SmartCtrl Pro 2024.1 is the latest version of the professional control design software developed by Power Smart Control (PSC), a specialist in power electronics tools, now integrated with Altair for enhanced simulation workflows. Released in early 2024, it empowers engineers to design, optimize, and simulate control loops for power converters across topologies like DC-DC, AC-DC, DC-AC, and AC-AC. The software excels in automating compensator selection, ensuring stability and performance, and integrates seamlessly with tools like Altair PSIM for full-system validation. It’s widely used in industries such as renewable energy, automotive, aerospace, and consumer electronics for rapid prototyping and compliance with standards like EMI filtering and PFC (Power Factor Correction).
With a focus on user-friendly interfaces and powerful equation editors, SmartCtrl Pro reduces design time from weeks to hours by importing frequency response data from hardware analyzers (e.g., FRA tools) and providing visual stability analysis (Bode plots, phase margins). As of October 2025, 2024.1 remains the current stable release, with maintenance updates available via PSC’s portal.
Key Features
- Topology Library: Predefined models for common converters (e.g., buck, boost, flyback, LLC resonant) with automatic plant modeling from specs like input/output voltages, power levels, and ripple limits.
- Compensator Design: Supports analog/digital controllers (PID, Type II/III, peak/current mode) with auto-tuning for bandwidth, phase margin, and crossover frequency.
- Frequency Response Import: Load .txt data from experimental setups for real-world plant validation.
- Simulation Integration: Export designs to PSIM for transient/AC analysis; includes templates for three-phase PFC boost converters and DAB (Dual Active Bridge).
- Advanced Tools: Equation Editor for custom transfer functions; EMI filter synthesis; multi-loop analysis (voltage/current sharing).
- Visualization: Interactive Bode/Nyquist plots, root locus, and stability margins for intuitive tuning.
