2nd International Hybrid Marine Propulsion Conference 12 November 2012 | Amsterdam RAI Media Partner

Introduction Triskel Marine Ltd, Will Godfrey, R&D director of Triskel Marine Ltd ●Established 2003 ●Manage, analyse and control complex marine data ●In-house hardware design and manufacturing ●Embedded software development

Hybrid control systems Triskel Marine Ltd, ● Parallel hybrid components ● Creating data from silent sources ● The engine language and how the data is used ● The boat language and how the data is used ● The energy management module (Jason) ● Battery charging and controlling efficiency ● Talking to humans ● Watchdog monitoring system and uses

Parallel hybrid components Triskel Marine Ltd, ● Batteries ● Diesel engine ● Generator ● Electric motor ● Propeller ● Charging sources ● The energy management module ● One language is needed to bind them all

Creating data from silent sources Triskel Marine Ltd, ● Not every thing communicates ● Power sources, tank levels, switches etc. ● V² sensors for voltage and temperature ● E² sensors for current, voltage and temperature ● SoC, iBC, Ah and boat energy flows ● Accurate fuel and water tank levels ● Addressable switches provide power control ● Unified language of the Triskel ARGO bus

The engine language Triskel Marine Ltd ● J1939 CAN bus and the ECU ● Valuable source of data ● Temperature ● Shaft RPM, direction and derived torque ● Fuel consumption ● Engine mode status ● Error conditions

How the engine data is used Triskel Marine Ltd ● Load efficiency control (RPM and fuel) ● Accurate fuel tank level and costs (fuel) ● “Regen” control (RPM and torque) ● Interpreting status and error codes ● C² device translates data to the ARGO bus ● Autonomously act on critical data ● Cooling pumps and engine room fans

The boat language Triskel Marine Ltd ● Use existing equipment and sensors ● Mixed languages ■ NMEA2000 ■ NMEA0183 ■ Seatalk, Mastervolt and PC applications ● Mixed interfaces ■ RS232/422, CAN, SPI, I²C, USB ● Translated and placed on the ARGO bus

How the boat data is used Triskel Marine Ltd ● GPS location, time, CoG, SoG ● Navigation details and voyage waypoints ● Wind, temperature, rain, humidity, pressure ● Sea temperature, current speed, depth ● Autopilot control

Energy management module Triskel Marine Ltd ● Triskel Marines “Jason” ● The ARGO bus provides a unified language ● Forms an agnostic modular design ethos ● Makes charging decisions ● Enhances efficiency ● Warnings, advice, alarms and safety ● Provides a human interface

Battery charging Triskel Marine Ltd ● Lead instead of Lithium are you mad? ● Uses TPPL technology ● Bulk charge ■ Generator ■ Shore supply ● The finishing charge ● Equalisation/conditioning ● Battery health

Controlling efficiency Triskel Marine Ltd ● Improved engine efficiency ● Engine loading control ■ Propulsion ■ Bulk charging ● Predicts events from the boat data ■ Proximity to home ■ Setting sail ● Intelligently selects charging source ● Results in lower total fuel usage

Talking to humans Triskel Marine Ltd ● Displays boat wide data in a neat interface ● Real time data display creates a new tool ● Displays boat power flow ● Provides advice, warnings and alarms ● Controls switches remotely from anywhere ● Web page based rather than proprietary ● Use a tablet, PC, phone or any web browser ● The system can be customised by the user

Watchdog remote monitor Triskel Marine Ltd ● Monitor boat data remotely ● Uses mobile network or Iridium as telemetry ● Very low power usage allows 24/7 operation ● Uses any web enabled device ● Secure access anywhere in the world ● Control boat switches remotely ● Can set limit alarms via or SMS

Watchdog for the boat user Triskel Marine Ltd ● Check battery health and boat position ● Check weather/sea conditions at the boat ● Over winter monitor ● Start up devices remotely (heating) ● Friends and family voyage tracker ● Burglar alarm ● Data updated in near real time ● Receive alerts to preset events

Watchdog for commercial users Triskel Marine Ltd ● Chartered fleets or boat builders ● Provide unprecedented customer service ● Monitor live or historic boat data remotely ● Two way diagnostic tool ● Remote fault diagnostics ● Fix problems without sending an engineer ● Impact damage tracking ● Be alerted to a problem before the customer

Hybrid control systems Triskel Marine Ltd, Thank you for listening and not making fun of my tie Will Godfrey, Triskel Marine Ltd