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4. Electric power generation and storage
4.1 Context
Traditionally, the ship's electrical power is supplied by an electrical plant consisting of 2 to 6 generator sets driven by thermal machines (semi-rapid diesel engines, sometimes gas turbines). This power plant is divided between one or two compartments, depending on space availability and safety requirements (service continuity, dynamic positioning and other equipment requiring redundancy, etc.). To this set of generators can be added an alternator coupled to the propulsion line (or two alternators if two shaft lines), plus, of course, the emergency generators.
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Bibliography
Events
All Electric Ship-AES Conference
Regulations
Bureau Veritas (BV)
Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
Directory
GICAN, Groupement des industries de construction et activités navales (French shipbuilding industry association)
60, rue de Monceau 75008 Paris http://www.gican.asso.fr
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