Modeling, Control and Power Management of Six-Phase PMSM Based Shipboard MVDC Distribution System

Abstract

In the modern shipboard power system, there is a growing concern about reduced fuel economy, efficiency improvement, and minimized emission in recent years. Besides, considering the islanded nature of the shipboard power system, ensuring the system reliability at both generation and load side is crucial. In this context, a hybrid medium voltage DC (MVDC) distribution system concept with diesel engine, PV system, and battery energy storage system (BESS) as the generators for the shipboard power system is proposed. Variable speed operation of a diesel engine is considered for the benefit of minimal specific fuel oil consumption (SFOC). Regarding the fault-tolerant characteristics of six-phase permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM), it is used for both generating and motoring application, thus maintaining system reliability at any time. A hierarchical control system is designed and implemented to ensure proper load power-sharing among the generators and to regulate the dc-link voltage of the proposed MVDC distribution system. To bolster the intent of minimal SFOC zone operation of diesel engines and coordination between the generators and load, a deterministic rule-based power management system is proposed and implemented. The simulation is carried out for potential operational modes of a cruise ship in the MATLAB/Simulink environment. Simulation results show that the proposed topological and control structure has satisfactory performance in terms of power delivery, stable dc-link dynamics, and overall system stability.

Keywords

• shipboard MVDC distribution system
• six-phase PMSM
• variable speed diesel engine
• PV system
• battery energy storage
• minimum SFOC