Optimal Design and Operation of an Energy Hub System for a Float Including Fuel Cell As Well As Wind and Solar Renewable Resources

Abstract

renewable resources deployment and their dependence on the weather conditions makes them non-dispatchable. Therefore, they need appropriate storage devices in the energy systems. Vessels' energy system has different energy carriers like electricity, heat, cooling, etc. and they are usually operated individually. Hence, this paper presents an integrated model based on energy hub concept for optimal design and operation of a vessel energy system containing electrical, heat and cooling loads that will be satisfied by wind and solar renewable energies, fuel cell, electrolyzer, hydrogen storage tank and battery packs. The proposed method has been validated through GAMS software.

Keywords

• vessel
• energy hub
• renewables energy
• design
• operation
• optimization