Design of battery charging system update for glider launcher

• Main Authors: Wojciech Aleksander Rosiński, Szymon Potrykus, Michał Sergiusz Michna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-06-01
• Series: Archives of Electrical Engineering
• Subjects: alternative power supply; battery modelling; lead-acid batteries
• Online Access: https://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/133024/edition/116224/content

This paper presents an innovative solution for increasing life of lead-acid batteries used in a glider launcher. The study is focused on upgrading a charging system instead of a costly full replacement of it. Based on literature review, the advanced three-stage charging profile was indicated. The new topology of the power converter was proposed and a simulation model was developed. A simulation study was performed which leads to a conclusion that the suggested solution can be successfully applied to the studied device. As a result, the conclusion of this work is the recommendation for modification of the launching system with an additional converter enabling 3 stage charging.