by admin | Jun 25, 2024
AKA’s hybrid drillfloor uses a combination of DC bus control, energy storage, and controller infrastructure to dramatically reduce the impact on the drilling process drives due to vessel disturbances. This is accomplished by using advanced ride through technology and...
by admin | Jun 25, 2024
Each of AKA’s tie breaker systems operates autonomously. The tie breaker system is equipped with a controller, inputs that sense bus tie voltage, and contactor status. The only connection between two bus tie systems is the medium voltage power connections. The tie...
by admin | Jun 25, 2024
The AKA Advanced Thruster Control and Protection (ATCAP) provides both predictable and favorable thruster behavior under normal and non-normal conditions. The ATCAP approach to thruster stability takes advantage of combining the UPS, feeder, and thruster...
by admin | Jun 25, 2024
Typical drillship power plants rely on conventional distribution systems for sustaining power to critical AC loads such as generator auxiliaries and fuel systems. AKA’s high availability distribution bus uses a designed redundancy system to allow for multiple power...
by admin | Jun 25, 2024
The Advanced Generator Protection (AGP) system coordinates multiple sub-systems in a unique architecture that is founded on fault tolerance. By monitoring the various generator incomers, tie breakers, and overall power distribution, the AGP is able to predict vessel...
