A PC-based test bed for NG IPS for ships in PSCAD™

Author

Chou, Hung-Ming ; Ituzaro, Fred A. ; Butler-Purry, Karen L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

10-13 April 2011

Firstpage

135

Lastpage

142

Abstract

In this paper, the computer modeling of a next generation integrated power system (NG IPS) for ships using a commercially available power system simulation software called PSCAD, Power System Computer Aided Design, was discussed. Both medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) levels were modeled in detail. Moreover, cable lengths were determined by ship dimension and load location, and different paths for LV vital loads were incorporated. Control strategies for generators, propulsion motors as well as all power converters were implemented. Case studies showed the transient responses of power variations of the propulsion motor as well as supply path changes to LV vital loads. This test bed allows advanced system studies at the component and system level.

Keywords

marine propulsion; power system CAD; ships; NG IPS; PC-based test bed; PSCAD; next generation integrated power system; power system computer aided design; power variations; propulsion motor; ships; transient response; DC motors; Generators; Impedance; Induction motors; Load modeling; Marine vehicles; Propulsion; Next generation integrated ship power system; PSCAD; transient study; vector control of propulsion motor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Alexandria, VA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9272-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ESTS.2011.5770856

Filename

5770856