Three-bus architecture for modularized electrical power systems

The modularization of industrial plants concerns the decomposition of the system into multiple subsystems that are built in yards located in different areas of the world and then assembled on the construction site. This design philosophy allows to reduce construction costs and schedule. Unconventional plant solutions can make the most of this system concept also in the electrical sector. In this paper, an alternative architecture for the electrical distribution is proposed. The suggested scheme allows the reduction of the number of equipment and the weight of the system resulting an optimal solution for a modularized system. The results are achieved by decreasing the required installed power and the weight of the used copper for the cables.