POWER MANAGEMENT

The SMART Chief® III PMS is an advanced system for full automa­tion of the power plant and complies with all major classi­fi­ca­tion socie­ties rules.

The SMART Chief® III PMS is a complete switch­board and power­plant control system, able to control any combi­na­tion of genera­tors, hybrid fuel cells and batte­ries. The system is modular in design and can be delivered with one or two control units, while delivered with two units it complies with DP class 2.

To meet the high demand for environ­men­tally friendly elect­rical and hybrid solutions, we have included an energy manage­ment system in our SMART Chief® III PMS.

While integrated with SMART Chief® II IAS you will get optional features like the Online Economy Analyzer and SMART Link Online connec­tion for commu­ni­ca­tion between ship and shore.

Key ADVANTAGES

  • Suitable for both newbuild and retrofit
  • Marine-grade control units
  • Decen­tra­lized I/O modules
  • Hotswap STI I/0 modules
  • Integrated energy manage­ment
  • Flexible instal­la­tion
  • Easy to under­stand and operate

Selection of the
Standard Features

  • Load depen­dent start and stop of genera­tors
  • Frequency control of genera­tors
  • Automatic synchro­ni­sing of generator breakers and bus-ties
  • Generator off-loading prior to load free discon­nec­tion of generator breakers
  • Master and standby selection
  • Black-out monitoring/start system
  • Symmet­rical kW loads­ha­ring
  • Designed for both droop mode, isynchronous loads­ha­ring
  • KW-monito­ring and power reser­va­tion for thruster and large heavy consu­mers
  • Output for excita­tion control of shaft generator
  • Mimic of plant pattern on control panel
  • User friendly access to system parame­ters as start levels, stop level, cooling time, heavy consumer levels

Selection of the
Optional Features

  • Battery charging and disch­ar­ging control
  • Symmet­rical and asymmet­rical active power (kW) loads­ha­ring
  • Variable asymmet­rical active power (kW) loads­ha­ring
  • Symmet­rical reactive power (VAr) load­sharing
  • Standby sequence to special patterns or condition based start sequence
  • Shaft generator “take-me-home” mode opera­tion
  • “Boost mode” and shaft genera­tors as motor control
  • Possible redun­dant system design
  • Synchro­niza­tion to shore
  • Generator overload preven­tion by pitch and/or propul­sion reduc­tion
  • Inter­face and commu­ni­ca­tion to any alarm, monito­ring or automa­tion system
  • User defined functions