Auto-Tuning for Military Microgrids

Microgrids for tactical military applications present unique challenges. These systems, usually consisting of low power (10s of kWs) generators of relatively equal capacity, are inherently islanded and do not have a large dominant power source that acts as a regulating device. Military loads are most often intermittent and inductive in nature and tend to stress the grid system. Present efforts of tuning tend to be inaccurate and trial and error in nature, requiring sophisticated equipment and highly trained personnel. It is the objective of this effort to fully automate an effective and efficient tuning methodology that may be implemented by largely untrained military personnel under harsh battlefield conditions.