Propulsion converters
Electric Ship. State of the Art and Integration of Components and Systems on Board
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Propulsion converters
Electric Ship. State of the Art and Integration of Components and Systems on Board

Authors : Jacques COURAULT, Paul LETELLIER, Jean-Paul SORREL

Publication date: March 10, 2021, Review date: July 30, 2021 | Lire en français

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3. Propulsion converters

3.1 Converters for propulsion motor power supplies

The different types of conversion take into account both the power components available and knowledge of converter topology .

Since the early 1960s, the thyristor has been the component that has generally driven electric motors in industry.

In marine propulsion, DC motor drives were first used for small and medium megawatt outputs, and cycloconverters (particularly for icebreakers)...

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