Marine Electrical Power Systems:
Electric Ship Mobility:
Propulsion and Power System Architectures

Last Update: July 22, 2024

Essential Questions

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What are the different types of Propulsion and associated power sytem architecures? What are their relative advantages and disadvatages?
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What are typical redundancy requirements for propulsion equipment?
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What aspects of a propulsion and power system architecture impact system efficiency as well as endurance fuel and annual fuel calculations?
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What aspects of a propulsion and power system are associated with different types of mobility requirements?
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References

Ådnanes, Alf Kåre " Maritime Electrical Installations And Diesel Electric Propulsion ," ABB AS Marine, 22 April 2003.

Batra, Amit, Suresh Sampath, Theoklis Nikolaidis, and Pericles Pilidis, "Techno-economic model-based design space exploration of "combined" ship propulsion systems", Mar Sci Technol 28, 288–313 (2023)

Dumitrescu, Mariana, "Overview on Efficient Naval Power Architecture," Presented at the 14th International Conference on Interdisciplinarity in Engineering-INTER-ENG 2020, Târgu Mureş, Romania, 8-9 October 2020.

Metcalf, Bryson J., and Gabor Karafiath " Hydrodynamic Assessment of Alternative Propulsion Arrangements ," Paper presented at the SNAME 10th Propeller and Shafting Symposium, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, September 2003.


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