Energy management strategy for solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance aircraft

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-30

  Gao, Xian Zhong ^a   Hou, Zhong Xi ^a   Guo, Zheng ^a   Liu, Jian Xia ^a   Chen, Xiao Qian ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Control and structural system; Energy management strategy; High altitude long endurance aircraft; Lithium sulfur battery; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL; HIGH ALTITUDE LONG ENDURANCES; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRCRAFT CONTROL; CIVIL AVIATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; GRAVITATION; LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SULFUR; UNMANNED VEHICLES; VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 84875452045     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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