Systems and methods for controlling a startup system of a marine vessel

1 . A startup system for a marine vessel comprising:

at least one marine vessel accessory system configured to perform a startup procedure having a startup duration while the marine vessel is docked at a docking location; and

a control system configured to:

receive a departure time for the marine vessel;

determine a startup time based on the startup duration and the departure time; and

control the at least one marine vessel accessory system to perform the startup procedure at the startup time.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises an air conditioning unit, an HVAC unit, a refrigeration unit, or a gyroscopic stabilization unit.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control system is further configured to:

determine whether an available power parameter exceeds a minimum available power threshold; and

control the at least one marine vessel accessory system to perform the startup procedure at the startup time responsive to a determination that the available power parameter exceeds the minimum available power threshold.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the marine vessel is coupled to a shore power source while the marine vessel is docked at the docking location;

the at least one marine vessel accessory system is configured to draw power from the shore power source to perform the startup procedure; and

the available power parameter is a current level of the shore power source and the minimum available power threshold is a minimum current level threshold.

5 . The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the system further comprises at least one marine vessel battery;

the at least one marine vessel accessory system is configured to draw power from the at least one marine vessel battery to perform the startup procedure; and

the available power parameter is a state of charge level of the at least one marine vessel battery and the minimum available power threshold is a minimum state of charge threshold.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises a plurality of marine vessel accessory systems; and

the control system is further configured to:

receive an operator selection of a subset of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems, each of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems in the selected subset having a respective startup duration;

determine a respective startup time for each of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems in the selected subset based on their respective startup durations and the departure time; and

control the selected subset of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems to perform their respective startup procedures at their respective startup times.

7 . The system of claim 6 , further comprising a mobile device configured to store the operator selection of the subset of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems and transmit the departure time for the marine vessel.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises either an air conditioning unit or an HVAC unit; and

the control system is configured to determine the startup duration for the air conditioning unit or the HVAC unit based on at least one of a size of the marine vessel, a current ambient temperature of the marine vessel, and a forecasted temperature from a weather report.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises a refrigeration unit; and

the control system is configured to determine the startup duration for the refrigeration unit based on at least one of a current temperature of the refrigeration unit and a current ambient temperature of the marine vessel.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises a gyroscopic stabilization unit; and

the control system is further configured to perform the startup procedure responsive to receipt of a weather report or a measurement from an accelerometer indicating a need to startup the gyroscopic stabilization unit.

11 . A method for operating a startup system for a marine vessel having at least one marine vessel accessory system configured to perform a startup procedure having a startup duration while the marine vessel is docked at a docking location, the method comprising:

receiving a departure time for the marine vessel;

determining a startup time based on the startup duration and the departure time; and

controlling the at least one marine vessel accessory system to perform the startup procedure at the startup time.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises an air conditioning unit, an HVAC unit, a refrigeration unit, or a gyroscopic stabilization unit.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining whether an available power parameter exceeds a minimum available power threshold; and

controlling the at least one marine vessel accessory system to perform the startup procedure at the startup time responsive to a determination that the available power parameter exceeds the minimum available power threshold.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the marine vessel is coupled to a shore power source while the marine vessel is docked at the docking location;

the at least one marine vessel accessory system is configured to draw power from the shore power source to perform the startup procedure; and

the available power parameter is a current level of the shore power source and the minimum available power threshold is a minimum current level threshold.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the system further comprises at least one marine vessel battery;

the at least one marine vessel accessory system is configured to draw power from the at least one marine vessel battery to perform the startup procedure; and

the available power parameter is a state of charge level of the at least one marine vessel battery and the minimum available power threshold is a minimum state of charge threshold.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises a plurality of marine vessel accessory systems; and

the method further comprises:

receiving an operator selection of a subset of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems, each of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems in the selected subset having a respective startup duration;

determining a respective startup time for each of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems in the selected subset based on their respective startup durations and the departure time; and

controlling the selected subset of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems to perform their respective startup procedures at their respective startup times.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

storing the operator selection of the subset of the plurality of marine vessel accessory systems.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises either an air conditioning unit or an HVAC unit; and

the method further comprises determining the startup duration for the air conditioning unit or the HVAC unit based on at least one of a size of the marine vessel, a current ambient temperature of the marine vessel, and a forecasted temperature from a weather report.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises a refrigeration unit; and

the method further comprises determining the startup duration for the refrigeration unit based on at least one of a current temperature of the refrigeration unit and a current ambient temperature of the marine vessel.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the at least one marine vessel accessory system comprises a gyroscopic stabilization unit; and

the method further comprises performing the startup procedure responsive to receipt of a weather report or a measurement from an accelerometer indicating a need to startup the gyroscopic stabilization unit.