ABB INSIGHTS IN SESSION 4: POWER CONTROL SYSTEMS
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
11:15 - 11:35 CET
SPEAKER
Ahmed Abdelhakim
Senior scientist and R&D project manager
ABB Research
Sweden
New energy sources and energy storage technologies offer new opportunities for optimizing efficiency and reducing the total cost of vessel ownership. Presenting a deeper dive into the optimal hybrid system with fuel cells and batteries, combined with the right integration scheme and system volume, we look at how to maximize system efficiency, including reducing hydrogen consumption and optimizing service for the lifetime of the entire system.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 13:25-13:45 CET
SPEAKERS
Marco Carminati
Global direct current application specialist
ABB Electrification – Smart Power Division
Italy
and
Antonio Fidigatti
Global product and application specialist
ABB Electrification – Smart Power Division
Italy
Onboard DC marine distribution is becoming increasingly popular but there are new challenges to face during faults, like power electronic converter protection, capacitor discharge current detection and interruption, selectivity among interruptive devices and faulty zone isolation, to guarantee a better continuity of service. Let’s see how to overcome those challenges thanks to the new Solid State Circuit Breaker technology.