Patent Document ID: 20070143090
Application ID: 11566917
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A system for testing a power management system ( 2 ) of a marine vessel ( 1 ), in which said power management system ( 2 ) is arranged for controlling systems ( 6 ) that produce electrical energy, in which said power management system ( 2 ) is arranged for receiving first signals ( 9 ) from a power consuming system ( 7 ), in which said power management system ( 2 ) as a response to said first signals ( 9 ) is arranged for furnishing second control signals ( 10 ) to a power generation system ( 6 ) arranged for furnishing power (P) to said power consuming system ( 7 ), characterised by a simulator ( 120 ) arranged for being connected to said power management system ( 2 ), said simulator ( 120 ) including a simulated power consuming system ( 7 ′) arranged for receiving real and/or simulated control signals ( 8 , 8 ′) pertaining to a desired state of said simulated power consuming system ( 7 ′), a simulated power generation module ( 6 ′) arranged for furnishing simulated power (P′) to said simulated power consuming system ( 7 ′), said simulated power consuming system ( 7 ′) arranged for furnishing simulated signals ( 9 ′) to said real power management system ( 2 ), said real power management system ( 2 ) arranged for furnishing control signals ( 10 ) to said simulated power generation system ( 6 ′) as a response to said simulated signals ( 9 ′), said simulated power generation system ( 6 ′) arranged for providing simulated power (P′) to said simulated power consuming system ( 7 ′) as a response to said control signals ( 10 ), for the functional, performance or failure mode testing of said power management system ( 2 ).