A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results
The proposed work aims at exploring and developing new strategies to extend mission parameters (measured as travel distance and mission duration (MD)) of a new class of unmanned vehicles, named Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). In this paper, a new analytical model, identifying all factors, which determine...
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| author | Rocco Citroni Franco Di Paolo Patrizia Livreri |
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| description | The proposed work aims at exploring and developing new strategies to extend mission parameters (measured as travel distance and mission duration (MD)) of a new class of unmanned vehicles, named Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). In this paper, a new analytical model, identifying all factors, which determine the MAV power consumption, is presented. Starting from the new model, the design of a nanoarray energy harvester, based on plasmonics nano-antenna technology is proposed. The preliminary study was based on a 22,066,058 22,066,058 × 62,800-dipole rectenna array producing an output power level of 84.14 mW, and an energy value of 2572 J under a power density of 100 mW/cm² and a resonant frequency of 350 THz as input conditions. The preliminary analytical results show a possible recharge of an ultra-fast rechargeable battery on board of a MAV and an MD improvement of 16.30 min. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d24158e4de7541819c90e39fdb0f5e8c2022-12-22T03:10:36ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202019-04-01198177110.3390/s19081771s19081771A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight ResultsRocco Citroni0Franco Di Paolo1Patrizia Livreri2Department of Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00100 Roma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00100 Roma, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, ItalyThe proposed work aims at exploring and developing new strategies to extend mission parameters (measured as travel distance and mission duration (MD)) of a new class of unmanned vehicles, named Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). In this paper, a new analytical model, identifying all factors, which determine the MAV power consumption, is presented. Starting from the new model, the design of a nanoarray energy harvester, based on plasmonics nano-antenna technology is proposed. The preliminary study was based on a 22,066,058 22,066,058 × 62,800-dipole rectenna array producing an output power level of 84.14 mW, and an energy value of 2572 J under a power density of 100 mW/cm² and a resonant frequency of 350 THz as input conditions. The preliminary analytical results show a possible recharge of an ultra-fast rechargeable battery on board of a MAV and an MD improvement of 16.30 min.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/8/1771energy harvesterMAVpower consumption modelnano-antennasdipole rectenna arrayperpetual flight |
| spellingShingle | Rocco Citroni Franco Di Paolo Patrizia Livreri A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results Sensors energy harvester MAV power consumption model nano-antennas dipole rectenna array perpetual flight |
| title | A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results |
| title_full | A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results |
| title_fullStr | A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results |
| title_short | A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results |
| title_sort | novel energy harvester for powering small uavs performance analysis model validation and flight results |
| topic | energy harvester MAV power consumption model nano-antennas dipole rectenna array perpetual flight |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/8/1771 |
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