%0 Electronic Article %A V. Arcidiacono %A A. Monti %A G. Sulligoi %K Lyapunov techniques %K interface converters %K signal stability %K power electronic converters %K time-domain numerical simulation %K MVDC bus voltage stability %K ship power system %K MVAC alternators %K state-feedback adaptive control %K medium-voltage DC power systems %K generation control system %K constant power load converters %X Voltage stability in medium-voltage DC (MVDC) power systems on ships is a key design goal. MVDC bus voltage stability can be impaired because of the presence of power electronic converters that can induce negative incremental resistance instabilities. This study presents a control strategy that stabilises MVDC bus voltage in the presence of destabilising constant power load converters. A state-feedback adaptive control is designed by linearisation and implemented using controlled interface converters connecting the MVAC alternators to the MVDC bus. Large signal stability of the control system is assessed using Lyapunov techniques. The proposed control is verified against both average-simplified and detailed time-domain numerical simulations, thus providing a two-way comparison. %@ 2042-9738 %T Generation control system for improving design and stability of medium-voltage DC power systems on ships %B IET Electrical Systems in Transportation %D September 2012 %V 2 %N 3 %P 158-167 %I Institution of Engineering and Technology %U https://digital-library.theiet.org/;jsessionid=3mtjlk1hb9h76.x-iet-live-01content/journals/10.1049/iet-est.2011.0016 %G EN