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Design Solutions When Your Vessel is a Microgrid

Posted by Matt Baker on Nov 3, 2022 12:53:29 PM

Topics: Shipboard Power Systems, Technology Article, Grid Modernization

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As vessels of all types and sizes become increasingly electrified and digitally controlled, new technology and solutions are required for systems/lifecycle engineering. This article describes Typhoon HIL’s Controller Hardware in the Loop (CHIL) solution and makes an argument for why the technology must be adopted for success.

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The Ship is a Microgrid (Part II) - Why is this so hard to design and build?

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This is an extension of our previous blog relating a ship's power system to a microgrid - interconnected loads (propulsion, C4ISR, propulsion, and auxiliary) and distributed energy resources (power generation, distribution, and energy storage) acting as a controllable entity. We will be describing a layman’s perspective on digital engineering as it applies to microgrid design, building, commissioning, operation, and maintenance or lifecycle of a ship. 

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The Ship is a Microgrid (Part I): Why is this so hard to design and build?

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Shipboard Microgrid

The ship is a microgrid with interconnected loads (propulsion, C4ISR, propulsion and auxiliary) and distributed energy resources (power generation, distribution and energy storage) acting as a controllable entity. This is not a new concept. However, it is one that is taking on far greater significance with the increasing electrification and computerized control of naval and merchant marine ships.


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