TMR15 - Hybrid Power Systems and Control

TMR15 - Hybrid Power Systems and Control

 

This module can be chosen as one of the two modules of the specialisation courses:

 

Course title: Hybrid Power Systems and Control
Norwegian title: Hybride Kraftsystemer og Kontroll
Credits: 3,75 ECTS
Lecturer: Associate Professor Mehdi Zadeh
Evaluation: Project and oral examination
Objective: To provide the knowledge and practical insight about the hybrid power systems, electric propulsion and relevant control systems which are of importance for the design and development of sustainable marine power systems with the main application area in low- and zero-emission/autonomous marine transport. The course covers the concepts related to the design, operation and applications of marine hybrid systems including system configurations, power system architecture, control layers, dynamic modeling and simulation, energy storage systems such as batteries, hydrogen propulsion and emission reduction. Advanced topics will also be considered such as the economic viability of hybrid power systems, electrification development, and the application of modern power systems for zero-emission and autonomous shipping. In addition, the students will be introduced to research work in a multi-disciplinary field where different subject areas are involved from Marine Technology to Electrical Power Technology and Control.
Learning Outcome: As the learning outcome, the students should be able to:
  • understand the principle, typical structure, main elements, and different topologies of hybrid electric power systems for ship propulsion and their application areas.
  • understand low-level and high-level controllers, automatic functioning of power management system (PMS/EMS) for the hybrid power systems and batteries, know how to design and optimize the control system for reliable operation and further fuel saving
  • explain the main functions of energy storage systems and how to make a basic design based on the ship load profile.
  • compare different topologies, such as AC- and DC-grid, their applications for marine vessels, and suggest relevant controllers.
  • know how to use computer-based methods for modeling and simulation of hybrid power systems and controllers.
  • understand analytical approaches for the design and of battery and hybrid power systems for ships.
  • write a clear and structured project report with introduction and literature review, methodology, presentation of results, analysis and conclusions.
Pre-qualifications: Basic knowledge of marine power systems, and similar to TMR4290- Marine Electric Power and Propulsion Systems would be preferred.
Course content: Principle of hybrid power systems and electric propulsion; overview of control systems and power and energy management: typical topologies and functions; practical control optimization; overview of marine batteries and fuel cells; analytical modeling and simulation; application of digital twin in ship power and propulsion; emission reduction and green shipping; basic design and feasibility study of hybrid systems.
Lecture plan: Lectures, project work and seminars.
Course material: The reading material includes parts of the following sources: M.R. Patel, “Shipboard Propulsion, Power Electronics, and Ocean Energy”, CRC Press, 2012; Compendium: Marine electric and hybrid power and propulsion systems; Lecture notes; relevant articles and material will be given during the lectures.