BHEL develops IPMS for INS Vikrant

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) today said it has successfully developed and delivered the Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) for indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. Developed by the companys Electronics System Division, it includes state-of-the-art Automatic Power Management System, BHEL said in a press release. It said various directorates of Indian Navy and Cochin Shipyard participated in the final Integrated Factory Acceptance Test (IFAT) protocol. INS Vikrant was built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Navy. Designed, manufactured and tested at BHEL Bengaluru jointly with GE-Avio (Italy), IPMS is unique, technology intensive and sophisticated. BHEL said apart from executing this prestigious order received against stiff competition, it had in the recent past supplied Auxiliary Control System for P15A Destroyers INS Kolkata and INS Kochi, which are already in service and to INS Chennai, scheduled to be commissioned in 2016. It said the company has demonstrated capability for warship controls and also geared-up to take up other assignments in marine and defence applications, including defence simulators. An integrated platform management system (IPMS) is a system used on board ships and submarines for real-time monitoring and control of the vessels hull, mechanical, electrical and damage control machinery and systems. PTI KSU RA ROH APR ABK ref: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bhel-develops-ipms-for-ins-vikrant/1/632944.html