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Thesis Project: Development and Evaluation of a Hybrid Power Management System for Airships Intended for Infrared Thermographic Inspection of Photovoltaic Plants

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bahpms

Thesis Project: Development and Evaluation of a Hybrid Power Management System for Airships Intended for Infrared Thermographic Inspection of Photovoltaic Plants

Airship Prototype

Airship

Concept

Autonomous Airship System

Inteded Mission

While vehcile monitors photovoltaic plants it will extend its flight time by charging itself with solar power.

PV Plant Monitoring Irradiation Cross Section Blimp

Gondola & Vehicle Control

Gondola

Hybrid Power Management System (HPMS)

Hardware which manages the charging process of the vehicle and switching between power supplies.

HPMS

Testing HPMS

Testing

Hardware Communication Client on the Ground

Concept

Hardware Communication Client Concept

Wireless data exchange with vehicle hardware including charge states, charge rates, battery information (which is currently active and which is charged), manually switch between power supplies, etc.