Intelligent network reconfiguration of shipboard power systems

Electric power systems of ships supply energy to sophisticated systems for weapons, communications, navigation and operation. In this new era of the US navy with goals to reduce manning and increase system survivability, automatic reconfiguration of the electrical network in a shipboard power system is critical for quickly restoring service to a section of the power of the power system to survive battle damage. Also reconfiguration is critical to meet operational requirements such as changing from one mission to another, avoiding possible over loading of the system or removing equipment for maintenance. In this paper various aspects of intelligent reconfiguration of shipboard power systems are presented.