A system comprising: a power distribution bus configured to distribute power from an electrical power source; a plurality of electrical loads configured to receive portions of the power from the electrical power source; a doubly-fed induction machine (DFIM) configured to reduce transmission impedance and reduce voltage drop on the power distribution bus in response to a change in power at one or more of the electrical loads; and a flywheel coupled to the DFIM, the flywheel configured to rotate to store inertial energy that is convertible to power one or more of the electrical loads, characterized in that: power associated with one of the electrical loads oscillates at a low frequency associated with a thump condition; the DFIM is configured to extract energy associated with the thump condition from, or return energy associated with the thump condition to, the flywheel in order to minimize an impact of the thump condition on the electrical power source or the system; the system further comprises a plurality of frequency converters each corresponding to one of the electrical loads, each frequency converter configured to convert a frequency of the power from the electrical power source to an output frequency associated with the corresponding electrical load; and the DFIM comprises a plurality of DFIM tertiary winding ports, each DFIM tertiary winding port configured to provide leading reactive power to a corresponding one of the electrical loads having a reactive power demand or reactive power oscillation and consequently reduce the reactive power demand on the plurality of frequency converters, which provide mainly real power from the electrical power source. a power distribution bus configured to distribute power from an electrical power source; a plurality of electrical loads configured to receive portions of the power from the electrical power source; a doubly-fed induction machine (DFIM) configured to reduce transmission impedance and reduce voltage drop on the power distribution bus in response to a change in power at one or more of the electrical loads; and a flywheel coupled to the DFIM, the flywheel configured to rotate to store inertial energy that is convertible to power one or more of the electrical loads, characterized in that: power associated with one of the electrical loads oscillates at a low frequency associated with a thump condition; the DFIM is configured to extract energy associated with the thump condition from, or return energy associated with the thump condition to, the flywheel in order to minimize an impact of the thump condition on the electrical power source or the system; the system further comprises a plurality of frequency converters each corresponding to one of the electrical loads, each frequency converter configured to convert a frequency of the power from the electrical power source to an output frequency associated with the corresponding electrical load; and the DFIM comprises a plurality of DFIM tertiary winding ports, each DFIM tertiary winding port configured to provide leading reactive power to a corresponding one of the electrical loads having a reactive power demand or reactive power oscillation and consequently reduce the reactive power demand on the plurality of frequency converters, which provide mainly real power from the electrical power source. power associated with one of the electrical loads oscillates at a low frequency associated with a thump condition; the DFIM is configured to extract energy associated with the thump condition from, or return energy associated with the thump condition to, the flywheel in order to minimize an impact of the thump condition on the electrical power source or the system; the system further comprises a plurality of frequency converters each corresponding to one of the electrical loads, each frequency converter configured to convert a frequency of the power from the electrical power source to an output frequency associated with the corresponding electrical load; and the DFIM comprises a plurality of DFIM tertiary winding ports, each DFIM tertiary winding port configured to provide leading reactive power to a corresponding one of the electrical loads having a reactive power demand or reactive power oscillation and consequently reduce the reactive power demand on the plurality of frequency converters, which provide mainly real power from the electrical power source.