Fault protection for a DC marine power system
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Fault protection for a DC marine power system
DC powered vessels remain an important sector of the marine industry, particularly within defence programmes. In defence situations particularly, continuous uninterrupted power is vital for the safe operation of the vessel. In systems such as that described by Rozine and Adams (2008) such fault protection is increasingly important. This study examines the current options for fault management within the industry, and explores proposed new technologies to determine the most efficient fault protection for DC marine power, in applications from the defence industry to oil and offshore.
Suggested initial topic reading:
- Rozine, V. and Adams, M.H. (2008) ‘New conceptual approach to large marine electrical distribution systems’, Marine Technology, Vol. 45(2), pp. 89-93.
- Hamilton, H. and Schultz, N.N. (2007) ‘DC Protection on the electric ship’. Electric Ship Technologies Symposium, 21-23 May, Arlington, VA. IEEE.
- Kraemer, H.P., Schmidt, W., Utz, B., Wacker, B., Neumueller, H.W., Ahlf, G. and Hartig, R. (2005) ‘Test of a 1 kA superconducting fault current limiter for DC applications’, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. Vol. 15(2), pp. 1986-1989.
