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GYRO STABILIZER
SG40
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  • Page 1 Operation manual GYRO STABILIZER SG40 en English...
  • Page 2 We reserve the right to make any change at any time without notice. Smartgyro is a registered trademark of Smartgyro s.r.l. in the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Before you operate During operation and maintenance Product overview Overview System description Function of Gyro Stabilizer Component of SG40 Gyro Unit Description of SG40 Gyro Unit Description of control display Home page Setting the control display Roll Angle Monitor Page...
  • Page 4 SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    We believe the ultimate luxury is uninterrupted time on the water. That’s why Smartgyro SG40 - Keep this Operation Manual in a convenient place for easy access. is designed to minimize not only unwanted...
  • Page 6 SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 7: Safety

    SAFETY Safety Smartgyro SG40 considers safety of great im- DANGER portance and recommends that anyone that Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not comes into close contact with its products, avoided, will result in death or serious injury such as those who install, operate, maintain or...

  • Page 8: Safety Precautions

    - Consult an authorized Smartgyro dealer or distributor for additional training. SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 9 Always wear personal protective down. Keep your hands and equipment including appropri- other body parts ate clothing, gloves, work shoes, and eye and hearing protection as required by the task at hand. SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 10 If contact with work on the inverter box is only permitted your eyes or skin occurs, clean when power is disconnected and the fly- and wash it off immediately with clean water. wheel has come to a complete stop. SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 11 Never dispose of hazardous materials by dumping them into a sewer, on the ground, or into groundwater or waterways. Do not shut off the power or short the cables while the gyro system is running. Damage to the electrical system will result. SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 12: Product Overview

    PRODUCT OVERVIEW Product overview Overview Smartgyro SG40 is the gyro stabilizer of choice for boats from 50-60 ft. Ideal for both new builds and refit installations, the stabilizer can be fully serviced on-board the vessel without the need to lift it out for maintenance, ensuring significant savings in time and cost.

  • Page 13: System Description

    PRODUCT OVERVIEW System description This gyro stabilizer contains the following units. - SG40 gyro unit - Control display AC 230 V 50-60 Hz DC 24 V Figure 1 SG40 gyro unit Electrical connections (power) Control display Hydraulic connections *1 See water pump *1...

  • Page 14: Function Of Gyro Stabilizer

    Figure 2 Boat tilt Anti-roll torque Precession angle SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 15: Component Of Sg40 Gyro Unit

    PRODUCT OVERVIEW Component of SG40 Gyro Unit Figure 3 Heat exchanger 10. Base frame Vacuum pump 11. Lower bearing Pressure sensors 12. Inverter box Accumulators 13. Upper bearing Manifold 14. Glycol pump Vacuum sensor 15. Control box Gyro sphere and flywheel 16.

  • Page 16: Description Of Sg40 Gyro Unit

    PRODUCT OVERVIEW Description of SG40 Gyro Unit The control unit monitors the system components and displays the information obtained on the control display. The following components are monitored by the control unit. Name of component Description Flywheel The flywheel rotates inside the gyro sphere.

  • Page 17: Description Of Control Display

    When the system is powered (DC 24 V), the dis- play turns on and the splash screen is displayed (Smartgyro logo). After about 40 seconds since power on, the Home page (Figure 5) appears. The home page groups and displays the most important parameters of the gyro unit.

  • Page 18: Home Page

    Pressing the icon again, the outer ring becomes blue, precession is unlocked and antiroll torque is generated (and so on, thereby toggling functionality). Menu icon By pressing this icon, it is possible to log into the various pages of the menu. See figure 17. SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 19 (hours, minutes, Control Unit. The local time can be set reaching the “Set time” option described on seconds) page 18. Gyro working state Indicates the current operating state (“mode”) of the stabilizer. See table on page 25. SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 20 If the roll is positive, the semi-circular bar on the If the roll is negative, the semi-circular bar on the Home page moves to the right (Figure 9). Home page moves to the left (Figure 12). Figure 9 Figure 12 SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 21 When precession is positive, the blue bar on When precession is negative, the blue bar on the home page goes to the right (Figure 14). the home page goes to the left (Figure 16). Figure 14 Figure 16 SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 22: Setting The Control Display

    - “LANGUAGE” - “UNIT OF MEASURE” Figure 19 The actual time and date (as retrieved from the internal real-time clock of the gyro Control Unit) are displayed in the six data fields on this page. Figure 18 SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 23 With the “UNITS OF MEASURE” option, it is pos- not powered). sible to select between International System of The current status of the stabilizers is shown Units (MKS) and imperial units (UCS). on the bottom left of the page. Figure 21 SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 24 (Figure 24). Figure 22 Figure 24 The brightness level can be adjusted by turn- ing the knob. The knob disappears if the central part of the knob itself is pressed. SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 25: Roll Angle Monitor Page

    It shows, in a graphical way, the amplitude of ner (Figure 26, (1)) will return you to the Home the roll angle versus time. page. Both scales of X and Y axes can be varied with gestures. SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 26: Alarm Log Page

    If the check list icon is pressed (Figure 29, (2)), the alarm messages will change to green (alarms are “acknowledged”). Figure 28 Pressing the alarm icon (Figure 17, (3)) will take you to the alarm log page. Figure 30 Figure 29 SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 27 Accordingly, the bottom line always represents the most recent one. The column “Time” indicates the time of occur- rence of the anomaly, while the column “code” is a numerical code for identifying the anomaly. SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 28: Performance Monitor Page

    See “Indication of roll and pitch angles” on page 16. “Pitch” Actual pitch angle, expressed in degrees. See “Indication of roll and pitch angle” on page 16. “Power” Power absorbed by the system (kW). “Vacuum” Vacuum level inside the gyro sphere (mbar or psi). SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 29 The data displayed in this page refer to the stabilizer whose ID number is displayed at the number bottom left corner of the page (1 In this example). Home Pressing the icon will take you to the Home page. page icon SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 30: Gyro Stabilizer Operation

    Gyro stabilizer operation Introduction Safety precautions This section of the Operation Manual concerns Before performing any operations within this how to operate the Smartgyro SG40. section, review the SAFETY section on page 3. WARNING Keep away while the gyro stabilizer is operating...

  • Page 31: Gyro Stabilizer Startup And Stabilization

    (see Figure 3) However, this disappears as soon as AC power supply is supplied. Figure 3 Figure 1 - For information about displayed anomaly messages and how to handle them, see “TROUBLESHOOTING” on page 38. Figure 2 SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 32 ON/OFF remains grey. Check the details of the anomaly on the alarm log page, see “Alarm Log Page” on page 25. - For information about displayed anomaly messages and how to handle them, see “TROUBLESHOOTING” on page 38. SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 33 (Figure 7, (1)). Figure 8 Press the icon again to allow precession (toggle functionality). SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 34: Temperature Derating

    Figure 9 This condition may happen, for example, if sea- water hoses connected to the heat exchanger are clogged. Normal operating conditions are automatically restored once the over temperature condition has been removed. SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 35: Gyro Stabilizer Shutdown

    Wait at least 15 minutes after the flywheel speed indication disappears before ap- proaching the gyro. - If the flywheel was spinning at full speed, it will take about 2 hours to come to a com- plete stop. SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 36: Emergency Shutdown

    “EMERGENCY STOP” banner in the mid- dle of the screen. Display the home page. - To restart the system, press the power (ON/ Keep pressed the power (ON/OFF) icon OFF) icon. (Figure 12, (1)) for about 3 seconds. Figure 12 SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 37: Periodic Maintenance

    Always use lifting equipment with sufficient This section of the instruction manual de- capacity to lift the gyro unit scribes maintenance details and maintenance intervals. SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 38: Precautions

    Any al- Smartgyro Replacement Parts terations to this gyro stabilizer may void its warranty. Be sure to use genuine Smartgyro Smartgyro recommends that you use genuine replacement parts. Smartgyro parts when replacement parts are needed.

  • Page 39: Periodic Maintenance Schedule

    If repairs and/or part replacement are/is re- quired based on the inspection results, please contact an authorized Smartgyro dealer or dis- tributor. = Service operation Periodic Maintenance Interval Every 300...
  • Page 40 (AW 46) is replenished. Check the hydraulic accumulators. Replace the hydraulic accumulators. Cooling Check for anode erosion. Replace if 50 system % eroded. *1. Whichever comes first SG40 Operation Manual...
  • Page 41 Check that the vacuum pump is securely fixed and that the mounting screws are not corroded. If there is Every 12 corrosion, remove the corrosion and months treat with a corrosion inhibitor. *1. Whichever comes first SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    3. do not have the specialized expertise, contact your authorized Smartgyro dealer or distribu- tor. Supply the authorized Smartgyro dealer or dis- tributor with the following information: - Model name and serial number of your gyro stabilizer...

  • Page 43: Gyro System Anomaly

    In addition, alert icons (Figure 1, (1)) flash on the home page to notify you of the occurrence of the high-level anomaly. The alert icons disappear automatically when the anomaly is cleared. Figure 1 SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting Chart

    – • Check that the pigtails associated with the inverter box are securely connected. • Contact Smartgyro dealer or distributor if the fault remains. “Mains Outage” Motor drive AC power is not • Check that the AC breaker has not...
  • Page 45 (flywheel hydraulic circuits pressure sensor on the manifold. √ deceleration) has dropped. • Contact Smartgyro dealer or • Precession is distributor if the fault remains. not allowed “Press. Sens. 1 Fail” • Motor drive Both connections •...
  • Page 46 AC voltage presence at the seawater pump terminals. • Check the seawater pump strainer, and clean if clogged. • Contact Smartgyro dealer or distributor if the fault remains. “U. Temp. Sens. Fail” • Motor drive Both connections •...
  • Page 47 √ vacuum pump), couplings on the gyro sphere and connection with on the vacuum pump. the vacuum sensor • Contact Smartgyro dealer or is disconnected, or distributor if the fault remains. the value received from the vacuum sensor is invalid.

  • Page 48: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Specifications Introduction Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. SG40 Operation Manual...

  • Page 49: Sg40 Technical Characteristics

    SPECIFICATIONS SG40 Technical characteristics SG40 gyro unit Maximum Rated speed : 7500 rpm Angular momentum at max. rated speed : 9100 Nms Anti - roll torque at max. rated speed : 19100 Nm “Spool up” time to max. rated speed : 55 minutes “Spool up”...
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  • Page 52 Smartgyro s r l Via Privata O.T.O. 11 - 19136 La Spezia ITALY Phone: +39 (0) 187 1859146 www.smartgyro.com Rev 2.0: August 2022 Issued by: Smartgyro s.r.l. Edited by: Smartgyro s.r.l. 700302.01...

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