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SPA โ€” Transient Reducing Active Power System (TRAPS)

ONR TRAPS SPA

Supports development of shipboard power architectures that actively manage transient demand using controls, conversion, and storage.

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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) posted Special Program Announcement N0001426SBC01 on May 12, 2026, seeking proposals for the Transient Reducing Active Power System (TRAPS). TRAPS addresses a critical naval engineering challenge: shipboard power demand patterns that exceed or disrupt vessel power generation systems. ONR is soliciting an advanced power system architecture comprising integrated coโ€ฆ

Advanced power system architecture for shipboard power demand management: controls, power conversion, energy storage.

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