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In-flight reconfiguration of lithium-ion cells aimed at extending flight times and range of electrically powered UAVs

In-flight reconfiguration of lithium-ion cells aimed at extending flight times and range of... The purpose of this paper is to disclose a novel reconfiguration battery design suitable for electrically powered UAVs.Design/methodology/approachA design of a reconfigurable battery module is presented. Test setup with prototype battery module is developed and described. Test results of measurements are shown and discussed.FindingsThe results ascertain the benefits of implementing a reconfigurable battery in small electrically powered UAVs and specifically prove the efficiency of the proposed design.Originality/valueThe proposed novel design is compared to previous work while advances from the latter and the gained advantages were established. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems Emerald Publishing

In-flight reconfiguration of lithium-ion cells aimed at extending flight times and range of electrically powered UAVs

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
2049-6427
DOI
10.1108/ijius-08-2018-0026
Publisher site
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to disclose a novel reconfiguration battery design suitable for electrically powered UAVs.Design/methodology/approachA design of a reconfigurable battery module is presented. Test setup with prototype battery module is developed and described. Test results of measurements are shown and discussed.FindingsThe results ascertain the benefits of implementing a reconfigurable battery in small electrically powered UAVs and specifically prove the efficiency of the proposed design.Originality/valueThe proposed novel design is compared to previous work while advances from the latter and the gained advantages were established.

Journal

International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned SystemsEmerald Publishing

Published: Jun 13, 2019

Keywords: UAV; Reconfigurable battery; Reconfiguration of Li-ion cells

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