• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2007년도 제29회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.13-16
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 무인기용 추진 시스템으로 연료전지를 사용하였다. 연료전지 추진 시스템은 고항속 무인기를 위한 고에너지 밀도를 갖는 이상적인 대체 동력원이다. 연료전지 동력 시스템은 기폰 배터리의 5배 이상의 에너지 밀도를 제공한다. 액체상태로 저장되는 수소화붕소나트륨을 수소원으로 사용하였다. 수소 생성 시스템은 촉매 반응기, 펌프, 연료, 카트리지, 분리기로 구성된다. 연료전지와 리륨-폴리머 배터리의 하이브리드 동력 관리 시스템이 개발되었다. 모터, 펌프, 팬은 연료전지 시스댐의 피트백 신호에 따라 배터리 동력으로 작동되고 배터리는 연료전지의 잉여 동력으로 재충전되었다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.579-582
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• 2008

PEM Fuel cell system was designed and constructed to use as a power source of unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV) in the present study. Sodium borohydride was selected as a hydrogen source and was decomposed by catalytic hydrolysis reaction. Fuel cell system consists of a fuel cell stack, a hydrogen generation system(HGS), and power management system(PMS). HGS was composed of a catalytic reactor, micropump, fuel cartridge, and separator. Hybrid power system between lithium-polymer battery and fuel cell was developed. The fuel cell system was integrated and packaged into a blended wing-body UAV. Energy density of the total system was 1,000 $W{\cdot}hr/kg$ and high endurance more than 5 hours was accomplished in the ground tests.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.41-51
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• 2016

In the stratosphere, the air is stable and a photovoltaic (PV) system can produce more solar energy compared to in the atmosphere. If unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) fly in the stratosphere, the flight stability and efficiency of the mission are improved. On the other hand, the weakened lift force of the UAV due to the rarefied atmosphere can require more power for lift according to the weight and/or wing area of the UAV. To solve this problem, it is necessary to minimize the weight of the aircraft and improve the performance of the power system. A regenerative fuel cell (RFC) consisting of a fuel cell (FC) and water electrolysis (WE) combined PV power system has been investigated as a good alterative because of its higher specific energy. The WE system produces hydrogen and oxygen, providing extra energy beyond the energy generated by the PV system in the daytime, and then saves the gases in tanks. The FC system supplies the required power to the UAV at night, so the additional fuel supply to the UAV is not needed anymore. The specific energy of RFC systems is higher than that of Li-ion battery systems, so they have less weight than batteries that supply the same energy to the UAV. In this paper, for a stratospheric long-endurance hybrid UAV based on an RFC system, three major design factors (UAV weight, wing area and performance of WE) affecting the ability of long-term flight were determined and a simulation-based feasibility study was performed. The effects of the three design factors were analyzed as the flight time increased, and acceptable values of the factors for long endurance were found. As a result, the long-endurance of the target UAV was possible when the values were under 350 kg, above 150 m² and under 80 kWh/kg H₂.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2007년도 제28회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.87-90
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• 2007

장기 체공 무인 항공기를 위한 연료 전지 동력 시스템을 개발하였다. 기존의 고압 수소 저장 방식의 문제점을 해결하기 위해 높은 에너지 밀도를 갖는 액상의 화학 수소화물을 연료로 사용하였다. 수소화물을 전환하여 수소를 발생하는 연료 공급 장치는 촉매 반응기, 펌프, 연료 카트리지, 분리기, 제어기로 구성되어 있으며, 전력을 발생하기 위한 연료전지 스택과 함께 연료 전지 동력 시스템을 무인 항공기에 탑재하였다. 연료 전지 동력 시스템을 무인 항공기에 적용하기 위한 성능 검증을 수행하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.405-418
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• 2014

Fuel cells are suitable for a power plant of a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as it is not only environmentally friendly and quiet but also more efficient than an internal combustion engine. A fuel cell hybrid UAV has better performance in endurance than a fuel cell only or battery only UAV. One of the key purposes of making fuel cell hybrid UAVs is having long endurance and now maximum 26 hours of flight is possible. Because optimal design and control methods for fuel cell hybrid UAVs are absolutely needed for their long endurance we have to check the methods. The aircraft made by using application-integrated design method has less BOP mass and better performances. The optimal design and control methods are generally based on computer simulations or Hardware-In-The-Loop simulations by using dynamic models for their design and control. The Hardware-In-The-Loop simulation (HILS) is to use a hardware device like a fuel cell stack as well as a simulation program and it allows for making optimally designed applications. This paper introduce efficient methods of design, control and evaluation for the fuel cell hybrid UAVs.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.1031-1037
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• 2010

이 논문에서는 소형 정찰 UAV의 동력원으로 연료전지 시스템을 적용하기 위해, 기존의 흑연 분리판을 대체할 수 있는 가벼운 알루미늄 분리판을 제시하였다. 분리판은 연료전지 시스템 전체 무게의 80% 이상을 점유하므로, 경량의 알루미늄 분리판은 연료전지 UAV의 유효 탑재량과 항속 시간을 증가시킬 수 있다. 일반적으로 사용되고 있는 흑연 재질의 분리판과 성능을 비교 및 평가하기 위해 알루미늄과 흑연 분리판을 제작하였으며, 알루미늄 분리판의 성능이 흑연 분리판에 비해 약 15% 이상 증가하였음을 확인하였다. 또한, 실제 소형 정찰 UAV에 적용하기 위한 기초 연구로써 알루미늄 분리판을 이용한 단전지의 성능을 다양한 운전조건에서 측정하였다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2012년도 제38회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.153-156
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 연료전지의 성능향상 및 신뢰성 확보를 위한 연료전지 최적화 및 탑재화 연구를 수행하였다. 고분자 전해질막 연료전지의 성능 향상을 위한 실험은 연료전지에 부하를 걸어 발생되는 전류와 전압을 측정하여, 상용 연료전지 데이터와 비교 분석하였다. 이를 바탕으로 무인항공기 연료전지 탑재상태에서의 최적화를 위한 제어기를 제작하고, 제어 알고리즘 구성을 통해 연료전지를 탑재한 무인항공기의 최적의 성능유지를 위한 연구를 수행하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.56-65
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• 2024

Fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are globally being developed for various application according to hydrogen roadmap. However, safety standards for hydrogen fuel cell for UAV have not been established. Therefore, in this study, we derive safety data based on risk assessment to develop safety standards for fuel cells for UAV. We use fault tree analysis method which is broadly used in hydrogen facilities as a risk assessment tool. We set hydrogen leaks and fires as top events and derived the basic events. Safety data for the basic events were derived by quoting overseas safety standards related to fuel cells. The safety data will be used for developing fuel cell inspection standard according to Act on Hydrogen Economy Promotion and Hydrogen Safety Management.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.300-309
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• 2012

Long endurance is a key issue in the application of unmanned aerial vehicles. This study presents feasibility test results when fuel cell system as an alternative to the conventional engine is applied for the power of the UAV after the 150W fuel cell system is developed and packaged to the 1/4 scale super cub airplane. Fuel cell system is operated by dead-end method in the anode part and periodically purged to remove the water droplet in flow field during the operation. Oxygen in the air is supplied to the stack by the two air blowers. And fuel cell stack is water cooled by cooling circuit to dissipate the heat generated during the fuel cell operation. Weight balance is considered to integrate the stack and balance of plant (BOP) in package layout. In flight performance test, we demonstrated 4 times standalone take-off and landing. In the laboratory test simulating the flight condition to quantify the energy flow, the system is analyzed in detail. Sankey diagram shows that electric efficiency of the fuel cell system is 39.2%, heat loss 50.1%, parasitic loss 8.96%, and unreacted purged gas 1.67%, respectively compared to the total hydrogen input energy. Feasibility test results show that fuel cell system is high efficient and appropriate for the power of UAV.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.631-640
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• 2016

A dual-mode power management for a hybrid-electric UAV with a cruise power of 200W is proposed and empirically verified. The subject vehicle is a low-speed long-endurance UAV powered by a solar cell, a fuel cell, and a battery pack, which operate in the same voltage bounds. These power sources of different operational characteristics can be managed in two different methods: passive management and active management. This study proposes a new power management system named PMS2, which employs a bypass circuit to control the individual power sources. The PMS2 normally operates in active mode, and the bypass circuit converts the system into passive mode when necessary. The output characteristics of the hybrid system with the PMS2 are investigated under simulated failures in the power sources and the conversion of the power management methods. The investigation also provides quantitative comparisons of efficiencies of the system under the two distinct power management modes. In the case of the solar cell, the efficiency difference between the active and the passive management is shown to be 0.34% when the SOC of the battery is between 25-65%. However, if the SOC is out of this given range, i.e. when the SOC is at 90%, using active management displays an improved efficiency of 6.9%. In the case of the fuel cell, the efficiency of 55% is shown for both active and passive managements, indicating negligible differences.