Power system for new MBARI ROV

Author

Mellinger, Ed

Author_Institution

Monterey Bay Aquarium Res. Inst., Pacific Grove, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Oct 1993

Abstract

MBARI is developing a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) capable of 4000 m depth and designed exclusively for support of oceanographic research. Performance and operational requirements led to an all electric design for the basic core vehicle. The vehicle´s electric power system, described in this paper, delivers 15 kW to the various onboard loads, and allocates power using preset priorities when demand exceeds supply. Features of the power system include ground fault and overcurrent detection, switch isolation of all loads, motor regeneration control, and limited dual redundancy. A novel transformer cooling scheme minimizes acoustic emissions from the main power transformer

Keywords

acoustic noise; electric motors; fault location; load management; machine control; marine systems; noise abatement; oceanographic equipment; power systems; power transformers; power transmission; redundancy; MBARI; acoustic emissions minimisation; electric design; electric power system; ground fault detection; limited dual redundancy; motor regeneration control; oceanographic research; overcurrent detection; remotely operated vehicle; switch isolation; transformer cooling; Acoustic signal detection; Control systems; Electric vehicles; Electrical fault detection; Power system control; Power system faults; Power systems; Power transformers; Remotely operated vehicles; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1385-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326083

Filename

326083