Shipboard Power System Limiting Load Flow and Load Flow Analysis

Load flow analysis is conducted for shipboard power systems to determine the required current rating for cables and switchboards. Because shipboard power systems differ from terrestrial systems, the processes used to conduct load flow analysis also differ. This paper describes how to use limiting load flow analysis for sizing cables and switch boards during the earliest stages of design, as well as load flow analysis to refine the sizing requirements in later stages of design.