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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2020
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Bin Liu, Västerås, SE;
Veli-Pekka Peljo, Helsinki, FI;
Peter Fransson, Västerås, SE;
Arne Trangärd, Västerås, SE;
Wei Ji, Stockholm, SE;
Winston Garcia-Gabin, Solna, SE;
Kateryna Mishchenko, Västerås, SE;
Jari Kivelä, Helsinki, FI;
Kai Karila, Helsinki, FI;
Matti Kivioja, Helsinki, FI;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program for controlling propulsion of marine vessel. The propulsion is implemented by a foil wheel propulsion system. The method includes: receiving a wheel operation status from a wheel drive; receiving a plurality of foil operation statuses from a plurality of foil drives; receiving a command from a vessel control system; generating wheel control data for the wheel drive to control a foil pitch function of the foil wheel propulsion system based on the command in view of the wheel operation status; and generating foil control data for the plurality of the foil drives to further control the foil pitch function of the foil wheel propulsion system based on the command in view of the wheel operation status and the plurality of foil operation statuses, wherein a reference torque of the foil control data for each foil drive is generated using a foil feedforward model.