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ABB - the World´s Leading Supplier of Electric P
Our Solutions Become Standards
To maintain our technological leadership
in the marine industry, which is one of
ABB’s core industries, we invest substantial
resources in developing technology de-
signed to raise quality and profitability for
our customers. It is therefore only logical
that we were the company to introduce
Azipod®, the first azimuthing podded
propulsion system, to the maritime industry.
Leading-edge Drive Technology
ABB is the world’s largest producer of
electric motors and drive systems. Research
into AC drives technology started in the
1960s and industrial production started in
the 1970s. This pioneering spirit has made
ABB the world`s leading supplier of AC
drives. Our unrivalled experience in AC
drives technology, combined with our long
experience in the marine industry, results
in innovative drive solutions designed for
marine duty.
We supply complete solutions for all
kinds of applications – from the smallest
pump and fan drive to comprehensive
electric propulsion and power plants with
integrated automation systems.
Reliability is crucial for all operations at sea, andinnovative technological solutions must be basedon extensive experience. The highly advancedsolutions that ABB offers today are the result ofover half a century of experience in the maritimeindustry.
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Pipe layer Lorelay, 21000 kW
Extensive References
Double-Acting Tanker, 16 000 kW
Cable layer Subaru, 2 x 2700 kW
Shuttle tanker Navion Norvegia, 19000 kWOffshore support vessel Arcticaborg, 2 x 1620 kWAzipod® propulsion
Arctic product tanker Uikku and Lunni, 11400 kW,Azipod® propulsion
Research and Survey vessels
Icebreakers
Cable and Pipe layers
Shuttle tankers
Chemical andProduct tankers
Offshore support vessels
Our success is best documented throughour extensive list of references coveringall kinds of ships and floating structures.
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Icebreaker Botnica, 2 x 5000 kWAzipod® propulsion
FPSO tanker Terra Nova, 6 x 5000 kW
Drillship Peregrine IV, 6 x 2800 kW
Cruise vessel Europa, 2 x 6500 kWAzipod® propulsion
Ro-Ro rail ferry Aratere, 4 x 2600 kW
Motor yacht Maupiti, 2 x 1400 kW
FPSO tankers
Drillships and Semisubmersible rigs
Cruise vessels
RoRo and RoPax ferries
Motor yachts
Dredgers
DAT(Double-Acting Tankers)
Visit our Internet home pagehttp://www.abb.com/marine to
check our latest success stories andlearn more about our services.
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Electric Propulsion
Mainswitchboards
Generator sets Automation
Propulsiontransformers
Frequencyconverters Propulsion motors
ControlPower Distribution
The electrical power required for both
propulsion and ship’s service is generated
by diesel (or gas / steam turbine)
-driven generators.
For optimum loading of the prime
mover engines, the number of generator
sets connected to the distribution network
can be selected (manually or controlled
by a power management system) to
match the total power required.
A variable-speed AC propulsion drive
system consists of a propulsion motor
(in this case encapsulated in an Azipod®
unit), a frequency converter and, in most
cases, a supply transformer. Propulsion
drive power is controlled by a frequency
converter, which controls motor speed
by varying input frequency and voltage.
Propulsion and Power Plant Configuration
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Safety and redundancy
Low operating costs
Reduced maintenance
Low exhaust emissions
Layout flexibility
Cost-effective construction
What Can Our Concept Offer You?
ABB - the One-stop Solution
High quality installation andcommissioning
Extensive hands-on training
Life-time after sales serviceand support
Certified quality and environmentsystems
Total system responsibility
Support in initial design
Customized, proven solutions
Efficient project management
Boosted Economy and Squeezed
Emissions
The number of genset prime movers
on line at any time can be varied to suit
the given load. Constant speed engines
operating at their optimum efficiency
yield significant benefits in fuel and
maintenance costs as well as in lower
emissions in the exhaust gases.
Higher Safety and Redundancy
A diesel-electric power station secures
multiple redundancy. In the event of
malfunction of a main engine adequate
power remains available for the ship to
operate safely under any circumstances.
Plant reliability is further enhanced by a
reduced number of ancillary support
systems for the engines.
Twin electric propulsion drives secure
redundancy and get-you-home capability
for a single-screw ship.
Attractions of Electric Propulsion
Operations in heavy weather in re-
stricted waters without tug assistance or
during dynamic positioning are
supported by the impressive torque
characteristics, also at low speeds, of the
electric propulsion drive.
Machinery availability and fire safety
are enhanced by the ability to arrange
the key power station elements in sepa-
rate self-sufficient watertight
compartments.
Layout Flexibility Releases
More Space
Ship designers can locate the diesel
gensets and support systems wherever
feasible to create extra revenue-earning
cargo or passenger space from a given
hull size or to reduce the ship length
and still secure the desired overall capac-
ity.
An upper deck location for the prime
movers also allows easier access for
inspection and maintenance.
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Costa Atlantica
Azipod® Propulsion Systems - the
Ultimate Electric Propulsors
Azipod propulsion enhances the merits
of electric propulsion in a number of
ways:
Improved hydrodynamics yield sig-
nificant savings in operational costs and
cause less strain on the environment
Superior manoeuvrability and dyna-
mic performance are delivered: excellent
reversing capability and steering during
astern navigation, and enhanced crash
stop performance
Low noise and vibration characteris-
tics associated with a conventional
electric drive system are enhanced by
the Azipod motor’s underwater location;
and hull excitations induced by the
propellers are very low
Space within the hull otherwise
taken by the propulsion motors and
shaftlines is saved or released for other
purposes; stern thrusters can be elimi-
nated along with the rudder(s) and long
shaftline(s)
Azipod propulsion deliveries can be
made late in the shipbuilding process,
significantly cutting dead-time investment
costs; modular construction reduces
installation time and expenses.
Cost-effective Construction
Diesel-electric solutions allow modu-
larisation and delivery of factory-tested
turnkey packages to the shipyard late in
the building schedule.
The complete diesel-alternator sets
can be delivered already mounted on
common bedplates ready for coupling
to their support systems.
The compactness of the machinery
outfit fosters shorter runs for the cabling
and ancillary systems, and the engine
casing and exhaust gas piping are also
shortened.
More Comfort for Passengers
and Crew
Electric propulsion allows high stan-
dards of comfort for passengers and
crews to be achieved thanks to the int-
rinsically modest noise and vibration
levels of the motors and systems. Struc-
ture-borne noise and vibration are mini-
mised by resiliently mounted diesel
gensets.
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ACS6000 series for Medium Voltage
ACS6000AD and ACS6000SD are DTC controlled Voltage
Source Inverters. Both induction and synchronous motors
can be utilized. Drives are available up to 27 MW.
ACS6000C is the latest generation of the famous ABB
cycloconverter type of drive for high power synchronous
motors.
ACS Marine Drives
ABB’s long experience of the Marine Industrycombined with the latest drive innovationshave resulted in drives with unbeatableperformance and reliability.
DTC – immediate, smooth, reliable control
without encoders
Direct Torque Control is a unique motor control method for
ABB Drives. The inverter switching is directly controlled
according to the motor core variables: flux and torque.
DTC allows a response time up to ten times faster than with
the conventional control methods using flux vector or pulse
width modulation (PWM). As a result, control of the drive
is immediate and smooth under all conditions.
With DTC, speed and position encoders can be eliminated,
thereby reducing the maintenance costs and ensuring high
availability. Fast DTC control also guarantees minimum torque
ripple and results in minimum machine wear. The high
switching frequency also reduces the noise considerably.
ACS Marine Drives are part of the ACS drive family with
DTC . Hundreds of thousands of drives with DTC have
been delivered since the launch in 1995.
IGCT Power Semiconductors
– for efficient, reliable Medium Voltage drives
ACS6000AD/SD frequency converters utilise a power semi-
conductor-switching device known as IGCT (Integrated Gate
Commutated Thyristor) researched and designed by ABB.
This device provides an intrinsically less complex, more
efficient and reliable medium voltage converter. The inherently
low losses of the IGCT require less cooling capacity and
smaller cooling equipment.
The fast switching enables the implementation of novel
control algorithms. The converter design with IGCT allows
the use of a fuseless main circuitry. This increases the
availability of the drive since the protective functions are
actively controlled by the converter control, and recovery
from a fault can be accelerated.
More than 300 Medium Voltage drives with IGCT tech-
nology have been delivered since the launch in 1997.
ACS600 series for Low Voltage
ACS600A and ACS600W are DTC controlled Voltage Source
Inverters. Drives are available up to 4300 kW in air or
water cooled versions. Both induction and permanent magnet
synchronous motors can be utilized.
Electric Propulsion
The Azipod propulsion system offers
major benefits in enhanced manoeuv-
rability and hydrodynamic efficiency,
resulting in shorter harbour times, redu-
ced fuel consumption, safer operation
in harsh weather and restricted passages.
The need for long shaftlines, rudders,
stern thrusters and reduction gears is
eliminated, resulting in space and weight
savings. This, in turn, provides additional
cargo or passenger capacity and shortens
the vessel’s construction schedule.
The Azipod propulsion also features
low noise and vibration characteristics
and minimum maintenance require-
ments. Azipod units are currently avai-
lable in power ranges up to 38 MW.
Azipod® Propulsion Units
The Compact Azipod units are available
in power ranges from 400 kW up to
5 MW.
In the CRP Azipod propulsion
concept a steerable Azipod unit is
mounted immediately behind the shaft-
driven propeller. Located on the same
axis, but without any physical connec-
tion, the pod pulling propeller will
contra-rotate in relation to the shaft-
driven main propeller.
CRP Azipod propulsion`s high total
propulsion efficiency makes the initial
cost of the system attractive, and keeps
operating costs much lower than with
a conventional propulsion system.
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Azipod® is a registered trademark of ABB
Remote Diagnostic System
ABB’s Remote Diagnostic System allows
specialists from ABB to be on-line to
the propulsion system from the office
and act as a remote crew member.
A separate Remote Diagnostics
System is installed in the propulsion
drive system, which collects and stores
important data in its files. It can be
transferred by using satellite-based
communication facilities to a remote
location, for instance to an ABB office,
for expert analysis.
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Customer Services
Voyager of Seas by night
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After Sales Service
ABB’s After Sales function is an integral
part of the whole process of providing
the customer with an efficient electrical
concept for the operation of a ship. It
greatly influences the lifetime cost of the
ship and profitability of the operation.
ABB, with its worldwide network of
service operations, is in an advantageous
position to meet this challenge.
Special marine-dedicated service
centres have been built up strategically
in areas with high concentration of marine
fleet activity. The largest of these are in
Helsinki, Finland; Oslo, Norway;
Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Singapore
and Fort Lauderdale, FL, the USA.
We will continue to expand and
develop our specialist marine service
facilities, providing them with information
and training on our latest products.
We will have systematic product and
system support from the main office and
from the product manufacturing
companies available, for instance,
via ABB’s worldwide IT network.
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Cruise vessel SuperStar LeoMeasured waveforms of actualspeed, torque reference, networkfrequency and propulsion power inSuperStar Leo during a crash stop.
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62 Hz 62 Hz62 Hz
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Propulsionpower
Frequency
rpm
Torque
Simulated waveforms of actualspeed, torque reference, networkfrequency and propulsion power inSuperStar Leo during a crash stop.
135 rpm
62 Hz
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IT Services
Computer Simulation in
System Design
Reliability is a key objective in system
design at ABB. To ensure reliability, ABB
uses computer simulation as a standard
part of the system design process.
By simulating the performance of the
propulsion and power plant in different
operational situations we are able to
achieve an optimal system level design.
The results of the simulations have been
verified by comparing them with actual
performance measured during sea trials.
Simulation provides an excellent
means of studying the equipment’s per-
formance in normal operation and in
special situations like crash stops or short
circuits. In this way, safe operation of
the system and the quality of electricity
supply can be predicted and ensured at
all times.
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Control Network
Plant Network
Fieldbus Network
- Energy Management
- Safety- HVAC
- Vessel Automation - Dynamic Positioning - Thruster Control - Alarming & Monitoring
- Information Management - Simulation - Remote Diagnostics
- Engine Control and Safety - Power Generation& Distribution - Thruster Control - Propulsion Control
ABB provides Total Automation Solutions
that contribute to optimum operation
and safety of any kind of ship. Based
on ABB Advant, an open, integrated
and distributed control system, the au-
tomation solutions engineered by ABB
feature a number of unique vessel-
oriented functions such as
Propulsion remote control
Alarm and monitoring
Power management
Auxiliary machinery control
Cargo and ballast control
HVAC control
Safety management
Information management
Remote diagnostics
ABB Total Automation Solutions are
designed to meet the highest system
availability requirements and are type
certified by all major Classification Soci-
eties.
Ship’s Automation System
Center of ExcellenceOil & Gas Related Vessels:
ABB ASMarine and TurbochargingP.O.Box 6540 RodeløkkaN-0501 OsloNorwayPhone: +47 22 87 20 00Fax: +47 22 35 36 80
ABB Process IndustriesManagement LtdP.O.Box 8131CH-8050 ZürichSwitzerlandPhone:. +41 (0) 1 319 6263Fax: +41 (0) 1 310 6300
www.abb.com/marineCenter of ExcellenceCruise & Ferries:
ABB OyMarine and TurbochargingP.O.Box 185FIN-00381 HelsinkiFinlandPhone: +358 (0) 10 2211Fax: +358 (0) 10 222 2350
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