The US Army is developing a generator on the 1.5 tons lighter than current samples

US Army engineers are working together with small businesses to develop a 100 kW mobile generator that weighs kilograms lighter on 1500 than current models.

On April 26th, representatives of the Research, Development & Engineering Command's Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, or CERDEC (Professor's note: untranslatable name of the organization) signed an agreement of intent to begin joint work with the Army Small Business Innovation Research Center or SBIR in Albany. State of New York.

The result of the effort should be a lightweight and compact enough generator that can be towed by a Humvee, at the same time it should be strong enough to withstand off-road transportation. A 100 kW towed generator allows the 20 percent to reduce fuel consumption.

CERDEC management took over the management of the project, providing technical expertise and recommendations regarding army requirements. "The research and development of the project represents a breakthrough in the capabilities of mobile tactical power generating applications that can be used to support command outposts and expeditionary bases," said Edmund A. Nawrocki, head of CERDEC. Our goal is to increase efficiency using fuel, reducing weight and size, improving power quality and reducing the number of generators used on the battlefield. This generator will be able to support medical units, kitchens and, command posts, base camps and disaster areas. This generator will work in plug-and-play mode, so this will drastically reduce training time. "

“This work is innovative at many levels,” added Navrotsky. The generator has a hybrid electrical architecture that reduces the load on the engine, an energy storage subsystem that provides uninterrupted power until the engine reaches the optimum mode. Intelligent engine speed control improves fuel conversion efficiency, and electromechanical components will help extend the resource by several times while reducing emissions. This will not only help reduce operating costs, but also the mind "The loss of soldiers is associated with working with fuel."

Project management hopes to get a towed generator for evaluation tests this summer.

"Today, the largest user of 60 kW tactical low-noise generators are technical support groups responsible for creating and providing power supply to the expedition bases. This system is of particular interest because it can work as a mobile and efficient source of energy for small base camps, combat posts and standalone canteens, "said William M. Singleton, lead project engineer.

"Technical support groups would like to evaluate the effectiveness, usefulness and suitability of this type of generators in real conditions of advanced operational bases. As soon as we sign a contract with CERDEC regarding possible deadlines and get a formal test plan, we can include these tests in the current schedule," Singleton added. The variable speed of the generator, its ability to adapt to the variable load allows the power source to closely match the various variable loads encountered during operation combat support equipment, in particular, base camp equipment. This will provide significant fuel savings compared to currently used power sources. At present, the technical support service does not have plans to procure this type of generators. Nevertheless, its successful testing may lead to reassessment of future requirements for power generating equipment. "

The army annually highlights the most exceptional developments of the Small Business Research Innovation Center (SBIR) in order to attract innovative technologies and products to the market. The winners of the competition are selected based on the following criteria: originality and innovativeness of research, relevance of research for the army, the immediate potential of commercialization of research, as well as the overall quality of the project.

"Our task as a research organization is to find out what is technologically possible today and then provide this information to the army leadership so that it can use it when making decisions on future procurement. Sometimes we develop decisions ourselves but in other cases we use our knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the army in order to consider the solutions existing in the market and assess whether they can, if necessary, be adapted to perform combat tasks. Luciano we collect feedback soldiers and work closely with industry to develop the necessary solutions Army ", - said Nawrocki.

Comments

[YARY]

It’s interesting that ours will be developed, well, there’s sunny or yso yakoe?

[WOW]

I don’t understand why all the fuss is. And what is special about this generator set? I think the reduction in mass will be associated with the use of a permanent magnet based rotary valve machine, as in relation to other types, it has the highest specific power.
Personally, I wonder how the generator rotor sits on the crankshaft, through the flywheel, the clutch, or ... the most delicious option, but also the most difficult)
Ardent, do not worry, "ours", as you have deigned to say, have also been working on this for a long time, if everything goes well, then soon something similar will appear on the market.

[Armata]

Quote: WOW

how the generator rotor sits on the crankshaft,

Most likely through half couplings with a spider. Simple and quite technological. And even more likely there will be a power take-off box in the shaft. Direct knee engagement is not buzzing.

[WOW]

Judging by the photo, they have there the engine is part of the installation, i.e. is stationary, in this case 2 types of connection of the generator with the engine are used: 1) the so-called single-bearing, i.e. one end of the rotor clings to the flywheel directly, the other on its bearing. 2) Two-bearing, i.e. the generator is made according to the usual scheme, on its bearings, connected and decoupled from the crankshaft through the flywheel and clutch, usually MUVP. The second option is simpler constructively, because There are no questions about the air gap between the stator rotor, but more expensive and larger. If amers precisely this option is not buzzing, because it will be a good indicator of the technological level.

[borisst64]

As usual, an American office makes money through the Moscow Region. Judging by the article, it’s being developed that I don’t know what, all the requirements were and will be, all this is used at existing power plants within the framework of modern technologies.

"Our goal is to improve fuel efficiency, reduce weight and size, improve the quality of power supply and reduce the number of generators used on the battlefield."

Are there other options ??

[755962]

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[WOW]

Professor, discard the link to the original, pliz.
By the way, at one time I had to work on the theme of a starter-generator for the SPM "Punisher-2" for the VITS, and so there in one of the modes it could work in a purely generator mode, giving out 30 kW for stationary objects, for example, a field hospital.
The work of amers in this direction tells me that the direction of hybrid HMMWV is safely starting to collapse, although they achieved a good result with the second prototype.

[Professor]

Army develops generator 1.5 tons lighter than current option

The work of amers in this direction tells me that the direction of hybrid HMMWV is safely starting to collapse, although they achieved a good result with the second prototype.

I have to disagree with you. Hybrids are hybrids, and 100 kW generators on separate bases will not replace any hybrids. By the way, everything is in order with hybrids there (I recently posted an article about this and more than one).

[WOW]

Thank you.

Hybrids are hybrids, and 100 kW generators on separate bases will not replace any hybrids. By the way, everything is in order with hybrids (I recently posted an article about this and not one).

I agree, by the way, judging by the photo and dimensions of the generator, it is a synchronous alternating current with a rotating inductor, and on the market they are unmeasured and just for DGU ...

[leon-iv]

KVM these works went because of problems in Afghanistan.
Because there are very many delivered by helicopter and there every gram counts. Especially considering the cost of fuel for ISAF

[dimaas]

The most interesting thing for me in this post is that the main work on this topic is performed by a small enterprise. Even in the states with their super-tech powerful corporations, small businesses can find their niche. Moreover, as I understand it, the army itself is trying to encourage this.

[McFly]

Let them ask Tony Stark, maybe he will help them, he already collected the hadron collider in his garage.

[Nursultan]

yes and even an iron man there he also made

[Honory]

Thrifty Americans.