TY - JOUR
T1 - Rotational Energy Harvesting to Prolong Flight Duration of Quadcopters
AU - Sowah, Robert A.
AU - Acquah, Moses Amoasi
AU - Ofoli, Abdul R.
AU - Mills, Godfrey A.
AU - Koumadi, Koudjo M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1972-2012 IEEE.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - This paper presents a rotational energy harvester using a brushless dc (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 on-board 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 is 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.
AB - This paper presents a rotational energy harvester using a brushless dc (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 on-board 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 is 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.
KW - Energy harvesting
KW - power electronics
KW - quadcopter
KW - rotational generator
KW - unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85031001555&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TIA.2017.2698037
DO - 10.1109/TIA.2017.2698037
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85031001555
SN - 0093-9994
VL - 53
SP - 4965
EP - 4972
JO - IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
JF - IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
IS - 5
M1 - 7911303
ER -