Course
| code | MM429 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Electrical Ship Design |
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| prequisites | EE329 |
| credit hours | 3 |
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| objectives | •To give Marine Engineering students an integrated treatment of the essentials of power systems on board ships, and to cover the main topics of electric ship design. |
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| ref. books | •Hans Woud and D. Stapersma, , “Design of Propulsion and Electric Power Generation Systems†IMAREST publications, latest edition |
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| textbook | |
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| objective set | paragraphs |
| content set | combined |
Course Content
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| 1 |
Elements of Power Systems: Classification of Power Systems Zones. Generators. Transformers. Bus Bars. Distribution Circuits. Motors. Cables
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| 2 |
DC Radial Distributors with Concentrated Loads: Kinds of dc distributors. Voltage and current profiles of dc distributors fed from one end. Effect of feeding from both ends. Uniformly Loaded distributors: Uniformly loaded distributors. Power loss in uniformly loaded distributors
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| 3 |
D.C. Three Wire Distributors: Advantages of three wire distributor compared with two wire distributor. Three wire distributor balancing set. Voltage and power loss in three wire distributors. DC Ring Distributor: DC ring distributor sector currents and voltage . Effect of interconnection. Economic aspects and distributors comparison.
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| 4 |
AC Radial Distributors: A.C. radial distributor analysis and vector diagram. Power factor correction and its effect on distribution voltage profile AC Ring Distributor: A.C. ring distributor currents and voltages
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| 5 |
Cables: Classification of cables. Cables construction. Cable capacitance
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| 6 |
Per-unit system: Single phase system. Three phase system. Transformers representation in power system Symmetrical faults: Circuit transients. Power system three phase short circuit. Behavior of Synchronous machine during three phase short circuit. The impedance diagram. Short circuit level.
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| 7 |
Protection elements (1): Classification of protection according to . Characteristics and kinds of protective fuses. Characteristics and kinds of circuit breakers Protection elements (2): Instrument transformers, kind and applications. Choice of current transformers, Characteristics of over current relays+7th Week Exam.
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| 8 |
Review of ship definitions, types, dimensions, capacities, general arrangements…etc.
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| 9 |
Resistance and propulsion, hull resistance, propulsion, propulsion chains, power demand.
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| 10 |
Type of energy, energy conversion, overview of energy conversion, energy flow diagram.
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| 11 |
Power plant concepts, mechanical concepts, redundancy, engine room layout.
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| 12 |
Overview of main machinery, prime movers, marine fuels, transmission components, electrical components, propulsors +12th Week Exam.
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| 13 |
Propeller performance, open water diagram, four quadrant diagrams, CP propellers
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| 14 |
Matching propulsion engine to propellers, basic matching, and transformation of ship resistance to engine brake power, off design conditions, simplified method of calculations, applications and exercise.
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| 15 |
Effects on ship design and performance, All Electric Ship AES Case study.
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| 16 |
Final Exam.
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