Sanlorenzo 106 Hybrid yacht has been fitted with a hybrid technology-based power and propulsion system, delivered by Dutch power and propulsion specialist WhisperPower. The 32m Sanlorenzo 106 Hybrid superyacht represents the first vessel to feature WhisperPower’s latest technology. She has recently started cruising.
Sanlorenzo 106 Yacht
The hybrid power and propulsion system for motor yacht Sanlorenzo 106 Hybrid includes two 150 kW WhisperPower HyGen variable speed generators, which together deliver up to 300 kW, of which at least 60 kW is used for the “hotel load” and 240 kW is used for propulsion. More specifically, they provide electricity for two 130 kW electric motors, which are installed in the drivetrain between the two MTU 2000 kW main engines and the propeller and are used for electric sail. As soon as the MTUs are switched on, the electric engines take over the running of the hotel load from the generator.
The main objective of the super yacht Sanlorenzo 106 Hybrid project was to provide the vessel with a speed of 9 knots using the electric motors whereby the vessel can cover large distances quietly and above all economically as well as being able to enter bays. This can result in a saving of many tens of thousands to more than a hundred thousand Euros per season.
Sanlorenzo 106 Hybrid Yacht Engine Room – AC PowerCube by WhisperPower
A second objective was to make luxury yacht Sanlorenzo 106 Hybrid “quiet” overnight whilst still providing maximum comfort. As the onboard power supply was set up as three-phase 400 volt, WhisperPower developed a 10 kW three-phase inverter that enabled the air conditioning units, refrigerators, freezers etc to continue to run. In total, 40 kW can be loaded on to the inverter. As a backup, two 15 kW Genverters have been installed together with several DC PowerCube charge modules that quickly and completely charge the batteries either when shore power is available or via the Genverters. All components, including the non-WhisperPower products, are connected via a central CAN bus system.
“It was a wonderful experience during the sea trial with the San Lorenzo 106 to sail super silently on e-propulsion. You could only hear the water and still, we were going at nine knots. The boost function, so adding the e-motors to the MTUs also worked well. We achieved a speed of almost 50 knots. The semi-electric sailing was also a success: with the MTU on one propellor and electric motor on the other, the diesel consumption was 40 liters / hour at a fairly decent speed,” said Stijn de Wit Project Engineer WhisperPower.
WhisperPower will be attending this week’s METSTRADE, with various components of a 300 kW onboard power & propulsion system on display at their stand 09.410 in the SuperYacht Pavilion.
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