An ONR young investigator project - predictive reconfiguration of shipboard power systems

The main function of a shipboard electrical power system is to maintain the availability of energy to all the connected loads to keep all systems and equipment operational. The control strategies that are implemented when these types of damage occur are not effective in isolating or reconfiguring only the loads affected by the damage, and are highly dependent on human intervention to manually reconfigure the distribution system to restore supply to healthy loads. Overall, this presentation discusses research findings related to the development of this predictive reconfiguration concept for shipboard power systems. This research brings advanced solutions to shipboard power systems with a goal of survivability and reduced manning. This work provides technology to address the Navy´s prevalent need for automated and reconfigurable shipboard power systems.