Apator Control (now Toruń branch of Apator Elkomtech) as the Project Leader in the 2nd edition of the Gekon Programme (Generator of Ecological Concepts).

The GEKON Programme in which we participate encourages the development and implementation of technologies in the field of eco-innovation. The programme is a joint initiative of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW) and the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR). Our project: “Mobile medium voltage power system for ship supply from harbour waterfront as an element of ecological and economical gain of maritime transport” concerns the elaboration of a scalable S2SP (Shore to Ship Power) system consisting of a AC/DC substation, cable DC distribution system, and mobile DC/AC terminals, localised on a waterfront depending on demands.

 

The mobile terminal will consist of an interchangeable switchgear, a matching transformer, and a multilevel DC/AC power electronic converter. It will also feature the ability to auto-synchronise with ship electric grid and increase of S2SP system by means of parallel and series operating configurations. The aim of the elaborated system will be the reduction of costs of ship supply installations from harbour waterfront, reduction of acoustic noise and emission of harmful substances, as well as energy costs in a sea port.