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Shipboard Automation & Monitoring Systems (continued from page 31)

SMITH-MEEKER

ENGINEERING

Smith-Meeker Engineering

Company (SMECO) of New York

City, established in 1908, has a reputation in the marine industry for quality engineering design and systems manufacture. A na- tural spin-off from its experience in switchgear was the shift to automation and monitoring sys- tems in the 1960s.

SMECO expertise in vessel ma- chinery and electrical require- ments, coupled with the knowl- edge of electronics designers, has resulted in a highly flexible and extremely reliable solid-state con- trol and monitoring package to meet the regulatory requirements for reduced manning and unat- tended engine room classification.

This flexibility has now been ex- tended to the design of dredge machinery control and inert gas control systems. All automation and machinery control systems are custom-tailored and are of- fered with either electro-mechan- ical sensors or with RTD and

LVDT transducers and electronic meters offering 1-percent accu- racy.

All proposals are fully item- ized and are accompanied by a preliminary arrangement draw- ing, eliminating the possibility of hidden factors. Installation docu- mentation is so detailed that, when accurately followed by an installing activity, systems can often be checked out and demon- strated in three working days.

For servicing, each system is accompanied by technical manu- als, and installation and logic drawings. With the exception of

SMECO-designed and manufac- tured plug-in, solid-state circuit cards and meters, all console com- ponents, sensors, and solenoids are commercially available from other sources, though a large stock is maintained for customer convenience and immediate de- livery.

Seminars on operation and serv- ice can be arranged upon request, and SMECO field personnel are available if needed. The company is proud to note that most prob- lems can be resolved by verbal communication. SMECO has made extreme efforts in developing its design and selecting components that have been proven most re- liable.

Since entering this field, nearly 100 vessels have been equipped with SMECO systems on a na- tionwide basis. Numbered among

Smith-Meeker clientele are major oil companies, dredging compan- ies, offshore supply vessel oper- ators, towboat companies, and the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift

Command.

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SOLIDSTATE

CONTROLS

A typical uninterruptible power power system from Solidstate

Controls, Inc. (SCI) of Columbus,

Ohio provides a continuous and dependable supply of ac power to critical loads, and consists of a rectifier/battery charger, battery, static inverter, static transfer switch, and manual bypass switch. SCI has standard UPS systems in stock for immediate configuration and delivery in three inverter kva sizes — 3, 7.5, and 15—with electrically matched rectifiers/chargers in 50-, 75-, and 150-ampere sizes. For applica- tions where batteries/charging equipment already exists, stand- alone inverters can be specified; for installations where no back- up power source exists, SCI can provide most any type of battery.

An SCI static inverter provides extremely accurate, regulated voltage output generated by a ferroresonant transformer. It con- verts dc power from the rectifier/ charger or the battery to ac pow- er for the load. The automatic static transfer switch protects the integrity of power to the load even if the system malfunctions or overloads, while the manual

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Noise is negligible because clearance between punch and die is only 0.03-inch (0.8mm).

Safety low voltage (12V) controls, non-entangling single hose connection, leak proof coupler can take up to 14,300 psi (1000 kg/cm2).

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