DESIGN AND SIZING OF BATTERY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC YACHT AND FERRY
The need for Zero Emission and clean energy vessels has been a major importance in the recent years. The aim of the paper is to design and size the battery system for Luxury yachts and Ferries using the Li-ion battery technology. The evolution of the battery technology in the last decade made the yacht / ferry owners to implement the battery technology to the electric vessels. This paper discusses the step by step approach for the battery system arrangement, sizing of the battery racks, selection of the cooling systems for batteries, effect on stability, cost, safety and design life of the batteries. In this paper it summarizes the cost benefit analysis of the battery system for the electric yacht / ferry when compared to a conventional diesel / hybrid propulsion system.