(WO 2010/066888) SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR POWER TRANSFER TO VESSELS

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The present invention relates to a system for supplying electric power from an AC power source (AC-PS-1) to ships, each of the ship moored at a respective berth (A, B, C, D) of a quay, said system comprising a rectifier (5), having an AC and a DC side, for converting AC electric power from the AC power source to a DC power, the AC side arranged to be connected to the AC power source, and a plurality of ship connection arrangements for supplying electric power to a respective ship, each of the ship connection arrangements placed at one of the berths and comprising an inverter (11, 12, 13, 14) configurable to output AC power at a first or a second frequency and a ship connector for connecting the ship. The system further comprises a DC distri...