Onboard power stability simulator for aerospace and defense
This technology is a software simulation tool that models complex electrical power systems — like those found in aircraft or ships — to identify stability risks before they cause failures. It works by injecting test signals at carefully chosen frequencies into a virtual model of the power system, then using mathematical analysis to measure how the system responds across its components. The results produce a 'stability profile' that tells engineers which power sources and loads are causing problems and how to adjust them. By doing this in simulation rather than on live hardware, engineers can cheaply and safely find and fix instability risks during design.
What you could build
A simulation and analysis software tool sold to aerospace and defense prime contractors and shipbuilders for validating the stability of onboard electrical power systems during the design phase, before physical prototypes are built.
Who in Virginia should care
Defense and aerospace contractors in Northern Virginia and the Hampton Roads corridor — including firms supporting Navy shipboard power systems and Air Force aircraft electrical architectures — would be natural customers or licensees.
Readiness: Prototype likely
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- Sheau-Wei Johnny Fu, Kamiar J. Karimi, Marko D. Jaksic, Bo Zhou, Bo Wen, Paolo Mattavelli, Dushan Boroyevich
- Granted
- October 18, 2016
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 9471731
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