Early Design Explorations of Shipboard Module and PEPDS based IPES Electrification
Abstract
Early Design Explorations of Shipboard Module and PEPDS based IPES ElectrificationA three-year program is proposed wherein the Principal Investigator (PI) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) will apply a Virtual Prototyping Process (VPP) and Control-Hardware-in-the-Loop (CHiL) simulations to help the Navys electric ship design community understand the impacts of new technology insertion, circuit topological choices and electrical system architectural implementations on future, highly survivable electrical and electrified ship platforms. The proposal focuses on three thrust areas: (1.) Extension of the VPP and resultant power conversion/distribution equipment metaheuristic modeling (meta-modeling) to back-fit and forward-fit designs of Integrated Power System (IPS), Integrated Power and Energy System (IPES)and future Integrated Power and Energy Corridor (IPEC) shipboard electrical distribution systems.(2.) Use of conducted/radiated EMI and common mode modeling techniques and an integrated Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) chtch Assembly (SwA) and Least Replaceable Unit (LRU) implementations. (3.) Simulations of both high frequency switching and average mixed mode models of multi-zone shipboard electrical distribution systems using CHiL and Power-Hardware-In-the-Loop (PHiL) platforms to validate and augment VPP, to optimize EMI mitigation approaches and to reveal the survivability of the range of IPES architectural and topological implementations.Thrust area (1.) builds upon and continues collaborations with University of South Carolina (USC) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on incorporation of VPP-based meta-models into Smart Ship System Design (S3D) ship designs in order to determine the most viable electrical architectures and equipment implementations for IPS/IPES/IPEC based shipboard electrification.Thrust area (2.) aids in the evaluation of high E-field mitigating dielectric media, insulation substrate stacking, layout and integrated thermal management within PEAs, SwAs and LRUs and the optimal integration of Wide Band Gap (WBG) semiconductor technology into shipboard compatible systems. This work proceeds in tandem with and supports Power Electronic Building Block (PEBB), Integrated Power Electronic Module (IPEM) and Power Electronic PowerDistribution System (PEPDS) development efforts. It builds upon and continues collaborative work with University of Alabama (UA) on EMI metrology, characterization and modeling methods. Thrust (3.) collaborates and synchronizes with Verification and Validation (V&V) testing efforts at Florida State University Center for Applied Power Systems (FSU-CAPS) and control framework efforts within the Electric Ship Research Design Community (ESRDC). Itbuilds on OPAL-RT/FlexRIO CHiL platforms and a control framework for real-time and accelerated-time simulations of multi-zone IPES, developed at UWM and used principally for the evaluation of the Fault Isolation and Recoverability (FIR) of various IPES electrical architecttectural, topological, technology and control approaches to shipboard electrification. The work addresses both power conversion and power distribution equipment and has a principal aim of helping determine the value propositions of WGB technology and Medium Voltage DC (MVDC) to shipboard electrification. This work will also assist the Navy in thedetermination of the most optimal MVDC voltage levels and will provide a vehicle for capturing and evaluating the results of parallel efforts to derive MVDC creepage and clearance requirements and to develop Energy Magazine-based Energy Storage System (ESS) implementations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 20, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012667
Entities
People
- Robert Cuzner
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Wisconsin System