Method and apparatus for providing power to a marine vessel
OwnerPaul Rembach, Greg Castlemaninventors
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Abstract
A system and a method for providing power to a marine vessel and, more particularly to a tugboat is disclosed. The system includes diesel engines and generators and batteries which can be charged using power supplied by the generators, shore power or regenerated power. The tugboat is operated utilizing battery power only and the generators are used to provide additional power if needed or to recharge the batteries.
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A method of operating a vessel, comprising:
- generating charging power from a generator that provides a voltage output;
- varying the voltage output of the generator;
- charging a battery system with the charging power;
- providing sufficient power from the battery system to move the vessel;
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- moving the vessel.
A method of providing power to a vessel, comprising:
- generating charging power from a generator that provides a voltage output;
- varying the voltage output of the generator;
- charging a battery system with the charging power;
- providing sufficient power from the battery system to satisfy substantially all the power needs of the vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.