Dynamic Modeling of a Hybrid Propulsion System for Tourist Boat

Linda Barelli, Gianni Bidini, Federico Gallorini, Francesco Iantorno, Nicola Pane, Panfilo Andrea Ottaviano and Lorenzo Trombetti
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Linda Barelli: Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti 1/A4, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Gianni Bidini: Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti 1/A4, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Federico Gallorini: VGA srl, Via dell’Innovazione snc, 06053 Deruta, Italy
Francesco Iantorno: CMD spa, Valle di Vitalba, 5020 Atella (PZ), Italy
Nicola Pane: NAUTICA SALPA srl, Località Bovenzi 7, 81041 Vitulazio (CE), Italy
Panfilo Andrea Ottaviano: Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti 1/A4, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Lorenzo Trombetti: Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti 1/A4, 06125 Perugia, Italy

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: Interest in designing more efficient and versatile ships comes from increasingly stringent regulations on emissions. In this context, a possible solution to overcome these limits may be the replacement of marine propulsion systems based on diesel engines with hybrid architectures. This paper provides a dynamic analysis of a hybrid marine propulsion system (HPS) consisting of an internal combustion engine and an electric engine coupled with a battery pack. A dynamic simulation of a daily working cycle was carried out based on a real load demand. The instantaneous behavior of each component was evaluated. A brief summary of the HPS performance, varying the battery pack capacity, was provided together with an estimation of its impact on the system efficiency. Referring to this last point, the adoption of a hybrid system has permitted a decrease in the specific consumption, on a given route, of about 2% with respect to the case where the propulsion is entrusted only to the diesel engine.

Keywords: hybrid propulsion; energy storage; dynamic model; marine system; ship propulsion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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