Distributed control for AC shipboard power systems

In this paper, the voltage and frequency control of shipboard power systems are implemented by the distributed cooperative control of multi-agent systems. The proposed control synchronizes the voltage and frequency of generators to the nominal values. This control is implemented through a communication network with one-way communication links, and is fully distributed such that each generator only requires its own information and the information of its neighbors on the communication network graph. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed controller for a test system.