Operational vignette-based electric warship load demand

John D. Stevens, Daniel F. Opila, Aaron M. Cramer, Edwin L. Zivi

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Abstract

The design and control of electric warship power systems is a complex, challenging problem and numerous power system architectures, technologies, algorithms, and control schemes have been proposed. Instead of a quantitative assessment of these ideas based on ideal, steady-state conditions, a set of representative operational vignettes that span the entire electric warship mission package is introduced in order to obtain true results. This paper describes a set of realistic test cases that provide load demand dynamics based on a variety of unique scenarios, mission load characteristics, and human-in-the-loop decision-making. Stochastic and deterministic power profiles are established for individual ship systems and mission loads, which are then combined together for a particular scenario. These test cases can be applied to early-stage design trade studies as well as design tool development. For example, various control methods can be benchmarked against the same test cases. In addition to the established test cases, the method used here enables operators to communicate to design engineers how they intend to use the ship (not the other way around).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium, ESTS 2015
Pages213-218
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479918577
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 14 2015
Event6th IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium, ESTS 2015 - Old Town Alexandria, United States
Duration: Jun 21 2015Jun 24 2015

Publication series

Name2015 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium, ESTS 2015

Conference

Conference6th IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium, ESTS 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOld Town Alexandria
Period6/21/156/24/15

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.

Keywords

  • dynamic loads
  • electric ship design
  • naval power systems
  • stochastic loads

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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