LVDC Architecture for Energy Efficient House Boat Hotel Load System

Modern house /recreational boats are trending across the globe to fulfill the tourist conveniences. The major energy source used for powering propulsion system and hotel loads is fossil fuels such as diesel/gasoline. Several studies endorse that the recreational boat industry is extremely harming the environment and ecology through intense carbon emissions, oil spillages etc. Numerous house boat electrification initiatives are trending across the globe with an aim to tackle the issues associated with fossil fuel burning up and energy efficiency. It is also observed that, as the houseboats are not allowed to travel at night; the fuel consumption during this period is limited to hotel load DG set only which makes it the most energy consuming section in houseboats. The paper proposes a comprehensive approach to implement a scalable fossil fuel free and battery powered distribution scheme for all hotel loads (loads other than propulsion) in recreational boats through imparting LVDC architecture with Solar PV backing.