Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method, a computing device and a computer program product for predicting running hour information of marine vessel engine. An exemplary method includes receiving engine installation information, receiving engine running hour information from an engine running hours storage system, receiving vessel identification and movement data and generating a dynamic engine running hour model by combining the engine installation information, the engine running hour information and the vessel identification and movement data. Predicted running hour information is predicted based on the dynamic engine running hour model.

Abstract: The present application relates to method and system of monitoring liquefied gas in a cryogenic liquefied gas tank having an inner shell and an outer shell and an insulation between the inner and outer shell. An exemplary method includes arranging an array of temperature sensors for measuring a temperature of the inner shell wall at different vertical positions, reading sensors in the array, performing a validity check of the sensors, and using only sensors which passed the validity check only, determining a state of the gas based on the temperature data.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, a control unit and a computer program for determining a configuration of a battery pack having one or more battery modules configured to be operationally connected as a string of battery modules, wherein a battery module includes a radio frequency identification, RFID, reader configured to read a radio frequency identification, RFID, tag of an adjacent battery module, by receiving first data from a first battery module (BM1), wherein the first data includes a module identifier of the first battery module (BM1) associated with second data of a second battery module (BM2) adjacent to the first battery module (BM1), the second data including at least a module identifier of the second battery module (BM2); and determining the configuration of the battery pack based on the first and second data.

Abstract: An exemplary power plant construction is configured to accommodate an internal combustion engine and a generator driven by the internal combustion engine, and includes a front wall, a rear wall and side walls, at least the side walls being modular walls having at least two wall modules arranged one upon the other, the wall modules being self-supporting modules having a shape of a rectangular prism, wherein the wall modules arranged one upon the other form a self-supporting wall, and wherein the uppermost wall module of each side wall includes a beam that is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the side walls and configured to function as a runway beam of an overhead crane.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for providing marine vessel data of a marine vessel with a plurality of sensor devices includes receiving a first sensor data item with first sensor data of a first sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices, associated with a first local timestamp generated based on a local clock; receiving a second sensor data item including second sensor data of a second sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices, associated with a second local timestamp generated based on the local clock and a first universal timestamp generated based on a universal clock; determining time correction value based on the second sensor data item's second local timestamp and the universal timestamp; and generating time information for the first sensor data of the first sensor device using the first local timestamp and the time correction value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining crush height of a plain bearing shell, including a light source for forming illuminating light to the plain bearing shell; a sensor device configured to capture an image; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: capture a first image of the plain bearing shell in a first mode, wherein no external compression stress in a circumference direction of the plain bearing shell is formed; generate plain bearing data based on the first captured image; maintain housing reference data including at least diameter information of a bore for receiving the plain bearing shell; and determine crush height of the plain bearing shell based on the plain bearing data and the housing reference data.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a method for analysis of fuel supplied to a combustion engine during operation of the engine. The method can include obtaining respective indications of a temperature of the fuel supplied to the engine and a density of the fuel supplied to the engine; deriving a temperature-adjusted fuel density based on the indicated density of fuel in dependence of relationship between the indicated temperature of the fuel and a predefined reference temperature; and deriving, based at least on the temperature-adjusted fuel density, a heating value that is descriptive of the amount of heat released during combustion of a predefined amount of the fuel.

Abstract: A fuel tank arrangement of a marine vessel is disclosed, having an LNG-fuel tank formed of an inner shell, an outer shell, an insulation therebetween and a tank connection space provided at an end of the LNG-fuel tank, the inner shell having an end part at an end of the inner shell facing the tank connection space. A collar is fastened to the end part of the inner shell and extends conically outwardly from the inner shell. The collar has an outer rim to which an additional shell extending in an axial direction away from the inner shell is fastened, and the additional shell has an end rim opposite the collar to which an end cover of the tank connection space is fastened.

Abstract: An apparatus and a computer implemented method for determining material quality of a component, the method comprising: receiving ultrasonic scan data for a plurality of scanned components; maintaining the scan data within a data storage system; determining historical data associated with multiple parameters based on the scan data of the data storage system; generating a testing model using the historical data, wherein the testing model is configured to define multiple quality ranges for each parameter; scanning a component using at least one ultrasonic probe to provide component data; and determining quality information of the component using the testing model and the component data.

Abstract: An ultrasonic quality control as disclosed can inspect a quality of a piece and classify the piece automatically. The piece can be scanned, and an image formed from the scanning. A reference piece is also scanned, and a reference image is formed. A negative image of the reference image is formed, and an indication image is created by utilizing the image and the negative image. The indication image is filtered by utilizing several image filters, each image filter filtering all data of the indication image except an image filter specific indication level data. Further several indication levels data are provided from the image filter specific indication level data, and the piece can be classified utilizing the several indication levels data.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and apparatus for a marine vessel data system, the method comprising: receiving data from at least one sensor configured to measure vibration and operationally arranged to the marine vessel to provide time-domain reference sensor data; maintaining the time-domain reference sensor data within a data storage system; generating a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the time-domain reference sensor data to provide a plurality of reference spectra files in frequency-domain, wherein each reference spectra file comprises spectra data defined by amplitude information and frequency information, and each spectra file is associated with condition information determined based on collection of the time-domain reference sensor data; normalizing each reference spectra file by converting the frequency information to order information using the condition information to provide normalized reference spectra files; and training a convolutional autoencoder type of neural network using the normalized refe

Abstract: A engine-generator set includes a generator for producing electricity and an engine that is coupled via flexible coupling to a shaft of the generator for driving the generator, the engine being supported against a support surface by a plurality of resilient mounting elements, and the generator being supported against a support surface by a plurality of resilient mounting elements separately from the engine, wherein the engine is mechanically connected to the generator solely via the flexible coupling.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a method for analysis of fuel supplied to a combustion engine during operation of the engine. The method can include obtaining respective indications of a temperature of the fuel supplied to the engine and a density of the fuel supplied to the engine; deriving a temperature-adjusted fuel density based on the indicated density of fuel in dependence of relationship between the indicated temperature of the fuel and a predefined reference temperature; and deriving, based at least on the temperature-adjusted fuel density, a heating value that is descriptive of the amount of heat released during combustion of a predefined amount of the fuel.

Abstract: The present application relates to method and system of monitoring liquefied gas in a cryogenic liquefied gas tank having an inner shell and an outer shell and an insulation between the inner and outer shell. An exemplary method includes arranging an array of temperature sensors for measuring a temperature of the inner shell wall at different vertical positions, reading sensors in the array, performing a validity check of the sensors, and using only sensors which passed the validity check only, determining a state of the gas based on the temperature data.

Abstract: A method of operating a marine vessel hybrid propulsion system having a propulsion shaft and a propeller, an internal combustion piston engine in force transmission connection with the propulsion shaft, and an electric motor-generator in force transmission connection with the propulsion shaft and/or with the piston engine. The internal combustion piston engine can be started by applying electric power from an on-board power source to the electric motor-generator and rotating the internal combustion piston engine by the electric motor-generator and rotational speed of the internal combustion piston engine is accelerated to a predetermined limit rotational speed without attempting to start the internal combustion piston engine, and only after the rotational speed of the internal combustion piston engine reaches the predetermined limit rotational speed, the internal combustion piston engine is started.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method, a computing device and a computer program product for predicting running hour information of marine vessel engine. An exemplary method includes receiving engine installation information, receiving engine running hour information from an engine running hours storage system, receiving vessel identification and movement data and generating a dynamic engine running hour model by combining the engine installation information, the engine running hour information and the vessel identification and movement data. Predicted running hour information is predicted based on the dynamic engine running hour model.

Abstract: A computer implemented method system and apparatus for determining remaining life of engine oil in an engine includes generating reference engine profile data by determining reference engine parameters of a reference engine; determining reference engine oil lubrication data based on mechanical testing of an oil sample from the reference engine; generating a reference model by associating the reference engine profile data with the reference engine oil lubrication data; receiving the reference model at an engine apparatus; measuring engine parameters relating to operation conditions of an engine of the engine apparatus; and determining remaining life of engine oil in the engine of the engine apparatus using the reference model and the engine parameters.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and apparatus for a marine vessel data system, the method comprising: receiving data from at least one sensor configured to measure vibration and operationally arranged to the marine vessel to provide time-domain reference sensor data; maintaining the time-domain reference sensor data within a data storage system; generating a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the time-domain reference sensor data to provide a plurality of reference spectra files in frequency-domain, wherein each reference spectra file comprises spectra data defined by amplitude information and frequency information, and each spectra file is associated with condition information determined based on collection of the time-domain reference sensor data; normalizing each reference spectra file by converting the frequency information to order information using the condition information to provide normalized reference spectra files; and training a convolutional autoencoder type of neural network using the normalized refe

Abstract: A computer implemented method, a control unit and a computer program for determining a configuration of a battery pack having one or more battery modules configured to be operationally connected as a string of battery modules, wherein a battery module includes a radio frequency identification, RFID, reader configured to read a radio frequency identification, RFID, tag of an adjacent battery module, by receiving first data from a first battery module (BM1), wherein the first data includes a module identifier of the first battery module (BM1) associated with second data of a second battery module (BM2) adjacent to the first battery module (BM1), the second data including at least a module identifier of the second battery module (BM2); and determining the configuration of the battery pack based on the first and second data.

Abstract: An exemplary power plant construction is configured to accommodate an internal combustion engine and a generator driven by the internal combustion engine, and includes a front wall, a rear wall and side walls, at least the side walls being modular walls having at least two wall modules arranged one upon the other, the wall modules being self-supporting modules having a shape of a rectangular prism, wherein the wall modules arranged one upon the other form a self-supporting wall, and wherein the uppermost wall module of each side wall includes a beam that is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the side walls and configured to function as a runway beam of an overhead crane.