Medium Voltage DC (MVDC) Power systems are being considered for future U.S. Navy ships to support high power sensors, electronic warfare systems, and weapon systems. This paper presents a reference MVDC Power System and provides design considerations for incorporating the reference power system into a warship design.

Keywords:
requirement, voltage, interruption, circuit breaker, us government, droop characteristic, steady state solution, doerry design consideration, module, energy storage
Subjects:
Information Management and Systems
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2016. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
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