Electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP)

Electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP)

Electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP)

Sustainable mobility for maritime applications

The electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP) combines all advantages of the VSP with the electric motor of the Voith Inline Thruster. The result is a reliable, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and compact drive unit that is optimized for offshore and ferry applications as well as for use in tugs. Like the conventional VSP, the eVSP achieves maximum thrust in all directions – infinitely variable and with maximum precision.

The powerful, directly integrated electric motor (PM motor) delivers high torque and fast response, without any gears. It thus ensures a more direct and almost loss-free conversion of the electrical drive power into thrust and keeps noise-emissions to a minimum. Due to its low maintenance requirements, follow-up costs for the robust electric propeller are dramatically reduced.

Dr. Dirk Jürgens (Vice President Research & Development, Voith Turbo Marine)
With the electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP), we are making an important step towards the electrification of the drive train in marine applications to facilitate eco-friendly shipping and transportation.
Dr. Dirk Jürgens (Vice President Research & Development, Voith Turbo Marine)

The electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP) at a glance

The electric Voith Schneider Propeller at a glance
Increased overall efficiency and nearly loss-free transformation

Increased overall efficiency and nearly loss-free transformation

Minimal noise and vibration for increased comfort with an option for silent mount or shock mount

Minimal noise and vibration for increased comfort with an option for silent mount or shock mount

Fast acceleration and response for precise and safe maneuvering

Fast acceleration and response for precise and safe maneuvering

Optional feature: Voith Roll Stabilization

Optional feature: Voith Roll Stabilization

Fully integrated motor for flexible installation and minimal space requirement

Fully integrated motor for flexible installation and minimal space requirement

Maintenance-free motor for high reliability and low operating costs

Maintenance-free motor for high reliability and low operating costs

Maximum safety for vessel, passengers and the environment with VSP principle

Maximum safety for vessel, passengers and the environment with VSP principle

Optional feature: Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EAL)

Optional feature: Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EAL)

eVSP: Environmentally friendly and resource-saving with minimal noise

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    Wide range of applications

      Voith provides propulsion systems tailored to a wide range of applications

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        OnCare.Health Marine: Reduce maintenance costs and minimize downtimes
        OnCare.Health Marine: reduce maintenance costs and minimize downtimes

        Our system protects your hardware. How? By continuous monitoring and timely alerts. With a Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP), you are always in a position to react quickly to challenging situations and unforeseen external influences. OnCare.Health Marine is the perfect complement to this propulsion system and allows you to respond equally as quickly to the slightest irregularities in and on the VSP.

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        The BRIDGE: your success in the offshore market

        The open sea – both a valuable source of energy and an unpredictable force. A force that can only be mastered safely and efficiently with the best technology. A force that requires a connecting BRIDGE – with the innovative drive systems from Voith.

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        Research project for full automation in inland navigation
        Research project: full automation in inland navigation

        Autonomous systems are an important topic of the future in the field of global mobility. The research project for full automation in inland navigation is a collaborative project undertaken by Voith, the Institute of Control Engineering at RWTH Aachen University and other partners (AKOON). It is intended to lay the foundations for full automation in inland navigation.

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        iVSP: controlling a virtual Voith Schneider Propeller

          With the help of the iVSP (Interactive Voith Schneider Propeller) program, you can experience for yourself how a Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) actually works.

          iVSP (3D) for windows
          We’ve completely redesigned the iVSP app and added features that make the Voith Schneider Propeller even more realistic in 3D.

          In Version 2.1, the standard ship is a double-ended ferry, which you control with virtual joysticks. The double-ended ferry has four propellers. You control the two fore propellers with the left joystick and the two aft propellers with the right joystick.

          Other new features include:

          • The user interface now has updated functionality that makes the iVSP app easier to use.
          • Steer like the captain of a VSP tug in the new Free Driving Mode. You can try out the maneuvers that are possible with this innovative drive.
          • Are you skilled enough to drive a VSP tug? Find out and master the course in Simulation Training.
          • Compare your results with friends and colleagues on the high score list.
          • Switch at any time from 3D into the views that show the motion or hydrodynamic forces. These show exactly what happens when you operate the VSP in real life.

          Download the latest version of the iVSP application and discover new features!

          INTERACTIVE VSP PROGRAMM IVSP 2.1 DOWNLOAD (85.65 MB)
          • New iVSP app – Become a captain of a VSP-driven ship

            New iVSP app – Become a captain of a VSP-driven ship

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          iVSP (3D) for mobile devices
          Ensuring continuous and safe production, we offer components for the entire conveyor system that reduce downtime and have an excellent track record. Furthermore, our spare parts ensure continuous operation.

          iVSP (2D - light version)
          Controlling a virtual Voith Schneider Propeller

          "I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand." In full accordance with this quotation by Confucius, Voith Turbo Schneider Propulsion has developed the iVSP (Interactive Voith Schneider Propeller) program in English and German. With the help of this program, you can experience for yourself how a Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) actually works.

          Viewers can play captain by using their mouse to control an on-screen steering wheel and lever, or alternatively, an on-screen joystick. The virtual VSP reacts immediately and visibly to any change in rudder or driving pitch. Kinematic and hydrodynamic viewing options illustrate the actual VSP operation. The relevant forces are shown with arrows in different colors.

          The maneuvers performed by the ship are displayed in the upper right-hand part of the screen. A camera linked to the Voith Water Tractor (VWT) demonstrates its maneuvers from a bird's eye perspective. The compass in the right-hand corner indicates the sailing direction.

          Interactive VSP Program iVSP Download (1.01 MB)
          • New iVSP app – Become a captain of a VSP-driven ship

            New iVSP app – Become a captain of a VSP-driven ship

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              • Marine products and services | Drive New Ways

                Marine products and services | Drive New Ways

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              • Electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP) | Sustainable mobility for maritime applications

                Electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP) | Sustainable mobility for maritime applications

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              • VDMA-Special German Marine Equipment | Electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP)

                VDMA-Special German Marine Equipment | Electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP)

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              • Precise and safe maneuvering | Voith Schneider Propeller

                Precise and safe maneuvering | Voith Schneider Propeller

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              • Case Study North Sea Giant | Servicing the giant

                Case Study North Sea Giant | Servicing the giant

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