Energy Acquisition of Solar-Powered Joint-Wing Aircraft Considering Mismatch Power Loss by Xinzhe Ji, Kangwen Sun, Xiao Guo, Mou Sun

“…However, the energy derived from solar irradiation is influenced by the time of year and latitude, which limits the energy acquisition ability of solar aircraft with a straight-wing configuration. Hence, unconventional configurations based on increasing wing dihedral to track the sun are proposed to improve energy acquisition at high-latitude regions in winter, which may involve power loss caused by mismatch in the photovoltaic system. …”
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