A Review of Power Converters for Ships Electrification

Fully electric ships have become popular to meet the demand for emission-free transportation and improve ships' functionality, reliability, and efficiency. Previous studies reviewed the shipboard power systems, the different types of shipboard energy storage devices, and the influences of the s...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on power electronics 2023-04, Vol.38 (4), p.4680-4697
Main Authors: Mahdi, Hussein, Hoff, Bjarte, Ostrem, Trond
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electric power grids
Electrification
Emission analysis
Energy storage
Frequency conversion
Inverters
marine transportation
Marine vehicles
multilevel converters
power conversion
Power converters
Power systems
Rectifiers
Ships
Topology
Transformers
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Summary:Fully electric ships have become popular to meet the demand for emission-free transportation and improve ships' functionality, reliability, and efficiency. Previous studies reviewed the shipboard power systems, the different types of shipboard energy storage devices, and the influences of the shore-to-ship connection on ports' electrical grid. However, the converter topologies used in the electrification of ships have received very little attention. This article presents a comprehensive topological review of currently available shore-to-ship and shipboard power converters in the literature and on the market. The main goal is to anticipate future trends and potential challenges to stimulate research to accelerate more efficient and reliable electric ships.
ISSN:0885-8993
1941-0107
1941-0107
DOI:10.1109/TPEL.2022.3227398