ELECTRICAL

Question 1

What does SSDG stand for?

Answer 1

Ship service diesel generator

Question 2

What is the manufacturer and what type of Diesel engine do we have for the SSDGs?

Answer 2

Fairbanks Morse 38ND 8 1/8 12 cylinder 24 piston

Question 3

What type of generator do we have? Who is the manufacturer?

Answer 3

Brushless generator

Kato

Question 4

What are the generator ratings?

Answer 4

450 V
60 Hz
0.8 PF
1600 Kw
2566 Amp

Question 5

How many do we have and what are their locations?

Answer 5

4

Aux 1 & 2

Question 6

What is a GCB?

Answer 6

Generator Circuit Breaker

Question 7

What does a GCB do?

Answer 7

Connects generator to the switchboards

Question 8

How many switchboards do we have?

Answer 8

8

Question 9

What are their locations?

Answer 9

Aux 1 & 2

Question 10

What is a BTB?

Answer 10

Bus Tie Breaker

Question 11

What connects switchboards together?

Answer 11

BTB, disconnect links

Question 12

How many coils do we have?

Answer 12

4

Question 13

What are the coils and their names?

Answer 13

M-coil
A-coil
FIQI
FPQP

Question 14

Where is the remote degaussing console located?

Answer 14

Pilot house

Question 15

Where is the power supply located?

Answer 15

Degaussing room

Question 16

Where is the main degaussing switchboard located?

Answer 16

Aux 1 EOS booth

Question 17

How are the A, M, FIQI & FPQP coils wrapped around the ship?

Answer 17

M- wrapped around the water line of the ship

A - FWD and AFT of the ship in a U shape

FIQI & FPQP are in a figure 8 from Fosc’le to quarterdeck

Question 18

What is an SFC?

Answer 18

Static Frequency Changer

Question 19

What does an SFC do?

Answer 19

Changes 60 Hz to 400 Hz

Question 20

What do we use 400 Hz for?

Answer 20

LCAC’s shore power
Weapons systems
Radars
IC Gyro
Combat systems

Question 21

Where is 1STC, 3STCA & 4STCB located?

Answer 21

1STC by anchor windlass

3STC-A & 4STC-B are located aft of post office

Question 22

What is 1STC, 3STC-A & 4STC-B used for?

Answer 22

1STC - service only

3STC-A - LCAC and ship’s service

4STC-B - LCAC shore power

Question 23

Where are the 400 Hz switchboards located at?

Answer 23

1SF - Located FWD STC room

2SF - Located by IC Gyro

3SF - Located AFT STC room

Question 24

What is EPCC and what does it stand for?

Answer 24

Electrical Plant Control Console

Question 25

What is an ABT?

Answer 25

Automatic Bus Transfer

Question 26

How does an ABT function?

Answer 26

ABT rotate to normal or alternate power which has provided power

Question 27

What is an MBT?

Answer 27

Manual bus transfer

Question 28

How does an MBT function?

Answer 28

Manual transfer load from normal to alternate | Physically shift the breaker

Question 29

What is an example of a vital load?

Answer 29

Anything fed from an ABT

Question 30

What is an example of a non-vital load?

Answer 30

Equipment that does not have two sources of power

Question 31

What is a PMP?

Answer 31

Plant Management Platform

Question 32

How many PMPs do we have?

Answer 32

4

Question 33

How many cables do we have?

Answer 33

12

Question 34

How many amps is 1 shore power cable rated at?

Answer 34

400 amps

Question 35

Where is the shore power riser located?

Answer 35

Port side boat deck

Question 36

How many shore power breakers are there in aux 1 and aux 2?

Answer 36

Aux 1 - 8 Aux 2 - 4