Schneider Electric - Power Management and Power Distribution Systems and Services

As the world leader in electrical distribution, automation and control, Schneider Electric develops a full range of products, software, systems and services for four core markets: energy and infrastructure, industry, buildings, and residential. Schneider Electric operates in 130 countries.

INTEGRATED NAVAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SERVICES

With over 80 years' experience in the design and production of electrical equipment, Schneider Electric's navy activity is organised in order to supply integrated systems and services for the power and control functions embarked on military navy surface vessels and submarines.

Engineering, design and production, maintenance, renovation: Schneider Electric's navy activity accompanies your installations throughout their entire life cycle, guaranteeing the durability of your equipment all over the world.

All on-board products, electrical distribution and power control equipment are designed, developed, adapted and manufactured by Schneider Electric. The navy activity guarantees their customisation by taking into account the requirements, missions and specific features of each vessel.

NAVAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INNOVATION

Involved right from the design stage of your projects, we intervene according to your technical and economic needs and requirements to offer solutions perfectly adapted to latest technologies linked to electrical energy, PLCs and control and monitoring through a package offer:

• Studies of electrical networks
• Electrical and PLC interface management
• Safety studies and solutions
• Cabling, logistic documentation
• Electrical and PLC package co-ordination.
• Qualification: laboratory tests for product, equipment, switchboard and system according to international approvals

DESIGN / TECHNOLOGY

The finished equipment and switchboards are developed in conformity with the most stringent applicable standards as well as commercial classification societies' rules. They benefit from all Schneider Electric's 'manufacturer' guarantees, which ensures implementation, supervision and commissioning. Schneider Electric's navy know-how applies to the main vital functions of both surface vessels and submarines.

EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHBOARDS

• Main low voltage and medium voltage switchboards and equipment
• Standard and specific low voltage circuit breakers
• Equipment cooled by water circulation and protected against shocks and vibrations as per current international standards
• Power electronics, variable speed drives and starters

DEDICATED NAVAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

The dedicated naval automation systems are designed from industrial PLCs for functions such as:

• Control and monitoring
• Power Management Systems (PMS)
• Control and monitoring of arms systems safety
• Immunisation of submarines and surface vessels

LOGISTIC SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE

Schneider Electric accompanies you throughout the life cycle of the military navy's submarines and surface vessels, with complete logistic support world-wide:

• Complete technical documentation
• Crew training
• Maintenance personnel training
• Local skills
• Worldwide and home port preventive maintenance and troubleshooting service
• Worldwide configuration management
• Worldwide obsolescence management

This specific logistic support is based on an organisational structure dedicated to the military navy, guaranteeing maximum availability of Schneider Electric's installations whilst respecting associated confidentiality rules.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REFITTING

Schneider Electric maintains and enhances the performance of your electrical distribution, automation and control and monitoring equipment through a specific revamping service offer. Based on its innovation policy, this offer allows your installations to develop at the same place as your missions.

• Studies of installation to be renovated
• Search for solutions
• Substitution studies
• Equipment substitution
• Tests and qualification
• Implementation and installation
• Commissioning
• Warranty maintenance