Power generation systems
Electric Ship. State of the Art and Integration of Components and Systems on Board
Quizzed article REF: D5615 V2
Power generation systems
Electric Ship. State of the Art and Integration of Components and Systems on Board

Authors : Jacques COURAULT, Paul LETELLIER, Jean-Paul SORREL

Publication date: March 10, 2021, Review date: July 30, 2021 | Lire en français

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2. Power generation systems

2.1 Production

See also section 4 of article [D 5 610] .

Power generation on board large ships is still largely based on internal combustion engines.

If, from the sole point of view of cost, size and overall weight of the component, the cheapest solution is always to have a single genset (diesel-generator or turbo-generator), this configuration is never chosen for the following reasons:

  • vulnerability to failure...

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