Commercial
Vessels Using
"Cold
Ironing"
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Converters
Commercial
Vessels Using
“Cold Ironing”
With today’s
global market
for world travel
and the import
and export of
commercial
products, large
vessels need to
dock at ports
that can
accommodate
their power
requirements
while
eliminating
emissions that
are harmful to
our environment.
This creates the
need to convert
power for the
operation of
their equipment
to be of similar
voltages and
frequencies.
Many states and
overseas-countries
are beginning to
regulate the
emissions from
diesel engines
on ocean-going
vessels. As a
result, “cold
ironing” has
come about.
“Cold Ironing”
is a process by
which large,
commercial
vessels such as
cruise lines,
large oil
tankers, and
large cargo
vessels turn off
their primary
on-board-ship
power and hock
up to an
auxiliary
seaside-grid
power when
docked at port.
With the latest
technology of
shore-port-to-ship
power converters
designed
especially for
large commercial
vessels, seaside
ports are able
to provide large
ships with the
power they
require for all
applications
such as
lighting,
ventilation,
pumps,
communication
and other
onboard
equipment. When
docked into
seaside-power
grids, these
large vessels
have absolutely
no down time.
With
shore-port-to-ship
power
converters, this
technology
allows ships to
use power that
has been
converted into
the voltages and
frequencies that
are similar with
their vessels.
Also, this is a
great advantage
for the control
of emissions and
pollutants
absorbing into
our atmosphere
by not having
vessels run on
their own power
loads. It is
estimated that
if all
commercial
vessels would
use “cold
ironing”
capabilities
while docked in
port, there
would be a
worldwide
reduction in
emissions by 30
per cent.
Clean
shore-port-to-ship
technology is
available today
thanks to the
development of
shore-port-to-ship
power
converters. With
the use of
shore-port-to-ship
power
converters,
large ships can
continue
complete
operation while
docked at port
utilizing power
with the
electrical
voltages and
frequencies
compatible with
their vessel.
This enables
large commercial
vessels to
travel anywhere
in the world
eliminating the
problem of
seaside power
connections
different from
their ships. The
U.S. Navy has
been using
shore-side power
for quite some
time. Now, large
commercial
vessels around
the world are
beginning to
utilize
shore-port-to-ship
power realizing
that “cold
ironing” could
be more cost
effective and
ship emissions
could be reduced
significantly.
Commercial
vessels can also
be assured of
the elimination
of any shutdown
time during
their stay at
port. This is a
tremendous
advantage,
especially for
cruise ships
that have to
meet their
patrons’ every
need. Large oil
and cargo ships
benefit by
delivering their
products on
time, because
they don’t have
to worry about
engine shutdown
and power
conversion
problems while
in port.
Shore-port-to-ship
converters not
only provide the
right voltage
and frequency
power required
by large
commercial
vessels, they
also help in
making a more
emission free
world!
As this method
becomes global,
their will
also be the
increase in the
use of
Shore-to-Port
Converters.
Because each
port will have
different
frequencies and
voltages, a
converter becomes
the economical
solution. A TEMCo
Shore-Port-to-Ship
Power Converter
is a unique
frequency
converter that
performs
multiple
functions. It
provides the
possibility to
connect to any
shore power
connection
anywhere in the
world ranging
from 25 kVA to
over 400 kVA.
Supplying power
is only half of
what this
converter does,
it also
stabilizes and
offers power
factor
correction.
About
TEMCo
TEMCo has many years of
experience.
They
manufacture
and develop
industrial power
solutions and
are dedicated
to using the
highest quality
materials.
TEMCo has a staff of
highly trained
engineers that
can design your
equipment to
meet any of your
application
requirements,
and they
provide the
latest and best
technology the
industry has to
offer.
TEMCo has
had
extensive
experience
manufacturing
electrical power
products since
1968.
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