Research on onshore power supply system in port for ships

Abstract

Due to various ship types, the shipboard devices which receive the shore power are varying. To ensure the safety of equipment and personnel in onshore power system (OPS) operation process during ship berthing at port, the global standards for the process of providing shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth is in high demand to be formulated. In this paper, the background of the OPS formulating, the composition of the OPS and existing problems when ship connect with the OPS are discussed firstly. Then, possible solutions have been proposed to determine the main content of the guideline. Finally, the significance of the guideline and the suggestion for the OPS development are given.