COMMISSIONING AND OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF 3.3 KV ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ON ESSO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TANKERS

3,300-volt generation and distribution systems were installed on three Esso Petroleum vessels Esso Mersey, Esso Clyde and Esso Severn. There 20,000-dwt products tankers now have a total of nine operational years, and experience of the plant and systems will be of interest to those involved in the design and selection of high voltage system equipment for ships, or other marine applications in the future. The basic design of the limited 3.3 kV system and the equipment selected has previously been described (see Abstract No. 43,300, July 1976), and this paper concentrates upon the commissioning and operational aspects, based upon operational experience of both the operator and the builder, and compares this experience with the original design intent. All three vessels have attained high orders of availability maintaining regular sailing and averaging about 15 hours out of service in their first year of operation. Order from: BSRA as No. 47,531.

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  Institute of Marine Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Hennessey, G
  • McIver, J
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 18 p.
• Serial:
  • Institute of Marine Engineers Transactions
  • Volume: 89
  • ISSN: 0309-3948

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power generation; Electric power transmission; Electrical equipment; Electrical systems; Tankers
• Old TRIS Terms: Product tankers
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170894
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Report/Paper Numbers: Series A, Part 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM