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“WE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE MEASURING THE RIGHT THINGS. IN THIS WAY, WE COULD BE SURE THAT WE WERE FINDING THE TRUE CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM. ONCE WE FOUND THE CAUSES, WE WERE THEN ABLE TO POINTEDLY DESIGN SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THEM.”
The system achieved a 93.8 percent reduc- tion in run time, far exceeding the team’s goal of a 50 percent reduction. Moreover, the system achieved fuel savings of 4.25 gallons per day (or 128 gallons per month), which translates to $191.30 saved per day, per system (about $69,800 per year, per system). The team also met the require- ment for electronics-off-the-tower by reducing weight at the top of the tower by 65 pounds and volume by 5.8 cubic feet. This weight reduction reduced the sys- tem’s overall power consumption.
Furthermore, all existing interface require- ments were met, enabling the placement of the new hybrid power systems on existing - tions to the mechanical hardware and no Finally, because most of the critical com- ponents were moved to the base of the tower as part of the new, hybrid power design, the towers no longer needed to be lowered to allow for maintenance.
Dr. Jim Sommer, Army Science Advisor to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), attended the demonstration and came away “very impressed with this project,” he said. “I think this is a great endeavor; it has the potential to save energy and
possibly lives. I will be interested in
and considering applicability across CENTCOM,” Sommer said.
STANDING TALL CONCLUSION
“We were very pleased with the hybrid power system demonstration,” Read said.
“We achieved all of the project goals by using the rigorous LSS methodology, coupled with a mind toward green solu- tions. At the end of day, we now have a maintain and consistently demonstrates higher operational readiness rates that contribute to saving lives on the battle-
“This was a win all the way around, and we are now working to obtain funding to upgrade the RAID systems in Afghani- as early as March 2013,” he said.
For more information on PM NV/RSTA and PM ITS, go to http://peoiews.apg.
army.mil/nvrsta/index.html.
LTC JOHN (CLIFF) CALHOUN is the Product Manager Integrated Tactical Sys- tems, based in Huntsville, AL. He holds
Using LSS methods, PM ITS set out to identify opportunities to reduce system downtime and provide a redundant power source for the RAID sensors. The result was a successful hybrid of various energy sources, including batteries and solar panels, for day/night, state-of-the- art sensor operation. Pictured is a RAID solar hybrid tower.
a B.A. in business administration from Georgia State University and an M.B.A. from the Naval Postgraduate School. Cal- houn is Level III certified in program management and Level II certified in con- tracting. He is a member of the U.S. Army
DR. CHRISTINA BATES is a Strategy and Strategic Communications Specialist for Project Manager Night Vision/ Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and communication and sociology from Boston College, an M.S. in mass communication and a J.D. from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in communication from Arizona State University. She is an LSS Master Black Belt.
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