ABB Signs Technology Partnership With Ferrari Hypersail, Accelerating DC Innovation
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ABB has signed a technology partnership with Ferrari's racing yacht project, “Ferrari Hypersail.” ABB will support shipboard power, direct current (DC) technology and advanced electrical systems as the official electrification partner. “Ferrari Hypersail” is a 100-foot-class full-foiling monohull yacht powered by renewable energy.
ABB has signed a technology partnership with Ferrari's racing yacht project, “Ferrari Hypersail.” Under the project, ABB will serve as the official electrification partner, supporting shipboard power, direct current (DC) technology and advanced electrical systems.
“Ferrari Hypersail” is a project powered by renewable energy. The vessel is a 100-foot-class full-foiling monohull yacht.
The yacht combines full-foiling technology, which lifts the hull above the water using hydrofoils, with a monohull design. It is aimed at marine environments that require high performance and advanced technical capabilities, with speed, resilience and safety as key requirements.
The yacht also integrates onboard energy production and management technologies to improve sustainable marine operating performance. ABB said the partnership is intended to accelerate innovation in DC technology.
ABB described Ferrari Hypersail as a platform for verifying the resilience and efficiency gains of advanced electrification technology, DC architecture and intelligent energy management technology in extreme marine environments. ABB said Ferrari Hypersail is a vehicle for confirming the performance of its electrification technology and DC-based power operating system under the ocean's harshest conditions.
According to ABB, Ferrari Hypersail's DC architecture consists of 48V and 800VDC systems and operates as a high-performance autonomous microgrid. Operating conditions include extreme cold, salt spray, high pressure and continuous hull movement, and the vessel is designed to produce, store and manage its own power for sailing, hydrofoil control, safety systems and propulsion based on real-time storage and point-of-use distribution of renewable energy-generated electricity.
ABB emphasized that real-time storage and point-of-use distribution of renewable energy-generated electricity are key elements in the development of next-generation industrial microgrids. The company also linked Ferrari Hypersail's autonomous microgrid operation to a proof-of-concept for industrial microgrids, highlighting its relevance to technologies that improve industrial performance.
Giampiero Frisio, head of ABB's Electrification business, said Ferrari Hypersail is a platform that demonstrates ABB's ability to scale its DC technology with its partners. He stressed that the project shows how ABB's electrification and automation technologies contribute to improved industrial performance through Hypersail's operation in harsh, industrial-grade conditions.
He added that the project experience is expected to be used in the development of stable and efficient power systems for marine, renewable energy, data center and industrial microgrid applications.
Enrico Voltolini, Ferrari Hypersail project leader, said the partnership provides the technical foundation needed to realize the project. He explained that Hypersail must operate autonomously for weeks in one of the harshest marine environments on Earth without external energy supply. He added that ABB's electrification expertise is a key competitive advantage in the real-world operation of the 100% renewable-energy-powered Hypersail.
Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407060
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