Current Research

Office of Naval Research (ONR): Protection and Reconfiguration of Zonal Distribution Systems

Principal Investigators:
Brian Johnson, Herbert Hess, and Richard Wall

Research Associate: Ronald O. Nelson

Graduate Research Assistants:
Ganesh Balasubramanian, Normann Fischer, Dan Johnston, Mrinal Kochar, and Gerald Po Saw

Undergraduate Research Assistants:
Robert Bunnell, Jeremy Fromm, Jon Leman, Aaron Moser, J.R. Southerland

Duration: 4/1/00 to 3/31/03

Develop and test methods for rapid, secure detection of faults on naval shipboard electric power distribution systems. Develop and test schemes for fast, robust system reconfiguration with distributed energy storage to maintain supply of high quality power to loads. Integrate fault detection schemes and reconfiguration schemes to achieve systemwide integration of control devices.

Current Research