DocumentCode
173726
Title
Solar radiation and water for emission-free marine mobility
Author
Leiner, Richard
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Konstanz Univ. of Appl. Sci., Konstanz, Germany
fYear
2014
fDate
13-16 May 2014
Firstpage
1425
Lastpage
1428
Abstract
Solar powered boats can provide emission-free water transportation. However, due to uncontrollable radiation of the sun, they cannot reliably be applied to commercial transportation. This paper describes a research hybrid boat which is powered by photovoltaic cells and uses fuel cells as a back-up system. The hydrogen required to operate the fuel cells is produced by stationary photovoltaic cells and stored in a tank. An energy management system provides for optimum use of the hydrogen. Energy production and energy usage is emission free.
Keywords
boats; energy management systems; fuel cells; photovoltaic cells; solar radiation; emission-free marine mobility; emission-free water transportation; energy management system; energy production; energy usage; fuel cells; photovoltaic cells; solar powered boats; solar radiation; Batteries; Boats; Energy management; Fuel cells; Generators; Hydrogen; Sun; Solar boat; emission free; fuel cell; photovoltaic;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Energy Conference (ENERGYCON), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Cavtat
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ENERGYCON.2014.6850609
Filename
6850609
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