Article
Kenyalang-1 Unmanned Aircraft Fuel Cell Powerplant Technology Demonstrator
International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2010
Abstract
This paper describes the Kenyalang-1 ("Hornbill-1") unmanned aircraft system (UAS) which was developed as an alternative energy technology demonstrator. The propulsion system is powered either purely by a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell or alternatively by a hybrid power system of the fuel cell augmented with a two-cell lithium polymer battery. the fuel cell is capable of providing 500 W of continuous power, fed by gaseous hydrogen stored in a pressurized, composite tank. It is the first of its kind entirely designed, built, and test flown in Southeast Asia. Details of the aircraft system and flight tests are presented.
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Citation Information
Thomas Ward. "Kenyalang-1 Unmanned Aircraft Fuel Cell Powerplant Technology Demonstrator" International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME) (2010) p. 443 - 444 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas-ward/38/