Research Article
Fuzzy State Machine Energy Management Strategy for Hybrid Electric UAVs with PV/Fuel Cell/Battery Power System
Table 4
Initial parameters of the hybrid power system.
| Power source | Parameters | Values | Unit |
| Battery | Nominal voltage | 22.2 | V | Rated capacity | 6 | Ah | Fully charged voltage | 25.2 | V | Cut-off voltage | 21 | V | Internal resistance | 0.04 | | Capacity at nominal voltage | 5.0 | Ah | Exponential zone | [23.5, 1] | [V, Ah] | Initial state of charge | 90 | % | Maximum charge power | 200 | W |
| Fuel cell | Voltage at 0A and 1A | [37, 33.7] | V | Nominal operating point | [24, 25] | [A, V] | Maximum operating point | [23, 28] | [A, V] | Number of cells | 41 | — | Nominal stack efficiency | 43 | % | Operating temperature | 50 | | Nominal air flow rate | 40 | lpm | Nominal supply pressure [fuel, air] | [0.55, 1] | bar | Nominal composition [H2, O2, H2O (air)] | [99.95, 21, 1] | % | Volume of H2 tank | 0.5 | L | Purge water period | 15 | ms | Maximum H2 flow rate when purging water | 40 | lpm | Initial pressure in tank | 200 | bar | Out of fuel pressure in tank | 2 | bar |
| Photovoltaics | Solar irradiance | 1200 | W/m2 | PV panel area | 0.5 | m2 | PV efficiency | 0.3 | — | MPPT efficiency | 0.98 | — |
| Motor | Motor idle current | 10 | A at 10 V | Rotation speed constant | 420 | rpm/V | Motor internal resistance | 33 | mΩ | Motor shaft rotational inertia | 0.0001 | kg·m2 |
| Propeller | Propeller diameter | 0.254 | m | Propeller rotational inertia | 0.002 | kg·m2 |
| DCDC | Conversion efficiency | 0.9 | — | Output voltage | 25 | V |
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