ABB has secured an order with Spanish state-owned shipbuilding firm Navantia to produce the Spanish Navy’s forthcoming submarine rescue vessel, Poseidon, with high-performance, DC-based energy and distribution.
Following the supply scheduled for 2026, the vessel would be the first of its form geared up with this technique. The ship will probably be liable for executing and supporting submarine missions, together with diving operations, intervention and rescue in accidents and shipwrecks and underwater surveillance, together with safety of cultural heritage.
Comprising ABB Onboard DC Grid™, transformers, alternators, battery system, and ABB’s PEMS™ energy and vitality administration system, ABB’s scope of provide will enable Poseidon to fulfill the Spanish Navy’s demanding necessities for dynamic positioning and strict place maintaining functionality in addition to programs reliability and redundancy. Onboard DC Grid™ will ship the excessive effectivity and platform flexibility to help the vessel’s diverse and difficult operations, with the battery system protecting peak energy calls for throughout rescue missions. Meanwhile, energy and vitality administration system will guarantee Poseidon’s complete energy sources are utilized in a approach that optimizes security and operational effectivity.
ABB’s DC-based energy and distribution system represents a low-risk, high-reward funding, says the corporate. The resolution is constructed on extensively confirmed business know-how and provides excessive ranges of fault tolerance and redundancy, serving to guarantee excessive ranges of vessel availability. In addition, the Spanish Navy will achieve entry to ABB’s international service community, which features a robust presence in Spain, together with its strong help providing all through the vessel’s lifecycle. In the long run, as environmental laws grow to be more and more stringent, the Spanish Navy may also profit from the flexibility of the Onboard DC Grid™ system to combine future vitality sources.
“The extremely demanding nature of submarine rescue missions calls for the highest standards in safety, fault tolerance and systems integrity from the onboard power and distribution system,” stated Sindre Satre, Business Line Manager, Coast Guard and Navy, ABB Marine & Ports. “This order is the latest testament to the operational, service, financial and risk mitigation benefits that come with choosing a commercial, off-the-shelf solution like Onboard DC Grid™ from a reliable technology partner such as ABB. We are proud to have been selected for this project and to continue our collaboration with Navantia and the Spanish Navy.”
A decade on from its first set up, Onboard DC Grid™ has established itself as a staple for a number of vessel sorts and is at the moment making headway within the naval and coast guard segments. Recent market breakthroughs embody ABB’s contracts with Damen Naval, to produce Onboard DC Grid™ for 4 F126 frigates of the German Navy and 4 ASW frigates for Dutch and Belgian navies, in addition to an order with Meyer Turku to ship the system platform, together with Azipod® propulsion know-how, to 2 forthcoming Finnish Border Guard patrol vessels.
