SOURCE: AFI
General Electric (GE) Vernova is set to develop a land-based test facility in Hyderabad-India for a full-electric propulsion system designed for the country’s next generation of Landing Platform Docks (LPDs). Integrated Full Electric Power and Propulsion (IFEP) solutions offer enhanced flexibility in vessel design, power scalability, and maintenance efficiency. By eliminating the need for a fixed mechanical drive shaft, powerful electric propulsion motors can be positioned throughout the vessel to maximize available space and improve survivability.
The Ship’s Electric Grid is highly versatile, making electric drive ships suitable for both smaller, lower-voltage naval and coastguard fleets as well as large, high-voltage combat ships. This integrated system efficiently combines power for propulsion and on-board equipment, streamlining energy management across various naval platforms.
IFEP solutions provide future-proofing capabilities to accommodate increasing power demands over the ship’s lifespan, particularly for high-energy combat systems. These systems allow for seamless integration of future technologies, including clean energy sources, further enhancing operational sustainability. The integrated and hybrid-electric power and propulsion systems developed by GE Vernova ensure the energy and maneuverability required for modern navies’ expeditionary missions, advanced command and control, and combat systems. Additionally, these systems offer excellent fuel efficiency when operating in electric mode at slow-speed loitering.
GE Vernova’s Ship’s Electric Grid is scalable and flexible, providing a safe method to generate, distribute, and manage power efficiently across a vessel. The system is optimized in an integrated full-electric configuration, facilitating the ‘plug-in’ of alternative energy sources such as batteries and mission system modules. Furthermore, naval electrification technologies—including electric motors, generators, switchboards, and power converters—are integral components of this cutting-edge system.
NOTE: AFI is a proud outsourced content creator partner of IDRW.ORG. All content created by AFI is the sole property of AFI and is protected by copyright. AFI takes copyright infringement seriously and will pursue all legal options available to protect its content.