Integrated cable-lay control room — Dimension-built operator consoles, VFD-driven controls and Siemens HMI panels for the 2500 MT carousel, 20 MT tensioner and 2 MT LCE spread
Power & Control · Built to Exceed Class — Load Tested at FAT

HPU, EPU, VFD & Control Systems

Custom hydraulic power units, electric power units, VFD panels and integrated PLC / HMI control rooms — built to exceed class requirements and fully load tested before sailaway.

Overview

HPU, EPU, VFD & Control Systems

Power & control is the spine of every Dimension equipment package. We engineer and build the complete chain — hydraulic power units (HPU), electric power units (EPU), variable-frequency drive (VFD) panels, motor control centres (MCC) and the PLC / HMI control room that ties them together. Every skid and panel is built to exceed the structural, electrical and class requirements of MODU/SOLAS, IEC 60092 and the project's notation society, and is load tested at FAT against the actual equipment it will drive before being shipped.

  • Hydraulic Power Units (HPU) — bespoke skid-mounted units, 75 kW – 1 500 kW, up to 350 bar, with redundant pumps, triple-stage filtration, dedicated air or seawater (titanium plate) cooling and IP56 weather-resistant enclosures.
  • Electric Power Units & VFD Panels — full motor-drive packages for tensioners, carousels, winches and cranes. Siemens / ABB / Rockwell VFDs, with regenerative braking on overhauling loads, harmonic filters and active front-end options for class-compliant THD.
  • PLC, HMI & Integrated Control Rooms — Siemens S7-1500 / Rockwell ControlLogix PLCs with multi-touch HMIs, redundant operator consoles, joystick / hand-pendant controls and full status / alarm logging on every drive and hydraulic line.

Key Features

  • HPU skids 75 kW – 1 500 kW, up to 350 bar, ISO 4406 triple-stage filtration
  • VFD drives — Siemens SINAMICS / ABB ACS880 / Rockwell PowerFlex, with regenerative braking
  • Integrated control rooms with redundant Siemens S7-1500 PLC + multi-touch HMI consoles
  • Joystick, hand-pendant and remote operator stations — local + central control
  • Full alarm, event log and condition-based maintenance over Modbus / Profinet / Ethernet/IP
  • ATEX / Ex-rated variants for hazardous-area operation
  • Built to exceed MODU, SOLAS, IEC 60092 and project class notation (BV / ABS / DNV / Lloyd's)
  • Pre-tested under full load at FAT — every drive, every line, every console
  • 14+ year operations track record on Dimension-built marine equipment
Dimension-built operator console — 20 MT Tracked Tensioner, 2500 MT Carousel and 2 MT LCE control panels with Siemens HMI displays
VFD-driven Operator Console — GL 2030 (Tensioner · Carousel · LCE)
Integrated cable-lay control room — three operator consoles, redundant HMI panels, full alarm and load-monitoring system
Integrated Control Room — GL 2030 Cable-Lay Spread
Project Reference

Cable-Lay Control Package — GL 2030

VFD drives · HPU skids · PLC · HMI · Integrated Control Room — BV-witnessed

ClientLS Marine Solution
VesselGL 2030 DP2 Cable Lay Barge
CountrySouth Korea
Year2025
ClassBV-witnessed (project basis)
TestingFull-load FAT — built to exceed class and load tested

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Reference Photos

VFD Panels, Control Rooms & HPU Skids

Reference imagery from Dimension-built electrical & control packages — VFD-driven operator consoles, integrated control rooms and HPU skids deployed on cable-lay and offshore vessels.

Specifications

Technical Data

Indicative configuration ranges. Final specification is project-dependent and confirmed during FEED.

ParameterValue
Hydraulic Power (HPU)75 kW – 1,500 kW per skid
Working PressureUp to 350 bar
FlowUp to 1,800 l/min
Reservoir1,500 – 8,000 l
CoolingAir or seawater (titanium plate)
FiltrationTriple-redundant, ISO 4406 18/16/13 or better
Electric Drive (EPU)400 / 690 V · 50/60 Hz · 3-phase
VFD DrivesSiemens SINAMICS S120 / ABB ACS880 / Rockwell PowerFlex 755 — with regenerative front-end option
Motor Range5.5 kW – 800 kW per drive, IE3 / IE4 marine-duty
HarmonicsActive front-end / line filters — class-compliant THD
PLCSiemens S7-1500 (TIA Portal) · Rockwell ControlLogix · redundant CPU option
HMI15"–24" multi-touch industrial panels — Siemens Comfort / Rockwell PanelView
Operator StationsLocal console, joystick, hand-pendant & remote — networked
CommsProfinet · Modbus TCP · Ethernet/IP · CAN
ComplianceBuilt to exceed MODU, SOLAS, IEC 60092 — class on project basis (BV · ABS · DNV · LR)
Hazardous AreaATEX / IECEx Zone 1 & 2 variants on request
EnclosureIP56 weather-resistant container · IP54 panels · stainless gland plates
TestingFull-load FAT against parent equipment, witnessed by class on project basis
Applications

Where It's Deployed

— 01

Cable-lay system power & control — carousel, tensioner, LCE drive package

— 02

Offshore crane & winch hydraulic services with integrated VFD control

— 03

Mooring & A&R winch motor control + tension monitoring

— 04

Drilling rig auxiliary HPU / EPU and pipe-handling control

— 05

ROV / AHC compensator drive & closed-loop control

— 06

Integrated vessel control room build-outs & retrofits

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