Towards a Better Integration of Solar Cells and Autonomous Mobile Platforms: A Critical Review

Hao Wen; Yong Chen; Tianci Wang; Zhiping Dong; Chunhua Liu

doi:10.1109/PEAS58692.2023.10395416

Towards a Better Integration of Solar Cells and Autonomous Mobile Platforms: A Critical Review

Hao Wen
, Yong Chen
, Tianci Wang
, Zhiping Dong
, Chunhua Liu^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Energy and Environment

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

Abstract

As a kind of clean energy, solar energy is utilized for electricity generation and also has the potential to improve the endurance of autonomous mobile platforms, such as autonomous electric vehicles and robots. This paper mainly focuses on pursuing a better integration of solar cells and on-road autonomous mobile platforms. On the one hand, we observed the non-negligible power consumption caused by the computing devices and sensors of autonomous mobile platforms; on the other hand, in an on-road operation environment, the spatial distribution of irradiance will be primarily affected by the surrounding buildings or trees along the road, and the motion of the platforms will lead to a more rapid change of the received solar power. Thus, based on these two observations, we reviewed the related works about computing and sensor systems of autonomous mobile platforms, maximum power tracking (MPT) technologies, and platforms' intelligent abilities facilitating solar energy collection, discussing potential strategies for better integration with autonomous mobile platforms. © 2023 IEEE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE PEAS 2023
Subtitle of host publication	2023 IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium (PEAS) - Conference Proceedings
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	2337-2342
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-1376-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PEAS58692.2023.10395416
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023
Event	2nd IEEE International Power Electronics and Application Symposium, PEAS 2023 - Guangzhou, China Duration: 10 Nov 2023 → 13 Nov 2023 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10394673/proceeding?sortType=vol-only-seq&isnumber=10394683&pageNumber=20

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Name	PEAS - IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium, Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference	2nd IEEE International Power Electronics and Application Symposium, PEAS 2023
Place	China
City	Guangzhou
Period	10/11/23 → 13/11/23
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10394673/proceeding?sortType=vol-only-seq&isnumber=10394683&pageNumber=20

Funding

This work was supported in part by a grant (Project No. ECF Project 56/2021) from Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF) and Woo Wheelock Green Fund (WWGF), Hong Kong SAR ； in part by the grant (Project No. ITS/045/21) from the Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong SAR; and in part by RGC Research Fellow Scheme (RGC Ref. No.: RFS2223-1S05) from Research Grants Council, Hong Kong SAR (*Corresponding author: Chunhua Liu; email: [email protected])

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Research Keywords

autonomous mobile platforms
energy collection
MPT
solar cells

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Wen, H., Chen, Y., Wang, T., Dong, Z., & Liu, C. (2023). Towards a Better Integration of Solar Cells and Autonomous Mobile Platforms: A Critical Review. In IEEE PEAS 2023 : 2023 IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium (PEAS) - Conference Proceedings (pp. 2337-2342). (PEAS - IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium, Conference Proceedings). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/PEAS58692.2023.10395416

Wen, Hao ; Chen, Yong ; Wang, Tianci et al. / Towards a Better Integration of Solar Cells and Autonomous Mobile Platforms : A Critical Review. IEEE PEAS 2023 : 2023 IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium (PEAS) - Conference Proceedings. IEEE, 2023. pp. 2337-2342 (PEAS - IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium, Conference Proceedings).

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Wen, H , Chen, Y , Wang, T , Dong, Z & Liu, C 2023, Towards a Better Integration of Solar Cells and Autonomous Mobile Platforms: A Critical Review. in IEEE PEAS 2023 : 2023 IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium (PEAS) - Conference Proceedings. PEAS - IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium, Conference Proceedings, IEEE, pp. 2337-2342, 2nd IEEE International Power Electronics and Application Symposium, PEAS 2023, Guangzhou, China, 10/11/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/PEAS58692.2023.10395416

Towards a Better Integration of Solar Cells and Autonomous Mobile Platforms: A Critical Review. / Wen, Hao ; Chen, Yong ; Wang, Tianci et al.
IEEE PEAS 2023 : 2023 IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium (PEAS) - Conference Proceedings. IEEE, 2023. p. 2337-2342 (PEAS - IEEE 2nd International Power Electronics and Application Symposium, Conference Proceedings).

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Towards a Better Integration of Solar Cells and Autonomous Mobile Platforms: A Critical Review

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Towards a Better Integration of Solar Cells and Autonomous Mobile Platforms: A Critical Review

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RFS: Development of Advanced Electric Machines and Smart Power Drives for Electric Propulsion

ITF: Development of a New Integrated Energy Exchanger for Electric Vehicle Charging Station

ECF: Development of Intelligent Energy Storage Station Using Second-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries

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