Smart host microcontroller for optimal battery charging in a solar-powered robotic vehicle

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1039-1049

  Mateo Sanguino, Tomás De J ^a   González Ramos, Justo E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b Campus Palmas Altas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Li Po battery; mechatronic system; photovoltaic (PV); robotic vehicle; solar tracker

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; MICROCONTROLLERS; ROBOTICS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; VEHICLES;

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER SYSTEM PERFORMANCE; ROBOTIC EXPLORATIONS; ROBOTIC VEHICLES; SOLAR TRACKER; UNMANNED EXPLORATIONS;

CHARGING (BATTERIES);

EID: 84872940577     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2012.2195499     Document Type: Article

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