NDLI: Rotational energy harvesting to prolong flight duration of quadcopters

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Author	Sowah, R. Acquah, M.A. Ofoli, A.R. Mills, G.A. Koumadi, K.M.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Ghana, Ghana (Sowah, R.; Acquah, M.A.; Mills, G.A.; Koumadi, K.M.) \|\| EE Dept., Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, USA (Ofoli, A.R.)
Abstract	This paper presents a rotational energy harvester using brushless direct current (BLDC) generator to harvest ambient energy for quadcopter in order to prolong it flight duration. For a quadcopter its endurance is essential in order to achieve operational goals such as scientific research, security, surveillance and reconnaissance. Because quadcopters have a limitation on size and mass they cannot carry a large mass of onboard energy thereby having short flight time. In this paper BLDC generators are coupled with the propellers of the quadcopter to transfer kinetic energy from the propellers to the generator. Taking into consideration the power requirement of quadcopter, the output of the generator is amplified using DC-DC boost and regulated to power and charge the on-board battery. The BLDC generator is simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK. A final prototype of the rotational energy harvesting system is built and this comprises a quadcopter, power management system and a battery charging system.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	7
File Size	727229
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781479983940
DOI	10.1109/IAS.2015.7356835
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-10-18
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Quadcopter Torque Unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) Rotors Rectifiers Generators Power electronics Batteries Energy harvesting Mathematical model Rotational generator
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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