Journal
HELIYON
Volume 6, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05285
Keywords
Aerospace engineering; Electrical engineering; Energy; Electric power transmission; Fuel cell; Energy storage technology; Hydrogen energy; Fuel technology(FC); Lithium-polymer (Li-Po); Super-capacitor (SC); Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
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- Hydrogen South Africa (HySA)
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles were first introduced almost 40 years ago and their applications have increased and diversified substantially since then, in both commercial and private use. One of the UAVs main issues when it comes to mobility is that the power sources available are inadequate, this highlights an area for improvement as the interest in drones is on the increase. There exist many different types of power supplies applied to UAVs, however each has their own limitations and strengths that pertain to weight contributions, charging and discharging times, size, payload capabilities, energy density and power density. The aim of this paper is to review the main power sources available for UAVs, determine their shortfalls, compare the power sources with each other and offer suggestions as to how they can be improved - hence identifying where the gap lies for developing better alternative power sources.
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