Development of a battery free, solar powered, and energy aware

In this project, we propose to investigate the development of a battery-free UAV that can survive in the air and sustain long-term missions by harvesting solar energy,

2025 Mar 11

A review of powering unmanned aerial vehicles by clean and

This paper comprehensively reviews renewable power systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including batteries, fuel cells, solar photovoltaic cells, and hybrid

2023 Apr 20

A critical review on unmanned aerial vehicles power supply

To increase endurance and achieve good performance, UAVs generally use a hybrid power supply system architecture. A hybrid power architecture may com-bine several power sources

2024 Jul 20

Research on Energy Optimal Control Strategy of DC PV-Energy

Directed at the special application background of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), this study designs and optimizes the UAV power supply system based on photovoltaic

2026 Mar 02

Intelligent energy management for solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle

With the development of photovoltaic cell and its corresponding power generation technology, the application of solar energy as a renewable energy source is promoted in many

2023 Mar 12

Intelligent energy management for solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle

At approximately 12:00, solar energy was sufficient, and the UAV''s demand for solar energy was no longer urgent. Considering the turning needs of solar-powered UAVs, the

2025 Mar 05

Development of a battery free, solar powered, and

This paper details our investigation of a battery-free fixed-wing UAV, built from cost-effective off-the-shelf components, that takes

2023 Apr 27

Automated Photovoltaic Power Plant Inspection via Unmanned Vehicles

This article addresses the design of a fully automated photovoltaic (PV) power plant inspection process by a fleet of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles (UAVs/UGVs). More specifically,

2023 Mar 22

Grid-forming energy storage powers UAVs

Designed for urban and rural delivery within a 15 km radius, the solution addresses a growing demand for electrified, last-mile logistics

2025 Apr 09

A Novel Multiport DC-DC Converter for Enhancing

This paper proposes an integrated multiport non-isolated DC–DC converter system for integrating battery–supercapacitor hybrid

2024 Dec 25

Navigation and Deployment of Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Unmanned aerial systems and renewable energy are two research areas that have developed rapidly over the last few decades. Solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles

2026 Jan 10

Research on Energy Optimal Control Strategy of DC PV-Energy

Directed at the special application background of Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), this study designs and optimizes the UAV power supply system based on photovoltaic (PV)

2025 Feb 11

Research on Energy Optimal Control Strategy of DC PV-Energy Storage

Directed at the special application background of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), this study designs and optimizes the UAV power supply system based on photovoltaic

2025 Sep 08

Grid-forming energy storage powers UAVs

Designed for urban and rural delivery within a 15 km radius, the solution addresses a growing demand for electrified, last-mile logistics powered by intelligent energy systems.

2023 Sep 20

Spray-on steady-state study of multi-rotor cleaning unmanned aerial

Solar energy is an important environmental protection and renewable resource, Improving the efficiency of photovoltaic assembly and making more rational use of solar

2025 Dec 16

Flying Longer, Smarter: Energy Innovations for Energy Storage

These innovations aim to improve energy efficiency, reduce size, and increase the payload capacity of drones, making them more viable for long-endurance missions.

2023 Apr 21

A Novel Multiport DC-DC Converter for Enhancing the Design

This paper proposes an integrated multiport non-isolated DC–DC converter system for integrating battery–supercapacitor hybrid energy storage with photovoltaics for solar

2023 Aug 12

Photovoltaics for unmanned aerial vehicles

Researchers from Spain and Ecuador have developed an optimization method to integrate PV cells and batteries into UAVs. They presented their findings in " Optimization of

2026 Jan 14

Power Sources for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles:

Over the past few years, there has been an increasing fascination with electric unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) because of

2025 Dec 07

ENERGY HARVESTING FOR UNMANNED AERIAL

It is proposed that piezoelectric vibration harvesters and photovoltaic solar harvesters be incorporated into the design of the aircraft in order to actively harvest vibration and solar

2024 Aug 22

Research on Energy Optimal Control Strategy of DC PV-Energy Storage

Directed at the special application background of Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), this study designs and optimizes the UAV power supply system based on photovoltaic (PV)

2025 Dec 05

Energy coordinated control of DC microgrid integrated incorporating PV

The construction of DC microgrids integrated with PV, energy storage, and EV charging (We abbreviate it to the integrated DC microgrid in this paper) helps reduce the

2023 Nov 12

Development of a battery free, solar powered, and

In this project, we propose to investigate the development of a battery-free UAV that can survive in the air and sustain long-term

2026 Jan 21

A comparative study of energy sources, docking stations and

ABSTRACT This paper presents an overview of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) docking stations, wireless charging systems and power sources. The investigation of power

2024 May 11

Flying Longer, Smarter: Energy Innovations for

These innovations aim to improve energy efficiency, reduce size, and increase the payload capacity of drones, making them more

2023 Mar 10

A comprehensive review of unmanned aerial vehicle-based

This study aims to give an overview of the existing approaches for PV plant diagnosis, focusing on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based approaches, that can support

2025 Nov 12

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become a transformative tool in diverse domains, including telecommunications, surveillance, disaster management, agriculture, logistics, etc.

2025 May 04