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Mastervolt International - main office in Amsterdam
and branch sales offices in Great Britain, France,
and U.S.A. and many dealers and sales assistance
centres in all continents - is specialized in
producing avant - garde solutions for the best
exploitations of electric systems used in different
production segments. In the catalogue by Mastervolt
we have found a very interesting product for all
owners and yards who want to buy, refit or new
build a yacht. It's above Mastervolt Shoremaster
Compact, equipment studied to work with in -
voltage from 180 to 520 Volt and frequency either
of 60 Hz, as commonly used in the U.S.A., or of 50
Hz according to the European standards, preserving
always the shipboard plant against overvoltage
rescue. The units produced by Mastervolt are
available with any kind of out - voltage and
frequency so that they can be adapted to any type
of yacht; for this reason there are world - widely
utilized in all harbours. Equipments providing
onboard supplies has to be as much reliable and
exact as possible because electric and electronic
systems onboard a yacht is very delicate and
sensitive to any voltage variation. For this reason
the Dutch firm has developed the Shoremaster
Compact system by using carefully detailing
components and installations thanks to which it is
possible to count on adequate voltage with a power
rating that varies between 25 and 150KVA. For any
application requiring more than 150KVA in filling
all shipboard services requirements the units can
be connected each other in parallel delivering the
power necessary for satisfying needs of any kind of
ship. The application on board of converters like
the Shoremaster Compact by Mastervolt makes the
good "yacht" easier to be sold because
installations on board do not need any adaptation
to the electric characteristics stated in the land
in which this good will be bought, like a yacht
owned by an Italian and sold to an American.
Moreover, the fact that it is possible always to
count on the adaptability of the shipboard plant to
the quay current means all generators can be turned
off onboard a yacht berthing at harbour, namely in
situations in which operating and maintenance costs
are more expensive than these of the converter
itself, and in which gas and noise emissions are
unavoidable. Mastervolt Shoremaster Compact is also
assisted by a control panel able to signal any
possible anomaly as well as to show in - and out -
current values. Moreover, there are programmable
sound alarms that can be sent to a main central
control system like all data on the display. Among
all shipyards having chosen Shoremaster Compact for
its units after having tested similar equipments
there are Amels, Feadship, de Vries, Lürssen,
Alloy and Jongert.
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