A power supply and cooling system for a floating structure having a tank, includes a supply circuit having at least one compression device, the supply circuit being configured to supply gas to a gas-consuming device, and a cooling circuit having a heat exchanger configured to participate in managing the internal pressure of the tank, the cooling circuit being connected to the supply circuit on either side of the compression device. The compression device includes two compression stages, and the power supply and cooling system includes a control device configured to connect the compression stages in series or in parallel.

A power supply and cooling system for a floating structure having a tank, includes a supply circuit having at least one compression device, the supply circuit being configured to supply gas to a gas-consuming device, and a cooling circuit having a heat exchanger configured to participate in managing the internal pressure of the tank, the cooling circuit being connected to the supply circuit on either side of the compression device. The compression device includes two compression stages, and the power supply and cooling system includes a control device configured to connect the compression stages in series or in parallel.

A method for heating a cargo on a watergoing vessel using an energy source (such as a heat source) on another watergoing vessel. The vessels may be underway. The energy may be transferred to the cargo via energy umbilicals configured to carry energy in a transfer fluid. The transfer fluid may be circulated in a cargo heat exchanger configured to move energy into the hot cargo. The energy source on the another watergoing vessel may be a propulsion motor, exhaust heat, or non-propulsion heat source. The method may include heating the hot cargo. The method may also include switching between heat sources when both vessels are configured to heat the hot cargo.

A method for heating a cargo on a watergoing vessel using an energy source (such as a heat source) on another watergoing vessel. The vessels may be underway. The energy may be transferred to the cargo via energy umbilicals configured to carry energy in a transfer fluid. The transfer fluid may be circulated in a cargo heat exchanger configured to move energy into the hot cargo. The energy source on the another watergoing vessel may be a propulsion motor, exhaust heat, or non-propulsion heat source. The method may include heating the hot cargo. The method may also include switching between heat sources when both vessels are configured to heat the hot cargo.

In a control system for a reliquefaction system for ships, boil-off gas generated from liquefied gas in an onboard storage tank is compressed by a compressor and the compressed boil-off gas is cooled and reliquefied through a heat exchanger. The control system includes: a reliquefaction line connecting the compressor to the storage tank; a control valve disposed downstream of the heat exchanger on the reliquefaction line to adjust a flow rate of boil-off gas flowing through the reliquefaction line; a flow rate regulator configured to control a degree of opening of the control valve; and a load controller configured to send a signal for adjusting a load of the reliquefaction system to the flow rate regulator, wherein, in the event of changes in load of the reliquefaction system, the load controller sends a predetermined set point indicative of a boil-off gas flow rate at a corresponding load.

In a control system for a reliquefaction system for ships, boil-off gas generated from liquefied gas in an onboard storage tank is compressed by a compressor and the compressed boil-off gas is cooled and reliquefied through a heat exchanger. The control system includes: a reliquefaction line connecting the compressor to the storage tank; a control valve disposed downstream of the heat exchanger on the reliquefaction line to adjust a flow rate of boil-off gas flowing through the reliquefaction line; a flow rate regulator configured to control a degree of opening of the control valve; and a load controller configured to send a signal for adjusting a load of the reliquefaction system to the flow rate regulator, wherein, in the event of changes in load of the reliquefaction system, the load controller sends a predetermined set point indicative of a boil-off gas flow rate at a corresponding load.