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The reduction of emissions in harbours is of particular importance due to the proximity to human habitation. Vessels normally run onboard generators, typically using diesel fuel, to provide the service loads while berthed. New and upcoming regulations aim to decrease emissions from shipping, and coupled with increased environmental consciousness of ship owners and harbour operators, shore supply is becoming a more popular and feasible option. Cold ironing provides an alternative locally emission-free solution by having berthed ships plug in to the shore electrical network, such that the onboard electrical energy demand is supplied from land. Electrically, a number of different shore network topologies are possible, providing different infrastructural options of supplying power to multiple berths. This paper examines the electrical characteristics of one such installation and the impact on the shoreside electrical network for an existing port using actual visiting ship power profiles. The paper examines how the cold ironing system influences important electrical network characteristics such as bus voltages and power quality, as well as the potential impact on the rest of the utility distribution system.
Author(s): Sciberras EA, Zahawi B, Atkinson DJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Transportation Research. Part D: Transport & Environment
Year: 2015
Volume: 39
Pages: 31-43
Print publication date: 01/08/2015
Online publication date: 25/06/2015
Acceptance date: 01/06/2015
Date deposited: 26/06/2015
ISSN (print): 1361-9209
ISSN (electronic): 1879-2340
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2015.05.007
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2015.05.007
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