The proposed work aims at exploring and developing new strategies to extend mission parameters (measured as travel distance and mission duration (MD)) of a new class of unmanned vehicles, named Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). In this paper, a new analytical model, identifying all factors, which determine the MAV power consumption, is presented. Starting from the new model, the design of a nanoarray energy harvester, based on plasmonics nano-antenna technology is proposed. The preliminary study was based on a 22,066,058 22,066,058 62,800-dipole rectenna array producing an output power level of 84.14 mW, and an energy value of 2572 J under a power density of 100 mW/cm2 and a resonant frequency of 350 THz as input conditions. The preliminary analytical results show a possible recharge of an ultra-fast rechargeable battery on board of a MAV and an MD improvement of 16.30 min.

Citroni, R., Di Paolo, F., Livreri, P. (2019). A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results. SENSORS, 19(8), 1-21 [10.3390/s19081771].

A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results

Citroni, R.;Di Paolo, F.;
2019-06-01

Abstract

The proposed work aims at exploring and developing new strategies to extend mission parameters (measured as travel distance and mission duration (MD)) of a new class of unmanned vehicles, named Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). In this paper, a new analytical model, identifying all factors, which determine the MAV power consumption, is presented. Starting from the new model, the design of a nanoarray energy harvester, based on plasmonics nano-antenna technology is proposed. The preliminary study was based on a 22,066,058 22,066,058 62,800-dipole rectenna array producing an output power level of 84.14 mW, and an energy value of 2572 J under a power density of 100 mW/cm2 and a resonant frequency of 350 THz as input conditions. The preliminary analytical results show a possible recharge of an ultra-fast rechargeable battery on board of a MAV and an MD improvement of 16.30 min.
giu-2019
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore ING-INF/01 - ELETTRONICA
English
Con Impact Factor ISI
energy harvester; MAV; power consumption model; nano-antennas; dipole rectenna array; perpetual flight
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/8/1771
Citroni, R., Di Paolo, F., Livreri, P. (2019). A Novel Energy Harvester for Powering Small UAVs: Performance Analysis, Model Validation and Flight Results. SENSORS, 19(8), 1-21 [10.3390/s19081771].
Citroni, R; Di Paolo, F; Livreri, P
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