A propulsion system for an unmanned underwater vehicle includes a turbine engine having a combustor, a turbine, and a mechanical output shaft. The propulsion system further includes an electrical generator having a rotational input connected to the mechanical output shaft, and a poly phase electrical output. A direct current (DC) bus is connected to the poly phase electrical output via a rectifier/inverter. A DC to alternating current (AC) motor drive includes a DC input and a poly phase motor drive output, and a motor connected to the poly phase motor drive output.
UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEM INCLUDING A DC BUS
2018-12-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H02K Dynamoelektrische Maschinen , DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES / H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern |
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