ABB Marine
High Voltage Shore Connection
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Driving forces for shore connection
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Green profiling of cities and ship operators
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Regulations like
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MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI
Limits on sulphur oxide and nitrogen
oxide emissions from ship exhausts and
prohibit deliberate emissions of ozone
depleting substances
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EU Directive 2005/33/EG
Limits the amount of sulphur to 0,1% in
all marine fuel used while at berth for
more than 2 hours in European ports
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EU Recommendation 2006/339/EG
The commission recommends its
membership countries to promote shore
side electricity facilities
Cost of producing electricity on board
Infrastructure Considerations
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Voltage, frequency and grounding of the
supplying network and ship network
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Continuous and temporary power
demand
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Cable management systems
 On shore
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On board
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Location of ship berth
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Location of shore connection point on
board
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Available space on board
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Existing ship distribution network
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Safety management
ABB Marine Shore Connection Concept
Shore
Connection Box
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Shore Connection Feeder
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The ABB High Voltage shore
connection is an integrated
system of both power and
control equipment for
seamless power transfer
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The ABB Shore connection
concept will comply to the
international standards, which
are being developed
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IEC 60092-510 edition1
IEC/ISO PAS
On board Installation
Depending on the
vessel’s design, ABB
Marine Services is
able to install and
commission a
complete shore
connection system as
a turnkey project
during operation of
the vessel with out
interruptions of
services
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Shore Connection System Solutions
Example
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Light grey = ABB
delivery for OPS
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RED lines = HV
circuit
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BLACK lines =
control circuit
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In this example the cable and cable reel
are located on board the vessel
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The power cable from the ShoreConnection Box is connected directly to
the Main Switchboard
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Power transfer is seamless
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Synchronization and load transfer
of the shore power will be controlled
in the Engine Control Room and it is
fully automatic
Shore Connection Control and Supervision
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Power transfer is seamless
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Synchronization and load transfer
of the shore power will be controlled in
the Engine Control Room and it is
fully automatic
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Interfacing to ship automation and onshore supply
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Procedure can also be followed on
shore side
ABB Shore Connection benefits
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Turn key supply
for the complete system
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Safety through experience
and system understanding
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Reliability with type approved
equipment
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Availability of ABB worldwide
service network
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Environmental benefits through
lower emissions
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Better comfort due to reduced vibration and noise
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Flexible arrangement and easy installation
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Reduced lifecycle cost by reduced fuel consumption and maintenance
cost
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References
Vessels with ABB High Voltage Shore connection system in
use today
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Sun Princess
Cruise vessel
6,6 kV
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Dawn Princess
Cruise vessel
6,6 kV
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Sea Princess
Cruise vessel
6,6 kV
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Ocean Princess
Cruise vessel
6,6 kV
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Golden Princess
Cruise vessel
6,6 kV
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Amsterdam
Cruise vessel
11 kV
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Zuiderdam
Cruise vessel
11 kV
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Westerdam
Cruise vessel
11 kV
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Oosterdam
Cruise vessel
11 kV
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Noordam
Cruise vessel
11 kV
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