecting dots

September 15, 2014

Jonas Funkquist knows the value of connecting the dots.  In his case the dots are the various thermodynamic, mechanical and electrical systems involved in optimizing models and control systems for Vattenfall, a 33,000-employee Swedish power company. Open standards such as Modelica are really good for knowledge transfer, says Funkquist. “You don’t have to start with blank […]

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Modelon receives Gazelle award

October 25, 2011

For the second consecutive year, Modelon is proud to receive the Gazelle Company Award from the Swedish business magazine Dagens Industri. The American researcher David Birch invented the term “Gazelles” 20 years ago. He showed that new jobs are created in the small, fast-growing businesses, rather than in major and small companies that decide to […]

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