royal huisman case study · 2009. 9. 21. · .....1 case study high technology and high latitudes....
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C a s e S t u d y
High technology and high latitudes.
Royal Huisman
Imagine cruising the global seas in a
luxury sailing yacht built to your exact
specifications � white sails billowing in
the sun, teak decks gleaming, polished
wood panels in your private salon, and
master craftsmanship throughout.
For centuries the Dutch have had a
close relationship with the oceans of the
world, sailing to unknown lands.
Established in 1884 the Royal Huisman
Shipyard of Vollenhove, Holland designs
and builds some of the world�s most
luxurious sailing yachts. This innovative
yard blends computer aided design and
modern materials with time honored
craftsmanship to produce luxury yachts
for the most demanding clients.
Royal Huisman now offers Citect
software as the operator interface to
their monitoring and control system.
Anakena: designed for high latitudesThe 40m (132�) Anakena, Huisman�s
first project from the prestigious
American Ted Hood Design Group, is a
heavy-displacement, shoal-draught
centerboard cruiser with high volume,
excellent stability and stately looks.
The Anakena embodies high
technology throughout her design.
A high aspect ketch rig incorporates
tapered Rondal masts and carbon-fiber
booms. An auxiliary trim board
balances her helm to reduce strain on
the rudder. Under power the 278-ton
hull is maneuvered by twin diesels,
variable-pitch props and an oversize
thruster. Out of respect for the pristine
environment in which she cruises, all
wastes including black and gray water
are properly treated. Food is chilled and
frozen using non-polluting refrigerants.
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The interior Old World styling
features teak paneling with fluted
columns and ropework cornices.
The Huisman yard built full size
plywood mockups in an adjacent shed
to allow the owners to become fully
comfortable with the interior. After
approval of the drawings, bulkheads,
furniture and panels were built from
scratch, assembled for approval and
then installed in the yacht.
Anakena was delivered to her
owners in mid-summer 1996. In her
shakedown cruise out of Vollenhove
she sailed to the high latitudes of
Norway, then turned East to visit St.
Petersburg, Russia. After a minor
refitting, she braved autumn storm
winds of 60 knots in the English
Channel, settled into a tradewind
crossing from the Canaries to Antigua.
The crossing was so smooth that the
crew was able to serve fine meals and
wine as if anchored in a sheltered
harbor. After Anakena moored in Costa
Rica she prepared for further voyages
to the Galapagos, Easter Island,
Pitcairn Island, Tahiti and points west.
Because the Anakena�s owners plan
to cruise in the cold, high latitudes
where great whales dive and icebergs
spawn, her design required a
strengthened hull able to withstand ice
and breaking seas. Designed for such
hostile conditions, she was built with
full systems redundancy and integral
monitoring of all important onboard
functions.
Impressed by its ability to assure
continuous operation, the Royal
Huisman yard chose highly reliable
Citect software to integrate the entire
monitoring and control system.
Monitoring & Control SystemOnboard a large, complex yacht such
as the Anakena the crew faces a mas-
sive flow of critical data, and needs
safe, automatic control of all mechani-
cal and electrical systems. To simplify
operations and replace vulnerable hard
wired circuits Royal Huisman have
employed Citect software together with
PLC�s to monitor the boat�s perfor-
mance and safety as well as handling
many routine tasks.
The Citect system consists of five
PC�s running Citect on a Novell
Network, 13 PLC�s with over 1500 I/O
points in addition to navigation,
communications and audio-visual
systems. This SCADA system is
similar in scale to one found in a
typical small factory.
The system monitors variables from
sensors throughout the yacht and
presents information to the crew in a
format that is easy to understand even
when the deck is experiencing bad
weather. Citect stores 110+ historical
trends and monitors over 1400 alarms
to ensure that when a problem arises
the crew are instantly informed.
When cruising in desolate locations
for extended periods of time, total
system reliability is essential and
Citect�s redundancy capabilities have
been utilized to ensure that the system
remains operational.
Citect makes information available
anywhere onboard on computers
installed on the bridge, the engine
room, owners� cabin, crew quarters, at
the helm, even from a laptop. Using the
onboard communications network, an
authorized Huisman service manager
can remotely modify the Citect
database or update a PLC program
using his office telephone and modem,
via SatCom.
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There�s a surprising amount of wiring in the confined spaces of any yacht.
Improvements that reduce the amount of wiring needed also help lighten the
engineering and maintenance load.
Sjoerd Schrichte at the Royal Huisman
Shipyard working on development of the
Anakena�s monitoring and control system.
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The interior of the Anakena is finished throughout in the finest of woods and paneling to create
a living environment that is spacious, elegant and comfortable even during long passages across open sea.
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The crew navigates the Anakena�s monitoring and control system using the Citect main menu.
Engines: water temperature, oil pressure, RPMand run hours, and engine room temperature.
Generators: oil and water temperature, voltage,power and frequency.
Heating and Air Conditioning.
Electrical system: (3 phase power, with 2generators and interface to shore supply):voltage, kilowattage, Hz monitoring; batterybackup system � voltage, capacity andtemperatures.
Lights: 20 running lights.
Fuel & Water Tanks: levels and alarms.
Refrigerators, Freezers & Coolers:temperatures and compressor valve status.
Bilge and Fire Alarms.
Hydraulic System: hoisting and furling sails.
Sail Handling.
1400+ Alarms: instant information on the causeof a problem.
Media Control Interface: nine video camerasprovide visual feedback for security when moored.
Anakena System Indications
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Dials indicate engine status in a familiar format.
Bar indicators show the level for each fuel and water tank and
have alarms for high and low levels.
Crew can locate all tanks from a single display.
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Pop-up displays show level and alarms for each tank.
Using a single Citect Super Genie for each tank saved Huisman significant engineering time.
Crew can quickly locate faults in the steering system.
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Monitoring of generator output, AC systems, DC systems,
and batteries can ensure uninterrupted power.
Freezers and refrigerators are individually monitored to prevent spoilage.
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Use of non-polluting refrigerants and automatic monitoring of
compressor performance are unique features of the Anakena�s multiple freezers.
The heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems are handled by the Citect system.
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PLC performance can be modified over the Citect system,
as in this example for PLC20 controlling the freezers.
Navigation data such as course and distance are immediately visible in one place.
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Centerboard and trimboard are visually indicated and controlled from a unified graphic display.
Sailhandling is simplified with the immediate indication of true
and apparent wind, speed and angle of heel.
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Video cameras can monitor all sections of the boat to ensure the security and safety of those on board.
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Stress transducers in the mast optimize performance and record
stress so that improvements can be made in the rig design.
Indicates the lights which are turned on aboard the yacht.
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Anakena Specifications
LOA: 40.28m/132ft 2in
LWL: 30.09m/98ft 9in
Beam max: 8.82m/28ft 11in
Beam cwl: 8.10m/26ft 7in
Draft/Centerboard: 2.70m/6.80m
8ft 9in/22ft 4in
Displacement: 278 tonnes
Builder
Royal Huisman Shipyard
Flevoweg 1, 8325 PA
PO Box 23, 8325 ZG
Vollenhove, Holland
Tel +31 527 243131
Fax +31 527 243800
Designer: Ted Hood Design Group
Interior Designer: John Mumford
Sales Support
Geveke Electronics B.U.
Donauweg 10
1043 AJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel +31 20 586 1607
Fax +31 20 586 1927
Schematic of Anakena�s monitoring and control system.
Project Data: The Royal Huisman Yacht: Anakena
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERSCi Technologies Inc.
Suite 140, 4828 Parkway Plaza Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28217-1958 USATel 1 704 329 3838Fax 1 704 329 3839
www.citect.com
ASIA/PACIFIC HEADQUARTERSCi Technologies Pty Ltd
10�12 West Street (PO Box 174)Pymble NSW 2073, Australia
Tel 61 2 9855 1000Fax 61 2 9488 9164
www.cit.com.au
EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERSCi Technologies
(Netherlands) Pty LtdVerbeekstraat #6C,
2332 CA Leiden, NetherlandsTel 31 71 576 1550Fax 31 71 576 6842
CHINA CiT Shanghai Representative Office
3C-02, 3C-03 DongYi BuildingNo. 88 ChangShu Road
Shanghai 200040Tel 86 21 6249 0450Fax 86 21 6249 3027
CS004/LTR/4.98Printed in Australia
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