Title :
Propulsion system for an all electric passenger boat employing permanent magnet synchronous motors and modern power electronics
Author :
Postiglione, Cícero S. ; Collier, Daniel A F ; Dupczak, Bruno S. ; Heldwein, Marcelo L. ; Perin, Arnaldo J.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Fed. Univ. of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
Abstract :
This works presents a motor drive application for small passenger all electric vessels. The aim is the construction of a zero emission electric propulsion boat to be used for public transportation and water sports events. The boat is a wave-piercing Catamaran powered by lithium-ion batteries that are charged at the harbor and, partially, with photovoltaic panels for an increased range. A dc-dc converter is used to provide a steady dc-bus feeding multi-state switching cells based voltage source inverter that drive two 12 kW permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM).
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; battery powered vehicles; boats; electric propulsion; permanent magnet motors; secondary cells; solar cells; solar powered vehicles; switching convertors; synchronous motor drives; DC-DC converter; Li; PMSM; all electric passenger boat; electric propulsion system; lithium-ion battery; motor drive application; permanent magnet synchronous motors; photovoltaic panels; power 12 kW; power electronics; public transportation; small passenger all electric vessels; steady dc-bus feeding multistate switching cells; voltage source inverter; water sport events; wave-piercing Catamaran boat; zero emission electric propulsion boat; Power MOSFET; Prototypes; Switches; All electric boat; PMSM; electric drive system; multilevel converters;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway and Ship Propulsion (ESARS), 2012
Conference_Location :
Bologna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1370-4
Electronic_ISBN :
2165-9400
DOI :
10.1109/ESARS.2012.6387441
