"There will never be any problems with our powerful warships! The Type 45 destroyer is the pride of our Royal Navy!" Benjamin said angrily: "There must be no problems, absolutely not!"

He was almost roaring, roaring at everyone.

The people from Rolls-Royce lowered their heads and said nothing. They waited until Benjamin finished his rant, and then looked at them: "What exactly is the power problem of the Type 45 destroyer? Is it a mid-stage warm-up like the Easterners analyzed?

Something wrong with the energy recovery system?”

Hearing his question, Conrad raised his head: "Of course it's impossible. How can there be problems with the products produced by our Rolls-Royce company? I can guarantee that there will be no problems!"

"I don't think so either. Orientals are gesticulating there just to influence our thinking and lead us on the wrong track!" Benjamin said.

"Is this the problem of our BAE company?" Another person present was annoyed: "I can also guarantee that there is no problem with our integrated power system of the whole ship! There is no problem with the system on the Queen-class aircraft carrier, and on the Type 45 destroyer

How could there be a problem? It's obviously a problem with the gas turbine, but you still don't admit it!"

"Weston, I didn't say it was your BAE company's problem, why are you so excited?" Conrad said.

"It's not a problem with the power generation system or the power grid system, so what else could it be?" Weston said.

Conrad spread his hands: "I don't know, maybe it was an accidental failure?"

"What kind of accidental failure? If the temperature exceeds 25 degrees Celsius, your system will fail. This has been verified. The reason is your unreliable system purchased from the United States! Do you dare to test it on the bench?

?”

Conrad shook his head: "No need to test, our gas turbine is fine! I use the reputation of our Rolls-Royce company as a guarantee!"

Benjamin frowned: "Now is not the time to discuss these, we must let the outside world know that there is no problem with our Type 45 destroyer!"

At this moment, everyone was stunned. What was this Benjamin thinking? Now is not the time to solve the problem? When will it be? He actually cares more about face than solving the problem?

However, from his standpoint, it is understandable. After all, the Type 45 destroyer is the most advanced destroyer of the British Navy. If there is a problem with this destroyer, will the British Navy still have a future?

We must tell the whole world that there is nothing wrong with their warships, there is nothing wrong with them!

"I think we can send a batch of flashlights to the Brave. If there is a power outage, they can wait patiently in the cabin."

"In addition to flashlights, there should also be some candles. After all, flashlights also need to be charged."

"Well, these must be resolved as soon as possible. Send a helicopter over to transport them!"

Weston looked at everyone present with some surprise. What are you doing? At this time, you are actually discussing how to hold a candlelight dinner on a warship?

You guys are really romantic. Have you ever thought that warships fought in the past? This is not a problem of lighting. If all the power supply is lost, the warship will be a living target!

"By the way, I will coordinate with the United States to bring us one or two Aegis warships as much as possible. Don't worry about the air defense mission. However, the Type 45 destroyer must be on site. It is related to the dignity of our Royal Navy!"

The meeting ended like this. When he walked out of the conference room, Weston only felt that his eyes were a little dim. Their navy had become like this. Shouldn't they just stay at home? Going out was just making people laugh.

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Back at BAE Company, Weston looked at the second ship of the Type 45 destroyer that was continuing to be built on the slipway. His mood was even more complicated. The first ship had already had a big problem. Shouldn't we find the cause of the failure? The second ship continued to be built in this way.

The ship still has problems.

At this moment, someone came over in a hurry: "Weston, Weston, we got a good thing!"

"what?"

"Come and take a look."

So, in the laboratory, Weston saw a cabinet the size of a suitcase.

"This is the power grid equipment on the Jubail-class warship that was obtained at a great cost from Goudahu's shipyard. There are many such things on their warships."

Weston looked over: "What's in this box? Open it and take a look."

There are only a few components inside, including two coils, two resistors, two capacitors, and two high-power thyristors. The result is also very simple, and the components can be identified at a glance, but the way these components are combined...

"These devices cannot be used in AC circuits." Weston is a technical expert and can recognize it at a glance. A thyristor is connected to one branch, and the two sides are connected in reverse. This means that the AC current will pass through it no matter what.

If it doesn’t come on, it will be an absolute disconnection for the alternating current!

For DC power, it will become a reliable solid state circuit breaker!

A common circuit breaker is an air switch. If a short circuit occurs in the circuit, the air switch can trip quickly to avoid burning the circuit. This device has a simple principle, high reliability, and low cost, but it has some shortcomings: current limiting effect.

Poor, high maintenance costs and short life.

Therefore, if you want the circuits on the warship to work stably, you must use more advanced circuit breakers. This is the most advanced method!

As long as the circuit is short-circuited, it can be sensed immediately, and then the coil in the circuit can maintain a constant current, the capacitor current gradually increases, and the current in the bidirectional thyristor gradually decreases to zero, thus disconnecting.

Its biggest feature is that it allows the short-circuit current to naturally cross zero, works in the most relaxing way, and has a simple structure. However, few manufacturers in the world can produce high-power thyristors.

"Could it be that the power supply system used by the Orientals is different from ours?" At this moment, Weston seemed to have realized something: all along, our own ship's comprehensive power supply, electromagnetic ejection, etc. were not mature, and the Orientals

However, the device matured rapidly and was widely used. It turned out that the route taken by the Easterners was different from our own!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I would like to ask, when the Jubail-class destroyer uses multiple generators, does it need to be synchronized?" Weston continued to ask.

"No need, start it at any time, shut it down at any time when you are done using it."

"Damn it, we were deceived. While they were shouting about how advanced the medium voltage AC technology was, they secretly used the medium voltage DC technology!" Weston gritted his teeth: "It's too much, it's too much!"

This DC circuit breaker can already explain the problem: the power supply network in the warship is DC. At the same time, the connection of the generator to the grid can also explain the problem.

The biggest problem with alternating current is grid connection. The currents output by the two generators must be synchronized. If one output peak and one output trough are directly offset, the two currents will directly cancel each other and all become heat, and the grid will burn out in an instant.

As long as the positive and negative poles of DC are connected correctly, there is no need for synchronization at all. It can start and stop at any time!

"Isn't our medium-voltage AC technology also very advanced?" his subordinate asked.

"What's so advanced? Our medium-voltage communication has various faults. The Eastern warships have always been stable. Doesn't that explain the problem? However... we want to switch the technical route, it is not that simple."

They have been studying the medium-voltage communication route for so many years, and suddenly they throw it all away and switch to a new track. That is not easy!

So much equipment needs to be re-developed, supporting factories need to be found, and the manufacturers that previously produced parts may even go bankrupt...

Although they don't admit it with their mouths, they know clearly in their hearts that the technical route of the East is correct. You can know it by looking at the facts! The East is the most mature, the British, and the United States are all facing various problems now, especially

Catapults used on U.S. aircraft carriers...

Everyone was deceived by the Easterners, who used medium voltage DC with the most correct technical route, and then announced to the world that medium voltage AC was the direction, so everyone fell into the ditch.

Even if I know it now, I’m afraid I can’t change it!

"Eastern has the most advanced DC transmission technology in the world, so all their equipment is ready-made. If we want to develop it, all the equipment needs to be developed again, and the investment will be astronomical!" Weston said:

"We simply don't have that much money now, so we might as well find ways to continue to improve medium-voltage communication."

Even if there is no external reason, they cannot switch tracks, not to mention that now, the Type 45 destroyer is encountering the problem of frequently falling off the brakes.

"Technical routes related to the East need to be strictly sealed. They must not be spread to outsiders."

Weston believed that the failure of the Type 45 destroyer was caused by the wrong technology used in the gas turbine, as the Orientals said, but Rolls-Royce did not admit it, and Benjamin did not want to pursue it. He only wanted to fool it.

If it is said that the technical route is wrong now, it will be easier for Rolls-Royce to shift the blame and put all the blame on the medium-voltage AC power supply system developed by BAE Company.

Just act like you don’t know what to do!

Of course Weston didn't know that this kind of thing couldn't be hidden at all. Just as they had just judged the eastern technical route, in less than a day, everyone on the other side of the ocean also knew about it.

"Actually, when we were doing research back then, we knew that medium-voltage DC had greater advantages. However, this technical route was too radical, so we chose a safe solution first."

"Yes, it's all because we started research and development too early. If we had done the research later, maybe we would have chosen the medium-voltage DC route!"

Listening to everyone's discussion, Brian looked ugly. What do you mean? After studying for more than ten years, no, more than twenty years, it has not been matured yet. It took a long time to work on it. Is the technical route wrong?

Now, the catapults on Ford-class aircraft carriers are still having problems. What should we do next? First remove the electromagnetic catapult, replace it with a steam catapult, and wait for the advanced medium-voltage DC electromagnetic catapult developed in China?

I'm afraid it will take another twenty years! In these years, the US Navy will not be able to use electromagnetic catapults?

How many years behind the Easterners?

They have been very worried recently because of the incident in the Mediterranean. However, this technical route is related to the development of the navy and cannot be ignored.

"We should make two preparations. On the one hand, we should continue to promote the research and development of medium-voltage AC catapults and strive to make it mature. On the other hand, we should also formulate the project research and development of medium-voltage DC electromagnetic catapults, no, the power supply of the entire warship

The system must also be switched to medium voltage DC!”

"How many years of research will it take?"

"I hope it will mature by 2020."

2020? Is it possible to spend more than ten years developing a new technology?

Everyone has no hope. Maybe it would be good to develop it in 2030.

However, if you want to start research now, you have to apply for funding from Congress. Naturally, this application for funding cannot be hidden.

Sitting at home, Qin Tao, who originally planned to eat the Mediterranean, did not wait for the good news from the Mediterranean. Instead, he waited for the news that the US Navy was going to adopt the medium-voltage DC route.

"It seems that they know our technical route." Qin Tao said: "It's pretty good that we have been able to keep a secret for so many years. If they want to build it, let them build it. How about... just publicize it?"

Wu Shengli glanced at Qin Tao: "With such publicity, will it be easier for you to sell warships?"

"Of course, we just want to let the whole world see that the most advanced technology is here." Qin Tao said: "The pride and honor of our people must be expressed like this!"

Don’t there so many people in Run just think that the West is more advanced? Now let them know that it is wrong to run overseas, as the most advanced technologies are all here!

"Well, it's time to publicize it. I guess the British will be furious after seeing it."

Wu Shengli was already familiar with Qin Tao and knew what Qin Tao was going to do next.
To be continued...