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Complete system

To ensure a long life and trouble-free operation of your thruster system, choose the compact Sidepower hydraulic system for your hydraulic power needs.

A thruster will normally be the most demanding consumer amoung the hydraulic parts onboard, so that it is important that the system is correctly buildt and sized. A Sidepower hydraulic system is specifically designed for ultimate flexibility to support any of the other hydraulic parts on board. It has been designed using the same demanding priorities as all other Sidepower parts, focusing on:

Reliability

Safety

Performance

Easy & Safe installation

Easy maintenance

Perhaps the most important feature of any complete hydraulic system is for it to be delivered as ready as possible for installation. Sidepower systems require only the external hydraulic and electrical connections (which can only be done onboard), saving time and trouble for the installers.

A Sidepower system is delivered with all necessary drawings, installation manuals, system startup manual, service manuals etc. to ensure an easy and correct installation and a lifetime of reliability and serviceability.

Tank features

Stainnless steel.

Soft mounting feet to avoid structural carried noise.

Internal swash plate that also helps remove air from the oil.

Angled bottom of tank with drain plug at lowest point.

All internal hydraulic connections on tank are pre-fitted.

All internal electric connections for thrusters pre-wired, ready with extentions connectors.

Optional temperature controlled water pump for oil cooler.

Cooling and filteration

It is important for the lifetime and reliability of a hydraulic system that the oil stays clean and within accepted terperatures to avoid damage to any of the components in the system. The Sidepower hydraulic system is designed to achieve this by having :

Internal oil cooler (standard)*

Air filter in ventilation cap

High pressure filter with service gauge

Return filter with service gauge

Oil fill with filter

Additional oil cooler for continuous duty (optional)*

*) an optional DC electric water pump for oil cooler is also available.

Information and warning system

For safety and ease of service there are several sources of information and warnings on the tank.

Oil level and tempereature gauge on the tank

Electric alarm outputs for oil level and tempereature to Sidepower control panels with alarm lights and sound

Both filters have guges that indicate the condition of their filters and when they need changing

Pressure gauge on valve shows oil pressure from pump

Valve system

Safety relief valve on feed protects system against overpressure

Can be built to control of up to nine hydraulic units onboard

Individual pressure and flow adjustments (preset) for all components

Shock valve on outputs to all components

Hydraulic flow curve specialized on thruster modules to match propellers thrust curves (proportional controlled systems)

Manual running possibility for eay servicing and trouble shooting

Identification of each valve system for later re-setting to original