AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR THE BEST SELECTION OF OFFSHORE POWER GENERATION

This project is in collaboration with PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd, and was
selected for the 16th Engineering Design Exhibition (EDX 16) of IFTP. The main
target or objective of this project is to develop a methodology and process to select
the best and most suitable power generation technology specifically for remote or
offshore facilities because currently, there is neither definitive methodology nor
guideline for electrical engineers to select the type of generator suitably to meet the
requirement of ofifehore applications. This is the first ever attempt to standardize the
selection method Studies on designing power generation and also on new and
suitable technologies of power generators for offshore application have been
conducted together with data collection from the internet. It can be conclude that
there are two main factors have to be considered during the selection process. The
factors are the technical parameter and the other one is the decision factor, which
pretty much related to the structural limitations of a platform. As an addition, a
system or selection tool software is developed as an aid to the engineers for selecting
the best generator during the design stage. The software also serves the purpose as a
database where all information and specifications from different types of generators
can be safe-kept there.