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Mehdi Soleymani

Mehdi Soleymani

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Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 25626609800
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Address: Arak University
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Research

Title
Sizing and Energy Management of a Medium Hybrid Electric Boat Journal of Marine Science and Technology
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Hybrid electric boat  Sizing  Energy management  Fuzzy  PSO
Year
2015
Journal Journal of Marine Science and Technology
DOI
Researchers Mehdi Soleymani ، Ali Yousefi ، MOHSEN KANDI

Abstract

Fuel consumption is viewed as a fundamental problem in boats which are to operate on sea for a long time without need to refueling. In this paper, hybridization of a conventional medium-sized boat to reduce fuel consumption is considered. For this purpose, the optimal sizes for the main components, electric motor, internal combustion engine, and battery and generator are calculated via a constrained particle swarm optimization algorithm which considers accelerating and speeding expectations as the constraints. Furthermore, a new fuzzy-thermostat controller whose parameters are tuned via optimization is proposed to manage the energy flow between the main components. To estimate the fuel consumption, a backward–forward simulation approach based on the quasi-static maps of the diesel engine and electric motor is employed. Moreover, the boat resistance forces are calculated for a typical driving cycle at both displacement and planning modes. Simulation results reveal that hybridization of the conventional boat leads to a 40 % reduction in fuel consumption without violating the performance constraints.