Compact Azipod Propulsion

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Compact Azipod Propulsion

• The compact Azipod unit consists of four main
  modules
• Propeller, with or without nozzle
• Electric Motor Module
• Strut Module
• Power Transmission and Steering Module

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AziPod
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Skrogmontasje
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Operation profile, multipurpose DP vessel,
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Hydrodynamics

• A podded vessel has lower ship resistance than
  a vessel with conventional propulsion system,
  approx. 4.5.
• The increased drag of the Azipod results in a
  higher open water efficiency than the
  conventional solution.

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Fuel Economy

• The study on fuel consumption concludes that the
  podded solution is as good or better than the
  conventional one for any operational profile.
• In DP operation the controllable speed solution
  will have a better fuel economy than a CP
  thruster, where the zero pitch power was assumed
  to be 15 of rated power.
• In transit operation the conventional solution
  has a better fuel economy, due to higher
  machinery efficiency.

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Yearly fuel consumption estimate.
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Joystick for manual surge and sway control. Both
joystick and rotation knob have high accuracy
(better than 1) and repeatability.
Rotation knob for manual heading control
Basic system status and alarm indicators
Choice of operational modeInitManeuver-
Manual Heading- Auto Heading- Change
HeadingAutopilot
Thruster functionsThruster enabling/disablingFu
ll auto modeA set of predefined thruster
configurations
Display functionsSelection of display
pageDisplay lighting adjustmentAcknowledgement
of audio alarms
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Operational modes and functionality The ABB
JoyCon system has three operational modes Init
mode. A default mode when the system is powered
up - no thruster action is generated. Maneuver
mode. Low speed maneuvering using joystick and
manual or automatic heading control (keep heading
and change heading functions). Transit mode.
Optional high-speed auto pilot function.
Operator can choose between five different
display pages Control page Thruster pageSet-up
pageAlarm Event page
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The JoyCon operator panel is available in two
versions a portable model and a desk-mountable
model. Up to four panels can be connected to one
JoyCon controller.