SG11201811464XA - Control of propeller shaft movement - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) -C.-- -.` (19) World Intellectual Property Organization 111111111111111111111010111 01111101011H01111110111111111111111111101111111111 International Bureau 03 (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......P' WO 2018/001685 Al 04 January 2018 (04.01.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, B63H 1/15 (2006.01) B63H 21/21 (2006.01) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, B63H 1/28 (2006.01) B63H 23/35 (2006.01) HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (21) International Application Number: KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, PCT/EP2017/063751 MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (22) International Filing Date: SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, 07 June 2017 (07.06.2017) TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (30) Priority Data: UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 16176574.8 28 June 2016 (28.06.2016) EP TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FL FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (71) Applicant: ABB SCHWEIZ AG [CH/CH]; Brown Boveri MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, Strasse 6, 5400 Baden (CH). TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, (72) Inventors: GUNDERSEN, Borre; Sorvangen 13b, 0282 KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Oslo (NO). WENDT, Frank; Johan Castbergs vei 14, 0673 Oslo (NO). NOWAK, Jaroslaw; Frederik Stangs Gate 2, Declarations under Rule 4.17: _ 0272 Oslo (NO). BARISIC, Matko; Skoyenveien 3, 0375 — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Oslo (NO). Published: — = (74) Agent: HELIN, William; ABB AB, Intellectual Property, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) Forskargrand 7, 721 78 Vasteras (SE). = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, = (54) Title: CONTROL OF PROPELLER SHAFT MOVEMENT (57) : There is provided mechanisms for for controlling = movement of a propeller shaft on a vessel. A controller comprises S102 processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to cause = _ Detect movement of propeller shaft the controller to detect movement of the propeller shaft by determin- ing a signature of a sustained oscillation of the shaft. The propeller = r -i S 10 4 I Receive currently used throttle ! I processing circuitry is configured to cause the controller to control movement of the propeller shaft according to the determined signa- = - level L I tune. = = S106 = Control movement of propeller shaft = — r + = 1 S106a I Control movement of propeller ! shaft by command torque 1 signal 1 L r S10 / 6b I Il I I , Control movement of propeller S106d kr) GC r S106c I ;flan according to throttle level , -1 11 Control movement I I of propeller: Control movement of propeller ! © L shaft by reducing movement 1 1 shaft by not reducing 1 © ---.... L movement 1 GC 11 Fig. 3 N C