MODULE 6

Distribution of Electric Power on board

1. Basic outline of ship's Power Distribution System

2. Outline of MCB

3. Outline of ESB

4. Tracing of MSB & ESB Circuit Diagram (EC-

01,EC-02 )
1. Basic outline of ship's Power
Distribution System
Distribution system controls & delivers electric
power from source to consumers.
Source of electric power:
 Source of electric power:
Aux. Generators
 Source of electric power:
Aux. Generators

Emergency Generator
 Source of electric power:

Aux. Generators

Battery

Emergency Generator
Main Elements of Distribution
System
Main Switch Board (MSB)
Emergency Switch Board (ESB)
Auxiliary Switchboard
Engine Control Console
Group Starter Panel
Individual Starter (Steering gear)
 Invertor Panel
(Starter for Deck Machinery)
2. Outline of MSB
 Structure of MSB
 Skeleton of Power Supply & Distribution
 Bas Bar Isolation Method
 Protection of Generator
 Protection of Feeder Circuit
 Protection of Transformer
 Auto starting of Stand-by DG
 Preferential trip
 Precaution of frequent tripping of MCCB due to
overcurrent. MCCB braking capacity Icu / Ics
(Module 12a)
 Outline of MAIN SWITCHBOARD

What is Main Switchboards? Receive a big generated power 1

Divide generated power

Functions into necessary number of consumers 2
of All in one and feed power to them
Main switchboards
Protect generator and feeder circuit 3

Control generator and feeder circuit 4

Watching status of 5
generator and feeder circuit
Structure of MSB
 Skeleton of power supply &
distribution
Skeleton of power supply and
Generated power is concentrated
distribution on the 440V main busbar
Concentrated power is divided
Feeder bus-2 Feeder bus-2 440V main busbar
440V main busbar Feeder bus-1 Feeder bus-1 into 　 two feeder busbars (left and
right) and subdivided by MCCB for
100V busbar 100V busbar
feeders in feeder panel..
2* 1*
MCCB MCCB MCCB MCCB
MCCB MCCB MCCB ACBMCCBACB ACB ACB ACB MCCBACBMCCB MCCB MCCB *ACB; Receiving power generated
by generator and
protection of the generator.

*MCCB; Feeding (Distribute power

to each consumer) and
protection of feeder circuit.

ESB G3ESB G2 G3G1 G2 G1TR TR

Note;
Main transformers 1*, Disconnecting switch
Main transformers
Main generatorsMain generators (Must be operated under no-load)
EG EG 2*, Bolted bus link
(Must be removed with total
black out.)
 Bolted bus link
(Must be removed with total black out)
mv “Sunlight
Ace”
Electric
Distribution
System
BUS BAR ISOLATION METHOD
 1. Bolted bus link
Disconnect with no voltage on main
bars
2. Slide – type Bus Bar Disconnecting
Bus Bar Disconnection link
Confirm Bus Bar is Dead (no volt)
Confirm Bus Bar is Dead (no volt)
Safe tools used to loosen conn. link
Push link to Rt side for disconnection
Bus Bar is disconnected
 3. DS (Disconnecting Switch)
(Must be operated under no-voltage)
Disconnecting
Switch

External View of a
Disconnecting Switch.
Disconnecting Switch
Confirm No Volt on Bus Bar
Disconnecting the Bus Bar using
special tool
Bus Bar Disconnected by DS Type
Special tools for Bus Bar Disconnection
 ACB as Disconnecting Switch
(Could be manually tripped under
load condition)
Protection of Generator

MAINMAIN
BUS BUS
ACB (ARTYPE)
ACB (AR TYPE)
GG
OVER CURRENT
OVER CURRENT
RELEASE DEVICE
RELEASE DEVICE
"AGR-21S-PRU"
"AGR-21S-PRU"
DIESEL
DIESEL
ENGINE
ENGINE

PROTECTION
PROTECTION ELEMENTS
ELEMENTS
1, OVER SPEED
1, OVER SPEED
2, L O2,LOW
L O LOW PRESSURE
PRESSURE
3, C F3,WC HIGH
F W HIGH TEMP
TEMP
Protection of Feeder circuit
* Over current protection and Short circuit protection for a feeder circuit generally depends
on the molded case circuit breaker which is called MCCB.
* Breaking capacity of MCCB must be greater than the prospected short circuit current
at a point where the MCCB is installed.
* There are two protection systems. One is selective tripping and another one is Back up
protection

A) SELECTIVE TRIPPING SYSTEM WHICH IS APPLIED FOR ESSENTIAL

AND IMPORTANT FEEDERS.

•If short circuit happens at point A, only MCCB-D1

should trip and ACB-U should withstand without
trip against thermal stress due to short circuit
SHORT CIRCUIT POINT current until MCCB-D1 has interrupted short
A circuit current.
ACB-U MCCB-D1 • The MCCB-D1 should have enough breaking
Busbar capacity and break short circuit current by
MCCB-D1 itself.
IS MCCB-D2 To consumer •In case of this system, total black out due to trip of
up
MCCB-D3 stream breaker can be avoided.
 Protection of Feeder circuit
B) BACK UP PROTECTION SYSTEM WHICH IS APPLIED FOR NON ESSENTIAL
AND NON IMPORTANT FEEDERS.

SHORT CIRCUIT POINT

• Where interrupting capacity of the MCCB-D1 is
A
shortage against short circuit current at point A,
MCCB-U MCCB-D1 if short circuit happens at point A,
Busbar
both MCCB-U and MCCB-D1 should trip
IS MCCB-D2 To consumer at the same time.
Then, MCCB-D1 can satisfactorily interrupt
MCCB-D3
short circuit current which is greater than
own breaking capacity.
For example, if MCCB type XS100NB and XS50NB are backed up
•This means that the MCCB-D1 is backed up
by MCCB type TL-100F, they can be used at a point on which short
by MCCB-U.
circuit current is greater than their breaking capacity as follows.

Branch breaker MCCB-D.

Applicable short circuit current.
•　 Merit and demerit of back up protection system.
Back up breaker XS100NB XS50NB
(MCCB-U) (22kA) (10kA) Merit ; Economical system.
Demerit ; Black out for all feeders happens.
TL-100F 50 kA 22 KA
(120kA)
Protection of Transformer

440V
Feeder bus
MCCB for
Transformer
To 100V
CT Transformer Feeder
SHT

* Protection against over load depends on

Thermal over thermal over current relay
current relay
(THRY) * Protection against short circuit depends on
MCCB
 Preferential trip
Non-essential load cut off in case of
overload or overcurrent.
 Please see
EC-01 page 83
Preferential trip
3. Outline of ESB
 The role of ESB.
 Electrical Equipment supplied from
ESB.
 Emergency generator automatic start
and stop change over system with
main generator.
 Black out test.
1. The role of ESB
* Emergency switchboard is the switchboard that is doing supply, watching
status, control and protection of emergency electric power.
Normally Emergency switchboard receive the power from Main
switchboard,
but when the main power is shut down, the signal which automatically
activate the emergency Gen to run comes out and after Emergency Gen is
built up, the power was changed over to emergency power.
　　 Emergency switchboard has these circuit which control automatically
these operation in it.

* Generally Emergency switchboards consist of Emergency Gen panel and

feeder panel. Circuit of watching status and protection of Emergency
Gen and feeder circuit are included in Emergency switchboards.
And also following circuit is included.
1. Circuit of Power receiving from Main switchboards
2. Circuit of Emergency Gen. start signal and circuit of its start-test signal
3. Select circuit of main power and emergency power.
　　 4. Shore connection circuit
2. Electrical Equipment supplied from ESB :

Following feeder must be equipped in Emergency Switchboards and the power must be
recovered within 45secs when blackout occurs.

* Communication equipment / device

* Navigation equipment
* Steering gear equipment (Auto Pilot/ Gyro)
* Emergency lighting
* Fire fighting equipment

440V * Steering Gear

* Emergency Fire Pump
* Main Air Compressor
* ER Fan
* Elevator
Emergency generator automatic start and stop change
over system with main generator

Outline of the system

MSB ESB

440V main busbar 440V emerg busbar To feeder

Bus tie
Bus tie MCCB-EB
MCCB-MB EG ACB
Interlocking Mode select SW
Manu Auto

EG EG engine
control panel
EMERGENCY GENE. (M/S)

1. In normal condition, main power is fed to the emergency switchboard

through MCCB-MB and MCCB-EB.
2. If main power fails and MCCB-EB trips, the emergency generator starts
and after voltage build up, the EG ACB is closed automatically.
3, If main power restores, the EG ACB trips and the MCCB-EB is automatically closed.

* Refer to separate flow chart sheet.

 Auto Start of Emergency DG
Flow Chart FC6 illustrates
Auto Starting procedure
for Emergency DG in case
of Black out
5. Tracing of MSB & ESB Circuit
Diagram (EC-01, EC-02 )
Terminal
Arrangement
EC-01, p.109

Circuit Diagram
of #1 Gen Panel
EC-01 p.61
 Please open file EC-01
 Верху справа - номер колодки (TB1), где она находится можно
посмотреть на стр 60.
 DRAW NO - показывает номер чертежа с которого выходят
концы
 WIRE MARK - маркировка внутреннего провода на колодке
 TERM NO - номер клеммы на которой "сидит" конец
 PREFERENCE NO - маркировка внешнего провода

 CORE NO - маркировка жилы в кабеле или цвет (RWB)

 CABLE MARK - маркировка кабеля

 CABLE CLASS - класс кабеля:

T -25 трехжильный с сечением жилы 25мм2 M -2 многожильный с

числом жил 2( сечение жилы 1мм) D-2 двойной с сечением жилы
2,5мм2
 DESTINATION - куда идет.

 Дальше кружок показывает NO MEGGER 

One Line /Terminal position
Location of MSB terminal boards
EC-01 p60
Precaution of frequent tripping of
MCCB due to overcurrent.
MCCB breaking capacity Icu / Ics

Please see Module 6a

Thank you very much