Schneider Electric Korea, Samsung Heavy Industries
'EOCR-iSEMMETS' for building smart ship solutions
Provides IoT-based smart motor protection relay


As expectations for smart ships are rising in the shipbuilding industry, Schneider Electric Korea announced on the 29th that it is currently verifying the spectrum version of the IoT-based smart motor protection relay (EOCR-iSEMMETS) together with Samsung Heavy Industries.

The Electronic Over Current Relay (EOCR) is a device that monitors and protects the current, voltage, and energy of a motor. It can be applied to various places that use motors, such as factories, automobiles, gas, water and sewage, airports, railways, and buildings.

Ships that sail for three months to over a year are equipped with dozens to hundreds of motors. If a motor breaks down during a voyage, it takes a lot of time and money to repair and restore it. The new product continuously monitors the condition of the motor and predicts the time of an accident. Keep your assets and equipment in optimal condition by notifying you of pre-repair and replacement of motors.

The EOCR-iSEMMETS relay diagnoses the motor status by analyzing the real-time frequency spectrum and high frequency through analysis of the load current through the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). It also visualizes the current spectrum degradation to enable intuitive spectrum interpretation and supports Ethernet communication.

To build a smart ship solution, Samsung Heavy Industries is conducting tests by applying Schneider Electric Korea's EOCR-iSEMMETS product to the ship control system.

Data stored in Schneider Electric Korea's EOCR is transmitted to Samsung Heavy Industries' marine smart ship system, 'SVESSEL', via IoT connection. Using Samsung Heavy Industries' 'SVESSEL CBM', managers can remotely check the status of motors in real time without having to open the motor control panel directly.

Meanwhile, Samsung Heavy Industries is helping shipping companies efficiently manage their ships and fleets through ‘SVESSEL Onboard’ and ‘SVESSEL OnShore,’ which are smart ship solutions that can be applied both at sea and on land, respectively.

Samsung Heavy Industries Shipbuilding & Marine Research Institute Director Lee Dong-yeon said, “This motor diagnostic solution is currently being piloted and applied to gas carriers such as Korea Line,” and “Samsung Heavy Industries is striving to build a digitalized system to meet the important time of the smart ship era.”