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Raytheon Company
has been awarded two Phase 2 contracts under the Office of Naval Research's
(ONR) Compact Power Conversion Technologies (CPCT) program. The program aims
to deliver better fuel economy and architectural flexibility for critical
mission systems on future surface ships and submarines.
"As the U.S. Navy develops the platforms and mission systems that ready our
warfighters for requirements of the future, there's an increasing need to
provide more efficient and more capable power systems," said Joe Biondi, vice
president of Advanced Technology for Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems
business. "Our continued power technology innovation supports our customers'
long-term goals and ensures warfighters can leverage the most advanced
technologies possible."
Bi-Directional Power Converter and Power Management Controller
o Bi-Directional Power Converter (BDPC): The BDPC initiative develops high
density and efficiency power converters that enable new, more energy
efficient ship power system architectures. The modular, flexible BDPC
interfaces with high power radar, energy storage, pulsed loads and motor
drives. The BDPC reduces the total cost of ownership by reducing weight
and volume by a factor of three, while achieving efficiency of 96-98
percent. In addition, the BDPC can provide power for multiple classes of
ships and ensures graceful degradation by providing both built-in spares
and redundancy.
o Power Management Controller: The power management controller enables a new
generation of intelligent shipboard power control by optimizing
performance across various systems. For example, the system can balance
planned and unplanned pulse power loads by intelligently using all
components in the power system. In addition, this capability can provide
higher performance with an existing power system or minimize the equipment
required when designing a new system. With such capabilities in place,
ships might no longer require discrete energy storage for separate
systems; power would be collectively stored, shared and distributed as
required for a given mission.
These one-year programs for a Bi-Directional Power Converter and a Power
Management Controller extend Raytheon's recent success in developing
next-generation power technologies for naval systems. They will help to reduce
critical footprint and manning on future naval platforms.
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