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High altitude long endurance (HALE) aircrafts are aerial platforms operating in the stratosphere, providing relay services for wireless communication networks. These platforms are an alternative to increase the effectiveness of future communication. Nevertheless, the power system is a key part that determines the implementation and feasibility of these platforms. One effective and renewable option to power an HALE aircraft is a photovoltaic system (PVS) with hydrogen storage. In this paper, the simulation of the solar/hydrogen closed loop system is carried out for a parametric combination of the subsystems power. Power consumption of the propeller was determined as a function of the aircraft weight in steady flight and in still air. In order to obtain the optimal nominal powers the efficacies are calculated at hourly intervals over the course of the year by means of an analytical energy balance. The proposed method …