Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
• Analyse, why we should even consider electric propulsion.
• Recognize main components of diesel-electric machinery including main dimensions and weights.
• Go through the design process of machinery system, mainly on propulsion system.
• Is familiar with the details of major components such as main engine, transmission, propulsion, motors etc.
• Understands the economic aspects of diesel-electric machinery and the importance of operation profile.

Content

1. Why to consider electric propulsion for ship
2. Electric power train basics
3. Design flow on electric propulsion
4. Choice of power plant engines, properties and configurations
5. Choice of power transmission
6. Choice of propulsor
7. Choice of propulsion motor and their specific properties
8. Choice of main switchboard application and converter for propulsion motor control
9. Principles on economy of electric propulsion
10. Regulations, dimensioning and arrangement related aspect

Materials

Ships' electrical systems (book), documents delivered during the course

Teaching methods

Learning by doing

Exam schedules

No exams

International connections

Team working and personal assignments

Completion alternatives

Proven equal knowledge studied elsewhere

Student workload

Problems, reports, design work documents.

5 ECTS = 135 working hours = 17 days = 3.4 weeks

Content scheduling

Contents: => See course content slides

January - April 2021

Further information

jari.lahtinen@turkuamk.fi

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on documents delivered by students:
1. Pre-assignment
2. Personal assignment
3. Team assignment
4. Personal problem solutions

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student has no real effort to pass the course; assignments are are missing or they are not approved

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Minimum effort

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Well done

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has produced high-quality documents and indicates exellent knowledge of the topic