TSS/Fuel Control
The fuel metering system TSS / Fuel Control is a multifunctional ship system for monitoring the ship's route, the operation of equipment and mechanisms, and fuel consumption for specific operating time intervals; has the ability to transmit data to the shipowner in real time.
The system provides the following functions:
- obtaining data on the route of the vessel and the operation of its mechanisms for the desired period
- accounting of the operating time of the system from the moment of inclusion (with an accuracy of 1 min.) and the countdown of real time (accurate to 1 s);
- keeping the data archive for all measured and calculated parameters with fixation of the measurement time (the depth of the archive is not less than 300000 records, which corresponds to the operation of the system for ~ 6 months at the frequency of polling the sensors 1 time per minute.);
- transfer of the data archive to the shore server in the ship owner's office through the Inmarsat terminal (the transmission is carried out periodically with a configurable transmission period or upon request from a shore server). * Inmarsat Terminal is not part of the system.
The structure of TSS / Fuel Control includes:
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a local technological station (LTS) cabinet with a built-in computing device (programmable controller) and an uninterruptible power supply;
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set of sensors:
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fuel level sensors in fuel tanks
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flowmeters
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engine speed sensors (supplied when there is no possibility of connection to standard engine speed sensors).
The system monitors the following parameters:
- volume of fuel in fuel tanks (sensors are part of the system);
- the volume of fuel supplied to the diesel engine (a separate flowmeter for each engine, DG (one flowmeter on the highway to all DG or a separate flowmeter for each unit), a cargo preheater and a boiler (one flowmeter), a boiler for domestic needs (one flowmeter)
- turns ГД (ГД1-ГД3) - standard engine speed sensors are used, if necessary, the speed sensors can be included in the system;
- DG speed (DG1-DG4) - standard engine speed sensors are used, if necessary, the speed sensors can be included in the system;
- speed of the vessel, distance traveled, ship coordinates - information comes from the GPS receiver;
- active power DG (DG1-DG4) (sensors in the system are not included).
The system calculates the following parameters:
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the operating time of GD1-GD3, DG1-DG4, boilers;
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operating time of the system
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