Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery has announced its HiMSEN hybrid system is installed on the recently named Ulsan Taehwa passenger vessel.
The 2,400 ton vessel was built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and features a hybrid system equipped with a high-performance HiMSEN 9H22CDF (1.9MW) engine and a battery system.
The variable load control and energy optimising system is based on the DC-based energy storage systems and HiMSEN LNG dual-fuel engine.
The Hyundai Heavy Industries Group “ICT Convergence Electric Propulsion Smart Ship” technology was developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, Ulsan City, and Ulsan Information Industry Promotion Agency.
Source: HHI-EMD
A naming ceremony was held for the first vessel to feature HHI-EMD’s Hi-EPS system at the end of November 2022.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group claims the reduced CO2 emissions during operation by 40% compared to existing marine diesel engines, demonstrated through two trials at sea, and improved fuel efficiency by 6% through optimal engine control.
The project is also reported to have delivered significant advances in engine management.
“The newly developed LNG DF engine has enhanced performance so that power generation output can be adjusted in 1/1000 second units, which is about 100 times faster than existing engines,” an HHI representative informed local media representatives.
