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MAN B&W 5.17
Brush holder
arrangement
Slip ring
Rudder
Propeller
Propeller shaft
MAN B&W MC/MC�C, ME/ME�C/ME-GI/ME-B engines
Slip ring
for monitoring
equipment
Fig. 5.17.01: Connection of cables for the shaftline earthing device
Shaftline earthing device installations
The shaftline earthing device slip rings must be
mounted on the foremost intermediate shaft as
close to the engine as possible, see Fig. 5.17.02
Voltage monitoring
for shaft�hull potential
difference
Shaftline
earthing device
Cable
connected
to the hull
Current
Intermediate shaft Intermediate shaft bearing
MAN Diesel
Monitoring
equipment
with mV�meter
V
Brush holder
arrangement
Main bearings
Thrust bearing
Cable
connected
to the hull
Cable
to alarm
system
Fig. 5.17.02: Installation of shaftline earthing device in an engine plant without shaft-mounted generator
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