GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY IN SHIPS

Factors affecting the design of an electrical supply system for marine use to ensure security of supply are discussed. It is shown that for a basic generating system consisting of two or more generators in the engineroom and one other situated above the upper deck and outside the machinery spaces, the most important considerations are those of load analysis, selection of generator size and type, supply voltage, overcurrent and short circuit protection and reverse power tripping. Three "in service" designs for ships currently in service or being built for the Shell Group are described and illustrated. Order from: BSRA as No. 46,736.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at Symposium held at University of Southampton, July 5-8, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Marine Electronics 1976

  Southampton,   England 
• Authors:
  • Downham, K
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power; Electric power generation; Electric power transmission; Generators; System design
• Old TRIS Terms: Electric power system design
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170770
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM