Objetivo
To demonstrate the economical potential and the benefits for the local and global environment of pv/battery systems for electric propulsion of boats with recreational and touristic purposes.
The main objective in selecting PV power is to avoid the pollution of the waterways and noise which arise from the use of conventional motors.
The ultimate aim is to open up a new pv-market of several hundreds of MW.
Two different strategies are used :
* Existing boats of private owners will be equipped with simple add-on-pc-electric drives.
* Professional ship-builders will modify existing boat designs, integrating the pv-electric drives into the boat.
A total of about 65 small leisure boats (47 in Netherlands, 15 in Germany) are fitted with PV generators and batteries to provide power for propulsion.
The pv generators, which in total have an array power of 45.6 kWp, vary in size from 100 Wp for a small motor yacht to 2500 Wp for a bicycle ferry.
The PV arrays will be mounted on the boats using a variety techniques to suit the different designs of the boats involved.
Nr. subsystems : about 65
Power subsys. : 100 Wp to 2500 Wp
Total power : 45.6 kWp
Backup : motors and generators
Nr. of modules : about 900
Module descrip. : R & S, type RDG50, polycrystalline, 1042 x 462 mm, 50 Wp and others
Connection: 4 in series (48 V) and others
Support : depending on boat
Max. pwr. trcker : open
Chrg. controler : open
Battery : Sonnenschein, DRY FIT, 48 V, and others
Capacity, Batt. (Ah) : 2 x 205 Ah and others
Batt. (kWh) : 2 x 9.8 kWh and others
Inverter : open
Inv. in (V) : open
Inv. out (V) : open
Inv. power (kW) : open
Load descript. : two 3 kW motors and others
Monitoring : on some of the boats, e.g. on "Schalkediep".
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DEM - Demonstration contractsCoordinador
3503 Utrecht
Países Bajos