Modeling and Simulation of Next Generation Shipboard Electrical Power Architectures Employing Distributed
Abstract
This proposal requests funds to purchase a hardware in the loop (HIL) simulation platform, programmable power supplies, a versatile power electronics platform, and programmable load hardware. These various hardware systems will be coupled into a single hardware platform that will used to model and fundamentally understand the challenges associated with integrating actively controlled renewable energy sources into the Navy~s Next Generation Integrated Power System (NGIPS) [1]. A single OPAL-RT OP7000 real time HIL simulation platform, four 5 kW California Instruments high slew rate programmable AC/DC power supplies, a flexible LabVoltpower electronics platform, and three 4.5 kW Chroma AC/DC programmable loads will be procured if funding is awarded. The total cost is proposed at $343,103.50. The proposed hardware will support several already funded ONR grants in place at UT Arlington~s PulsedPower and Energy Laboratory (PPEL) and will serve as a platform on which we can expand the current work into future research efforts as well.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141613001
Entities
People
- David A. Wetz
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Texas at Arlington