PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS ON SHIPS: PHYSICAL EXPERIMENT AND ANALYSIS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

In recent years, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has significantly strengthened requirements to reduce harmful emissions from ships. Compared to TIER I, the current TIER III requirements are more than five times tougher. The use of marine photovoltaic systems (PVS) will reduce fuel consumption, the costs and harmful emissions, the dependence on traditional energy sources. The use of ship PVS is a popular and promising direction. However, at present their implementation remains limited. Shipowners and crews of marine vessels do not have sufficient theoretical and practical training to implement PVS in the process of the operation on ships. The purpose of the article is to deepen the knowledge and improve the professional competence of higher education applicants in the field of maritime transport regarding the technical and economic characteristics of marine PVS by conducting laboratory research, and analyzing information obtained from scientific sources, and using the artificial intelligence system ChatGPT. The theoretical foundations of the physical phenomenon of p-n transition have been established in the basis of photodiodes used in PVS. A physical experiment was conducted with modeling volts of the ampere characteristic of the diode with a p-n transition. The list of ship instruments of various functionality using the p-n transition, the place of installation of PVS on the ship, efficiency factors, quantitative indicators of fuel economy and CO2 emissions, the return-on-investment period, features and problems of wide implementation, the list of maintenance and repair recommendations, the list of factors and quantitative indicators of PVS cost reduction, actual directions of development are determined. A multi-aspect classification matrix of marine PVSs has been developed. According to the results of the work, an increase in the level of professional competence of applicants in the field of ship PVS was established, practical skills of using the ChatGPT system were formed. Currently, solar power is used for the movement of small vessels, and as an auxiliary source of energy on large ships to provide lighting, communication devices and a navigation system. The most promising direction of development is hybrid solutions of several types of energy to increase the capacity of the ship's power plant. High capital costs, low efficiency, limited installation area prevent the widespread introduction of marine PVS.