Patents Assigned to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20170040795
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus of an offshore plant comprises: an AC/DC converter converting alternating current produced from a generator into direct current and supplying the direct current to a DC bus; a power load connected to the DC bus so as to regenerate power; a first DC/DC converter connected to the DC bus; a second DC/DC converter connected to the DC bus; a first power storage unit connected to the first DC/DC converter and storing power when a voltage of the DC bus is maintained at a level of a first threshold value or higher for a first time period; and a first resistance unit connected to the second DC/DC converter and consuming power when the voltage of the DC bus is maintained at the level of the first threshold value or higher for a second time period. The second time period is longer than the first time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Young JUNG, Sang Hyun LEE
  • Publication number: 20160369173
    Abstract: Disclosed are a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) gas-to-liquid (GTL) apparatus for producing unitary synthetic crude oil and an FT GTL method for producing unitary synthetic crude oil. The FT GTL apparatus for producing unitary synthetic crude oil of the present invention is an FT GTL apparatus for producing unitary synthetic crude oil from floating production, storage, and off-loading (FPSO), and characterized by comprising: a gas injection stabilization unit for performing stabilization on the produced natural gas to generate a natural gas condensate; and a modification unit for modifying the natural gas, which has been treated in the gas injection stabilization unit, to produce a synthetic crude oil product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyuk KWON, Young Sik MOON, Won Seok KIM
  • Publication number: 20160362165
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for controlling fuel supply to an engine for ships. The system for controlling fuel supply to an engine for ships includes: a system operating zone in which LNG is pumped by a pump and gasified; and a supply operating zone receiving the pumped and gasified LNG from the system operating zone and supplying the LNG to the engine, wherein a preset pressure of the system operating zone is set to be higher than that of the supply operating zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Chan KIM
  • Publication number: 20160356424
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a boil-off gas treatment system. The boil-off gas treatment system includes a compressor compressing boil-off gas generated in an LNG storage tank of a ship or a floating structure, a heat exchanger cooling the compressed boil-off gas through heat exchange with boil-off gas to be supplied to the compressor, an expansion unit performing adiabatic expansion of the boil-off gas cooled by the heat exchanger, a gas-liquid separator performing gas/liquid separation of the boil-off gas subjected to adiabatic expansion by the expansion unit and supplying liquefied natural gas to the LNG storage tank, and a bypass line through which the boil-off gas subjected to adiabatic expansion is supplied from a downstream side of the expansion unit to a downstream side of the gas-liquid separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Chae LEE, Nam Soo KIM, Je Heon JUNG, Cheong Gi PARK
  • Publication number: 20160322815
    Abstract: A power supply system offshore plant comprises: a generator; an AC/DC converter converting, AC generated from the generator into DC to supply the direct current to a DC bus; a power load connected to the DC bus to generate regenerative power; a first power storage unit for storing power when a voltage of the DC bus is maintained at a level of a first threshold value or higher for a first time period, and supplying the stored power to the DC bus when the voltage of the DC bus is maintained at a level of a second threshold value or lower for a second time period; and a first resistance unit for consuming power when the voltage of the DC bus is maintained at the level of the first threshold value or higher for a third time period. The third time period is longer than the first time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Young JUNG, Young Ho BAE
  • Publication number: 20160308362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for supplying hybrid power using a regenerative power generated in a marine plant. An embodiment of the present invention provides a hybrid power supply apparatus in a marine plant, the hybrid power supply apparatus comprising: a generator; an AC/DC converter which converts an alternating current produced by the generator into a direct current and supplies the direct current to a DC bus; a power load which is connected to the DC bus and generates a regenerative power; a first DC/DC converter which is connected to the DC bus; a first power storage unit which is connected to the first DC/DC converter and stores power; and a first resistor unit which is connected to the first DC/DC converter and consumes power when the first power storage unit's capacity is full.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Young JUNG, Dong Jae SHIN
  • Patent number: 9447751
    Abstract: A hybrid fuel supply system for an engine of a vessel is provided. The hybrid fuel supply system for the engine of the vessel includes: a compression device configured to compress boil-off gas (BOG) generated from liquefied natural gas (LNG) stored in an LNG cargo tank; a high pressure pump configured to compress LNG supplied from the LNG cargo tank; a vaporizer configured to vaporize the LNG compressed by the high pressure pump; and a dual fuel (DF) engine to which the BOG compressed through the compression device is supplied as fuel. The engine of the vessel uses high pressure gas compressed at 150 to 400 bar as fuel and is driven by at least one of the BOG compressed in the compression device and the LNG compressed in the high pressure pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Chae Lee, Dong Kyu Choi, Young Sik Moon, Seung Kyo Jung, Jeheon Jung, Nam Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9428256
    Abstract: A ship includes: a high-pressure injection engine using fuel gas as fuel to obtain a propulsion power of the ship; a generator engine using fuel gas as fuel to generate electricity; a motor generating a power by using the electricity generated from the generator engine; a propulsion propelling the ship; a main clutch connecting the high-pressure injection engine to the propulsion; an auxiliary clutch connecting the gear box to the propulsion; and a gear box disposed in a front side of the propulsion and power-connected to the main clutch and the auxiliary clutch. The high-pressure injection engine and the motor are selectively power-connected to the propulsion to obtain the propulsion power of the ship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Kwang Lee, Dong Kyu Choi, Jung Han Lee
  • Patent number: 9377369
    Abstract: Provided is a system for monitoring temperature and pressure of an enclosed derrick structure communicating with a moonpool, which senses abnormal internal temperature and pressure of the enclosed derrick structure by monitoring the temperature and pressure of the enclosed derrick structure, thereby effectively coping with dangers. The system may include: one or more temperature sensors installed in the inside of the enclosed derrick to monitor an internal temperature of the enclosed derrick; one or more pressure sensors installed in the inside of the moonpool to monitor an internal pressure difference of the moonpool; and one or more damping units installed in a side of the enclosed derrick to supply air to the inside of the enclosed derrick or exhaust air to the outside of the enclosed derrick in order to cope with an abnormal internal temperature of the enclosed derrick and an abnormal internal pressure variation of the moonpool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignees: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited
    Inventors: Keum Dae Choo, D. Scott Brittin
  • Patent number: 9376199
    Abstract: Provided is an arctic ship with a derrick, which can stably maintain an internal environment of an enclosed derrick. The arctic ship with a derrick includes: the derrick forming an enclosed space blocked from outside air; a moonpool coupled to a lower portion of the derrick to communicate with the derrick and blocked from the outside air; and an air supply/exhaust device installed to communicate an inner space of the derrick or the moonpool with the exterior, wherein air condition of the inner space is maintained or controlled at a predetermined range by the air supply/exhaust device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignees: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited
    Inventors: Keum Dae Choo, Yu Young Lee, Jung Yul Choi, Jung Soo Kang, D. Scott Brittin
  • Publication number: 20160168489
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a gas-to-liquid (GTL) producing method and system for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO). The gas-to-liquid (GTL) producing method for FPSO according to the present invention, which is to produce GTL in FPSO, may include: 1) a pre-treating step of pre-treating natural gas produced at an offshore gas field; 2) a reforming step of reacting the pre-treated natural gas in a presence of a catalyst to produce syngas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide; 3) a synthesis step of supplying the syngas to a Fischer-Tropsch reactor and reacting the syngas to produce liquid hydrocarbon; and 4) an upgrading step of separating the liquid hydrocarbon into gas, naphtha, and syncrude and supplying hydrogen to hydrofinish the liquid hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk KWON, Hyun Jin KIM, Won Seok KIM
  • Patent number: 9360160
    Abstract: Provided are an LNG storage container with an inner shell, which is capable of efficiently storing LNG or pressurized LNG (PLNG) pressurized at a predetermined pressure and supplying the LNG or PLNG to a consumption place, and capable of reducing manufacturing costs by minimizing the use of a metal having excellent low temperature characteristic, and a method for manufacturing the same. The LNG storage container includes: an inner shell configured to store LNG inside; an outer shell configured to enclose the outside of the inner shell such that a space is formed between the inner shell and the outer shell; a support installed in the space between the inner shell and the outer shell to support the inner shell and the outer shell; and a heat insulation layer part installed in the space between the inner shell and the outer shell and configured to reduce a heat transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Tai Kim, Joong Kyoo Kang, Jung Han Lee, Seong Woo Park, Young Bin Kwon, Jung Sub Shin, Kwang Seok Kim, Haeng Sung Heo
  • Publication number: 20160152937
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and process for continuous saccharification of marine algae and cellulosic biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicants: Biol Systems Co., Ltd., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Kyo Shin, Dong In Jeong, IN Sik Kim, Dongjoong Im
  • Patent number: 9347611
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a semi-submersible offshore structure having storage tanks for liquefied gas, which is constructed so as to improve workability in marine offloading of the liquefied gas stored in the storage tanks while reducing an influence of sloshing. The offshore structure is anchored at sea and has liquefied gas. The offshore structure includes a storage tank storing liquefied gas, a plurality of columns partially submerged under the sea level and each having the storage tank therein, and an upper deck located on the plurality of columns to connect the columns to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Cheol Ryu, Jun Hyung Jung, Deok Su Kim, Yoon Sik Hwang, Yong Soo Kim, Chuel Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9340268
    Abstract: Provided is a floor apparatus which is vertically movable with a thruster canister within a vertical trunk of a hull. The floor apparatus includes a floor frame which is installed in an upper space of a vertical trunk of a ship, that is, a space above a thruster canister. The floor frame is installed to be vertically movable along the vertical trunk. The side of the floor frame is installed to be vertically movable while being guided along the sidewall of the vertical trunk. In particular, at least one pair of guide frames which guide the side of the floor frame are symmetrically installed on the sidewall of the vertical trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED, DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In Gi Choi, D. Scott Brittin
  • Patent number: 9327806
    Abstract: Provided is an arctic drill ship in which a weather tight structure protecting a drill floor and a drilling work area from outside air is coupled to a side strake around the drilling work area. It is possible to economically and easily manufacture the weather tight structure which minimizes the influence of outside air on the drilling operation in the polar regions, and it is possible to efficiently support the hull longitudinal strength and the weather tight structure with the use of the side strake structure solely. Therefore, a structure which may cause a disturbance in the drilling work area is minimized, and it is unnecessary to install a separate structural reinforcement part for a drilling workspace in the polar regions. In addition, the drilling workspace in the polar regions can be effectively ensured, and a spatial limitation in an upper portion of a moonpool can be solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD., TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED
    Inventors: Norman D. Howard, Gi Yun Lee, Hun Gi Lee
  • Patent number: 9297545
    Abstract: Provided is a damper structure for an enclosed derrick, which can constantly compensate and maintain a pressure of an inner space of an enclosed derrick structure. The damper structure for the enclosed derrick includes: one or more communication ducts installed in a side of the enclosed derrick; and one or more open/close dampers coupled to the communication ducts to open or close the communication ducts, whereby air is selectively supplied to or exhausted from the enclosed derrick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures Limited
    Inventors: Keum Dae Choo, D. Scott Brittin
  • Patent number: 9296449
    Abstract: Provided is an arctic drill ship an arctic drill ship which includes a weather tight structure protecting a drill floor from air, and a side strake supporting the weather tight structure around a drilling work area. It is possible to economically and easily manufacture the weather tight structure which minimizes the influence of outside air on the drilling operation in the polar regions, and it is possible to efficiently support the hull longitudinal strength and the weather tight structure with the use of the side strake structure solely. Therefore, a structure which may cause a disturbance in the drilling work area is minimized, and it is unnecessary to install a separate structural reinforcement member for a drilling workspace in the polar regions. In addition, the drilling workspace in the polar regions can be effectively ensured, and a spatial limitation in an upper portion of a moonpool can be solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED, DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norman D. Howard, Gi Yun Lee, Hun Gi Lee
  • Patent number: 9239186
    Abstract: Provided is a method for operating a fuel supply system for a marine structure. The fuel supply system includes a BOG compression unit configured to receive and compress BOG generated in a storage tank, a reliquefaction apparatus configured to receive and liquefy the BOG compressed by the BOG compression unit, a high-pressure pump configured to compress the liquefied BOG generated by the reliquefaction apparatus, and a high-pressure gasifier configured to gasify the liquefied BOG compressed by the high-pressure pump. The fuel supply system includes a recondenser installed at an upstream side of the high-pressure pump, and the recondenser recondenses a portion or all of the generated BOG by using liquefied gas supplied from the storage tank. During a ballast voyage process, all of the BOG is supplied to and recondensed by the recondenser, and an operation of the reliquefaction apparatus is interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Kyo Jung, Je Heon Jung, Jung Han Lee, Hyun Jun Shin, Sung Jun Lee, Dong Kyu Choi
  • Patent number: 9238500
    Abstract: A cargo hold structure for an oil tanker is provided, in which a plurality of vertical webs that is mounted on longitudinal bulkheads of the cargo hold in a height direction of a hull is made wide and horizontal girders which connect the vertical webs to each other and support them, thereby controlling the sloshing load of the cargo hold and improving the structural strength of the cargo hold without having to mount crossties. The cargo hold structure includes a longitudinal bulkhead (20) arranged in a lengthwise direction of a hull to divide an internal space, a plurality of vertical webs (22) coupled onto the longitudinal bulkhead (20) in a height direction of the hull, the vertical web (22) having a width of 0.15 to 0.20 times the total height (H) of the cargo hold, and a horizontal girder (24) arranged between the vertical webs (22) in the lengthwise direction of the hull, the level of the horizontal girder (24) being within 30% to 60% of the total height (H) of the cargo hold from the bottom thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Namgung, Sang Yong Shon, Tae Woon Kang