Vehicle Based Exportable Power

In Phase I of this work, the Offerors examined the feasibility of using their proprietary high performance HPD (High Power Density) vehicle alternators and a novel MSC (Microprocessor Supervisory Circuit) to develop Vehicle-based Distributed Power (VBDP) capability to accomplish the following power generation task: • Using multiple vehicles, form a small electrical power grid to produce 120VAC and 3-Phase 220VAC for use by military facilities. As Phase I drew to a close, it became clear that creating a VBDP system (a “mini-grid”) was technically feasible, and that the majority of challenges remaining attendant to producing a prototype Vehicle Distributed Power system involved giving the MSC the ability to synchronize the power produced by vehicles making up such a grid (frequency, phase, etc.) to: • Each other, • To an existing conventional power grid, • To a genset-powered grid This Phase II project will: • Develop power synchronization capability for the MSC, • Test MSC synchronization capability in a variety of simulated grid scenarios, • Conduct a study of technical and safety standards for VBDP systems • Conduct a study of fuel economy / efficiency concerns in VDBP grids • Demonstrate a prototype Vehicle Based Distributed Power system