This paper presents a comprehensive power source sizing method for a fuel cell and battery electric ferry. The method incorporates a power management strategy based on optimization techniques aimed at reducing the voyage operation cost and increasing the fuel cell efficiency which is a primary energy source for propulsion. The proposed sizing strategy based on particle swarm optimization estimates the operation cost of various proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack configurations to determine the optimal structure for high-power applications. Furthermore, the integrated design and optimization scheme for the electric ferry provides further insights into sizing results and their implications on ferry operation by using MATLAB. The correlation between selecting various component parameters and their impacts on ferry operations is verified through dynamic programming. Data collected from a short-haul ferry is used to analyze the optimal power source size and the related cost factors. The thorough design process and the resulting optimal sizing parameters are effective for estimating the operational cost that increases fuel cell utilization and providing a further aspect of real-time ship operations.

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燃料电池混合电动渡轮的最佳尺寸和燃料电池高效利用评估


本文提出了一种燃料电池和电池电动渡轮的综合电源选型方法。该方法结合了基于优化技术的功率管理策略，旨在降低航行运营成本并提高作为推进的主要能源的燃料电池效率。所提出的基于粒子群优化的尺寸策略估计了各种质子交换膜燃料电池堆配置的运行成本，以确定高功率应用的最佳结构。此外，电动渡轮的集成设计和优化方案通过使用 MATLAB 进一步了解尺寸结果及其对渡轮运营的影响。通过动态规划验证选择各种组件参数及其对渡轮运营的影响之间的相关性。从短途渡轮收集的数据用于分析最佳电源尺寸和相关成本因素。彻底的设计过程和由此产生的最佳尺寸参数可有效估计运营成本，从而提高燃料电池利用率并提供实时船舶运营的进一步方面。