Maritime Electrification — State-of-the-Art Hybrid Power Systems for Green Marine Transport

Marine sector decarbonization is another battlefield for meeting the goal of climate action and ensuring the fulfillment of ambitions for a zero-emission society. Driven immediately from the policies such as energy efficiency and carbon intensity indicator rating system for ships initialed by The International Maritime Organization (IMO) targeting 50% reduction on the total annual GHG emissions by 2050, and carbon taxation and labeling by European Union, a series of innovations that are centered around marine transportation are emerging from both industry and the academic. These innovations are featured by electrification through advanced power electronic-based power systems with various new energy storage systems and low-emission fuels, as well as increased intelligence and efficient control strategies applied to these maritime power systems. This tutorial aims at providing the audience with a compact yet comprehensive overview of the advancement of control, operation, and design of typical maritime power systems, the condition monitoring and data analysis for energy storage, as well as relevant industrial advancements. At the same time, several practical case studies will be demonstrated to deepen the understanding of how these new approaches solved the challenges of the current and emerging maritime power systems, and to guide the future analysis and design of more advanced maritime power systems.