ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR CRUISE VESSELS

The purpose of this article is to show how a diesel-electric propulsion plant is advantageous to a cruise ship in comparison with a direct-diesel driven propulsion plant. A graph illustrates the economics of a cruise ship and a table shows seven different machinery arrangements for minicruise ships. An ensuing table then compares the total costs for the seven arrangements. It is emphasized, though, that the benefits of a diesel-electric system owe largely to indirect aspects and design features. The specific benefits of the cycloconverter are also discussed and compared with other ac drives for propulsion.

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  • Accession Number: 00657469
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM