Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Symposium on Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative Technologies, Ankara, Türkiye, 19 - 21 Ekim 2018
Development of an Electrical
Generation, Control, Distribution, and Management System for Use in Education
and Training of Marine Engineers
Dr. Ismail Cicek
Use of
simulators are of great advantage for training marine engineers working onboard
ships. Marine engineering university level curricula is an interdisciplinary
engineering concept with more focus in engines, boilers, compressors, piping
systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems and their maintenance. Although university
level marine engineering education curricula covers subjects in electrical
engineering discipline, they are usually few and therefore marine engineers
depend on an electrical technician in onboard work operations. Understanding
the electrical generation, distribution, control systems, and remote monitoring
systems are gaining more importance every year. Probably for that reason,
during a workshop held by Marine Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical
University Maritime Faculty, the marine engineers in field asked for giving electrical
and control systems more importance in undergraduate education.
In this
study, use of simulators in education training of marine engineering cadets are
investigated. Training of electrical subjects in ship applications are focused.
A simulator application is developed for use in electrical courses and
trainings in marine engineering undergraduate programs. The software, developed
using National Instruments LabVIEW, demonstrates the electrical generation with
diesel engines and a shaft generator, ship’s electrical network system, power
distribution and operations related with power consumers in a typical cargo
ship. Software development methodology and use of the simulators in such
trainings are presented. Demonstrated program can also be viewed as an example training
tool for training of field operators working in other challenging environments
where electrical generation and management is of high importance.