The main difference between the marine and a land-based electrical power system is the fact that the marine power system is an isolated system with short distances from the generat... Read more
Despite the great interest in the application of electric propulsion to warships, there are quite few conventional surface warships with pure electric propulsion, but more are bein... Read more
Diesel electric propulsion and station keeping facilities are also used in vessels for operations in more shallow waters, such as dredgers and construction vessels, wind mill insta... Read more
For vessels with dynamic positioning (DP) as the main operating mode, such as diving support vessels, crane ships, and pipe layers, electric propulsion was early taken into use, fi... Read more
In any isolated power system, the amount of generated power must be equal to the consumed power including losses. For an electric system consisting of an electric power generation... Read more
The concept of electric propulsion is not new, the idea originated more than 100 years ago. However, with the possibility to control electrical motors with variable speed in a larg... Read more
Ship Load Analysis Load analysis of the ship’s electrical systems is a complex exercise and covers all operating conditions of the vessel, such as conditions in normal sea-going, c... Read more
Power electronics converters widely used in electrical power systems, with their alternative names given in parentheses: • AC-DC converter (rectifier) • AC-AC voltage converter (ph... Read more
All about Ship High Voltage Diesel Generator working procedure Like all work with high voltage, two persons are always required, with at least one electrician with a high voltage t... Read more
High Voltage safety procedure on Ship Electrical System This is only a proposal how the procedure could look like, procedure must be established by the owner. It is extremely impor... Read more
