Choose the best electricity sources for a container ship by using a hybrid optimization model for electric renewable

Mihail-Vlad Vasilescu; Mariana Panaitescu; Fanel-Viorel Panaitescu; Dumitru Dinu; Cornel Panait

doi:10.1117/12.2570761

31 December 2020 Choose the best electricity sources for a container ship by using a hybrid optimization model for electric renewable

Mihail-Vlad Vasilescu, Mariana Panaitescu, Fanel-Viorel Panaitescu, Dumitru Dinu, Cornel Panait

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Proceedings Volume 11718, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies X; 117180M (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2570761
Event: Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies 2020, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

In this article we propose a feasibility study about the use of an optimization electrical energy program for a container ship in order to make the best choice of making a hybrid system. In order to design and choose the best components of a hybrid system formed from some conventional sources of energy and one unconventional source¹, we used an optimization software called HOMER². In this study, the average energy consumption of the ship per hour was taken by approximating the measurements recorded over a period of several days. As a potential source of green energy, we used the Flettner balloon. Flettner balloon is a generator of electric power, filled with helium that rotates around his own horizontal ax and sends the electricity using some cables. It rotates around his own horizontal ax in response to the wind, effectively generating clean, renewable electricity. The article shows how to select the best elements of the hybrid system, for a configuration which uses conventional sources of energy and one renewable energy source, taking into account the current prices of the necessary equipment. HOMER simulates thousands of different system configurations, or combinations of components, optimizes the cost during operation and generates analysis results on all input data, graphs with variations in time (day/month/year) of the various sizes involved in the system: generated power, load, accumulators.

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Mihail-Vlad Vasilescu, Mariana Panaitescu, Fanel-Viorel Panaitescu, Dumitru Dinu, and Cornel Panait "Choose the best electricity sources for a container ship by using a hybrid optimization model for electric renewable", Proc. SPIE 11718, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies X, 117180M (31 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2570761

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