Control strategy for an icebreaker propulsion system

Author

Hill, Walter A. ; Creelman, Greg ; Mishke, L.

Author_Institution

Gen. Electr. Canada, Peterborough, Ont., Canada

fYear

1989

fDate

1-5 Oct. 1989

Firstpage

692

Abstract

A diesel-electric propulsion control system for an icebreaker ship using synchronous motors and synchronous generators is described. This propulsion system realizes the power plant concept, which optimizes the number of generators which are online in order to match the generated electrical power to the total electrical demand of the ship. The propulsion control system has two control loops which limit the power required by the propulsion motor so as to prevent the diesel engine, which drives the generator, from stalling during instantaneous or sustained overloads. The power system, and sea trial tests are described.<>

Keywords

control systems; diesel-electric generators; electric drives; electric propulsion; machine control; ships; synchronous generators; synchronous motors; control loops; diesel-electric propulsion control system; electrical demand; icebreaker ship; machine control; marine systems; power system; synchronous generators; synchronous motors; tests; Control systems; Diesel engines; Marine vehicles; Open loop systems; Power generation; Propellers; Propulsion; Synchronous generators; Synchronous motors; Telegraphy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1989., Conference Record of the 1989 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1989.96724

Filename

96724