The effect of pulsed loads on the bus voltage of a naval DC power system is evaluated via simulation and hardware using a small-scale, single-bus DC system. Improvement in the system response to pulsed loads is enabled by the introduced control method, Extended Droop Control (EDC). The action of EDC as a load filter and virtual current controller is investigated. Tradeoffs between higher and lower cutoff frequencies of the load filter are evaluated, resulting in recommendations for its specification. Simulated and experimental results of applying EDC to this system are compared, showing EDC can be used to control the power system.
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