ABB is to deliver a solution that includes electrical propulsion, power, safety and automation systems, to be integrated and run on a single control system platform for a 5,000 tonne newbuild heavy-lift pipelay construction vessel.
By integrating power and automation on the vessel, overall efficiency, safety and reliability will be increased, it says. This is the first time ABB will deliver a power and propulsion system fully integrated with the 800xA automation solution for this type of vessel.
The vessel is to be built by China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co., Ltd (WSIC), a subsidiary of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), and is targeted at the ultra-deepwater market. The solution, it says, will combine electric propulsion and electrical and automation systems to be integrated and controlled by ABB’s System 800xA distributed control system (DCS) platform. Additionally, ABB’s advanced power system is capable of achieving the requirements needed to run the solution with closed bus in DP3 operations.
The vessel will be delivered in Q1 2018, and is designed for pipelaying, heavy lifting and subsea construction operations.
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