A comparative study on electrical distribution systems for the U.S. coast guard's 270-ft medium endurance cutter

Keoni Hutton, Bhanu Babaiahgari, Jae Do Park

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Abstract

The U.S. Coast Guard's 270-ft Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) is a powerhouse of the Coast Guard fleet filling a critical role in defense of the homeland. While the U.S. Navy has conducted extensive research into the use of zonal DC electrical distribution systems (DCDS) for their ships, no project has analyzed the installation of DCDS on a Coast Guard cutter which has a significantly different load profile than Navy warships. In this paper, Simulink models of a zonal DCDS system for 270-ft WMEC is presented as well as the existing radial AC distribution system (ACDS) and tested with three typical WMEC operational transients. The result demonstrated than the DCDS showed greater transients, but it has much faster dynamic response owing to the introduction of power electronic converters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationNAPS 2016 - 48th North American Power Symposium, Proceedings
EditorsDavid Wenzhong Gao, Jun Zhang, Amin Khodaei, Eduard Muljadi
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509032709
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 17 2016
Event48th North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2016 - Denver, United States
Duration: Sep 18 2016Sep 20 2016

Publication series

NameNAPS 2016 - 48th North American Power Symposium, Proceedings

Other

Other48th North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period9/18/169/20/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Strategy and Management
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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