TY  - GEN
N2  - Light Frigates (LFs), like many warships, will spend a reasonable amount of sea time at low speeds. By definition, the LF has to be capable yet affordable, a difficult balance to strike, but a dichotomy which has to be addressed particularly given the cost pressures our world’s navies are under. Whilst low engine loading at loiter speeds may lead to fuel inefficiency and increased maintenance burden, a purely mechanical Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) propulsion system is attractive from a simplicity perspective. Hybrid propulsion architectures, using electrical machines as motors for low-speed operations, can be employed as a way to address this part of the operating profile. This paper explores to what degree a hybrid solution is appropriate for a LF through the consideration of a number of factors.
AB  - Light Frigates (LFs), like many warships, will spend a reasonable amount of sea time at low speeds. By definition, the LF has to be capable yet affordable, a difficult balance to strike, but a dichotomy which has to be addressed particularly given the cost pressures our world’s navies are under. Whilst low engine loading at loiter speeds may lead to fuel inefficiency and increased maintenance burden, a purely mechanical Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) propulsion system is attractive from a simplicity perspective. Hybrid propulsion architectures, using electrical machines as motors for low-speed operations, can be employed as a way to address this part of the operating profile. This paper explores to what degree a hybrid solution is appropriate for a LF through the consideration of a number of factors.
AD  - BMT Defence & Security Ltd, Bath, UK
AD  - BMT Defence & Security Ltd, Bath, UK
T1  - General Purpose Frigate Low-Speed Electric Drive - When does it Make Sense?
DA  - 2018-10-04
AU  - Newman, S M
AU  - Simmonds, O J
L1  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7630/files/INEC%202018%20Paper%20085%20Simmonds%20FINAL.pdf
JF  - Conference Proceedings of INEC
VL  - INEC 2018
PY  - 2018-10-04
ID  - 7630
L4  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7630/files/INEC%202018%20Paper%20085%20Simmonds%20FINAL.pdf
KW  - Warship
KW  - Frigate
KW  - Propulsion
KW  - CODAD
KW  - Hybrid
KW  - PTI
KW  - PTO
KW  - Spatial Integration
KW  - Cost
TI  - General Purpose Frigate Low-Speed Electric Drive - When does it Make Sense?
Y1  - 2018-10-04
L2  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7630/files/INEC%202018%20Paper%20085%20Simmonds%20FINAL.pdf
LK  - https://imarest.org/inec
LK  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7630/files/INEC%202018%20Paper%20085%20Simmonds%20FINAL.pdf
UR  - https://imarest.org/inec
UR  - https://library.imarest.org/record/7630/files/INEC%202018%20Paper%20085%20Simmonds%20FINAL.pdf
ER  -