The MHC process for developing an electro-hydraulic system on a super yacht is well proven and methodical. The following are the stage gates that take place in developing a complete high performing electro hydraulic system.
- Understand the performance, operation, and efficiency requirements expected. A purely cruising yacht will have different requirements than a cruiser / racer.
- Define the hydraulic functions and evaluate possible options for winches, cylinders, thrusters, anchor handling, and auxiliary functions
- Evaluate different power, pressure, and flow scenarios to maximize efficiency and available power
- Create detailed function list and valve grouping with flows, pressures, types of valves, line sizes, and actuator performance
- Define pump sizes, mounting location, and required controls
- Define hydraulic reservoir and fluid conditioning requirements
- Define control and I/O layout
- Definition on sailing hydraulics control to B&G, power management, alarm management, and monitoring systems
- Develop specification to guide the project
- Design review prior to detailed engineering
- Detailed engineering and design of valve banks, PTO pumps groups, hydraulic reservoir and fluid conditioning, and controls
- Design review at 50-percent complete of detailed engineering
- Final detailed engineering
- Design review at 100-percent of detailed engineering complete
- On-site installation supervision at 50% complete
- Pre commissioning and testing
- Dock and sea trial tuning
- Training
- Global life cycle after sales support and performance optimization