KR101644557B1 - Method for optimizing energy efficiency of vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for optimizing energy efficiency of a ship is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving ship data related to ship operation from a ship, comparing the ship data with a plurality of flight record data included in a previously stored database, Extracting at least one flight record data having the highest level, and selecting a flight condition that achieves a minimum fuel consumption amount from the extracted at least one flight record data, and transmitting the flight condition to the ship.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF VESSEL [0002]

The present invention relates to a method for optimizing energy efficiency of a ship, and more particularly, to a method for collecting at least one data relating to a ship and comparing the data with previously stored data to enable the ship to operate at an optimum operating efficiency.

In recent years, as global movements to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and protect the ozone layer have become more active, studies have been actively conducted to enable ships to operate at optimal operational efficiency in ship operation.

At this time, the method for optimizing energy efficiency is performed by calculating the optimal operating condition according to the operating conditions. In this regard, in the prior art Korean Patent No. 10-1042334 (Jun. 10, 2011), it is possible to implement the optimization of the energy efficiency of a ship according to the operating conditions by using the reference data including the ship specification, the operation data, and the RPM data Is disclosed.

However, in the process of optimizing the energy efficiency by operating conditions, the trim condition of the ship is an important factor for energy saving. It is not meaningful to implement the energy efficiency optimization of the ship by excluding the condition. The condition data is merely the ideal data calculated through calculation, and since it is not actual data, there may be errors with the data used in the actual operation, and thus more energy may be consumed than the calculated energy.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1042334 (published on Jun. 10, 2011) discloses a system for saving fuel on a ship using optimized energy efficiency of a ship for implementation of ship operating instructions, a recording medium storing a computer program therefor, .

In an embodiment of the present invention, energy efficiency according to all operational conditions is databaseized and managed, and when at least one ship data required for ship operation is received from a ship terminal, It is possible to provide a method of comparing the current operational efficiency with the operational efficiency mapped to similar data and then operating the operational condition data corresponding to the reference data when the current operational efficiency is lower. It should be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical object, an embodiment of the present invention is a method for controlling a ship, comprising the steps of: receiving ship data related to ship operation from a ship; comparing the plurality of operation record data included in the previously stored database with ship data Extracting at least one flight record data having the highest degree of similarity with the ship data and selecting a flight condition that achieves a minimum fuel consumption amount from the extracted at least one flight record data, .

According to any one of the above-described tasks of the present invention, since the ship can be operated so as to have the optimal operational efficiency for each of a plurality of route sections, energy consumption can be minimized, It can be updated and utilized, so that it can also help navigation of other ship terminals.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for optimizing energy efficiency of a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an energy efficiency optimizing apparatus for a ship shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view showing an embodiment in which the energy efficiency optimization system of the ship shown in FIG. 1 is driven.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which data is transmitted and received between the respective components included in the energy efficiency optimization system of the ship of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an energy efficiency optimization method for a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well as other elements, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for optimizing energy efficiency of a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. Referring to FIG. 1, the energy efficiency optimization system 1 of a ship may include a ship terminal 100, a ship energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300, and at least one other ship terminal 400. However, since the energy efficiency optimization system 1 of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to FIG.

At this time, the respective components of FIG. 1 are generally connected through a network 200. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the ship terminal 100 and the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 of a ship can be connected through a network 200. The vessel energy efficiency optimizer 300 may be connected to at least one other ship terminal 400 through the network 200.

Here, the network 200 refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as terminals and servers. An example of the network 200 is an Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network) ), Wireless LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), 3G, 4G, LTE, Wi-Fi and the like. Also, the ship terminal 100, the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 of the ship, and at least one other ship terminal 400 disclosed in FIG. 1 are not limited to those shown in FIG.

The ship terminal 100 can transmit at least one ship data to the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 of the ship and receive the operation condition data having the optimum operation efficiency based on at least one ship data. Here, the at least one marine data may include at least one of marine navigation data, weather data, marine status data, route data, engine data, ship trim data, ship type data, and navigator data. Accordingly, the ship terminal 100 can navigate the route to be traveled with optimum energy efficiency and can control the ship speed, engine RPM, heading, and trim according to the navigation condition data can do. The ship terminal 100 may be implemented as a terminal capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. [ The ship terminal 100 may be implemented as a computer connected to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like. In addition, the ship terminal 100 may be implemented as a terminal capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. [ The ship terminal 100 is a wireless communication device that is guaranteed to be portable and mobility, for example, a PCS (Personal Communication System), a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) , PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) a smartphone, a smartpad, a smart tablet, a Tablet PC, and the like.

The energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 of the ship can receive at least one ship data and operational efficiency data from at least one other ship terminal 400 and can build a database according to each operational condition have. Then, the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 of the ship can calculate the operating condition data, which is the optimum operating data according to all or all of the conditions, and form a database. In addition, the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 receives at least one ship data from the ship terminal 100, and then calculates at least one reference data and operational efficiency, at least one vessel data, and operational efficiency Can be compared. The vessel energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 may also be configured such that when the operational efficiency of the present ship terminal 100 is lower than the previously stored reference operational efficiency, Data can be transmitted to enable the ship terminal 100 to control the speed, the engine RPM, the stroke, the trim, and the like. If it is determined that the current efficiency of the ship terminal 100 is higher than the previously stored efficiency of the ship, the at least one vessel data and the operating efficiency of the present ship terminal 100 And update the database. The energy efficiency optimization apparatus 300 of the ship may be implemented as a terminal that can be connected to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. The energy efficiency optimization apparatus 300 of the ship can be implemented by a computer that can access a remote server or terminal through the network 200. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like.

At least one other ship terminal 400 transmits at least one vessel data and operational efficiency data to the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 of the ship, and the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 of the ship So that at least one reference data and a reference operating efficiency can be calculated and converted into a database.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus of the ship shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment in which the energy efficiency optimizing system of the ship shown in FIG. 1 is driven.

2, the ship energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit 310, a comparing unit 330, an extracting unit 350, and a transmitting unit 370 .

A ship's energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention or another server (not shown) operated in conjunction with a ship's energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 may be used for an energy efficiency optimization application, Etc. to the ship terminal 100 or at least one other ship terminal 400 the ship terminal 100 or at least one other ship terminal 400 may install an application, Or open.

The receiving unit 310 can receive at least one ship data from the ship terminal 100, which is information related to ship and ship operation. Here, the at least one ship data and at least one reference data include at least one of ship operation data, weather data, marine state data, route data, engine data, ship trim data, ship type data, can do. The weather data includes the temperature, humidity, wind direction and wind speed of the position where the vessel is located, and the marine state data includes the wave state of the position where the vessel is located Wherein the path data is a path on which the ship moves, the engine data includes a ship's engine RPM and a fuel consumption amount, the ship trim data is data corresponding to a slope between a bow and a stern of a ship, The ship type data includes the type of the ship, the numerical value corresponding to the size of the ship, the type of cargo loaded on the ship, the load amount of the cargo, the maintenance history of the ship and the aging rate of the ship, Career and sailing skill levels.

The comparing unit 330 may compare at least one ship data with at least one reference data included in the pre-stored database. Here, the comparison unit 330 can filter the ship type data of the reference data of the database on the basis of the ship type data of the ship data. In other words, operational efficiency data mapped to data including a number of cases is stored in a database. For example, assuming that the database is arranged in a labeled table like Excel, first of all, Type, size, loading amount and type, the maintenance history of the ship, and the aging ratio may be filtered in the order similar to or the same as the ship on which the ship terminal 100 is mounted. Then, the comparison unit 330 can divide the route from the start point of the ship to the destination into a plurality of sections based on the path data of the ship data. The comparator 330 can filter the vapor data of the reference data of the database based on the vapor data of the vessel data at the positions of the vessels divided into a plurality of sections. Next, the comparison unit 330 can filter the resolution state data of the reference data of the database on the basis of the resolution state data of the vessel data at the position of the vessel divided into a plurality of sections. Here, the operational efficiency may be based on the following equation (1), for example. In other words, EEI (Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator) means the amount of fuel used per distance, and operational efficiency can be inversely proportional to EEOI.

Here, a represents vessel operational data, b represents weather data, c represents sea state data, d represents route data, e represents engine data, f represents vessel type data , G means gravel data, and FOC means Fuel Oil Consumption.

The extracting unit 350 can extract at least one reference data having the highest degree of similarity with the ship data as a result of the comparison. Here, the extracting unit 350 extracts first flight record data most similar to the ship type data of the ship data among the flight record data stored in the database, extracts the weather data of the ship data from among the extracted first flight record data, Extracting similar second flight record data, and extracting flight record data most similar to the sea state data of the ship data among the extracted second flight record data. Here, the database may store the reference operating efficiency calculated based on the at least one reference data and the fuel consumption amount according to the at least one reference data. It is assumed that the database has data on all operational efficiencies according to all operational conditions. Meanwhile, if the comparison result indicates that the reference operation efficiency is lower than the current operation efficiency, the extraction unit 350 may update the reference operation efficiency with the current operation efficiency, or may map and save the current operation efficiency and the at least one marine data.

The transmitting unit 370 can transmit the navigation condition data mapped to the extracted at least one reference data to the ship terminal 100. Here, the transmitting unit 370 can compare the reference operating efficiency based on the extracted at least one reference data with the current operating efficiency based on the at least one vessel data. Then, the transmitting unit 370 can transmit the navigation condition data to the ship terminal 100 when the comparison operation result is higher than the current operation efficiency. In this way, the vessel energy efficiency optimizer 300 can update its database and maintain information on better operational efficiency. Here, the operating condition data may include at least one of the speed data of the ship, the engine RPM data, the turning data of the ship, or the trim data of the ship. The navigation condition data may be provided to the ship by a plurality of sections included in the movement path of the ship.

A method of optimizing energy efficiency of a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

3, the ship energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 receives at least one ship data and operational efficiency data from at least one other ship terminal 400, and (2) Into a database.

(3) When the ship energy data is received from the ship terminal (400), the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus (300) compares at least one previously stored reference data with the received ship data, Compare the baseline operational efficiency, which is mapped to the most similar baseline data, and the current operational efficiency.

(5) The energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 can transmit the operation condition data to the ship terminal 100 when the current operation efficiency is lower than the standard operation efficiency. Accordingly, the ship terminal 100 can control the speed, the engine RPM, the inflow or the trim so that the energy efficiency of the operation can be optimized.

2 and 3, which are not described in the above description, can be easily deduced from the same or explained contents of the method of optimizing the energy efficiency of a ship, The description will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which data is transmitted and received between the respective components included in the energy efficiency optimization system of the ship of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example of a process of transmitting and receiving a signal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and according to various embodiments described above, It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the process of transmitting and receiving the shown data can be changed.

Referring to FIG. 4, the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 can collect at least one ship data and operational efficiency data from at least one other ship terminal 400 and convert them into a database (S4100, S4200).

Then, when receiving ship data from the ship terminal 100 (S4300), the ship's energy efficiency optimizing apparatus 300 filters the ship type data (S4400), and based on the path data, (S4700). After the filtering of the weather data (S4700), the marine data is filtered (S4700), and if the reference navigation efficiency is greater than the current navigation efficiency (S4800) The data may be transmitted to the ship terminal 100 (S4830), and the ship terminal 100 may be controlled to correspond to the operation condition data (S4900).

If it is determined in step S4800 that the reference operation efficiency of each section is lower than the current operation efficiency, the energy efficiency optimization apparatus 300 of the ship updates the database with at least one ship data according to the current operation efficiency (S4810).

The order between the above-described steps S4100 to S4900 is only an example, but is not limited thereto. That is, the order among the above-described steps S4100 to S4900 may be mutually varied, and some of the steps may be executed or deleted at the same time.

The matters not described for the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus of FIG. 5 can be easily deduced from the same or explained contents with respect to the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus of the ship through FIGS. 1 to 4, .

5 is a flowchart illustrating an energy efficiency optimization method for a ship according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the energy efficiency optimizing apparatus of the ship receives ship data related to ship operation from the ship (S5100).

Next, a plurality of flight record data included in the pre-stored database is compared with ship data (S5200), and at least one flight record data having the highest degree of similarity with the ship data is extracted (S5300).

Accordingly, the operating condition that achieves the minimum fuel consumption amount is selected from the extracted at least one flight record data, and the flight conditions are transmitted to the ship (S5400).

Since the method of optimizing the energy efficiency of the ship of FIG. 5 is not described, it can be easily deduced from the same or explained contents of the method of optimizing the energy efficiency of the ship through FIGS. 1 to 4 The description will be omitted.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

Claims (4)

A method of optimizing energy efficiency of a ship performed in an energy efficiency optimizing apparatus of a ship having a receiving unit, a comparing unit, an extracting unit, and a transmitting unit and connected to a plurality of ships through a network,
Receiving vessel data related to vessel operation from at least one of the plurality of vessels via the receiver;
Comparing the ship data with a plurality of flight record data for the plurality of ships included in the database previously stored by the comparison unit;
Extracting at least one flight record data having the highest degree of similarity with the ship data by the extraction unit as a result of the comparison;
Selecting a flight condition that achieves a minimum fuel consumption amount from at least one flight record data extracted by the extraction unit; And
Wherein the control unit transmits the operating condition to the one or more vessels via the transmitting unit when the operating efficiency based on the operating condition is higher than the current operating efficiency based on the vessel data, And updating the energy efficiency of the ship.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the ship data includes at least one of ship type data, ship operation data, weather data, sea state data, route data, engine data, ship trim data, and navigator data.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the step of extracting at least one flight record data by the extraction unit comprises:
Extracting first flight record data most similar to the ship type data of the ship data from the flight record data stored in the database;
Extracting second flight record data most similar to the weather data of the ship data from among the extracted first flight record data; And
And extracting flight record data most similar to the sea state data of the ship data among the extracted second flight record data.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operating condition includes at least one of speed data of the ship, engine RPM data, heading data of the ship, or trim data of the ship.

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