<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article presents the development of author’s concept of a diesel/hydraulic propulsion system for inland watercraft. Due to specific nature of vessel navigation on rivers, classical propulsion systems with shaft lines can be effectively replaced by systems with hydraulic power transmission. A solution is also presented of a hybrid design with extra electric port having the form of a pumping system driven from a battery of accumulators. Strong and weak points of the proposed solution are discussed and its energy efficiency is assessed.</p></abstract>

The article presents the development of author’s concept of a diesel/hydraulic propulsion system for inland watercraft. Due to specific nature of vessel navigation on rivers, classical propulsion systems with shaft lines can be effectively replaced by systems with hydraulic power transmission. A solution is also presented of a hybrid design with extra electric port having the form of a pumping system driven from a battery of accumulators. Strong and weak points of the proposed solution are discussed and its energy efficiency is assessed.

New Concept of Hybrid Propulsion with Hydrostatic Gear for Inland Water Transport

Polish Maritime Research

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The article presents the development of author’s concept of a diesel/hydraulic propulsion system for inland watercraft. Due to specific nature of vessel...

New Concept of Hybrid Propulsion with Hydrostatic Gear for Inland Water Transport

Data publikacji: 12 lip 2019

Zakres stron: 134 - 141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2019-0033

Słowa kluczowe
inland water transport, propulsion system, hybrid propulsion, hydrostatic gear, energy efficiency

© 2019 Daniel Piątek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

New Concept of Hybrid Propulsion with Hydrostatic Gear for Inland Water Transport

Data publikacji: 12 lip 2019

Zakres stron: 134 - 141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2019-0033

Słowa kluczoweinland water transport, propulsion system, hybrid propulsion, hydrostatic gear, energy efficiency

© 2019 Daniel Piątek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
inland water transport, propulsion system, hybrid propulsion, hydrostatic gear, energy efficiency