珠江冠纜DNV GL船用電纜首個型式認可證書是什么？

航運和海工職業面臨著不斷加重的競賽和經濟壓力，船東、運營方和船廠正尋覓每一個增效的時機。為了支撐客戶，DNV GL開發了榜首個船用鋁質電纜和接觸器的型式認可計劃。

“這一型式認可代表了DNV GL標準的又一個榜首，表明晰咱們致力于推動船級服務以協助咱們的客戶，”DNV GL 海事部高檔副總裁、船只入級和技能總監Geir Dugstad說。“電氣化在船只推動中起著越來越重要的效果，這一新的型式認或許夠協助下降本錢、進步可持續性。”

DNV GL有關船用鋁電纜和接觸器的型式認可使得貴重的銅能夠被鋁替代。節約的本錢是巨大的——2018年鋁的價格約為銅的三分之一。

“傳統上，船用電纜都是用銅做的，”DNV GL 海事部的Ivar Bull解說說，“銅當然是抱負的導電體，但銅的價格在曩昔幾十年里一直在急劇上漲，這給海工作帶來了越來越大的本錢壓力。與此同時，電力推動在航運中越來越遍及，因而尋覓更經濟的電纜就顯得尤為需求和重要了。”

鋁的低導電性意味著需求更厚的電纜，但其全體較低的分量能夠補償。例如，一艘典型的海工船或許需求裝置60噸的銅電纜。假如換成鋁，分量就會削減到30噸。但即使考慮到特別的高質量終端的價格，用鋁替代銅的全體本錢估量也能節約50%。更輕的電纜便利船廠裝置，并下降資料運輸本錢。最終，鋁質而非銅質電纜的船只更輕、更省油，然后下降了運營本錢。

鋁電纜的運用在曩昔三年中在一艘名為Olympic Artemis的多功能海工船上進行了測驗，該艘船由Bibby Offshore公司一切、Olympic Offshore辦理。這些電纜被用來為船上的一個推動器供電。該檢驗證真實11000多個營運小時后電纜的銜接無缺，由此DNV GL頒發了型式認可證書。

DNV GL issues first type approval for aluminium cables onboard ships 

As the competitive and economic pressure on the shipping and offshore industries continues to grow, owners, operators and yards are searching for every efficiency. To support its customers, DNV GL has developed the first type approval scheme for the use of aluminium cables and connectors onboard vessels.

“This type approval represents another first for the DNV GL rule set and demonstrates our commitment to moving classification forward to help our customers,” says Geir Dugstad, Senior Vice President, Director of Ship Classification & Technical Director at DNV GL - Maritime. “Electrification is playing an increasingly important role in ship propulsion and this new type approval can help to reduce costs and improve sustainability.”

DNV GL’s new type approvals for aluminum cables and connectors allow expensive copper to be replaced with aluminum. The cost savings can be significant – with the price of aluminium in 2018, approximately one third that of copper.

“Traditionally, power cables for marine use have been made with copper,” explains Ivar Bull, DNV GL – Maritime. “Copper is an ideal electrical conductor of course, but the price of copper has been rising sharply over the last several decades – putting increasing cost pressures on the maritime industry. At the same time, electric propulsion is becoming more widespread in shipping, which will increase the demand and importance of finding more economical power cables.”

Aluminum’s lower conductivity means that a thicker cable is required, but this is compensated for by an overall lower weight. For example, a typical offshore support vessel may have 60 tons of copper cables installed. If these were replaced with aluminum, the weight would fall to 30 tons. But even with the price of special high quality terminations factored in, the overall estimated saving from switching to aluminum from copper is 50 per cent. Lighter cables also result in easier installation for the ship builder and lower material transport costs. Finally, a vessel with aluminium rather than copper cables, is lighter and more fuel efficient – resulting in lower operational costs.

The use of aluminium cables has been tested for the past three years in a pilot installation onboard the Bibby Offshore owned, Olympic offshore managed, Olympic Artemis, a multi-purpose offshore support vessel. The cables have been used to supply power to one of the vessel’s thrusters.

Recently, DNV GL experts, together with representatives from the cable manufacturer Amo Specialkabel AB, checked the aluminum cables onboard Olympic Artemis with a thermographic camera. Urban Sandberg, Technical manager at Amokabel, said: “Amo Specialkabel’s ambition is to be innovative and market leading when it comes to environmental and technical solutions for the marine market.”

The survey confirmed perfect connections after more than 11,000 operating hours and DNV GL was then able to issue the type approvals.