ARG - A lightweight, highly compact, high power to weigth ratio, low cost, 10kW military auxillary power unit

在战斗情况下，获得电力是一个重大的后勤挑战，许多军事资源都是由电力驱动的;从手机，计算机和通信系统到监视设备和低水平照明。根据国防科学委员会能源战略工作组的说法，标准发电机是战场上最大的燃料用户。现有的军用发电机体积大、重量重、噪音大、燃料效率低、运行成本高。这使得发电机不适合作为辅助动力装置，同时它们的重量使它们难以操纵，使远征部队在偏远和严峻的环境中行动时选择有限。军事市场要求移动的/远程电力产生尽可能小的尺寸和重量损失，而不损害效率或增加燃料成本。通过之前成功完成的由Innovate UK资助的市场证明研究，吉布森技术和里卡多确定了国防部门所需的操作参数，市场机会，期望，市场路线和相关标准。该项目将证明煤油JP-8燃料的概念，高度紧凑，重量轻，高功率重量比，低外部信号，低成本10千瓦先进旋转发电机。与现有的最先进的辅助动力装置相比，这种颠覆性产品将提供无与伦比的性能解决方案，并将大大提高运营能力。

In combat situations, access to electrical power is a major logistical challenge with many military resources powered by electricity; from cell phones, computers and communications systems to surveillance equipment and low-level lighting. According to the Defence Science Board’s task force on energy strategy, standard generators are the single largest users of fuel on the battlefield. Existing military generators are large, heavy, noisy, fuel inefficient and expensive to run. This makes generators undesirable as auxiliary power units, whilst their weight makes them difficult to manoeuvre, leaving expeditionary forces with limited options when operating in remote and austere environments. The military market dictates that mobile/remote electrical power incur the minimum size and weight penalties possible, without compromising on efficiency or increasing fuel cost. Through a previously successfully completed, Innovate UK funded, Proof of Market study, Gibson Technology & Ricardo identified the desired operating parameters, market opportunity, expectations, route to market & relevant standards within the Defence sector. This project will prove the concept of a kerosene JP-8 fuelled, highly compact, lightweight, high power to weight ratio, low external signature, low cost 10kW Advanced Rotary Generator. Such disruptive product will provide a solution of unequalled performance compared to existing state of the art auxiliary power units and will lead to considerable improvements in operational capacities.