TY - JOUR AU - Siranthini Balraj AU - Anitha Ganesan PY - 2020/03/09 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Indirect Rotational Energy Harvesting System to Enhance the Power Supply of the Quadcopter JF - Defence Science Journal JA - DSJ VL - 70 IS - 2 SE - Aeronautical Systems DO - 10.14429/dsj.70.14568 UR - https://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/dsj/article/view/14568 AB - This paper presents a simple energy harvesting system using unpowered freewheeling propellers mounted on the quadcopter without changing its actual design. Different layout configurations have been analysed and its thrust variation also tested to place the harvesting system in a suitable place in the quadcopter. The same and different size freewheeling propellers running coordination and its speed ratio are examined at various speed. To know the flow performance the freewheeling propellers Reynolds number is calculated. The freewheeling propellers rotational energy which creates an electrical power by means of micro BLDC generator. The harvested energy from the BLDC generator is maximized using three-phase MOSFET enabled controlled rectifier with hysteresis comparator. To meet the requirement of powering the quadcopter the output voltage from the generator is boosted and regulated using single DC-DC SEPIC boost converter with high voltage and current range. This energy can be directly charge secondary battery or power the other electronic payloads. The freewheeling propeller energy harvesting system has been implemented and tested in the laboratory at static condition which gives 51 per cent of harvested current. ER -