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1. A cargo ship, comprisinga plurality of Magnus rotors position on an upper deck and exposed to the wind;
- a plurality of individually actuable electric motors associated with and coupled to the respective Magnus rotors for rotating the Magnus rotors; and
a plurality electrical converters, each associated with each respective electric motor for providing the electric power to drive the respective electric motors coupled to the Magnus rotors.
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Abstract
There is provided a ship, in particular a cargo ship. It has a plurality of Magnus rotors, wherein associated with each of the plurality of Magnus rotors is an individually actuable electric motor (M) for rotating the Magnus rotor, wherein associated with each electric motor (M) is a converter (U) for controlling the rotary speed and/or the rotary direction of the electric motor (M).
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1. A cargo ship, comprising
a plurality of Magnus rotors position on an upper deck and exposed to the wind; -
a plurality of individually actuable electric motors associated with and coupled to the respective Magnus rotors for rotating the Magnus rotors; and a plurality electrical converters, each associated with each respective electric motor for providing the electric power to drive the respective electric motors coupled to the Magnus rotors. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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2. A ship according to claim 2 comprising:
a central control unit connected to the converters for controlling the individual converters in order to control at least one of the rotary speed or the rotary direction of the Magnus rotors in each case independently of the other Magnus rotors. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5)
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