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J'aimerais discuter des économies de poids par rapport au coût du passage d'un intérieur construit en contreplaqué à un intérieur construit en matériau composite plaqué. Il semble qu'Excess pourrait faire son propre substitut de contreplaqué avec une superposition de placage/fibre/mousse/fibre.

1) Panneaux solaires massifs et encastrés sur le toit de la cabine (type ETFE) fournissant plus de 3KW d'énergie solaire - comme le H&H 44.

2) Climatisation à énergie solaire. Pour que cela devienne une réalité, il faut le numéro 1 ci-dessus et une climatisation très efficace. Les deux systèmes AC marins les plus efficaces que je connaisse sont :

Les unités BLDC de Frigomar :
https://www.frigomar.com/en/products/self-contained-unit-inverter-bldc/

et encore mieux les systèmes Termodinamica Marine :
https://www.termodinamicamarine.com/en/system-advantages/
L'avantage avec le système ci-dessus est 1) une efficacité encore plus grande que celle du Frigomar et 2) plus silencieux 3) beaucoup, beaucoup moins de traversées de coques.

L'idée est que vous pouvez mettre de la climatisation dans les cabines la nuit pour < 2kwh total par coque, donc 4khw pour les deux coques sans faire fonctionner un générateur - sympa, pas besoin d'un générateur. Et si vous avez un panneau solaire de 3KW sur le catamaran, vous pouvez même le faire fonctionner pendant la nuit avec le panneau solaire - pas besoin de générateur, pas de bruit de générateur, pas de poids, pas de maintenance, pas de coût. Compléter avec des altenateurs de 200ah sur les moteurs comme standard d'usine pour quand le soleil ne brille pas.

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One-Prop
8 novembre 2022
1 answer
To save more weight has Excess thought about changing from balsa to foam core above the waterline?
Herve
Herve
14 novembre 2022
Yes, we have investigated this solution

It can indeed bring some savings but those are strongly reduced by the manufacturing process:
In order to accommodate the hulls rounded shapes, the core is traditionally cut in small rectangles (typically 30x40mm). During the infusion process, the cutouts between those rectangles are filled with pure resin. This resin adds weight whichever the core material, so the ‘theoretical’ gain is highly affected by this ratio of pure resin in the final sandwich.

Apart from weight influence, in order to get structural characteristics comparable to balsa, we would need to use PVC foam, this is as costly alternative to balsa.
On the Excess range, with the complex hull side’s shapes we have, the gains of foam core would be quite small, compared to the over cost.
If the hull sides were straighter, we could consider using non-cut PVC foam core, and the gains could then be significant...

Last, but not least, PVC is a synthetic material, compared to the FSC balsa we use, and the environmental impact is also a parameter we take into account while making those decisions.
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robd
7 octobre 2022
I just saw a YouTube video on a Sunreef 80 where they have the solar cells laminated into the fibreglass. Looks great!
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robd
7 octobre 2022
For those looking to run AC from batteries at night, to the best of my knowledge only the Frigomar BLDC and Termodinamica Marine systems are true variable speed and MUCH more efficient in terms of BTUs / KW than any other marine AC system. At their lowest speeds you are getting 4,000 BTU of cooling for 400w of power.
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Sail Tahiti
7 octobre 2022
The solar / comfort topic is super interesting. I am currently working with the great marine electricity company Robin Marine to install some light air con and solar panel with a 1200 Ah lithium battery bank on an Excess 12. The owner will be able to run the air con enough time during the evening to cool down the boat but not all night long. Anyway running the aircon all night on a boat would be a bit sad...if your idea of a cruising cat is to go away from the excess of city life ;-) Regarding solar panels some yards love to put tons of ETFE type panels but they do not last more than a couple of years in the tropic. They might work well in cold and dry climate but in hot and humid tropical countries the connections melt quickly because they overheat. So I personally advise clients to install hard panels. They are not as nice looking but they last 5 times longer...Would be glad to read what others think as well...it s the future !
Herve
Herve
7 octobre 2022
1 answer
Hi Robd,

They are indeed solutions to replace the plywood by composite / foam sandwich materials. We actually do this on a some of the Excess 15 woodwork.
The weight savings can be really significant, but the cost increase is quickly very high.
The main over-cost does not come from the bare materials, but from the complexity to assemble low density panels.
In most cases you need to add some high density inserts in the foam, to ensure you can properly fix the various hardware… Those inserts make the whole process more complex, expensive, and they affect the weight gains.
On the Excess 14 accommodation, we made the decision to stick to plywood, but to reduce it to the bare minimum (reduced thickness, less pieces, hollows, etc..) (Mettre un lien vers l’article ‘modules’ des Excess 14 series)
This is an efficient way to reduce the weight, the environmental impact, and the cost – all together.
Off course this is a first step, and we keep investigating into -affordable- lighter composite alternatives…

Regarding solar panels : Yes ! On the Excess we have no flybridge, hence a huge free space for solar panels on the roof top. We have to move towards more solar panels onboard!

Running the AC without genet is indeed a smart objective!
Hard to achieve on big volume boats, but there is a size where the equation ‘volume to cool / power needed / cost of the green solution’ looks attainable indeed, at least for overnight AC…

Thanks a lot Robd for all your inputs !

Hervé
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robd
22 novembre 2022
Note the above mentioned AC units put out 2x to almost 4x the BTU per KWH consumed compared with what is commonly installed, ie requires 1/2 to 1/4 as much solar to work.
Herve
Herve
7 octobre 2022
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