Title :
Alternating current in the United States Navy
Author_Institution :
United States Navy, is head of the electrical section, Bureau of Ships, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.
fDate :
6/1/1942 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
ELECTRICITY was first applied on a vessel in the United States Navy in 1883 when the cruiser Trenton was equipped with an Edison shunt-wound 13.2-kw 110-volt d-c generator for lighting purposes. From this very modest initial installation the use of electricity has increased to the point where a modern battleship has as much as 10,000 kw of generating capacity for auxiliary operation and lighting, and the largest aircraft carriers have generating plants of 160,000 kva for propulsion.
Keywords :
Aircraft; Generators; Induction motors; Lighting; Propulsion; Windings;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1942.6436307
