Medium Voltage Casualty Power System
Our Rosenblatt Marine Technical Division (RMTD) has created two types of Medium Voltage (MV) Casualty Power Systems (CPS). The CPS is designed for the Navy and is a system consisting of bulkhead terminals with permanently installed cables and portable cables, strategically located throughout the vessel, for the purpose of bridging damaged sections of the main and alternate power systems in order to re-energize mission critical equipment. The system is intended to provide power during real emergencies. It is used to maintain a source of electrical power for the most vital machinery and equipment needed to keep the ship afloat, to get the ship out of a danger area, or to continue the mission of the vessel.
The two types of CPS that the RMTD has created are:
- Medium Voltage Alternating Current (MVAC) – The MVAC CPS was designed for use on Navy ships such as aircraft carriers or other high voltage surface combatants.
- Medium Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) – The MVDC CPS was designed for use on Navy ships such as future large surface combatants or other high voltage vessels.
Both systems provide low cost, survivable, emergency temporary power connections to restore MVAC and MVDC power to shipboard electrical zones and equipment isolated from power generation as a result of fire, flood, or battle damage.
Alternatively the CPS can be used as a Portable Medium Voltage Extension System for purposes such as:
- Disaster response organizations who must provide an alternative to grid-supplied power on short notice and/or while operating in difficult or hazardous environments
- Remote construction sites, temporary camps or compounds, etc.
- Power systems for remote fire bases, temporary airfields, or any temporary construction where temporary power generation and local distribution is required.
- Mining industry where sites are situated in remote areas not served by municipal power distribution.