Program Summary
The Electric Ships Office (PMS 320) was established in 2007 to coordinate and develop advanced electric power and propulsion technologies across the US Navy’s Fleet. PMS 320 is actively developing and providing simpler, affordable, and more capable ship’s power systems with increased power density for many Navy platforms across the US Navy Fleet.
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Today's Integrated Electric Ships. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)
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The U.S. Navy’s Fleet is faced with the challenge of meeting increasing electrical power demands for advanced sensors and weapons while reducing vulnerabilities associated with a dependence on foreign sources of petroleum.
This approach will deploy matured, appropriate architectures, systems and components to
meet the emerging mission load requirements of future ship acquisition programs. The technical approach employs common elements such as zonal electrical distribution, power conversion modules, power generations modules, energy storage modules and electric power control modules as enablers along an evolutionary development path.
PMS 320 is implementing this mission by developing common components, transitioning Science and Technology (S&T) into current and future US Navy platforms, and focusing Navy and industry investments. The Electric Ships Office is governed by an Executive Steering Group (ESG), chaired by COMNAVSEA, with representation from appropriate ship platform and warfare systems PEOs, OPNAV resource sponsors, Naval Reactors, NAVSEA 05, and the Chief of Naval Research, to provide overarching guidance.