Marine Electrical Power Systems:
Electrical Power Generation, Power Conversion, and Energy Storage:
AC to AC Frequency Changers and Motor Drives

Last Update: November 2, 2024

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What is the basic theory of operation of an AC to AC frequency changer and a motor drive?
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How are AC to AC frequency changers and motor drives modeled for steady-state analysis?
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How are AC to AC frequency changers and motor drives modeled for dynamic analysis?
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What are the machinery arrangement implications of AC to AC frequency changers and motor drives?
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References

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

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

Giuffrida, Marco, Electrical Plants and Electric Propulsion on Ships, Published Nov 14, 2018 on www.lulu.com

Hart, Daniel, Power Electronics, McGraw Hill, 2011, ISBN10: 0073380679 ISBN13: 9780073380674

Doerry, Norbert and John V. Amy Jr., "Integrating Power Electronic Equipment into Shipboard Power Systems", SNAME Maritime Convention 2024, Norfolk VA, October 15-16, 2024.


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