Brochure

Mode Operation
Automatic position and heading control. Using
predictive software to anticipate position variation
and to limit thrust changes if the vessel is predicted
to remain within the ‘soft’ operating window.
If the vessel is predicted to move outside its ‘hard’
operating window the system develops optimum
thrust to remain within that window. Advanced
algorithms are used to optimize vessel heading to
further reduce power consumption and limit
thruster/machinery wear and tear.
Relaxed DP Automatic position and heading control with a smoothed
thrust demand leads to fuel savings and a reduction of
stress on machinery. Relaxed DP can also be used when
only relatively poor position measurement signal quality
is available.
Minimum Power DP Automatic position and heading control. The DP system
automatically calculates the optimum heading needed
to reduce the total forces acting on the vessel and thus
reduce power needed to counteract them.
Weathervaning Automatic position control. The vessel’s heading is allowed
to settle into the environment enabling a reduction in the
DP vessel’s overall power consumption.
An energy-ecient nautical solution
GE’s expertise in DP and in power and propulsion systems has prompted the
development of DP capabilities which impact on fuel economy, emissions,
machinery wear, and machinery maintenance (time/cost). Operational costs
are reduced and overall system up time/availability may be increased.
a product of
ecomagination
Energy Ecient
Mode
6 GE I A new direction for DP