The necessity of reactive power balance in ship electric energy systems

摘要

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.