Marine Propulsion :: Power Generation
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| A Maersk line container vessel, in Sydney Australia, with SSS Clutches in the power generation system. | |
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| Diagram of the energy saving system on the Maersk line vessels. |  |
SSS Clutches can be used in marine generator drives on ships to give...
• Improved efficiency
• Redundancy
• Fast
Response
• Power
Factor Correction
The Maersk Line refridgerated container vessel shown, one of twelve, uses the energy from the exhaust gas of the propulsion diesel to to drive a generator as well as the diesel turbocharger.
The generator is driven by a steam turbine fed from the Diesel Exhaust Heat Recvovery Boiler and additionally by exhaust turbines fed with surplus exhaust not required by the turbocharger. At low diesel powers 1 or both exhaust turbines are shutdown and disconnected using the SSS Clutches.