Design tools for electric ship systems

A major focus of the University of South Carolina effort in support of the US Navy's electric ship initiative is on software that supports the design and analysis of the dynamic systems including electrical, thermal, mechanical, and control. A principle product of this work is software known as the virtual test bed, which is described in some detail here. This software environment also serves as the "glue" for a major demonstration of control technology for the ship systems which will be presented in Sept 2005, and it serves as the test bed for a variety of work related to configuration and operation of the shipboard power systems.

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