Marine High Voltage Technology

Description

With reference to the STCW 2010 Manila Amendments, this book writtten in 10 Chapters, caters to the knowledge requirements for Marine Engineers and Electro Technical Officers as follows:

At the Operational Level:

• The hazards associated with high voltage systems;
• The functional, operational and safety requirements for a marine high voltage system;
• Basic arrangement of high voltage systems and their protective devices;
• Safety procedures related to high voltage systems; and
• Immediate actions to be taken under fault conditions.

At the Management Level:

• The functional, operational and safety requirements for a marine high voltage system;
• Assignment of suitably qualified personnel to carry-out maintenance and repair of high voltage switchgear of various types;
• Taking remedial action necessary during faults in a high voltage system;
• Producing a switching strategy for isolating components of a high voltage system;
• Selecting suitable apparatus for isolation and testing of high voltage equipment;
• Carrying out a switching and isolation procedure on a marine high voltage system, complete with safety documentation; and
• Performing Insulation Resistance (IR) and Polarization Index (PI) tests on high voltage equipment.

The Chapters are as follows:

1   Marine High Voltage Regulations

2   High Voltage Hazards and Protective Equipment

3   High Voltage Safe Working Procedures

4   High Voltage Generation and Distribution

5   High Voltage Switchgear

6   High Voltage Protection Systems

7   Alternate Marine Power (Cold Ironing

8   High Voltage Electrical Propulsion Systems

9    High Voltage Cables and Insulation Testing

10  Questions and Answers