All-electric warship load demand model for power and energy system analysis using exogenously initiated threats

High energy pulse load weapons and sensors on smaller, more affordable platforms are the driving factors behind future all-electric warship power and energy systems. For design space exploration, legacy design tools based on ideal steady-state conditions are not sufficient. Design studies must factor in the significant impact that these dynamic loads have on the stability of the warship's power and energy system, especially under critical operational demands. This paper continues to improve the fidelity of a shipboard load demand model by introducing exogenous features that trigger load responses. This operational vignette-based model contains a set of shipboard asset and rival characteristic features in a virtual battlespace. With pre-defined rules that model human-in-the-loop decision-making, a representative time-domain battle scenario is simulated and ship-wide load demands are recorded. By modifying ship and opponent features along with the rules that define engagement, a set of realistic test cases designed specifically for Monte Carlo simulation can accurately predict the load demand over a wide range of notional operational vignettes. In addition, since representative rival data is now added to the model, tactical mission effectiveness can be assessed as a function of power demand.