A SYSTEM MODEL FOR SIMULATING A FUEL CELL RECREATIONAL BOAT

Fuel cell vehicles’ low environmental impacts, current technological advancements, and commercial manufacturinghave opened the path to their employment in a variety of areas. The usage of fuel cell technology in marine transporthas increased as the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) environmental regulations have been tightened. Asimulation of a fuel cell propulsion system for use on boats is constructed in this study. A fuel cell, a metal hydridehydrogen tank, a battery pack, and an electric motor are represented as part of the system. The speed-power curve ofthe hull is obtained for the design draft using a computational fluid dynamics tool. The field data from the ongoing projectare used to verify this system model.