The necessity of reactive power balance in ship electric energy systems

Abstract

Electric load balance is a most significant study performed at the design stage of a ship outlining her electric power plant. However, this analysis is confined only to the active power part. In this paper, on the one hand the importance of extending the electric load balance in terms of including also the reactive power is highlighted, while on the other, a relevant methodology is presented. The discussion is enriched by case studies obtained from actual ship electric energy systems. © 2011 2011 Taylor and Francis Group LLC.