MODELING OF SHIPBOARD ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

THE CONTINUOUS ADVANCEMENT IN COMPUTERS AND PROGRAMMING METHODS COUPLED WITH EXPANDING MODELING TECHNIQUES OFFER THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A DETAILED COMPUTER SIMULATION OF SHIPBOARD POWER SYSTEMS. EXPLORING THIS POSSIBILITY IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS PROPOSAL. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ESTABLISHING THE MODELING REQUIREMENTS IN REGARD TO THE DETAIL NECESSARY, THE FORM OF THE COMPONENT MODELS, TECHNIQUES FOR INTERCONNECTING THE COMPONENT MODELS TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE SYSTEM SIMULATION, AND TO PROVIDE A SIMULATION OF AN EXAMPLE SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION. THE SIMULATION OF AN EXAMPLE SYSTEM, TO BE MUTUALLY DECIDED UPON WITH THE NAVY, WILL BE THE PRIMARY DELIVERABLE OF PHASE I. IF THIS SIMULATION MEETS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE NAVY, THE STAGE WILL BE SET FOR PHASE II. IF A FLEXIBLE, ACCURATE COMPUTER SIMULATION CAN BE DEVELOPED IN PHASE II, IT WOULD PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE TOOL; AN ECONOMICAL MEANS OF INVESTIGATING PROBLEMS AND/OR DESIGN CHANGES OF EXISTING SYSTEMS, AND A TOOL FOR ESTABLISHING THE CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL OF FUTURE SHIPBOARD POWER SYSTEMS.