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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey B Jakuba, Ledyard, CT (US);
Edgar S Thaxton, Bradford, RI (US);
Assignee:
Electric Boat Corporation, Groton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114 / ;
Abstract
In the embodiments described in the specification, a power converter unit contains a series of enclosures mounted on a platform which is supported from a ship's hull structure by isolation mounts. Each enclosure includes power conversion modules and is supplied with power cables, cooling liquid pipes and control lines from a panel forming a back wall of the enclosure. The power converter modules are supported in the enclosure for displacement out of the enclosure for inspection and testing and flexible power cables, cooling liquid pipes and control lines are provided to facilitate testing and inspection.