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Electrical Installation on Ships

Instructor:

Prof. Günter Ackermann

Course Format:

2 hours Lecture, 1 hour Exercise

Period:

Winter Semester

Language:

German

Recommended Previous Knowledge:

Electrical engineering: Electrical circuits for DC, AC and 3-phase current

mechanical engineering: Characteristics of usual consumers like pumps and fans 

Recommended: Knowledge  of the basics of electrical machines (AC)

Contents:

- performance in service of electrical consumers.

- special requirements for power supply systems and for electrical equipment in isolated systems/networks e. g. aboard ships, offshore installations, factory systems and emergency power supply systems.

- power generation and distribution in isolated networks, shaft generators for ships

- calculation of short circuits and behaviour of switching devices

- protective devices, selectivity monitoring

- electrical Propulsion plants for ships

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge: Criteria for the design of power networks on ships, generators ans consumers; Control of the power generation, protective devices

Competence of Systems:  The electrical plant in the context of the complete ship and +an economic and environmental criteria

 

Reading Resources:

H. Meier-Peter, F. Bernhardt u. a.: Handbuch der Schiffsbetriebstechnik, Seehafen Verlag

Gleß, Thamm: Schiffselektrotechnik, VEB Verlag Technik Berlin

Performance Record:

oral examination

Workload:

120 hours total

Further Information:

http://cgi.tu-harburg.de/~hawww/docs/lehre.htm

Contact:

ackermann@tu-harburg.de

Credit points of this module can be found in the course plan for the corresponding course of study.