Effects of installation angle on the energy performance for photovoltaic cells during airship cruise flight

Y Jiang, M Lv, K Sun - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The installation angle of photovoltaic (PV) cell on airship may affect the received solar
radiation on the surface. Cruise is one of the most common flight states of airship, but the …

Numerical simulation and thermal analysis of stratospheric airship

K Sun, Q Yang, Y Yang, S Wang, Y Xie, M Sun… - Procedia …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper proposed a mathematical model and numerical model to investigate the output
characteristics of photovoltaic (PV) array of stratospheric airship. In addition, considering …

Energy efficiency assessment of photovoltaic array on the stratospheric airship under partial shading conditions

Y Liu, K Sun, Z Xu, M Lv - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurate estimation of efficiency of airborne photovoltaic array on the airship has great
significance for ensuring sufficient energy to stay in the stratosphere for months or a year …

Analysis of attitude planning and energy balance of stratospheric airship

L Zhang, J Li, Y Wu, M Lv - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Solar energy is an essential energy source collected by photovoltaic (PV) cells for long-
endurance stratospheric airships. Attitude control is crucial for the energy production of the …

Power Generation Calculation Model and Validation of Solar Array on Stratospheric Airships

K Song, Z Li, Y Zhang, X Wang, G Xu, X Zhang - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Current stratospheric airships generally employ photovoltaic cycle energy systems.
Accurately calculating their power generation is significant for airships' overall design and …

Analysis of the characteristics of solar cell array based on MATLAB/Simulink in solar unmanned aerial vehicle

H Wang, J Shen - IEEE access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to study the solar cell power system of solar unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), this
paper builds a simulation model of solar cell according to the solar cell mathematical model …

Optimum attitude planning of near-space solar powered airship

W Zhu, J Li, Y Xu - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The attitude of Near-space airship including yaw, roll and pitch angle is important to the
output performance of airship solar array. The yaw angle of airship can be controlled without …

Research on optimal solar array layout for near-space airship with thermal effect

W Zhu, Y Xu, J Li, H Du, L Zhang - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The output performance of solar array on near-space airship can be effectively improved by
the layout optimization of solar array. This paper studied the effect of layout parameters on …

Determining the optimal inclination and orientation angles of solar panels installed on ship

A Kurniawan, E Shintaku - International Journal of Renewable …, 2020 - ijrer-net.ijrer.org
Retrofitting photovoltaic (PV) systems to ships can help reduce their emissions and cost of
operation. One of the most determining aspects in PV systems efficiency is the combination …

Spatial path analysis for high-altitude solar-powered airship with maximum net energy

W Zhu, B Zhang, L Zhang, Y Xu, K Yang - Aerospace Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The trajectory is a significant factor in the performance of energy systems, including energy
production and consumption for solar-powered airships in cruise, especially in high-altitude …