Evaluation of photovoltaic collectors for supplementary energy supply in remotely manned aircraft
Abstract
The use of solar panels in remotely piloted aircraft (ART) or drones is not very common, and although it has been studied for about 20 years, it is only in recent years that it has been studied more deeply. In this article, an exploratory review of related technologies is made in order to observe the technological trends on the use of solar energy for ART's power supply. For this purpose, a theoretical conceptualization of the technological requirements was carried out, then a keyword search was performed in scientific publications related to the research topic and analyzed with Bibliometrix. The results show the main related concepts, the components for implementation, uses and operation as a complement to other traditional and emerging power sources. As a conclusion, the feasibility of using photovoltaic energy for ART's is presented; although these studies need to be continued, a conceptual basis is also provided that will serve for future work.
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