Brunvoll DP2 System Passes Sea Trial

The BruCon DP2 installation was part of a larger power and energy management system upgrade onboard Stril Mar, delivered by SEAM AS.

The upgrade and sea trial took place at Westcon Yards AS, in Ølensvåg in western Norway. Through supplier SEAM AS, Simon Møkster Shipping AS ordered all batteries, a power management system upgrade, a retrofit to Brunvoll’s BruCon DP2 system, and requested that all updates should be in coordination with the existing Unified Bridge concept onboard.

“This project has been relatively complex with the larger number of suppliers involved, and short deadlines. It has been great to see all contributors working well together and managing all challenges as a team,” says Svein Mannes, Project Manager in SEAM.

The Brunvoll BruCon DP2 system is a modern control system with human centred interface design, all developed inhouse. The new Brunvoll DP2 system is based off the fifth generation BruCon Control Systems platform and has a modern modular software architecture. The models, which estimate the environment continuously, extends to the whole speed range of the vessel, including the highly nonlinear medium speed range at about 4 to 8 knots.

The system was effectively tuned, adjusted, and verified, ready for third party testing less in less than 48 hours. Frode Bloch, Executive Vice President Engineering in Brunvoll for Controls & Electrical explains the effective installation and sea trial: “A great emphasis has been put on creating a control system which models the real world, and we have developed advanced inhouse simulation capabilities to make sure that our systems reflect and adapt physical laws and the environment. This resulted in a sea trial which verified that the BruCon DP2 control system was already well adjusted in the simulation environment. Already set variables were controlled, but not changed, prior to third party verification onboard.”

Anne Jorunn Møkster comments on the upgrade: “It’s been some exciting weeks for us in Simon Møkster Shipping with major upgrades for battery and energy management systems, and retrofit to the BruCon DP2 system from Brunvoll. But the best part is that everything works together! Now, Stril Mar sails again, and continues the contract for Equinor after a successful upgrade.”