The Offerors address the limitations of conventional towed or deck-mounted generator sets by examining the feasibility of using their proprietary high performance HPD (High Power Density) vehicle alternators and a novel MSC (Microprocessor Supervisory Circuit) to develop Vehicle-based Exportable Power capability to accomplish the following power generation tasks: Using a single vehicle, provide 12VDC, 28VDC, 120VAC, and 3-Phase 220VAC to vehicle-mounted and external equipment such as floodlights; welders; a small command post, clinics or mess facilities. Depending on the vehicle/alternator used, output powers from 20kW to 50kW are possible Using multiple vehicles, form a small electrical power grid to provide 12VDC, 28VDC, 120VAC, and 3-Phase 220VAC to larger sites, such as radar/missile battery installations, larger command and control sites, data processing and telecommunications sites, temporary barracks and large-scale field kitchens, field hospitals, forward airfields, etc. The Vehicle-based Exportable Power electrical power grid is composed of multiple nodes, and possesses designed-in redundancy, has no additional impact on a mobile forces sea/air-lift resources, is transparent to the mission capabilities of the vehicles in which it is installed, and because the number of nodes can be changed to meet changing electrical power demands, is inherently adaptable to changing mission requirements.
Keywords: Vehicle Alternator, Export Power, Ac Converter, Expeditionary Power, Power Grid, Alternator Control, Under-Hood Power Generation
