Küçükkör, ÖzgeKarakoç, Tahir HikmetDurak, Umut2024-10-122024-10-122023Küçükkör, Ö., Karakoç, T. H., & Durak, U. (2023). Comparison of MPPT Algorithms Under Different Environmental Conditions for Solar Powered High Altitude Platforms. In AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum (p. 2132).978-162410699-6https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-2132https://hdl.handle.net/11467/8804AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2023 -- 23 January 2023 through 27 January 2023 -- Orlando -- 313289Energy management is one of the most crucial issues for the solar powered High Altitude Platforms (HAPs). In UAVs with solar panels, sufficient power shall be provided to run the equipment on the vehicle and charge the battery during long flights. To provide this generated power to all these components in the most precise and efficient way, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is an excellent option. There are some critical circumstances that affect the performance of the MPPT in the aircraft. Flight conditions affect the power that can be acquired from the photovoltaic (PV) panel on the UAV. In this article, irradiance values which are one of the input parameters of the PV panel are calculated by taking the altitude at 25 km and latitude at a 45° as flight conditions of the HAP as the reference. Under these conditions, the average irradiance values at 12:00 P.M. are calculated for each month of the year and efficiencies for different MPPT algorithms under these conditions has been discussed. © 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessMaximum Power Point TrackersSolar EnergyUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)ConditionEnvironmental ConditionsFlight ConditionsManagement ISMaximum Power Point TrackingMaximum Power Point Tracking AlgorithmsPhotovoltaic PanelsPowerSolar PanelsSolar-PoweredSolar PanelsConference ObjectN/A2-s2.0-8520035432910.2514/6.2023-2132