Reviews of methods to extract and store energy for solar-powered aircraft

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 96-108

  Gao, Xian Zhong ^a   Hou, Zhong Xi ^a,b   Guo, Zheng ^a   Chen, Xiao Qian ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Maximum power point tracking; Photovoltaic cell; Rechargeable battery; Solar powered aircraft

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; AIRCRAFT DETECTION; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DESIRABLE FEATURES; ENERGY; GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE INDICES; RENEWABLES; SIMPLE++; SOLAR-POWERED AIRCRAFTS; WIND SHEARS;

SECONDARY BATTERIES;

EID: 84920121784     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.11.025     Document Type: Review

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