Brazil. To be sure to spend many months at sea and minimize the opportunity for unforeseen events, it is necessary to have full confidence in the instruments that equip a vessel. For this reason, the technical team of the Brazilian Navy responsible for the Sailboat Cisne Blanco decided to replace all its temperature controllers at the beginning of this year.
The installation process of the new devices, now entirely manufactured by Full Gauge Controls, is already underway. The main objective is to get the ship ready for two important international regattas that take place in the middle of this year.
According to Brazilian Navy Electrical Sergeant Guilherme Soares, the ability to use Full Gauge Controls' remote management system, the Sitrad, was also one of the reasons for opting for the brand. "In addition to the reliability and simplicity in the handling of the equipment, with interfaces that can be easily accessed, we also have all the functionalities of the system, available for free," he says.
The download of the software is free and to use it it is necessary only to connect it to the drivers of the brand and have a device (tablet, computer or cell phone) with Internet access. With the data and graphs supplied by the tool in hand, the team's intention is to optimize the processes within the vessel, and, consequently, increase energy efficiency.
Among the products selected by the Navy to be part of the vessel are: MT-543E plus (for the air conditioning of the two air conditioning plants), TC-900E Log (responsible for the frozen chamber), MT-512E Log (in charge of the refrigerated chamber), PCT-410E plus (for the control of the pressure of the cold rooms), and RT-607E plus (used in the ship's water heating boilers). All instruments will be connected to Sitrad, so that the team can manage the equipment and evaluate the data remotely with ease.
After the improvements, the White Swan is ready to represent Brazil in two important international competitions. The first was Rouen Armada, considered the largest event in the world nautical calendar, in June, in France. After this the sailboat goes to Tall Ship Races, which will have competitors from all over the world in July, passing through Norway and Denmark.
