Marine Electrical Power Systems:
Electrical Power Generation, Power Conversion, and Energy Storage:
Synchronous Generators

Last Update: July 24, 2024

Essential Questions

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What is the basic theory of operation of a synchronous generator?
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How does a brushless exciter work?
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How does a voltage regulator work for shipboard systems?
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How are Synchronous Generators modeled for steady state analysis?
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How are Synchronous Generators modeled for dynamic analysis for shipboard systems?
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What are the machinery arrangement implications of synchronous generators?
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Text Material

Doerry, Dr. Norbert H., Integrated Electric Propulsion,The Marine Engineering Series Edited by Michael G. Parson, SNAME, Alexandria VA, 2020 ISBN 978-1-7923-1226-7

Harrington, Roy L. editor, Marine Engineering, SNAME, Alexandria VA, 1992 ISBN 0-939773-10-4

Presentation Material

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References

MIL-STD_3045 U.S. Navy Surface Ship Machinery Arrangements

Doerry, Norbert, and Mark A. Parsons, "Modeling Shipboard Power Systems for Endurance and Annual Fuel Calculations," SNAME J Ship Prod Des (2023)

Krause, Paul, Oleg Wasynczuk, Scott Sudhoff, Steven Pekarek Analysis of Electric Machinery and Drive Systems, Wiley Online Library, 17 June 2013. Print ISBN:9781118024294 Online ISBN:9781118524336

James L. Kirtley Electric Power Principles: Sources, Conversion, Distribution and Use, 2nd Edition, Wiley, March 2020, ISBN: 978-1-119-58517-6

Aliprantis, D. C., S. D. Sudhoff and B. T. Kuhn, "Power Application Limitations of A brushless exciter model incorporating multiple rectifier modes and Preisach's hysteresis theory," in IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 136-147, March 2006.

NAVEDTRA 14114 Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) 3-Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3, Volume 2


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