The Study of Electrical Energy Power Supply System for UAVs Based on the Energy Storage Technology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Concept of an Electric UAV
2.1. Brief Description of UAVs
2.2. Electric and Hybrid UAV Using Energy Storage Technologies
2.3. Power Sources Used in a UAV
2.4. Charging Techniques for Battery Used in UAVs
2.5. Working Principle and Dynamic Model of a Quadrotor
2.5.1. Quadrotor’s Dynamic Modeling
2.5.2. Control Methods for the Quadrotor
3. Development of Accumulation to Improve Energy Consumption in the Quadrotor
3.1. Energy Accumulation by Wind Energy Conversion
3.1.1. Concept of Energy Conversion from Wind Energy to Electrical Energy in the Quadrotor
3.1.2. Winding Energy Conversion of the BLDC Motor
3.2. Experiment for Evaluating Energy Consumption
3.2.1. System Design and Manufacture for Control Testing and Data Acquisition
3.2.2. The Measuring Device
3.3. Experiment to Generate the Maximum Efficiency of Wind Energy to Electric Energy Conversion
4. Experimental Results and Discussion
4.1. First Experiment
4.2. Second Experiment
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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UAV Types | Cost | Maneuver | Construction and Repairing | Range | Flight Safety | Energy Consumption | Civilian Application | Military Application |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rotary wing | Medium | High | Medium | Medium | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Fixed wing | Medium | Low | Medium | High | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Flapping wing | High | Medium | High | Low | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Parameters | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|
Ixx | 0.23 | kg.m2 |
Iyy | 0.23 | kg.m2 |
Izz | 0.449 | kg.m2 |
Ir | 0.0021 | kg.m2 |
Mass | 2.1 | kg |
Length | 0.65 | m |
Thrust coefficient | 3.68.10−5 | N.s2 |
Drag coefficient | 1.61.10−6 | N.m.s2 |
Parameters | Value | Unit | |
---|---|---|---|
Experimental condition parameters | Atmospheric pressure | 745.2 | mmHg |
Temperature | 24.8 | °C | |
Air density | 1.1595 | Kg/m3 | |
Motor KV380 | Rated voltage | 4–6 | S |
Internal Resistance | 194 | mΩ | |
Weight | 68 | g | |
Carbon fiber Propeller | Diameter | 16 | Inches |
Pitch | 5.5 | Inches | |
Power slide-type potentiometers | Max resistance | 105 | Ω |
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Pham, K.L.; Leuchter, J.; Bystricky, R.; Andrle, M.; Pham, N.N.; Pham, V.T. The Study of Electrical Energy Power Supply System for UAVs Based on the Energy Storage Technology. Aerospace 2022, 9, 500. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9090500
Pham KL, Leuchter J, Bystricky R, Andrle M, Pham NN, Pham VT. The Study of Electrical Energy Power Supply System for UAVs Based on the Energy Storage Technology. Aerospace. 2022; 9(9):500. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9090500
Chicago/Turabian StylePham, Khac Lam, Jan Leuchter, Radek Bystricky, Milos Andrle, Ngoc Nam Pham, and Van Thuan Pham. 2022. "The Study of Electrical Energy Power Supply System for UAVs Based on the Energy Storage Technology" Aerospace 9, no. 9: 500. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9090500