公开(公告)号：EP4234387A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-30

申请号：EP23158143.0

申请日：2023-02-23

申请人： Atlantic Towing Limited

发明人： JOSSELYN, Andrew William

IPC分类号： B63B79/40 ,  F02D25/04 ,  F02D29/02 ,  F02D41/14 ,  F02D41/24 ,  B63B79/15 ,  B63B79/10

摘要： An optimum engine configuration is determined, based on a predicted required power, for a seafaring vessel having a plurality of thrust engines. The predicted required power is determined by inputting environmental data, and voyage data to a required power model. At least some of the environmental data is received from a plurality of sensors. The optimum engine configuration is selected from a plurality of candidate engine configurations. Each candidate engine configuration includes a specified number of thrust engines running and a specified power output level of each thrust engine. The optimum engine configuration is selected based on a candidate total predicted fuel consumption of each candidate engine configuration. The candidate total predicted fuel consumption amount is determined as a sum of the engine-specific predicted fuel consumptions determined for each running thrust engine of that candidate engine configuration.