Title :
Reliability analysis of a shipboard electrical power distribution system based on breaker-and-a-half topology
Author :
Stevens, Brian ; Santoso, Surya
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
The frequency and duration of service interruptions to equipment loads in an electric ship due to component failures in several shipboard electrical distribution systems are modeled using Markov simulations. A comparison is made between a distribution system based on ring bus topology and several distribution systems based on breaker-and-a-half topology. Systems based on breaker-and-a-half topology are found to be more reliable overall in terms of equipment availability for a given configuration of loads within the distribution system.
Keywords :
Markov processes; marine power systems; power apparatus; power distribution reliability; Markov simulation; breaker-and-a-half topology; equipment load availability; reliability analysis; ring bus topology; service interruption; shipboard electrical power distribution system; Circuit breakers; Generators; Marine vehicles; Markov processes; Power system reliability; Reliability; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5243-7
DOI :
10.1109/ESTS.2013.6523765
