Remote Controller & Safety system for the Marine Azimuth Stern Derive (ASD) Tugboats

Azimuth Thrusters Remote Controller & Safety (RCS-ZMZ-002576-79) system’s  Features & Abilities: 

• Engines performance monitoring under sea-trial & full monitoring of the engine parameters shall be provided through the monitoring system.

• Azimuth Thruster Remote Controller parameters are available at the engineers disposal in the several stations under enhanced network, through the SIEMENS HMI(s).

• Either complete replacement or existing command levers upgrade & modifications in the bridge shall be done to upgrade the safeties & maneuverability of the captioned vessels. 

• Any available marine type output controllers, including the following types:

• Electro-Hydraulically controlled Regulators like the HAWE Controllable Pitch Propeller systems.

• Electronically controlled Pneumatic actuators like the AVENTICS E/P converters to control the engine governors.

• Hydraulic pump’s Servo controllers like the MOOG servo actuators to control the azimuth steering systems.

• Remote Electronic Regulators for the Electronic Governors to control engine RPM.

• Electro-Hydraulic Proportional valves to control the azimuth steering system.

• VFD (Variable Frequency Drives) to control the azimuth steering systems.

• The actuators are acting as the system’s outputs and the sensors performing the system’s feedbacks through the several designated points.

• Imperative and designated alarms assigned to the several points of CPP(s), Engine, Gearbox or Azimuth thruster’s sensors (as the Distributed Control & Fieldbus safeties related to the system) to act as the intelligent and necessary inputs to the Thruster Remote Control Safety.

Remote Controller & Safety (RCS-ZMZ-002576-77-79) for the Azimuth Thrusters SYSTEM’s ARCHITECTURE:

• Azimuth Thruster Remote Controller consisting of the two independent sets of the central PLC(s), compose the main RCS stations.

• PLC as the higher layer in the hierarchy, located both in the ECR and the BRIDGE).

• Several Sub-Stations connecting to the main stations (as the medium layer, including the Control Levers and HMIs).

• The communication links and data transfer lines establishing through the PROFINET.

• Several stations will be located in the Wings and the Emergency Stand.

• There are several remote stations consisting of the compact Control Levers and the HMI(s) as the Control and safety monitoring stations.

• The HMI (machine control/ interfaces to the operators), locating in the several monitoring stations like BRIDGE, WINGs, ECR, Emergency Stand and etc.

• The enhanced network depending on the individual types of maritime vessels and their requirements.

• The interconnections to the exterior monitoring systems and data Networks, like the bridge control station, are achieving through the two sets of independent interface, via PROFINET.