Considerable parameters of using PV cells for solar-powered aircrafts

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-91

  Fazelpour, Farivar ^a   Vafaeipour, Majid ^a   Rahbari, Omid ^a   Shirmohammadi, Reza ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Efficiency; MPPT; Photovoltaic cell; Solar powered aircraft; UAV

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

DESIGN PROCESS; FLIGHT DURATION; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKER; MPPT; POWER REDUCTIONS; PV CELLS; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SOLAR-POWERED AIRCRAFTS; TILT ANGLE;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 84874728040     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.01.016     Document Type: Review

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