Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Paolo Stasolla

Michele Zottele

Andrea Pellegrinetti

Adriano Zanfei

Eric A Davis

Rick M Davis

Davide Grassi

Rick Davis

A hybrid drive system for a ship, designed as a parallel hybrid drive system, and comprising an internal combustion engine (), an electric machine (), acting as a generator or motor, depending on switching an electric controller (), a battery (), at least one switching clutch (), and a drive device () for transferring the drive power to at least one propeller (). The electric machine () together with a first () and a second switched clutch (), form a drive unit (), that can be modularly disposed between the internal combustion engine () and the drive device (). The first switched clutch () is disposed between the electric machine () and the internal combustion engine () and the second switched clutch () is disposed between the electric machine () and the drive device ().

Hybrid drive system for a ship

A method for operating a ship propulsion system, in particular a sailing ship propulsion system, comprising an internal combustion engine (), at least one shifting clutch (), and a drive device () for transmitting drive power to at least one propeller (). The direction of thrust of the propeller () is changed via the drive device () which is designed as a ship propulsion system which can be pivoted about a substantially vertical control axis () by pivoting a thrust unit () associated with the drive device (). For this purpose, the pivotable thrust unit () is pivoted approximately 180&#xb0; in the opposite direction to reverse the direction of thrust of the propeller ().

Ship propulsion system

A tunnel thruster system for a vessel. The tunnel thruster system includes a thruster propulsion mechanism including a drive unit driving a transmission and propeller assembly located within a thruster tunnel. The thruster tunnel comprising a propeller section, first and second tapered tunnel sections interconnected with one another by the propeller section, the propeller section and the first and the second tapered tunnel sections oriented substantially transversely to a keel of the vessel and accommodating the transmission and propeller assembly. Each tapered tunnel section extends from the propeller section to a tunnel opening through a hull of the vessel. Diameters of the first and the second tapered tunnel sections corresponding to a diameter of the propeller section at the propeller section and taper outward toward a larger diameter at each of the corresponding tunnel openings through the hull of the vessel.

Tapered tunnel for tunnel thrusters

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Bari, Italy

Paolo Stasolla