ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC B63H23/00 

FIELD: power generation.

SUBSTANCE: power plant consists of main thermal engine, reduction gear, AC shaft-driven generator, semiconductor frequency converter with main distribution buses, auxiliary thermal engines, which drive AC generators, thruster AC motor powered from main distribution buses and connected to fixed pitch propeller. Thruster AC motor by means of auxiliary electric circuit and switching unit is connected to output of semiconductor frequency converter based on fully controlled semiconductor power devices.

EFFECT: improved power efficiency and energy parameters.

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