A Comprehensive Review of Shipboard Power Systems with New Energy Sources

A new energy ship is being developed to address energy shortages and greenhouse gas emissions. New energy ships feature low operational costs and zero emissions. This study discusses the characteristics and development of solar-powered ships, wind-powered ships, fuel cell-powered ships, and new energy hybrid ships. Three important technologies are used for the power system of the new energy ship: new-energy spatio-temporal prediction, ship power scheduling, and Digital Twin (DT). Research shows that new energy spatio-temporal prediction reduces the uncertainty for a ship power system. Ship power scheduling technology guarantees safety and low-carbon operation for the ship. DT simulates the navigational environment for the new energy ship to characterize the boundary of the shipboard's new energy power generation. The future technical direction for new energy ship power systems is also being discussed.

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A new energy ship is being developed to address energy shortages and greenhouse gas emissions. The ship features low operational costs and zero emissions. The study discusses the characteristics and development of solar-powered ships, wind-powered ships, fuel cell-powered ships, and new energy hybrid ships. Three important technologies are used for the power system of the ship: new-energy spatio-temporal prediction, ship power scheduling, and Digital Twin (DT). Research shows that the new energy spatio-temporal prediction reduces uncertainty, power scheduling guarantees safety and low-carbon operation, and DT simulates the navigational environment for power generation. The future technical direction for the new energy ship power systems is also discussed.