We’re looking forward to seeing you on stand number 07.624 at METSTRADE 2024, Amsterdam – the world’s largest marine equipment trade show which takes place next week.
We’ve been innovating high power DC DC products with a DAME Nomination in 2023.
In 2024 we have a DAME nomination again for the STARSHIP range of digital switching and radar tank monitoring.
We have a range of marine specific lithium batteries that are IP66 plug and play.
If you are looking for high energy density lithium battery for marine propulsion, come and visit us.
What can you see when you visit our stand?
Our latest developments for Marine Power systems are waiting for you at the show. Visit our well-manned stand to ask any question and get the expert answer you’ve been looking for.
This year we will be highlighting the following new innovations:
- STAR-Tank Radar tank level sensor battery operated direct to Victron Cerbo 40m range. 5 yr life.
- STAR-Power 150A max 12 control channels. Wireless + NMEA interface
- STAR-Light 40A Max 12 control channels, Wireless + NMEA interface
- STAR-Rover -4 40A max IP68 4 control channels. Wireless + NMEA interface
- STAR-Rover -2 20A max IP68 2 control channels. Wireless + NMEA interface
- Scotty AI DC DC 12-48V bidirectional 1500W
- Scotty AI DC DC 24-48V bidirectional 3000W
- Scotty AI DC DC 12-48V bidirectional 3000W
- Scotty AI DC DC 12-48V bidirectional 3000W with additional CAN interface to drive a Permanent Magnet Generator 10kW at 92%+ efficiency.
- Meteor IP66 Marine Lithium in 48V, 36V and 24V with CAN BMS Victron compliant
- Solid State Lithium 12V and 48V that stack on each other for a vertical wall or a flat underlay of totally safe solid state. 10,000 hours cycle life at 80% DOD.
- Solid State Lithium 400V system comprising independent modules in a integrated radiator plus copper heat trnfer design that is double insulated.
DAME (Design and Manufacturing Award) Submission for METSTRADE 2024
Safiery have submitted STARSHIP and here is a summary with video of the demonstration system.
Devices connected in a marine world have defined protocols such as NMEA 2000 for wired connectivity. However, for non-essential, comfort and convenience devices like lighting, air-conditioning, fans, and appliances there is now a connectivity alternative with wireless digital switching.
This alternative Wireless connectivity can be in parallel with the wired system. STARSHIP offers two layers of wireless communication, both with Open Protocols as well as preserving NMEA 2000.
More and more devices and appliances have inbuilt wireless connectivity, because more advanced functions can be selected using wireless connectivity to purposeful Apps. However, it isn’t practical, nor customer focussed to require a collection of Apps to fully operate these devices.
Apple, Google, Amazon and Samsung agreed to commit to a common standard for IOT devices and appliances that any of their platforms would connect with using one native app on the smartphone or tablet. It is called “Matter”.
Matter is a published open protocol with IPv6 endpoints. Once provisioned, it does not require the internet. It has a high encrypted security feature and uses conventional WiFi between devices.
STARSHIP is compliant with Matter but with a significant difference: It also has integration of both Wired NMEA2000 and Long Range Bluetooth (uses 802.15.4 transport layer).
Simplicity is achieved because there is no middleware, no translation devices, no communications hub. The control passes directly from the switches, smartphone, MFD, NMEA device in parallel to the same end point. This reduces the amount of hardware, reduces complexity and significantly reduces cost.
Apart from convenience of one “Home Control” app for multiple devices (currently over 2,000), there is the Energy Management Automation that is particularly useful. Matter includes this so that load shedding of devices can be done when energy needs to be conserved. Simply departing a boat can trigger turning off all non-essential loads.
We have now opened-up the marine market to use this technology to achieve:
- Simplicity for end user
- A reduction in cost of approx. 50% in hardware alone
- Significant reduction in installation cost by the boat builder
- Opportunity for significant energy savings by end user with devices being automatically turned off or lights dimmed.
- Remote visibility of devices if internet on boat
- No language conversion required because native language selected in Smartphone
The marine market gets an exciting breakthrough!
SCOTTY AI 3kW 24-48V CANbus Bi-directional DC to DC
For the media:
The backstory on STARSHIP starts with Percy Barnevik Chairman of ABB and Kurt Hellstrom, CEO of Ericsson in 2001.
It was a 21 year wait until the three requirements from Hellstrom were met. Then he predicted Wireless Control and communication would skyrocket. Read why in the article.
This is a deep and profound change with energy management and control in a mobile environment.
What is coming for Matter 1.4:
Full energy management so the automation on your smartphone can shed loads based on battery level , solar conditions or other criteria.
