TY - JOUR
T1 - Cylindrical lithium-ion structural batteries for drones
AU - Hollinger, Adam S.
AU - McAnallen, Dylan R.
AU - Brockett, Matthew T.
AU - DeLaney, Scott C.
AU - Ma, Jun
AU - Rahn, Christopher D.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Mary B. Burbules for her help in the initial design of the testing apparatus. This work was supported through the Pennsylvania State University Multi‐Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates program.
Funding Information:
The authors thank Mary B. Burbules for her help in the initial design of the testing apparatus. This work was supported through the Pennsylvania State University Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates program.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - The low cost, simplicity, and easy use of battery-powered multirotor aircraft has led to their adoption in commercial, industrial, agricultural, and military applications. These aircraft, however, have limited payloads and shorter endurance and range than fuel-powered conventional aircraft. To extend these key performance metrics, a structural battery is developed that uses commercially available battery cells as load bearing and power source elements for weight critical applications. The cylindrical structural battery is tested in three-point bending and is found to have four times higher stiffness and two times higher yield strength than the structure without battery reinforcement. Simulations of a quadcopter, redesigned with the proposed cylindrical structural batteries, demonstrate 41% longer hover time.
AB - The low cost, simplicity, and easy use of battery-powered multirotor aircraft has led to their adoption in commercial, industrial, agricultural, and military applications. These aircraft, however, have limited payloads and shorter endurance and range than fuel-powered conventional aircraft. To extend these key performance metrics, a structural battery is developed that uses commercially available battery cells as load bearing and power source elements for weight critical applications. The cylindrical structural battery is tested in three-point bending and is found to have four times higher stiffness and two times higher yield strength than the structure without battery reinforcement. Simulations of a quadcopter, redesigned with the proposed cylindrical structural batteries, demonstrate 41% longer hover time.
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U2 - 10.1002/er.4937
DO - 10.1002/er.4937
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074860747
SN - 0363-907X
VL - 44
SP - 560
EP - 566
JO - International Journal of Energy Research
JF - International Journal of Energy Research
IS - 1
ER -
