Power converter arrangement for integration into a ship structure
AssigneeElectric Boat Corporation
InventorsJeffrey B. Jakuba, Edgar S. Thaxton
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Abstract
In the embodiments described in the specification, a power converter unit contains a series of enclosures mounted on a platform which is supported from a ship's hull structure by isolation mounts. Each enclosure includes power conversion modules and is supplied with power cables, cooling liquid pipes and control lines from a panel forming a back wall of the enclosure. The power converter modules are supported in the enclosure for displacement out of the enclosure for inspection and testing and flexible power cables, cooling liquid pipes and control lines are provided to facilitate testing and inspection.
Claims9
A power converter arrangement for integration into a ship structure comprising a platform for supporting at least one power converter module, isolation mount means for supporting the platform integral with a ship's hull structure, enclosure means on the platform for enclosing at least one power converter module, power cable, cooling pipe and control line means for supplying power, cooling liquid and control signals to the enclosure;
- and movable support means mounted in the enclosure for supporting a power converter module and moving the power converter module from an installed position within the enclosure to an exposed position to facilitate testing and inspection.
A method for integrating a power converter enclosure into a ship structure comprising providing an enclosure on a platform, providing power cables, cooling liquid lines and control lines to the enclosure on the platform, providing movable power converter module support means within the enclosure for movably supporting a power converter module for motion into and out of the enclosure, and mounting the platform with the enclosure on a plurality of isolation mounts integral with the hull structure of a ship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.