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Transient Power Stabilization in Marine Microgrids: Improved Droop Control and Feedforward Strategies for Heterogeneous Gas Turbines with Hybrid Energy Storage

Zemin Ding; Yueming Li; Yongbao Liu; Youhong Yu
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering · Vol. 13, Issue 4 · pp. 771 · 2025

Abstract

To address the complexity of power allocation in parallel operation systems combining single-shaft and split-shaft gas turbine generators, this paper proposes a coordinated power allocation strategy based on enhanced voltage droop control for marine power systems integrated with hybrid energy storage comprising flywheel and battery subsystems. Furthermore, to mitigate significant power sharing deviations during transient/pulsed load conditions in shipboard application, a feedforward compensation strategy is developed. Simulation results demonstrate that the improved droop control maintains power sharing deviations below 3.5% across steady-state operations and gradual load variations, ensuring system stability and balanced power distribution. However, abrupt load changes induce over 20% deviations, compromising parallel operation reliability. The proposed feedforward compensation strategy effectively restricts deviations within 4% under specified transient and pulsed load scenarios, satisfying both parallel operation criteria and grid power quality requirements. Validation is performed on a parallel system comprising two distinct gas turbine configurations.

Bibliographic Information

JournalJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
PublisherMDPI
Publication Date2025-04-12
Publication Year2025
Volume13
Issue4
Pages771
Document TypeJournal Article
eISSN2077-1312
DOI10.3390/jmse13040771
SubjectMarine science; oceanography; marine engineering; coastal science; marine environment

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