Real-Time Distributed Simulation of DC Zonal Electrical Distribution System

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J. Jatskevich, C. E. Lucas, E. A. Walters, O. Wasynczuk, PC Krause and Associates Inc; E. L. Zivi, U.S. Naval Academy

In this paper, a prototype DC Zonal Electrical Distribution System (ZEDS) developed under the Naval Combat Survivability effort is considered. A model of one zone is described in detail on a component level, and is viewed as a collection of interconnected dynamical subsystems each described by a set of state equations. An innovative approach for distributing the subsystems among multiple computers is shown to result in a significant improvement in simulation speed. Moreover, when Average Value Models (AVMs) replace the detailed converter models, a faster than real-time simulation can be achieved.

2002 SAE Power Systems Conference, October 29-31, 2002, Coral Spring, FL. Paper #2002-01-3189.