Oasis of the Seas Sets Sail with Eaton Upss on Board

Markets Served Customer Focus: Royal Caribbean Marine/Offshore

Total power protection for the world’s largest cruise ship.

Oasis of the Seas sets sail with Eaton UPSs on board. Eaton supplied more What’s 361m long, 66m “We supplied the cruise ship on shore: the power wide and attracts thousands with more than 20 double- distribution network is than 20 double- conversion online UPSs, ungrounded, and the electricity of visitors every year? No, ranging from 1kVA to 350kVA. generated by the ship’s engines conversion online UPSs it’s not the Eiffel Tower The UPS delivery is without is not of uniform quality. That is with a 40-metre extension doubt the largest in our 40-year why power needs to be double- for this giant of the history of providing the marine converted for all critical seas. The Oasis’s sister placed horizontally – it’s industry with uninterruptible applications. Ship vibration, the world’s largest cruise power systems,” says Rauli shocks, inclination, temperature ship, Allure of the vessel, Oasis of the Seas. Lehtonen, Sales Manager at variation and very limited space Eaton Power Quality. present further challenges for Seas, was delivered This giant cruise ship the set-up. In addition, every features 16 passenger “The unparalleled size of the at end of 2010, and vessel and the variety of high- device securing safety and decks, encompasses tech applications on board cruise-related systems needs also relied on Eaton’s 225,000 gross registered posed remarkable challenges to meet the stringent in terms of power supply. requirements set by various expertise to secure tonnes, accommodates classification organisations. 6,360 passengers and One-hundred-percent reliable, power distribution continuous and clean power “Eaton’s answer is double- 2,100 crew members, and has to be guaranteed for the conversion online topology. network on board. towers 72 metres above ship’s safety and cruising- All our marine UPSs incorporate sea level at its highest point. related applications as well as this; it can protect critical commercial applications that marine equipment from all Oasis of the Seas set sail affect customer satisfaction the types of power interruptions on its maiden voyage on most. Our customer cannot risk that may occur in the ship’s 5 December 2009, and as losing power in applications supply network. To guarantee well as its massive physical such as navigation equipment continuous, high quality power To learn more about and emergency power and to the most critical loads, the Eaton marine UPSs, visit size, the vessel has giant- lighting. A loss of load would UPSs can be configured to www.eaton.com/powerquality/marine sized demands in terms result in highly dangerous provide parallel redundancy,” of power consumption: situations at sea,” explains Lehtonen says. Lehtonen. its total requirement for “Every Eaton marine UPS also uninterruptible power can has a hardened mechanical Reliable power leads to design, shock absorbers and a be as high as 2,000kVA. The an enjoyable experience drip-proof cover. What’s more, need for power protection Conditions on board a ship they also employ the same devices is equally massive. differ significantly from those global technical platform and

Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with 2009 sales of $11.9 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 70,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com, www.eaton.com/powerquality ©2010 Eaton Corporation, All Rights Reserved. the same core components “One characteristic of marine as our standard UPSs. This projects is that the UPS enables the use of common systems cannot be installed as spare parts and accessories a whole in one go. Batteries and leads to effortless system have to be delivered later, a upgrading, maintenance and few months before the ship’s service.” delivery, otherwise they would suffer during the long On board Oasis of the Seas, construction period in the Eaton’s UPS systems protect shipyard, with all the dust and critical applications including dirt. They would also be worn emergency lighting, navigation unnecessarily and their service equipment, ship automation life could not be guaranteed. and HVAC applications as well In the case of Oasis of the as casinos, theatres and other Seas, we supplied the UPSs entertainment venues against in early 2008 and the batteries disruptive power interruptions. in autumn 2009,” explains The delivery consisted of a set Lehtonen. of Eaton 9395, 9390, 9355 and 9155 marine UPSs. Eaton has a long and trusted partnership with both the “The project was a new owner and builder of Oasis milestone for us, as it saw of the Seas. the installation of the largest marine UPS we have ever “We have worked with Eaton delivered – the 350kVA Eaton for over 10 years in all of our 9395 Marine UPS. The two most demanding cruise ship On board Oasis of the Seas, Eaton’s UPS System protects critical 9395s on board Oasis of the construction projects,” says applications against distruptive power interruptions. Seas protect the most System Coordinator Ville Talsi business-critical applications, of shipbuilding group STX including computer systems Europe, Turku, Finland. “Their Giant of the seas in a nutshell and energy-intensive cash high quality products and field registers,” Lehtonen explains. services around the world have • Ordered in February 2006, maiden voyage 5 December 2009 guaranteed an enjoyable cruise Eaton also supplied UPS • Length 361m, width 66m, height 72m above sea level (at highest experience for passengers and batteries and transformers point), gross tonnage 225,000 uninterrupted working for the as well as PowerVision sophisticated technology on • Capacity up to 6,360 guests and 2,100 crew members management software for board our ships.” system performance • 16 passenger decks, 2,704 staterooms monitoring. Eaton’s power protection • Total power output 97,000kW, power protection capacity 2,000kVA solutions are employed in • First ship to feature the cruise line’s neighbourhood concept of Assembling a colossal puzzle five of the Royal Caribbean International cruise line’s seven distinct themed areas Oasis of the Seas is Voyager-class ships (completed • Cruises the Caribbean from its home port in Fort Lauderdale, constructed of 181 grand in 1999–2002), three of its Florida, US blocks, each weighing Freedom-class ships (completed approximately 600 metric tons. in 2006–2008) and in both of • Sister ship Allure of the Seas was launched at the end Each block was first finished its Oasis-class ships. Oasis of of 2010 as far as possible, including the the Seas’ sister ship, Allure of • Founded in 1968, Royal Caribbean International is a global installation of electrical devices, the Seas, was completed in cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under and then the blocks were late 2010. construction. The line also offers land-based cruise tour packages brought together. This in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. colossal construction puzzle took almost four years from contract to delivery.

361 metres long, 66 metres wide luxury Oasis of the Seas attracts thousands and thousands of visitors every year.

For more information, visit www.oasisoftheseas.com