Zilent Ocean
EL-KONVERTERING AV INOMBORDSMOTORER TILL SEGELBÅTAR
Through extensive research it has shown that today?s sail boat owners are very frustrated concerning the limited choice of engine alternatives offered by today?s market. Besides rising fuel-costs, environmental awareness is very important in today?s society. Hence it is vital to find alternative environmental-friendly motors and replace combustion-engines. Zilent Ocean is an extensive project within Development engineering program at Halmstad University. The Project aims at minimizing environmental impact on our seas through limiting the usage of combustion-engines in sail boats. Zilent Ocean?s major target is the development of a customer-oriented company offering electric conversion kits of combustion-engines to sail boats at very competitive market prices. The Project was carried out by converting the combustion-engine in a MAXI 77 sailing boat (7.7m length, 5 beds). The current diesel-engine installed in the boat was replaced with a new DC electrical engine together with the appropriate controller unit. The finished sail boat prototype will be evaluated under the summer of 2009. The sail boat contains unique solutions enabling a more cost-efficient system in comparison with today?s combustion-engines. The aim is to provide a complete electric conversion kit at a lower price than a new combustion-engine. Together with lower investment costs, minimal maintenance and running costs, electrical conversion from Zilent Ocean is bound to be the future, and the natural decision for many sailors in Scandinavia.