ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the development of flexible solar tents used for power generation and aims at supplying power to the load, which can be utilised for electronic equipment and wearable electronic products used by the soldiers in the war field. Soldiers carry daily supply of primary batteries, but limited power capacity and the continual need for the supply can limit the mobility, range and mission length required for effective field operations. This problem can be eliminated by using flexible solar tent in the defence field. The new technology aims to make military missions safer and more energy-efficient. Such capabilities would ultimately make travel safer for soldiers in countries during wartime, since extra battery packs carried by troops are sometimes left behind, providing unnecessary hints to enemy forces. The integration of photovoltaics into clothes imposes some novel challenges and restrictions which are uncommon to standard photovoltaics. The most important tasks in developing such integrated flexible solar tent are: (1) flexible cells, (2) determination of the energy yield under realistic operating conditions, (3) charge controller and system design and (4) proper integration of the solar cells and electrical connections in garments.
