Zero Emission Solent Tri Foiler

电动汽车的出现证明了这种技术的存在，可以为低阻力、小型中等有效载荷的飞行器提供动力。该项目旨在开发一种电动液压式高速三体船，能够在沿海航线上搭载多达40PAX。例如，在索伦特地区，考斯到南安普顿，或海斯到南安普顿，从而减少了道路上的交通。研究表明，到目前为止，阻力非常低，因此电力需求很低，三体船渡轮有潜力使用两个电动马达和相关的电池功率，就像现代电动家用汽车(2 x 125千瓦马达)通常使用的那样，潜力可以达到28节。一艘相当于40PAX的柴油动力双体船以25节的速度运行，需要800-900KW的功率。因此，所需的功率只有今天柴油动力双体船所需功率的一小部分，并有可能由零排放电动马达提供动力。该项目的愿景是建造一个12米长的演示三轮船，以证明这一概念是可行的，可以在各种天气和海况下运行。电力和衬垫技术将需要在海上进行验证，并评估其是否适合作为计划中的水道上的快速渡轮。在全面演示成功后，可以开发一艘全尺寸的40名乘客的船只用于商业运营，这将为渡轮运营商提供一个可行的解决方案，作为一种零排放的中型渡轮。这可以用于南安普敦水域，最终该船的设计迭代可以销售到更广泛的快速渡轮市场，包括英国和海外。

The advent of electric powered cars demonstrates that the technology exists to power low drag, small craft of medium payload. This project looks to develop an electric hydro-foiling high-speed trimaran, capable of carrying up to 40PAX on coastal routes. For example in the Solent region Cowes to Southampton, or Hythe to Southampton, thus removing traffic from the roads.Research shows to date that a very low drag, hence low power requirement, Trimaran Foiling ferry has the potential could reach 28knots using two electric motors and associated battery power as typically used on a modern electric family car (2 x 125kW motors). An equivalent 40 PAX carrying 'diesel powered' catamaran operating at 25 knots requires 800-900kW of power. Thus, the required power is a fraction of that required by today's diesel powered catamarans, and has the potential to be powered by zero emission electric motors.The vision for this project is to build a 12m demonstrator Tri-Foiler to prove that the concept is viable and can operate in a range of weather and sea conditions. The electrical and foiling technology will need to be proven for use afloat and evaluated for suitability as a fast ferry on the intended waterway.Following succesfull demonstration, a full-size 40 passenger carrying vessel can be developed for commercial operation which will provide a viable solution for ferry operators as a zero-emission medium size ferry. This could be used on Southampton water and eventually design iterations of the vessel can sold into the wider fast ferry market, both in the UK and abroad.