Masters Theses
Abstract
"An automated forward operating base (FOB) open-source electrical distribution system simulator control center tool, or ODCC, was developed based on an open platform distribution system simulator (DSS) that is able to create variable models of electrical systems and perform many types of analysis for the VFOB project. Virtual forward operating base, or VFOB, is a graphical planning, design, and analysis tool for forward operating bases that consists of a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) framework that captures the interrelationships between components that comprise a contingency base in a mathematical model.
Most FOBs are designed in an ad-hoc process whereby facilities, especially power generation related facilities, are selected based on experiences rather than from an analysis of the size and functionality of the base under consideration.
Furthermore, FOB power generation and distribution systems are typically conglomerations of disparate units that are electrically connected without regard to efficiency, safety, or reliability. The VFOB project has been undertaken to provide the military with an automated design tool that will provide intelligent guidance to the FOB design process by developing a virtual forward operating base prior to acquisition and deployment.
The ODCC tool provides an automated tool that solves the problem of designing contingency base electrical distribution solutions in an ad-hoc manner. It can be used to improve the efficiency of electrical systems in terms of design techniques, usability, and flexibility. It is easily expandable so that it can be modified to meet future needs. The ODCC simulator was developed to overcome a series of limitations of current electrical system simulators"--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Crow, Mariesa
Committee Member(s)
Chowdhury, Badrul H.
Elmore, A. Curt
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Electrical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
Spring 2013
Pagination
xvii, 318 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281).
Rights
© 2013 Onur Kahveci, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Electric power distribution -- Computer simulationElectric power systems -- Computer simulationMilitary bases
Thesis Number
T 10327
Print OCLC #
860988694
Electronic OCLC #
908762289
Recommended Citation
Kahveci, Onur, "An automated forward operating base electrical distribution system simulator" (2013). Masters Theses. 4462.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/4462
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