INCREASING ENDURANCE IN TACTICAL DC MICROGRIDS WITH VARIABLE GAIN DROOP CONTROL

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dc.contributor.advisorCristi, Roberto
dc.contributor.advisorOriti, Giovanna
dc.contributor.authorDommert, John E.
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-04T18:19:39Z
dc.date.available2019-11-04T18:19:39Z
dc.date.issued2019-09
dc.description.abstractCurrent tactical microgrids range from dozens of diesel generators to small solar panels. Projected operational concepts greatly reduce the size and change the mission of these bases from the previous paradigm. With more mobile basing, the integration of novel control architectures based on efficiency presents an opportunity for greater operational endurance from reduced fuel consumption and smaller physical footprints. To form these microgrids, diesel generators have been used for decades and are proven to be a reliable and flexible power source. Tactical power systems employed today are only in the early stages of leveraging the benefits of parallel generation used in industry. Droop control is currently one of the industry standards for operating parallel generators. By optimizing the underlying architecture of droop control methods, paralleled generators can achieve greater efficiency and mission flexibility. This thesis will model a small-scale mobile microgrid using an optimized droop control scheme to achieve an optimal power dispatch with respect to efficiency. Optimal dispatch was determined using the combined generator fuel consumption as a function of the output power. The optimal dispatch was achieved by deriving the corresponding droop gains.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceCaptain, United States Marine Corpsen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/increasingendura1094563447
dc.identifier.thesisid30435
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/63447
dc.publisherMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorgeneratorsen_US
dc.subject.authorefficiencyen_US
dc.subject.authordroop controlen_US
dc.subject.authoroptimizationen_US
dc.subject.authortactical poweren_US
dc.titleINCREASING ENDURANCE IN TACTICAL DC MICROGRIDS WITH VARIABLE GAIN DROOP CONTROLen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineElectrical Engineeringen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science in Electrical Engineeringen_US
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