Brunswick Corporation

Robert P Macias

John T Ledden

An electrical system for a marine vessel. The electrical system includes a power supply that produces an output. A powered device is electrically coupled to the power supply, where the powered device receives an incoming power from the power supply. An analysis module determines a difference between the output of the power supply and the incoming power received by the powered device. The analysis module compares the determined difference to a first threshold and generates a first signal when the determined difference exceeds the first threshold.

Systems and methods for monitoring electrical systems of marine vessels

A method for automatically reducing the power consumed by devices from a power source having a limited amount of power. The method includes determining with a control system which of the devices is consuming the power. The method further includes identifying a candidate device among the devices to tentatively control to reduce the power consumed by the candidate device. The method further includes accessing a power control model, where the power control model includes pairings of the candidate device with complementary devices among the devices, and where the devices in each of the pairings consume the power in a related pattern. The method further includes controlling the candidate device to reduce the power consumed thereby only when each of the complementary devices in each of the pairings in the power control model are determined to be in a non-power consuming state.

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Merritt Island, FL, United States of America

Robert P Macias