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An Overview of Electric Warship

Technologies
Anthony D. Nickens
Office of Naval Research
Ship S&T Office, 33X

Phone: 703-696-0614; Fax: 703-696-0001


E-Mail: nickena@onr.navy.mil
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Objective

To familiarize you with electric


warship technologies and their
associated warfighting capabilities.

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Presentation Outline

1. Why Electric Warships?

2. Electric Weapons & Other H/E Systems

3. Electric HM&E

4. Summary

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Electric
Electric Warships
Warships & Weapons
Enable the Electric Naval Force

ELECTRIC COMMON ELECTRIC


PROPULSION & POW ER SYSTEM
AUXILIARIES
Real-Time Power Allocation
Reconfigurabilit y
Increased Mobility
Increased Survivability
Stealth & Endurance

ELECTRIC W EAPONS
ADVANCED SENSORS SUPPORT FOR OFFBOARD
W EAPONS & SENSORS
Increase d Firepow er AND FORCES ASHORE
Range & Resolut ion
Increased Reach &
W arfighter Sustainmen t

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Leap-Ahead Warfighting Capabilities
Electric Warship Vision

Organic Surveillance Drone


10,000-15,000 FT
High Powered Sensor Beam Power to Aircraft
Combination Sensor and Weapon Minimal Handling - No Refueling
High Powered Microwave
100’s Kilowatt Powered Laser
Electromagnetic Gun
17 MJ on Target
250 NM in 6 Minutes
6-12 RPM
15-30 MW High Energy Laser
Enhanced Self Defense
Precision Engagement
No Collateral Damage
Megawatt Class Laser

Integrated Power System


Affordable Power for Weapons and Propulsion All Electric Auxiliaries NO ENERGETICS
Power Dense, Fuel Efficient Propulsion No Hydraulics
Reduced Signatures No HP Gas Systems ABOARD SHIP!
Power Conversion Flexibility Reduced Sailor Workload
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Anticipated Power needs for Future
Combatants

Propulsion
IPS System
Ship Service (Propulsion and Ship Service)
Weapons & Sensors
(portion of ship service) Future
Combatant

Today’s Combatants Attack Mission


Multiple Lasers or EM Guns
Power

Area Protection
Lasers

ABM
Advanced Radar
Ship Defense
Small Attack Large Large Electric Microwave Weapons
Combatant Submarine Amphib Combatant Warship
Lasers

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Use of Shipboard Electric Power
DARPA Panel on Naval High-Energy Systems, 2002

Installed Power
100,000
Long Range 21st Century
Skyhook
90,000 Indirect Fires Point Defense Power Beaming
(12 RPM) (2x 5MW Systems)
80,000

70,000
Required Power (kW)

10 MW 2 MW
60,000

50,000
40 MW

40,000

30,000

20,000
Power Required for Propulsion
10,000 and Ship Service Loads

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Speed (% of Max)

Ship spends 90% ofWarship


Electric its life below 60% full power
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Integrated Power Systems
Life Cycle Cost Drivers:
Mechanical Drive • Initial Acquisition Cost
• Manning
• Maintenance
• Fuel Consumption
IPS LM2500

501K

Gen Gen Gen


DD(X) will have
four gas turbines
Current DDG-51
class has seven Propulsion
Motor
Propulsion
Motor
Ship Service

gas turbines
Thus lower
Life Cycle Costs!
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Additional fuel savings due to…
More efficient operation
Engine SFC vs Power
0.9

Today’s Navy
0.8
Allison 501 K34 operates up here
0.7
Electric Navy will
operate here
SFC (lb/hp-hr)

0.6

0.5

LM2500+
0.4
LM1600 LM2500
Fuel Cell
0.3

0.2
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

Power (Hp)
Potential to cut fuel consumption in half.
Cost savings
Electric>Warship
$1M per ship per year.
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Ship Power System Architecture
Vision

Advanced
Generators
Fuel Fuel Fuel Fuel
Cell Cell Cell Cell
Energy Distribution
Storage
Pulse Quiet Quiet Actuators
Forming Motor Motor and
Network Drive Drive Auxiliaries

Electric Advanced Advanced


Weapons& Motor & Motor &
Launchers Propulsor Propulsor

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Presentation Outline

1. Why Electric Warships?

2. Electric Weapons & Other H/E Systems

3. Electric HM&E

4. Summary

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Integrated Railgun System
in Destroyer Hull
20kg Launch Package
15 kg Projectile
12 meter Barrel

2500 m/s @ Muzzle


1500 m/s @ Target
15MW for 6 round per minute

2560 Round Selectable


Fully Automated Magazine
9m
205 MJ @16KV
Pulsed Power System
Capacitor or Rotating Machine
m
12 2.5 MJ/m3 Capacitor Materials
10 m with 25% Cooling Fraction Shown
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Range & Time of Flight
Trajectory Estimates vs. Muzzle Velocity 52.0º Quadrant Elevation

Gro un d R ang e (km )


0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 440 480
160

80
140

70

Š Increased Gun Range


120

60
– Increased Littoral Coverage

E
100

A ltitu de (N M )
A ltitu de (km )

– Greater Ship Mission Flexibility 50

80 – Increased Stand-Off Capability

EM
40
– Improves Airspace Deconfliction

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Š Reduced Time of Flight 30

ctil
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40 – Improved TCT Engagements 20

– 6 Minutes to each Threshold Range


5”

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RL
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0 0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240
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G round Range (NM )
Hypersonic Projectile
Smear Photograph (4 meters from muzzle)

Demonstrates Structural Integrity of Launch Package


and clean Sabot / Armature separation

Shot
Shot 7 7

Successful Launch at 2011 m/sec!!


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Naval High Energy Laser
Mission
Crossing Targets

Very-high g ASCM

HEL
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advantage

Helo & fixed wing


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use of expensive missiles
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againstlow-cost
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threats
UAVs Floating mines
“JetSki”
Rockets

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Free Electron Laser (FEL)

Control Cabinets
Cryoplant
LINAC
Injector
Dump/Heat Exchanger
Power Supplies

LINAC

Wiggler

Foundation Raft

FEL place low in ship to stabilize


ship and provide radiation shielding
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High-Energy Laser Strategy
THREAT Category 1 Category 2
CONCERN: THREATS THREATS

SUBSONIC ASCM
BOATS
HELOS SUPERSONIC SUPERSONIC
UAVs MEDIUM G’S HIGH G’S
PROJECTILES
ROCKETS

KILL
MECHANISM:
ASCM SENSOR DAMAGE AERO KILL CATASTROPHIC

SIDE SHOT

LITTORAL
HEAD ON

TECHNOLOGY:
FREE ELECTRON ADVANCED CONCEPTS
CHEMICAL LASERS Photonic Crystal
COIL SOLID STATE Liquid Gain Generator
HF/DF Diode Pumped
Fiber Optic

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‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘15
High/Medium Power Microwaves
Active Denial Mission

Ship Self-defense and asymmetric threat defense (force protection) requirements in the littoral
environment.
Defuse Situation Through Non-Lethal Means and Avoid Collateral Damage
Shape The Battlespace
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Presentation Outline

1. Why Electric Warships?

2. Electric Weapons & Other H/E Systems

3. Electric HM&E Systems

4. Summary

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Issue – Today’s Electric Drive won’t fit on
Small / Fast Surface Ships!

Generator
Motor

Engine
Motor Switchgear
Controller

Reduction gear
Engine

Mechanical Drive still Electric


beatsWarship
Electric Drive on Power Density.
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Superconducting Ship
Propulsion Motor
Cooler
Key achievements of 2001*
• Designed 5 MW motor
• Started manufacturing 5 MW motor components
Key achievements of 2002** Rotor
• Completed rotor and stator fabrication of 5 MW
motor
Key achievements of 2003**
• Assembled motor and performed factory testing
• Delivered 5 MW motor
• Preparing to conduct land based testing at Florida Motor
State.

* Funded by the Office of Naval Research


** Funded in part by the Office of Naval Research
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HTS AC Synchronous Motor

36 MW MOTOR KEY TECHNOLOGIES DEMONSTRATED BY


THE 5 MW MOTOR DESIGN

– HTS Coil Construction and Mechanical


Support Approach
– HTS Coils’ Cryo-Cooling System
– System to Transfer Torque from Cold
Coils to Warm Shaft
– Stator Coil Cooling

65% Reduction Weight


Compared to Advanced Induction Motors
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6.301.123
DC Superconducting
Homopolar Motor
KEY TECHNOLOGIES TO BE
MOTOR CONCEPT DEMONSTRATED BY THE 4 MW
SCALE MOTOR

– Metal Fiber Brush Reliability and Life


• Brush Size, Current Density, Magnetic
Environment, Thermal Environment,and
Sliding Velocity are All Identical to Full-Scale
– Homopolar Magnetics
• Peak Flux Density in Superconductor and
Average Flux Density in Rotor Are Identical
to Full-Scale
– Reliable COTS Superconducting Magnets
and Cryogenic Refrigeration
– Low Ripple DC Motor Controller and
Associated Low Acoustic Noise
Full-Scale (25MW) Concept Size – Flux Return Design to Limit Fringe Field
Motor: OD = 2.65m, Length = 3.05m
Cryo-Cooler: <1.4 m3

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6.301.125
Propulsion

AHFID PM Rim Driven


Plus-up

Pod (studies AWJ-21 Mixed Flow


Example: AABonly)
AZIPOD
Propulsor – Plus-up

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Ship Service Fuel Cell Programs

625kW Molten Carbonate Ship Service 500kW Integrated Fuel Processor (IFP)
Power Fuel Cell System using Diesel Fuel compatible with PEM Fuel Cell,
50% EFFICIENT using Diesel Fuel
37% EFFICIENT

37 – 50% EFFICIENT
QUIET OPERATION
LOW Electric
ATMOSPHEREIC EMISSIONS
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Fuel Cell Benefits for Naval Ships
Reduced
ReducedAcquisition
Acquisition&&Life
LifeCycle
CycleCosts
Costs
•• Greater
GreaterSystem
SystemEfficiencies
Efficiencies
•• Reduced
ReducedMaintenance
MaintenanceCosts
Costs
•• Enables
EnablesSpiral
SpiralDevelopment
Development

Enhanced
EnhancedSurvivability
Survivability
•• Reduced
ReducedIR IRSignature
Signature
•• Reduced
ReducedAcoustic
AcousticSignature
Signature
•• Distributed
DistributedPower
PowerGeneration
FUEL CELL

Generation

Design
DesignFlexibility
Flexibility
•• Modular
ModularApproach Approachto toShip
ShipPower
Power
•• Multi
Multi
Electric
Platform
Platform
Warship
Applicable
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Advanced Diesel Reforming and
Desulfurization Research Efforts
• Desulfurization
– Altex Tech./Penn State: Fractionization/Bulk Sulfur
Removal
– FuelCell Energy: Nano ZnO Absorbant
– Mesoscopic Devices: Compact, Fast Cycle
Desulfurization
– Cal Novatech/USC: Ultrasonic Sulfur Oxidation
• Advanced Reformer Systems
– FuelCell Energy/Stevens Institute: Plasma Based
Logistics Fuel to Methane Reformer
– General Vortex Energy/Univ of MD – High Efficiency
Turbocompressor

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Navy Shipboard Fuel Cell Program
Program Timeline/Transition
FY 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

Fleet
Introduction DDX

IPS Design, Fabrication, Operation and Testing of Full


Transition Scale Ship Service Fuel Cell
Full Scale

500KW IFP Fabrication, and Testing of Design, Fabrication, and


Design 500KW AT R Integrated Testing of FC Demonstrator
ONR/NAVSEA Fuel Processor

Advanced
Technology D esign, Fabrication, and Testing of 625KW MCFC
Development Demonstrator
Future Ship Concept
SSFC Concept Design,
Risk Reduction Testing SBIR/STTR
Insertion

2nd Generation Fuel Cell Program


(Adv. Reform, Sulfur Tolerance, Adv FC
Marinization)

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Power Electronics

AC Electrical Service Station


(AESS) - Complete

Need launch/EMALS picture

9KVA 14KVA

Power Electronic Building Blocks


(PEBBs) for EMALS - FNC
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Advanced Power Conversion
For High Energy Systems
OBJECTIVE Pulsed Power to Support
Electric Weapons
Demonstrate improved power density, power
quality, and multi-port operation to provide
required pulsed power to electric weapons and
clean power for propulsion from common
hardware. Critical enabler for offensive and
defensive electric weapons and other pulsed Low Signature
Pulse Forming Advanced
power systems. Motor- Motor Drive
Network Controllers
TRL 6 at transition

OPERATIONAL GAP FILLER TECHNOLOGY


Sea Strike: Inexpensive ship & sub-launched long
• High Current and High Voltage
range, low latency weapons.
Sea Shield: Platform torpedo self-defense, Switches
counter-targeting.
ECL Fires: Execute expeditionary fires; Employ
• Advanced passive components
Indirect & Direct Fires; Employ Sea-based Fires and filter design
• Innovative drive topology.

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Energy Storage Needs

Directed
Energy All systems
Weapons
TW
project energy
storage
Peak 1011
requirements in
Power
During
1010 Electric the 50 – 500 MJ
Guns
Pulse GW
EM range
or Avg Aircraft
Power 108 Launcher
(Watts)
107 Ride Through & Recovery
Dynamic Stability
MW
Micro Milli Three Hundreds
Pulse Width (seconds)
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Energy Storage Technologies

Rotating Machines or Inertial Systems (Flywheels)


Energy Density: At least 2.4 MJ/m3; 1.3 kJ/kg
Advantages: 1. Flywheels are relatively mature
2. Long Life (20+ yrs, Japan)
Disadvantage: 1. Moving parts
(Maintenance)
Capacitors
Energy Density: 2.5 MJ/m3; 1.4 kJ/kg
Advantages: 1. Modular
2. Capacitors are mature technology
Disadvantages: 1. Self discharge, leakage
2. High Cost

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Actuators
Vision
“ … If we don’t yank all the auxiliaries, get rid of hydraulics, the
air systems, etc., we’re never going to get the manning that we
think we can get because the maintenance will still be
enormous.”

RADM Cohen, 14 Aug 2000; Aerospace Daily;


“CNR Outlines Priorities”

ONR/SEA 93R Actuator Team

• 6 projects underway
• Emphasis on VA class Towed Array
Actuators
Masts and
Antennas
Hatch

• VA Class has 218 hydraulic Actuators

actuators:
• 75 linear Control
Surface
Actuators

• 113 rotary (2 or 3 position) Valve


Actuators

• 30 multi-turn (hydraulic motors) Weapons


Handling and
Launching

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Presentation Outline

1. Why Electric Warships?

2. Electric Weapons & Other H/E Systems

3. Electric HM&E

4. Summary

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The Path Forward
2015 2025 2035
SSG/FFF

CG(X) FLT I
Electric CVNX
Electric
Naval
DD(X) FLT III
LCS FLT III
Force
DD(X) FLT II Š Offboard Weapons
DD(X) FLT I
Electric & Sensors
Warships Š Power to Forces
Naval Ashore
Electric Š Advanced Weapons and Sensors
Ships Š Improved Warfighting Capabilities:
Š Electric Drive – Enhanced Stealth
Š Reduce # of Prime Movers – Improved Survivability
–Fuel Savings – Increased Payload Volume
–Reduced Maintenance – Reduced Logistics Dependency
–Reduced Manning – Power Availability & Reapportionment
Š Automation Š Affordable Technology Insertion
Š Electrify Auxiliary Systems

Increasing Affordability and Military Capability


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Electric Warship Technologies
Summary

• Electric Warship Technologies can provide “leap


ahead” war-fighting capability to the Warfighters

• Many technology challenges exist but are being


addressed

• DD(X) Integrated Power System is the first step


– “Unlocks” Propulsion Power

• Stay tuned…

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Leap-Ahead Warfighting Capabilities
Electric Warship Vision

Organic Surveillance Drone


10,000-15,000 FT
High Powered Sensor Beam Power to Aircraft
Combination Sensor and Weapon Minimal Handling - No Refueling
High Powered Microwave
100’s Kilowatt Powered Laser
Electromagnetic Gun
17 MJ on Target
250 NM in 6 Minutes
6-12 RPM
15-30 MW High Energy Laser
Enhanced Self Defense
Precision Engagement
No Collateral Damage
Megawatt Class Laser

Integrated Power System


Affordable Power for Weapons and Propulsion All Electric Auxiliaries NO ENERGETICS
Power Dense, Fuel Efficient Propulsion No Hydraulics
Reduced Signatures No HP Gas Systems ABOARD SHIP!
Power Conversion Flexibility Reduced Sailor Workload
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