Optimized Configuration of Diesel Engine-Fuel Cell-Battery Hybrid Power Systems in a Platform Supply Vessel to Reduce CO 2 Emissions

Giovani T. T. Vieira, Derick Furquim Pereira, Seyed Iman Taheri, Khalid S. Khan, Mauricio B. C. Salles, Josep M. Guerrero and Bruno S. Carmo
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Giovani T. T. Vieira: Laboratory of Advanced Electric Grids (LGrid), Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, Travessa 3 nº 158, Butantã CEP, Sao Paulo 05508-010, SP, Brazil
Derick Furquim Pereira: Laboratory of Advanced Electric Grids (LGrid), Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, Travessa 3 nº 158, Butantã CEP, Sao Paulo 05508-010, SP, Brazil
Seyed Iman Taheri: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida, 4328 Scorpius Street, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Khalid S. Khan: Laboratory of Advanced Electric Grids (LGrid), Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, Travessa 3 nº 158, Butantã CEP, Sao Paulo 05508-010, SP, Brazil
Mauricio B. C. Salles: Laboratory of Advanced Electric Grids (LGrid), Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, Travessa 3 nº 158, Butantã CEP, Sao Paulo 05508-010, SP, Brazil
Josep M. Guerrero: Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Pontoppidanstræde, 111, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
Bruno S. Carmo: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Mello Moraes, 2231, Butantã CEP, Sao Paulo 05508-030, SP, Brazil

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-34

Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to select the optimal configuration of a ship’s power system, considering the use of fuel cells and batteries, that would achieve the lowest CO 2 emissions also taking into consideration the number of battery cycles. The ship analyzed in this work is a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) used to support oil and gas offshore platforms transporting goods, equipment, and personnel. The proposed scheme considers the ship’s retrofitting. The ship’s original main generators are maintained, and the fuel cell and batteries are installed as complementary sources. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis is pursued on the ship’s demand curve. The simulations used to calculate the CO 2 emissions for each of the new hybrid configurations were developed using HOMER software. The proposed solutions are auxiliary generators, three types of batteries, and a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with different sizes of hydrogen tanks. The PEMFC and batteries were sized as containerized solutions, and the sizing of the auxiliary engines was based on previous works. Each configuration consists of a combination of these solutions. The selection of the best configuration is one contribution of this paper. The new configurations are classified according to the reduction of CO 2 emitted in comparison to the original system. For different demand levels, the results indicate that the configuration classification may vary. Another valuable contribution of this work is the sizing of the battery and hydrogen storage systems. They were installed in 20 ft containers, since the installation of batteries, fuel cells and hydrogen tanks in containers is widely used for ship retrofit. As a result, the most significant reduction of CO 2 emissions is 10.69%. This is achieved when the configuration includes main generators, auxiliary generators, a 3,119 kW lithium nickel manganese cobalt (LNMC) battery, a 250 kW PEMFC, and 581 kg of stored hydrogen.

Keywords: fuel cell; ship power systems; diesel engine; Li-ion battery; hybrid power systems; hydrogen storage (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: 2022
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