Design and development of a fuel cell-powered small unmanned aircraft

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 615-622

  Kim, Taegyu ^a   Kwon, Sejin ^b  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flight test; Fuel cell unmanned aircraft; Hydrogen generator; Power management system; Sodium borohydride

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; CATALYTIC HYDROLYSIS; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; ENDURANCE TEST; FLIGHT TEST; FUEL CELL STACK; FUEL CELL SYSTEM; HYBRID POWER; HYDROGEN GENERATOR; LOAD CONDITION; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; POWER SOURCES; SMALL AIRCRAFT; SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES; UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AIRCRAFT CONTROL; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FUEL SYSTEMS; GAS GENERATORS; HYDROGEN; MANAGEMENT; SODIUM; TESTING;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 84655166531     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.051     Document Type: Article

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