Sustainable Power Supply For Eco-Friendly Ports
Sustainable Power Supply For Eco-Friendly Ports
Sustainable Power Supply For Eco-Friendly Ports
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Everything from a single source: The perfectly matched medium-voltage systems provide an efficient solution for ports and ships.
A reliable, highly available, and flexible power supply for industries as well as buildings
and facilities provides the basis for both industrial processes and infrastructure solutions.
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Quick and easy connection to the ship via the cable management system
Power supply from the public grid – ensured both by the software and by the
Your benefit
Reliable and clean hardware, independently of each other.
SIHARBOR enables the ships to get power The whole shore connection system can • For ships: Reduction of
from the onshore power grid when be remotely controlled from the ship maintenance costs and fuel
consumption of the diesel
berthed, so that it will not be necessary without additional qualified personnel.
generators in the port.
to operate the diesel generators com-
Discounts for ships using
monly used on board. Thus, SIHARBOR Everything from a single source the shore connection power
provides numerous benefits not only for On request, SIHARBOR can be designed supply system
port operators, but also for ship owners, as a turnkey solution, from planning • For ports: New business
local residents, and the port staff. through system integration (with all opportunities for the port
LV and MV products and switchgear for operator by providing power
supply for ships
Safe and easy operation connection to the grid) up to commis-
• For local residents and the
In order to eliminate the residual risk sioning and service. The system can
port staff: Improved quality of
of arcing in the plug-in connection, the optionally be installed in a container life by reduction of emissions,
cable connection to the ship is tested or in already existing buildings. noise and vibrations
at rated voltage with low power before
being connected. On a higher level, the
SIMATIC S7 control unit with operator
panel monitors the state of the whole
SIHARBOR system centrally. Thereby,
all relevant messages and data can be
indicated, and all operating and safety
functions can be selected. The control
unit ensures that only permissible switch-
ing operations according to IEC/ISO/IEEE
80005 are executed. The personnel who
operates the plug-in connection on shore
and on board is protected by generally
double electrical interlocks. Protection is
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Power/port
Ship ◼ ON ◼ OFF
automation
Status: 0 kW
Power/port earthed
Shoreside
automation
Cable isolation
test
Connection
on berth
Why must the frequency For all voltages and frequencies Compact converter solution
be converted? With its modular concept, the system is with high efficiency
In international maritime traffic, perfectly adapted to all required power The system comprises a variable fre-
around 75 % of all ships are ratings, voltages and frequencies. quency converter, the control system and
equipped with 60 Hz networks. SIHARBOR uses an isolating transformer the HMI (Human-Machine Interface). The
However, only 25 % of the coun- to galvanically isolate the ship’s network perfectly matched components provide
tries operate their power grids with
from the onshore power grid and other an efficient solution for ports and ships.
this frequency.
ship networks.
Therefore, the onshore
frequency must be adjusted to
the onboard frequency in SIPLINK: Siemens Power Link
75 % of the countries. With the SIPLINK is a converter system adapted for
SIPLINK converter system and the network applications. It can connect two
SINAMICS SM120 CM converters, or more medium-voltage AC networks
ships operating at 50 Hz and at
with different voltages, phase angles and
60 Hz can be supplied.
frequencies. With SIPLINK, the voltage is
adjusted by transformer tap changing
and by modification of the converter out-
put voltage. Thus, any required transfer
voltage to the ship can be implemented.
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Control Basic Line Active Line Module Recooling
Module Module (M2C) Module
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Siemens AG
Energy Management
Mozartstrasse 31 c
91052 Erlangen, Germany
www.siemens.com/siharbor