Investigation of Solar-Fuel Cell Hybrid System Technology in Medium-Sized Electric Power Propelled Boat for Central East India

Abstract

In the focus on green and clean transportation, for this exploration of different alternative energy sources in the domain of electrical drive systems, solar energy plays the most significant role. The massive solar PV panel with battery operation systems has an efficiency limit of 12 to 18 percent. In addition, electric grid power is required to run the entire system. The research study focuses on hybrid electric boats using the solar-fuel cell for sustainable design, construction, and system testing for water bodies present in the central-east India region. The newly developed hybrid power system is to be utilized to its maximum power extraction from solar energy. The overview results show that the optimized hybrid solar power system can reduce CO₂ emissions and save 3.84 per cent of the electricity for the ship grid on an average of 5.4 kWh per square meter per day of solar radiation.