€80 Million Contract for Integrated Power and Propulsion System for UK's T45 Destroyer Programme
25 October 2004 12:39
ALSTOM has won a second order of around €80 million (£54 million) to supply an integrated electric power and propulsion system for the Royal Navy’s Anti-Air Warfare Type 45 Destroyers.
Following on from the first contract in April 2001 for batch one, this order is for batch two vessels and was awarded by BAE SYSTEMS Type 45 Destroyer Prime Contract Office.
Secured by ALSTOM’s Power Conversion business, based in Rugby, UK, the order for the integrated electric power and propulsion system also includes the supply of major items of equipment including: 21 MWe alternators, 2MW diesel generator sets, HV switchboard, service transformers, VDM25000 PWM drives, 20MW 15 phased advanced induction motors (AIM), harmonic filters and the electrical power management system.
The first Type 45 Destroyer will be a world leader among air defence warships.
Integrated electric power and propulsion offers the potential benefits for through-life cost, reduced maintenance and greater operational flexibility. The T45 vessels will be the first front-line warships in the Royal Navy to have this type of system which has undergone successful extensive testing at ALSTOM’s Electric Ship Technology Demonstrator (ESTD) in Whetstone, near Leicester, UK, as well as being the first-of-class propulsion converters and advanced induction motors tested in back to back configuration.
“We’re delighted to be awarded this second order for such an important programme. Our teams have worked closely with our clients to make sure that the first T45 contract has been a success so this is the ideal reward for all their hard work,” said Prosanto Das-Gupta, Managing Director of ALSTOM Power Conversion in the UK. “As a single source provider of integrated and adaptable systems and a world leader in the supply of surface warship electric propulsion systems, we’re working with Navies around the world to provide them with the best solution for their specific applications.”
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Converteam - Naval Electric Power and Propulsion Packages
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