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UEC Eco-Engine
Electronically
Controlled
Engine
For 2Generation
control system

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Contents

1. Features of UEC-Eco Engine

2. Structure & Performance

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Features of UEC Eco-Engine

The best engine for reduction of running cost and slow steaming,
which are strongly requested in the recent market.

1. Lower fuel oil consumption

-Reduction of fuel oil consumption by approx. 1~2% compared to mechanical engine

2. Slow steaming
-Continuous operation down to 20%Load without time limit
(Change of fuel injection valve and regular load-up operation are NOT necessary)
-Reduction of fuel oil consumption at low load by LLO* mode
(*) Low Load Optimization

3. Higher reliability
-Excellent service experience of the first Eco-Engine about 10 years (No shut down)
-Development by J-ENG own technologies = No black box

4. Lower cylinder oil consumption

-Reduction of cylinder oil consumption by A-ECL system as standard application

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Development History of Eco Engine

Type of Engines:
UEC60LSII-Eco 15 sets
8UEC60LSII-Eco UEC33LSII-Eco 2 sets
UEC80LSE-Eco 2 sets
UEC60LSE-Eco 35 sets
UEC52LSE-Eco 1 set
UEC50LSE-Eco 8 sets
UEC45LSE-Eco 45 sets
UEC35LSE-Eco 16 sets
UEC50LSH-Eco 83 sets
6UEC50LSH-Eco
UEC42LSH-Eco 105 sets
UEC35LSJ 4 sets
6UEC35LSE-Eco Total order
316
2003: Develop UEC60LSII-Eco
(2005 ~ in service) sets and more !!
As of Apr, 2023

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

Year
1988: Begin to research and develop 1999 ~: Research on prototype engine
(Retrofit Eco-engine parts on 7UEC33LSII)
1988 ~ 1997: Research on test engine (NC33)

2021 ~
6UEC42LSH-Eco

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Contents

1. Features of UEC-Eco Engine

2. Structure & Performance

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Fundamental Structure of UEC Eco-Engine

Structure of UEC60LSII-Eco

Conventional Engine Eco-Engine

Governor

Controller

Fuel-linkage

Solenoid valve
unit
Roller guide
Accumulator
block
Camshaft
with Cams
Back wash
filter
Camshaft
shift device
Hydraulic oil
pump
Camshaft
driving gear

Hydraulic pump
driving gear

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Fuel Injection System

Conventional Engine Eco-Engine

a similar structure to
conventional one but is
Stroke sensor rather simplified.

two sets of on-off type

solenoid valves to
control fuel injection
pattern

Fuel injection pump is actuated by about 24~30MPa

hydraulic oil
Hydraulic power is controlled by solenoid valve unit
and engine control system

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Fuel pump lift sensor

Plunger lift detection (Image diagram)
Plunger

Life sensor
The sensor output is changed according to
Spring cover
Fuel injection pump
the length between the spring cover and
sensor surface.
Plunger

Spring cover

Lift sensor

Bottom position of the plunger Lift position of the plunger

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Fuel amount adjustment (Image diagram)

FOP plunger lift

time
Solenoid valve

ON

OFF

time

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Arrangement of Fuel injection system UEC50LSE-Eco

Ex-AT main FO-AT main Exhaust valve
valve valve driving gear
(upper part)
Ex-PA main
FO-PA main
valve Exhaust valve
valve Fuel Injection
driving gear Pump
(lower part)

Exh.
solenoid valve FO main solenoid
FO Sub valve
solenoid valve

Accumulator block
(inside safety cover)
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Mechanism for Changing the Fuel Injection Mode

Working oil Pilot oil

Example of fuel injection pattern
for operation
of FO pump
Main flow

Large orifice Rate

controlled
Main valve lift

injection
Small quantity
Small orifice

Original
Main injection
valve
Main solenoid
valve
Sub solenoid
valve Rate controlled
injection
Original
Fuel injection pressure

injection

Fuel injection rate can be controlled with

two step by combination of two solenoid
valve.
Main S/V Main S/V
+
Sub S/V

NOx reduction by rate control

SFOC reduction by rate control + timing control

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Fuel Injection System

Picture of UEC60LSII-Eco

Fuel oil side Hydraulic oil side

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Solenoid Valve and Main valve

Picture of UEC60LSII-Eco

Solenoid Valve

Main Valve (P-A side)

Main Valve (A-T side)

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Easy fuel injection timing adjustment

Users can change the fuel injection timing
15.0
during operating engine.
14.0
[MPa]
Pa）

13.0
P m a x （M
Pmax

12.0
Limit line of Pmax setting
設定-1deg(就航時の設定)
●:Original
11.0 according to NOx deg. from original setting
■:－2設定-3deg(調整限界値)

10.0
regulation
50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Load（%）

Eco MAIN CONTOROLLER

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Fuel injection timing adjustment based on T/C suction air temp.

[Auto tuning]
suction air temp. [℃]

50
T/CT/C吸込空気温度（℃)

45
40
① Increase
35
30
25
When T/C suction air temperature is increase/decrease,
20
Eco main controller is automatically advance/retard the
15 fuel injection timing to keep Pmax.
Pmax Pc
pressure [MPa]

13
③ Keep
筒内圧力（MPa)

11

9
② Down
Cylinder

5
Data
データⅠ I Data
データⅡ II

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Exhaust Valve Driving System

Conventional Engine Eco-Engine

Exhaust Valve
Driving Gear Stroke sensor
Upper Part

Mechanism of actuating gear

is similar to the conventional
ones.

Reliability and easy

maintenance

Hydraulic control system is

same as the fuel injection
system.

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Exhaust Valve Driving System

Picture of UEC60LSII-Eco

Hydraulic oil side

Exhaust valve
driving oil side

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Starting Air System

Conventional Engine Eco-Engine

Starting air Starting

control valve air valve

Starting air
control
Solenoid valve

Starting air
Starting air valve
valve
To achieve better performance and flexibility for
engine starting and crash-astern
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Starting and Reversing Test Results at Sea Trial

Result of UEC60LSII-Eco
For reference
3.0
Eco-Engine
LYRA LEADER
2.5 AANDROMEDA
Ship(Conventional)
(Conventional)
LEADER same bore, cylinder
.（ MPa）

number and rating.

Press (MPa)

BPYXIS
Ship(Conventional)
(Conventional)
LEADER ship’s starting systems are
CCENTAURUS
Ship(Conventional)
(Conventional)
LEADER the same

2.0
Air Press.

Increase
1.5
Starting Air
Starting

1.0

0.5

0.0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
Number
Number
 Amount of starting air reduced in comparison with conventional type
engines by optimizing operation timing of starting air control solenoid valve
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The Structure of Eco-Engine

Structure of 8UEC60LSII-Eco

Electric-driven
pump
Cylinder control unit
･Accumulating block
･Solenoid valve unit
･Fuel injection pump
･Exhaust valve driving unit

High pressure
engine-driven
pump
Cylinder controller

Automatic back-wash
filter unit
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Cylinder Control Unit

Ex-AT main FO-AT main Exhaust valve
valve valve driving gear
(upper part)
Ex-PA main
FO-PA main
valve Exhaust valve
valve Fuel Injection
driving gear Pump
(lower part)

Exh.
solenoid valve FO main solenoid
FO Sub valve
solenoid valve

Accumulator block
(inside safety cover)
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Local Control Box

Structure of UEC60LSII-Eco

Local Control Box

Fore end of Main Engine

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High Pressure Hydraulic Oil Pump

Picture of UEC60LSII-Eco

View A

Electric driven
pumps

[View A]

Engine driven pumps×2 or 3unit

（Inside safety cover)
[View B]

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Automatic Back-wash Filter Unit

Picture of UEC60LSII-Eco

Control panel

Auto backwash filter

Back-up filter

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Structure of Engine-driven pump

Piston

Solid cam

Cylinder barrel
：Rotate with shaft

Cam bearing Solid cam Piston Cylinder barrel

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Hydraulic Oil Supply System（Common system）

For Engine with engine drive pump
（42LSH/45LSE/50LSE/60LSE/80LSE)

Accumulator block
M
Electric-driven pump

One pump is
stand-by condition High pressure
engine-driven pump
At normal operation:
2 pumps driven
M
At emergency operation:
Crankcase If one pump fail,
engine can operate
at the entire load

Flushing line

High pressure line Back-wash drain

Low pressure line
Return line Hydraulic oil
Automatic back-wash P
filter

Lub oil tank

Back-up filter Main bearing

Piston cooling
Automatic back-wash filter unit Exh. valve driving oil

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Control System

Eco Main Power Supply Box Cylinder Controller

Controller [Hull side] [On Engine]
[Control room]
[ ]:Arrangement position
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Eco-Engine Control System

EMC：Eco-Engine Main Controller
ECC：Eco-Engine Cylinder Controller Power sources of each device
LCB：Local Control Box are duplex

･Calculation function
(Speed control, Timing command)
･Emergency supervisory
Comprised of two contol units.
･Interface to external Double CPU on circuit board
per one control unit

Maneuver function ･Timing control

at engine side
･Solenoid valve
driving function

Double proximity switches

For detecting crank angle and TDC

Crank angle absolute encoder Signal back up line

Engine rotating speed and crank angle

are calculated by double pulse signal besides
encoder. →Back up by redundancy.

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Only engine designed in Asia

for customers and green earth

Thank you for kind attention

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