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onshore power supply
A system to provide electricity from the local grid to ships to meet their power demand.
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cold ironing
See onshore power supply.
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hotelling
See onshore power supply.
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auxiliary engine
An engine not used for propulsion but for other purposes like power generation.
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main engine
The ship’s engine that is used for propulsion. While underway, it may be used to produce electricity via a propeller shaft generator.
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diesel electric propulsion
Diesel engines that are used for electricity production. This setup can be used for electric propulsion (indirectly via electric motors) and for powering other electrical equipment and appliances.
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frequency converter
A device used to change AC frequency to the required level. Transformer A static electric device used to change the voltage to a required level.
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co2
Carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas).
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