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Title:
SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWER TRANSFER TO VESSELS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/066898
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
It is presented a system for supplying electric power from a main power grid to a plurality of ships moored at a respective berth of a quay. The system comprises a connection point for connecting to the grid supplying electrical power at a first frequency, a frequency converter arrangement for converting electric power from the grid at the first frequency to electric power at a second frequency, a first connector, arranged to provide power from the grid at the first frequency, a second connector, arranged to provide power at the second frequency from the frequency converter arrangement, a plurality of switches, each switch being configured to supply of power from either of the two connector to a respective berth, the system further comprising a plurality of ship connection arrangements connected to a respective switch, each ship connection arrangement being adapted for connection to an electric system of a ship. A corresponding arrangement and method are also presented.

Inventors:
SANNINO AMBRA (SE)
DEMETRIADES GEORGIOS (SE)
HULTQVIST LARS (SE)
JONSSON OLA (SE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2009/066993
Publication Date:
August 05, 2010
Filing Date:
December 11, 2009
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Assignee:
ABB RESEARCH LTD (CH)
SANNINO AMBRA (SE)
DEMETRIADES GEORGIOS (SE)
HULTQVIST LARS (SE)
JONSSON OLA (SE)
International Classes:
B63J3/04; H02J3/00; H02J3/34
Domestic Patent References:
WO2006079636A12006-08-03
Foreign References:
DE102005056700A12007-06-06
US20030000801A12003-01-02
US20060076835A12006-04-13
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOCK, Ina (Intellectual PropertyIngenjör Bååths Gata 1, T2 Floor E Västerås, SE)
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