The creative layout of KAIROS is enabled via an innovative all electric propulsion and energy system architecture. The Lateral e-Hybrid system incorporates batteries as the primary means of energy delivery, permitting the varying power demands of hotel, propulsion and manoeuvring loads to be seamlessly met. Diesel generators are provided for battery charging and high speed cruising, selected free from the constraints of a conventional diesel electric and purely on the basis of efficiency and energy density.
The result is a an elegant solution with flexibility in space distribution and a compact arrangement that allows the primary machinery space to be accommodated within a single tier compartment.
The e-Hybrid architecture permits extensive operation with no noise, lower vibrations and zero local emissions.
Married with the creative design solutions enabled by the system, KAIROS delivers a next generation of on-board experience.
