"Roska-Roope" is a trash collector boat built by Pidä Saaristo Siistinä Ry in Rauma. It is a 50 year anniversary gift for all the waterways in Finland and its users. The idea of the boat is to create awareness about protecting the oceans from trash and pollutions.
The vessel does not feature any rudders, but rather the distinct advantage of the Dual Oceanvolt propulsion system allows the boat to be steered with a differential steering system.
In this way, there is no steering wheel, and the skipper only operates the vessel with the independent throttle levers. For a vessel that often is operated by different people, eliminating a control system lowers the barrier for training, whilst also reducing the potential failure points in the system.
Finally, the differential steering system adds increased accuracy in the manoeuvring of the vessel, as it can be rotated within it's own length, making it easy to accurately position the vessel when operating in confined spaces, such as inside a marina.
Oceanvolt AX3 motors
- Two electric motors that are produced in Finland
- Maximum continuous output 3,7 kW / motor
- In operating speed, the output is approx. 550-800 W / motor
Oceanvolt 48V NMC lithium batteries
- 1,9 kWh / module
- The vessel is fitted with six modules
- The battery pack has a combined capacity of 11,4 kWh
- In operational speed the batteries have capacity for approx.. 7 hours
- From the Oceanvolt displays the user can see the RPM, used power, the state of charge and the estimated battery capacity in terms of hours
- The vessel has a 2 kW charger that charges the batteries full in 6 hours
- The charger works also as a inverter, which means that vessel can also suplly 230V AC on board
- The vessel has six powerful solar panels on the roof, which means that on a sunny day the panels can receive 2 kW of solar energy. This means that the vessel can operate only with the power that comes from the solar panels.
The Oceanvolt system installed in Roska-Roope
Remote Access
- The vessel has a Oceanvolt system monitor, which shows all the components and the effect of the solar panels in real time
- The information on the system monitor can be shared live online anywhere around the world to a computer, tablet or to a smartphone
- With the same connection it is possible to service and to repair the system remotely from the Oceanvolt HQ.
For more information:
Alec von Weissenberg
Sales Manager Norther Europe & Poland
alec.von.weissenberg@oceanvolt.com