27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-7.5.3

DESIGN OF ALL ELECTRIC SECONDARY POWER SYSTEM FOR FUTURE ADVANCED MALE UAV

S. Chiesa, S. Farfaglia*, N. Viola
Politecnico di Torino, Italy; *Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A., Italy

Keywords: fuel cell, all electric secondary power system, male uav, integrated simulation environment

The project SAvE (Systems for UAV Alternative Energy) is the study of more efficient, more effective and more environment-friendly on board systems for Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) applying the all-electric philosophy. Investigations are made to find the best way to apportion the supply of Secondary Power.

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