Marine Electrical Power Systems:
Electric Power Load Analysis (EPLA):
Quality of Service analysis

Last Update: August 5, 2026

Essential Questions

Essential Question	Level of Thinking
What are the different categories of Quality of Service and how do they relate to t1 and t2?	Remember
How does one determine t1 and t2?	Understand
What is a service interruption? What can cause a service interruption?	Understand
How should the MTBSI requirement be established?	Understand
How is Quality of Service Analysis Performed?	Apply

IEEE Std 45.1 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard--Design

IEEE Std 45.3 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard--Systems Engineering

Doerry, CAPT Norbert, "Designing Electrical Power Systems for Survivability and Quality of Service" presented at ASNE DAY 2007, Arlington, VA, June 25-26, 2007.
Also published in ASNE Naval Engineers Journal, 2007, Vol. 119 No 2, pp 25-34.

Doerry, Norbert, and John Amy, "Implementing Quality of Service in Shipboard Power System Design" presented at IEEE ESTS 2011 Alexandria VA

This work by Norbert Doerry is licensed under CC BY 4.0