Shaftline Earthing Device Installations; Connection Of Cables For The Shaftline Earthing Device; Installation Of Shaftline Earthing Device In An Engine Plant - Man B&W L35MC6-TII Project Manual

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Brush holder
arrangement
Slip ring
Fig. 5.17.01: Connection of cables for the shaftline earthing device

Shaftline earthing device installations

The shaftline earthing device slip rings must be
mounted on the foremost intermediate shaft as
close to the engine as possible, see Fig. 5.17.02
Rudder
Fig. 5.17.02: Installation of shaftline earthing device in an engine plant without shaft-mounted generator
MAN B&W MC/MCC, ME/MEC/ME-GI/ME-B engines
Slip ring
for monitoring
equipment
Propeller
Propeller shaft
Intermediate shaft
Cable
connected
to the hull
with mVmeter
Voltage monitoring
for shafthull potential
difference
Shaftline
earthing device
V
Current
Intermediate shaft bearing
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Monitoring
equipment
Cable
connected
to the hull
Brush holder
arrangement
Main bearings
Thrust bearing
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Cable
to alarm
system
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