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Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory 

 Port Hueneme, California 93041 



DEEP OCEAN POWER SYSTEMS 



Not final; July 1965 to December 1967 



E. Giorgi 



September 1968 



£CT~o Y-F015-21-06-001 



TR-597 





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The objective of a study program on deep ocean power transmission systems was to determine 

 the technical and economic feasibility of transmitting electrical power of 30, 100, 300, 1,000, and 3,000 

 kw to ocean depths of 600, 2,000, 6,000, 10,000, 15,000, and 20,000 feet. 



Environmental conditions of the sea and their effects on the elements of an undersea power 

 system are discussed. Various power system concepts are developed and evaluated in the report. Design 

 approaches and related studies used in the selection of the most cost effective system concepts are 

 presented, as are preliminary designs of a few selected concepts. Recommended programs for the 

 development of system elements considered beyond the state of the art are also included. 



It was concluded that within the present state of the art (1) 30 to 300 kw of usable AC power 

 can be supplied from in-situ power plants at depths of 600 to 20,000 feet and 1 ,000 k w at depths of 

 600 to 2,000 feet; (2) 30 to 3,000 kw of usable AC power can be supplied from surface-tendered power 

 plants to depths of 600 to 20,000 feet; and (3) 30 to 1 ,000 kw of usable AC or DC power can be supplied 

 from shore-based power plants to depths of 600 to 20,000 feet and up to 3,000 kw to depths of 600 to 

 10,000 feet. 



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