Integrated Process Control-Power Management System Design and Flight Performance Tests for Fuel Cell Powered Mini-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Betül Erdör Türk; Mustafa Hadi Sarul; Ekrem Çengelci; Çiğdem İyigün Karadağ; Fatma Gül Boyacı San; Murat Kılıç; Emin Okumuş; Suha Yazıcı

doi:10.1002/ente.202000879

Integrated Process Control-Power Management System Design and Flight Performance Tests for Fuel Cell Powered Mini-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Betül Erdör Türk^*
, Mustafa Hadi Sarul
, Ekrem Çengelci
, Çiğdem İyigün Karadağ
, Fatma Gül Boyacı San
, Murat Kılıç
, Emin Okumuş
, Suha Yazıcı

^*Corresponding author for this work

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Yildiz Technical University

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Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) powered by electric motors are in an advantageous position because of their properties, such as low noise and thermal footprint, high efficiency, and zero emissions. Lithium-based batteries have restrictive factors for flight duration due to its low energy density, difficult, and expensive charging methods. It is aimed to extend flight duration of a battery powered mini-type UAV with a combined system, which includes a 200 W polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell, a hydrogen generation system based on in situ hydrolysis of sodium borohydride, a hybrid power management system consisting of fuel cell and battery, and an embedded control system. It is observed that a fuel cell-based energy system is able to extend endurance by twofolds compared with an only battery powered system. This is the first study in the literature that investigates the flight duration of UAVs in battery versus fuel cell according to actual flight data.

Original language	English
Article number	2000879
Journal	Energy Technology
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202000879
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021
Externally published	Yes

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© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH

Funding

This study was funded by Yildiz Technical University (YTU) with Project No: 2016-04-02-DOP02 and Turkish National Boron Research Institute (BOREN) with Project No: 2013-Y0418.

Funders	Funder number
Turkish National Boron Research Institute
Ulusal Bor Araştırma Enstitüsü	2013-Y0418
Yildiz Teknik Üniversitesi	2016-04-02-DOP02

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

embedded control
fuel cells
power management
sodium borohydride
unmanned aerial vehicles

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