How the system is assessed
Bank capacity, charging sources and distribution behave as one linked circuit. A fault in one part routinely shows up as a symptom somewhere else: an inverter tripping because of voltage drop across an aged battery switch, or a bank failing early because alternator absorption voltage was never set correctly.
Systems are sized from measured loads and actual cable run lengths, not assumed figures. Every diagnostic covers the whole circuit path — storage capacity, generation output, overcurrent protection and conductor resistance — under the loads the vessel actually runs at the berth.
Scope of work
AGM & lead-acid bank testing
Calibrated discharge load testing, internal resistance measurement, and per-block health evaluation.
Inverter-charger installation
Parallel and three-phase synchronisation, charge-profile programming, and remote monitoring integration.
Alternator & DC-DC charging
Smart regulator setup, high-output alternator retrofits, and start/service bank isolation via DC-DC converters.
Busbar & cable sizing
Heavy-gauge tinned copper, hydraulic crimping, and voltage-drop control across main distribution trunks.
Breaker panel fabrication
Marine-grade DC panels and sub-panels, digital switching integration, and full circuit labelling.
Monitoring & shunts
Smart shunt installation, state-of-charge calibration, and sensor routing to the central display.
Attendance sequence
| Phase | Stage | Actions and deliverables |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Intake | Vessel details, berth, battery chemistry and fault description reviewed. Panel and bank photographs used to stage components before arrival. |
| 02 | Berth-side diagnostic | Thermal imaging of high-current joints, voltage-drop testing under load, insulation resistance, and shunt verification. |
| 03 | Written scope | Itemised bill of materials, labour estimate and the measurements the scope is based on. No work proceeds without written authorisation. |
| 04 | Execution & sign-off | Lugs crimped and heat-shrink sealed, terminations torqued to specification, full-load operational test, readings issued. |
Measurement and method
DC faults are measured rather than estimated: conductors sized from the actual run length and the loads the vessel really draws, protection chosen against conductor ampacity, and every joint checked warm.
Where this work is carried out
Delivered at the berth or in the yard across the North Adriatic.