Professional Safety

The prerequisites for powerful electric drive systems are safety and industrial-level production. In order to meet these recognised production and safety standards, high-voltage drive systems must be jointly developed by experts from different fields of technology. This requires effort lasting several years.

With its pioneering development of the Deep Blue system Torqeedo has set new safety standards for high-voltage electrical drives on boats.

The model for this was provided by safety concepts that are already established in other industries – such as for high-voltage machinery or cars. However, it is not enough for a safety concept for high-voltage boat drives just to copy established concepts from advanced industries. We had to define and develop our own standards of safety in order to meet the many different particular requirements of the marine industry. As we did for Deep Blue.

Outstanding safety – acknowledged with its very own insurance tariff

Electric boat drives are gaining ground – even on water. However, many systems currently offered on the market are custom-built by small vendors without an overarching, standards-compliant safety concept. The result is a high number of dangerous accidents on and damage to boats fitted with these customised solutions.

Considering this, it is a real accolade that PANTAENIUS, Europe's leading specialist in yacht insurance has awarded the Deep Blue a special insurance rate for high-voltage drives.This clearly differentiates Deep Blue from damage-prone, custom-built motors.

PANTAENIUS now offers boat owners with a Deep Blue system on board a special tariff. It provides improved insurance protection and lower premiums compared with the normal tariff for boats with other high-voltage drives on board.

Below you will find a number of examples of these unique safety features. They represent the essential safety aspects that all high-voltage drive systems must meet – and which make Deep Blue the safest high-voltage drive system in its class.