Simulating the RRS James Clark Ross as part of a multiobjective design process

Author

Kwiatkowski, Adam ; Palmer, Patrick ; Molina-Cristobal, Arturo ; Bridgeman, Richard ; Parks, Geoff

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

fYear

2010

fDate

1-3 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

A model is developed for the RRS James Clark Ross using the Virtual Test Bed (VTB) simulation package. The model is integrated into a multiobjective optimisation process through a simulation interface developed for this purpose. The interface allows for visualisation of the optimisation results, and facilitates the transfer of design parameters to the simulation model. The simulation model is applied to the existing James Clark Ross design, and the effect of hybridising the propulsion system by adding a battery and IGBT inverter to provide power factor compensation for the DC drive is explored.

Keywords

CAD; data visualisation; marine engineering; marine propulsion; optimisation; ships; DC drive; IGBT inverter; RRS James Clark Ross; battery; multiobjective design process; multiobjective optimisation process; power factor compensation; propulsion system; virtual test bed simulation package; Batteries; Biological system modeling; DC motors; Inverters; Load modeling; Optimization; Reactive power;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Lille

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8220-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VPPC.2010.5729182

Filename

5729182