A comprehensive review of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicles, their shortfalls and opportunities for improvements

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles were first introduced almost 40 years ago and their applications have increased and diversified substantially since then, in both commercial and private use. One of the UAVs main issues when it comes to mobility is that the power sources available are inadequate, this highli...

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Main Authors:	Ashleigh Townsend, Immanuel N. Jiya, Christiaan Martinson, Dmitri Bessarabov, Rupert Gouws
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:	Heliyon
Subjects:	Aerospace engineering Electrical engineering Energy Electric power transmission Fuel cell Energy storage technology
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020321289

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spelling	doaj-3ab2d5185dbb4fa28e016c87eae19b1d2020-12-09T06:24:44ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402020-11-01611e05285A comprehensive review of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicles, their shortfalls and opportunities for improvementsAshleigh Townsend0Immanuel N. Jiya1Christiaan Martinson2Dmitri Bessarabov3Rupert Gouws4School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, North West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa; Corresponding author.Department of Engineering and Science, University of Agder, 4879 Grimstad, NorwayHySA Infrastructure Center of Competence, Faculty of Engineering, North West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South AfricaHySA Infrastructure Center of Competence, Faculty of Engineering, North West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South AfricaSchool of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, North West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South AfricaUnmanned Aerial Vehicles were first introduced almost 40 years ago and their applications have increased and diversified substantially since then, in both commercial and private use. One of the UAVs main issues when it comes to mobility is that the power sources available are inadequate, this highlights an area for improvement as the interest in drones is on the increase. There exist many different types of power supplies applied to UAVs, however each has their own limitations and strengths that pertain to weight contributions, charging and discharging times, size, payload capabilities, energy density and power density. The aim of this paper is to review the main power sources available for UAVs, determine their shortfalls, compare the power sources with each other and offer suggestions as to how they can be improved – hence identifying where the gap lies for developing better alternative power sources.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020321289Aerospace engineeringElectrical engineeringEnergyElectric power transmissionFuel cellEnergy storage technology
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author_facet	Ashleigh Townsend Immanuel N. Jiya Christiaan Martinson Dmitri Bessarabov Rupert Gouws
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title	A comprehensive review of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicles, their shortfalls and opportunities for improvements
title_short	A comprehensive review of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicles, their shortfalls and opportunities for improvements
title_full	A comprehensive review of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicles, their shortfalls and opportunities for improvements
title_fullStr	A comprehensive review of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicles, their shortfalls and opportunities for improvements
title_full_unstemmed	A comprehensive review of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicles, their shortfalls and opportunities for improvements
title_sort	comprehensive review of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicles, their shortfalls and opportunities for improvements
publisher	Elsevier
series	Heliyon
issn	2405-8440
publishDate	2020-11-01
description	Unmanned Aerial Vehicles were first introduced almost 40 years ago and their applications have increased and diversified substantially since then, in both commercial and private use. One of the UAVs main issues when it comes to mobility is that the power sources available are inadequate, this highlights an area for improvement as the interest in drones is on the increase. There exist many different types of power supplies applied to UAVs, however each has their own limitations and strengths that pertain to weight contributions, charging and discharging times, size, payload capabilities, energy density and power density. The aim of this paper is to review the main power sources available for UAVs, determine their shortfalls, compare the power sources with each other and offer suggestions as to how they can be improved – hence identifying where the gap lies for developing better alternative power sources.
topic	Aerospace engineering Electrical engineering Energy Electric power transmission Fuel cell Energy storage technology
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020321289
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A comprehensive review of energy sources for unmanned aerial vehicles, their shortfalls and opportunities for improvements

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