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This year’s SMM in Hamburg provides the perfect setting for introducing the public to Geislinger’s newest product, the Geislinger E-Drive. Several decades of experience in marine powertrain engineering and the aim to supply our customers with ideal solutions have peaked in this fully integrated electric propulsion solution. Together with electric powertrain heavyweight AVL Geislinger provides a package that is tailored to your needs – from inverter to thrust bearing. This is our way of enabling zero emissions.
What is the Geislinger E-Drive?
The Geislinger E-Drive is Geislinger’s answer to the challenges of modern maritime propulsion systems. At the centre of the E-Drive lies the fusion of an AVL electric motor and a Geislinger powertrain solution. The collaboration not only allows to optimize mechanical interfaces, but also to individualize single aspects to the customer’s needs. The result is a weight and space optimized all-in-one solution.
The propulsion layout is based on an electric direct drive motor, which operates without a gearbox, reducing noise and vibration and lowering maintenance effort to a minimum. AVL’s high manufacturing standards allow the production of an electric machine that offers high output torque as well as lowest vibrations. Equipped with Geislinger’s acoustically optimized SILENCO® coupling the E-Drive becomes the most silent and lightest powertrain on the market.
Geislinger E-Drive – Scope of supply
What are the benefits for our customers?
As a solution provider we always strive to deliver highest quality and lowest total cost of ownership. The Geislinger E-Drive offers even more to our customers:
- Tailor-made propulsion solution – Like all Geislinger products, the Geislinger E-Drive is individually designed to our customer’s requirements, enabling electric propulsion in small spaces or with tight weight restrictions.
- One-stop shop – All powertrain components are provided by Geislinger. This way we can assure the Geislinger quality. As single point of contact, Geislinger, furthermore, is responsible for the communication with our customers.
- Lightweight – Especially in modern powertrains, payload is a valuable good. The high degree of integration along with Geislinger’s carbon fiber composite products creates a uniquely lightweight powertrain solution.
- Compact – By omitting gearboxes and directly interfacing electric motor and mechanical coupling we ensure a space-saving powertrain that fits in any machine bay.
- Acoustically optimized – With the electric direct drive motor vibration levels are kept to a minimum, which is further lowered by the high AVL production standards. To avoid propagation of noise, the Geislinger SILENCO® offers outstanding acoustic performance.
- Low maintenance – All components of the Geislinger E-Drive are designed for lowest total cost of ownership. The direct drive layout allows prolonged service intervals as well as low maintenance effort, decreasing OPEX significantly.
Who are the suppliers of the Geislinger E-Drive?
For more than 60 years, Geislinger products have proven themselves to be high-quality technology for marine applications, by improving the lifetime of various systems and successfully decreasing the total cost of ownership due to their long service life. Well settled within the marine industry since decades, Geislinger not only understands the requirements of shipbuilders for different kinds of vessels, but also provides a worldwide network of affiliated companies and partners.
AVL is the expert when it comes to electric drivelines. As a provider of various powertrain simulation and testing solutions, the company offers broadest competence for high-performance e-motor architectures, from concept to production.
What services are included?
The Geislinger E-Drive service portfolio provides the customer with a carefree solution. Geislinger will be the single point of contact and coordinates all actions starting from design up to commissioning and after-sales activities. Our services include amongst others:
- Engineering and dimensioning
- Powertrain design
- Torsional vibration calculation
- Commissioning
- Service and after-sales
For commissioning, service, and maintenance we will fall back on our global service partner network providing quick on-site support. While human action helps us getting things up and running, digitalization is the key to keeping an eye on the proper operation of the provided solution. This way, we can ensure a truly unique level of comfort.
Illustration 2 – Geislinger E-Drive – Scope of service
What are the key take-aways?
As our newest product, the Geislinger E-Drive is designed for maximum customer convenience. With our partner AVL we are able to provide the turnkey propulsion solution of the future. As this package includes all necessary parts of the powertrain, the customer has only one single point of contact for the necessary communication. Individualization and optimization are not just buzzwords for Geislinger. We offer a solution that represents our values and which is, indeed, built to last.