Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) charging from powerlines

Maxim Lu, Alex James, Mehdi Bagheri

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

17 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones have recently gained popularity in various non-military applications. Power systems monitoring, especially high voltage powerlines inspection is one of the sectors where drones can be utilized. However, battery capacity limitations of medium scale drones present a serious problem for realizing their practical use in power systems sector. We propose one of the possible solutions for charging UAVs from the powerlines via a wireless power transfer technique. The experimental results demonstrate the potential benefits of the proposed approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2017
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
Volume2017-November
ISBN (Electronic)9781538613795
ISBN (Print)9781538613795
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 7 2018
Event2017 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2017 - Bangalore, India
Duration: Nov 8 2017Nov 10 2017

Publication series

NameAsia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC
Volume2017-November

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC 2017
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityBangalore
Period11/8/1711/10/17

Keywords

  • Electromagnetic field
  • Power lines
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
  • Wireless power transfer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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