Why that matters
POINT 01
No grid to hide behind
Ashore, a weak plant leans on the interconnect. At sea there is no interconnect — the plant either balances or the ship loses capability.
0
Grid backup
POINT 02
Every system is coupled
Generation heats the sea water loop that cools the HVAC that conditions the space that houses the switchboard. Nothing is independent.
POINT 03
The fence line moves
Ambient, sea state, and load profile all change hour to hour. Fixed setpoints tuned dockside are wrong within a day.
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Grid backup
1
Hull
COUPLED
All systems
24/7
Continuous
The hardest BoP problem.
If the control layer works at sea, shore facilities are straightforward.
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