Title :
Ship power system control: a technology assessment
Author :
Monti, A. ; Boroyevich, D. ; Cartes, D. ; Dougal, R. ; Ginn, H. ; Monnat, G. ; Pekarek, S. ; Ponci, F. ; Santi, E. ; Sudhoff, S. ; Schulz, N. ; Shutt, W. ; Wang, F.
Author_Institution :
South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a multi-institution effort to demonstrate and assess newly developed control technologies for ship power systems. In comparison to land-based power systems, or even to earlier era of ship power systems, the now rapid incorporation of power electronics into ship power systems requires a complete redefinition of the control concepts. Furthermore, recent developments in control technology have re-opened debates over issues such as centralized versus distributed control. The complexity of the control problem calls for new hardware structures and new tools for control development and testing. A group of research institutions has teamed up to define a realistic power system scenario for testing several of the new control technologies. What level of re-configurability is reasonable to implement, how far can we push the concept of decentralized agent-based control, and what is the impact of active power management through power electronics? The following question could be addressed by the help of this research.
Keywords :
centralised control; distributed control; power electronics; power system control; ships; centralized control; distributed control; power electronics; ship power system control; Centralized control; Control systems; Distributed control; Energy management; Hardware; Marine vehicles; Power electronics; Power system control; Power systems; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Ship Technologies Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9259-0
DOI :
10.1109/ESTS.2005.1524691