All-electric ships—A review of the present state of the art

Modern navies are exploring ways to power all-electric ships (AES), enabling ships´ loads to be powered from the same electrical source as that of the propulsion system, thus avoiding a separate generation system for these loads. AES are envisioned to be equipped with a variety of high power electronic components, pulsed loads like electromagnetic guns and electromagnetic aircraft launchers, machines and cables made of high temperature superconductors that improve efficiency, and highly intelligent controls for adaptability and reconfiguration. This paper presents a review of present state-of-the-art in the field of AES covering all the technological aspects.