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The present paper proposes a study for the integration of a hybrid power system composed by rechargeable batteries and fuel cells with chemical gas storages for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) or Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUV). AUVs and UUVs are vehicles that are primarily used to accomplish oceanographic research data collection and auxiliary offshore tasks. At the present time they are...