Apparatus, method and computer program for controlling propulsion of marine vessel

    公开(公告)号:US12139243B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US18001360

    申请日:2020-06-11

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program for controlling propulsion of marine vessel. The propulsion is implemented by a foil wheel propulsion system. The method includes: receiving a wheel operation status from a wheel drive; receiving a plurality of foil operation statuses from a plurality of foil drives; receiving a command from a vessel control system; generating wheel control data for the wheel drive to control a foil pitch function of the foil wheel propulsion system based on the command in view of the wheel operation status; and generating foil control data for the plurality of the foil drives to further control the foil pitch function of the foil wheel propulsion system based on the command in view of the wheel operation status and the plurality of foil operation statuses, wherein a reference torque of the foil control data for each foil drive is generated using a foil feedforward model.

    Marine propulsion unit
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    公开(公告)号:US12129008B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17413034

    申请日:2019-12-16

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: B63H5/03 B63H21/17 B63H2005/025 B63H2023/005

    Abstract: A marine propulsion unit including a rotary casing rotatable about a central axis A, and blades extending axially from the rotary casing for rotation with the rotary casing about the central axis A, wherein each blade is mounted for pivotal movement about blade axes B. A blade shaft portion of each blade is at least partly surrounded by a blade housing and by a blade portion of each blade is outside the blade housing, wherein the blade housing is releasable attached to the rotary casing, and each blade being supported in the blade housing by means of bearings for the pivotal movement.

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