54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Power infrastructure inspection is a requirement task to assure proper functioning of its distribution. Comparing to current practice, this task can be performed by safer and more economical alternatives, like the application of electrical UAVa. The main problem with this type of vehicles is the low endurance/range capabilities due to the high expend rate and the batteries characteristics. This research proposes a possible way to achieve longer distance& and flight times by means of wireless recharging. We made the study and preliminary design of a strongly coupled magnetic resonance (SCAR) system that can be located inside the current infrastructure and that can transmit electric power to the UAV for battery recharge.