Status and development trends of systems for monitoring operating modes of diesel power plants

Abstract

The problem of remote control of the operating parameters of a diesel power plant (DEU) of a transport vessel is extremely relevant for several reasons. First, because of the high cost of fuel. In less than ten years, the price of the main types of fuel (MDO, IFO180, IFO380) has increased almost threefold, and today it is more than $ 1,000 per ton of MDO. Secondly, the current requirements of MARPOL 73/78 P.VI limit NOx and SOx emissions in the exhaust gases of a diesel power plant. Exceeding these standards due to the lack of detailed and objective information about the condition of a diesel DEU leads to large fines for shipowners. In addition, regular control of operational parameters increases the level of technical operation of a diesel DEU, contributing not only to detailed accounting of operating costs and planning of repairs, but also to effective management of a complex multi-system modern diesel power plant. The time of local solutions for controlling technological processes is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Today, networked, corporate online management and control are relevant, when the opinions of many competent specialists are taken into account when making complex decisions, and the results of joint activities are available to everyone. The effectiveness of such a strategy is much higher due to quick feedback and the exclusion of random subjective factors.