Protoype development of ship-board modular resonant power converter for ballast water management systems

用于压载水管理系统的船载模块化谐振功率转换器的原型开发

• 批准号: 720577
• 金额: $ 30.14万
• 依托单位: CASTLET LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Development of Prototype
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=720577
• 关键词: Protoype; development; ship; board; modular

Environmental damage to marine environments valued at $150bn globally arises from theinadvertent transfer of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in seawater ballast. In response to this,the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water &Sediments, proposed by the International Maritime Organisation, is expected to be ratified by2016, upon which ballast water treatment (BWT) systems will be mandatory in all ships over4,000T. (>55,000 ships globally). Although a number of approaches to BWT exist, electrochlorination(EC) is suitable for all vessels and has high efficacy without furtherenvironmental risk. However, widespread deployment of EC is limited by the size of high DCcurrent power supply, based on low frequency power converters, which require very largemagnetic rectifier components. Castlet Ltd aim to develop a novel power supply, typeapprovedfor EC of seawater ballast, providing a step-change in capability with respect toconventional EC power supplies. The outcomes of the project will be demonstrated throughtwo fully commissioned prototype demonstration units, to be used for industry engagementwith potential deployers of the technology.

海水压载物中水生入侵物种（AIS）的无意转移对全球海洋环境造成了价值1500亿美元的环境损害。国际海事组织提出的《船舶压载水和沉积物控制和管理国际公约》预计将于2016年获得批准，届时所有4,000吨以上船舶将强制安装压载水处理系统。（全球超过55，000艘船）。虽然存在许多BWT方法，但电解氯化（EC）适用于所有船舶，并且具有高效率，没有进一步的风险。然而，EC的广泛部署受到基于低频功率转换器的高DC电流电源的尺寸的限制，所述低频功率转换器需要非常大的磁性整流器组件。Castlet公司旨在开发一种新型的电源，类型批准为电子商务的海水压载，提供了一个步骤的变化能力，相对于传统的电子商务电源。该项目的成果将通过两个完全调试的原型示范装置进行展示，用于与该技术的潜在部署者进行行业演示。