Experimental Study of Solar Module & Maximum Power Point Tracking System under Controlled Temperature Conditions
| Main Authors: | Rajendran, Parvathy; School of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, Smith, Howard; Aircraft Design Group, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, MK43 0AL Cranfield, England |
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| Other Authors: | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
http://insightsociety.org/ojaseit/index.php/ijaseit/article/view/2783 http://insightsociety.org/ojaseit/index.php/ijaseit/article/view/2783/pdf_776 |
Daftar Isi:
- An experimental work has been designed to evaluate the performance of solar module thoroughly. This is crucial to develop a solar module and maximum power point tracker (MPPT) system design for optimal operation of solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The impact of temperature and solar irradiance intensity at various solar module angle investigated to study the effect of solar module power output of a moving UAV. Moreover, the effect of lamination on solar module and the benefit of MPPT for application of small solar-powered UAV are scrutinized. The results show that the optimum operating temperature for this solar module is approximately 45°C and solar power rises almost linearly along the solar module tilt angle. The laminated solar module has consistently loss 10% power compared to the non-laminated solar module. Besides, an additional 24% power can be obtained with the use of MPPT for small solar-powered UAV developed by Aircraft Design Group, Cranfield University.