Study of Photovoltaic Cells Implantation in a Long-Endurance Airplane Drone
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Martinez, Viviana; Defay, F.; Salvetat, L.; Neuhaus, K.; Bressan, M.; Alonso, C.; Boitier, V.
- Source
- 2018 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA) Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), 2018 7th International Conference on. :1299-1303 Oct, 2018
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineering Profession
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
Radiation effects
Maximum power point trackers
Batteries
Photovoltaic cells
Drones
Photovoltaic systems
UAV
MPPT
photovoltaic
drone
- Language
- ISSN
- 2572-6013
Applications of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) are expanding for long-endurance mission such as agricultural inspection, fire prevention and many others. Photovoltaic cells can be added to the wing surface and extend the global endurance of the UAV. This paper builds a model of the whole system and estimates the energy savings that can be achieved for different cell technologies and different types of missions. Furthermore, the impact of airplane movement (roll) on the performance of the maximum power point tracking control algorithm (MPPT) is studied.