Advanced Load Shedding for Integrated Power and Energy Systems

TL;DR

This paper presents an advanced load shedding algorithm for MVDC integrated shipboard power systems, demonstrating improved performance through real-time hardware-in-the-loop testing under various contingency scenarios.

Contribution

It introduces a novel load shedding algorithm tailored for MVDC shipboard systems and validates its effectiveness with real-time CHIL implementation.

Findings

Enhanced system operability during contingencies

Successful real-time implementation on control hardware-in-the-loop

Improved load management compared to baseline algorithms

Abstract

This paper introduces an advanced load shedding algorithm to improve the operability performance of a medium voltage direct current (MVDC) integrated shipboard power and energy system. Outcomes are compared to a baseline algorithm while considering power generation contingency scenarios. The case study is conducted with a real-time, embedded algorithm implementation using a control hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) setup.