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Hybrid Solar/ PEM Fuel Cell/ and Water Electrolyzer Energy System for All-Electric Ship

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Abstract

Because of the growing environmental effects of ship pollution and the ever-tightening preventive laws, the use of all-electric ship propulsion technology for greener marine transport is gaining popularity. Being a technology with great potential, this paper proposes an all-electric hybrid ship propulsion system with zero-emission consisting of solar photo-voltaic (PV), proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell, and water electrolyzer. The solar PV is the main energy source during the day while the fuel cell is the main energy source at night and when the solar PV output is low. Meanwhile, the electrolyzer absolves the regenerative braking energy of the ship and the excess power from the solar PV. An energy management scheme is put in place to ensure load-generation balance and enhance system efficiency and reliability. Owing to the inherent nonlinearities of the energy sources, a nonlinear control strategy is utilized to ensure that the system is operating according to the energy management scheme at all conditions. Finally, the system is simulated and analyzed in MATLAB/Simulink.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference, KPEC 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665465915
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

Name2022 IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference, KPEC 2022

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  3. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

  • All-electric ship
  • energy management
  • nonlinear control
  • proton-exchange membrane fuel cell
  • ship propulsion
  • solar photo-voltaic
  • water electrolyzer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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