Integrated Design Platform for Marine Electric Propulsion System

As the modern vessels have become more complex comprising an increasing number of heterogeneous interdependent subsystems. This increased complexity requires new methods for the design and operation of these marine systems. An integrated design platform for marine electric propulsion system which aims to characteristic analysis of plants and systems, DCS control algorithm trim, intelligent control strategy develop of automation and operation is presented in this paper. The design process and thoughts is described in details, and the current work is introduced. The main focus of this paper is in the development of marine integrated design platform which seeks to shift ship design to a distribution, intelligent control architecture through increased automation.