Md-11 captain reported the loss of electrical power after takeoff resulted in a return to the field.

Attributes
ACN	1626086
Time
Date	201903
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Power
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During takeoff; received 'emergency power on' alert. Attempted reset as per QRH with no effect. Decided to deploy air driven generator (air driven generator); [advise ATC]; and return to ZZZ before battery depletion. Electrical system malfunction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-11 Captain reported the loss of electrical power after takeoff resulted in a return to the field.

Narrative: During takeoff; received 'Emergency Power On' alert. Attempted reset as per QRH with no effect. Decided to deploy ADG (Air Driven Generator); [advise ATC]; and return to ZZZ before battery depletion. Electrical system malfunction.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.