US Navy's first full-electric warship delivered

摘要

In June 2020, the US Navy and GE's Power Conversion business announced the 'delivery' to the US Navy of the destroyer USS Zumwalt, which they described as its first full-electric power and propulsion ship. GE's Power Conversion business was the designer and provider for the high-voltage system, propulsion drive trains, consisting of multiphase converters and advanced induction motors (AIM), for the DDG 1000 class destroyers. "Delivery is an important milestone for the US Navy as the DDG 1000 continues more advanced at-sea testing of the Zumwalt combat system," said Captain Kevin Smith, DDG 1000 programme manager, in a US Navy statement.