The PowerPlane an Airborne Wind Energy System - Conceptual Operations

Sieberling, Sören; Ruijterkamp, R.

doi:10.2514/6.2011-6909

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“…The first company that developed a pumping glider generator is the Dutch Ampyx Power [51,52]. After several prototypes, they are currently developing and testing two 5.5 m 'PowerPlanes' the AP-2A1 and the AP-2A2 [53].…”

Section: Ampyx Powermentioning

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Airborne Wind Energy Systems: A review of the technologies

Cherubini

Papini

Vertechy

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Among novel technologies for producing electricity from renewable resources, a new class of wind energy converters has been conceived under the name of Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWESs). This new generation of systems employs flying tethered wings or aircraft in order to reach winds blowing at atmosphere layers that are inaccessible by traditional wind turbines. Research on AWESs started in the mid seventies, with a rapid acceleration in the last decade. A number of systems based on radically different concepts have been analyzed and tested. Several prototypes have been developed all over the world and the results from early experiments are becoming available. This paper provides a review of the different technologies that have been conceived to harvest the energy of high-altitude winds, specifically including prototypes developed by universities and companies. A classification of such systems is proposed on the basis of their general layout and architecture. The focus is set on the hardware architecture of systems that have been demonstrated and tested in real scenarios. Promising solutions that are likely to be implemented in the close future are also considered

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Section: Ampyx Powermentioning

confidence: 99%

Airborne Wind Energy Systems: A review of the technologies

Cherubini

Papini

Vertechy

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

265

167

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“…And now testing a mobile 20 kW experimental pumping kite generator [19]. Ampyx Power, the first company that developed a pumping glider generator [20,21], EnerKite, the German company [22] developing a portable pumping kite generator with rated continuous power of 30 kW, the US Company Windlift [23], e-Kite, founded in 2013 in the Netherlands and developing a 50 kW GG-AWES, Enevate, a Dutch company, focused on bringing the TU Delft GG-AWES to the next step towards a commercial product [24], etc… Power kite energy systems use power kites attached to the ground by tethers that transfer the wind mechanical power to ground electrical generators. In order to remain in the air, the power kite should fly continuously in eight form trajectories.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Design and Model Identification of a Power Kite Wind Energy System

Mihoub

Al-Hatmi

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Power kite energy systems use power kites attached to the ground by tethers that transfer the wind mechanical power to ground electrical generators. In order to remain in the air, the power kite should fly continuously in “lying” eight form trajectories. One key to the optimal operation of this system is automatic control of the kite flight, requiring a reliable real-time position measurement and advanced closed-loop control of the position and speed of the kite during its flight. The basis of a good controller is the identification and modelling of the dynamic system. This is the purpose of the current work. A power kite system prototype is built and identified on the basis of input-output data. Validation of the obtained model is also provided.

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Flight Guidance and Control of a Tethered Glider in an Airborne Wind Energy Application

Sieberling¹

2013

Advances in Aerospace Guidance, Navigation and Control

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The PowerPlane an Airborne Wind Energy System - Conceptual Operations

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

Airborne Wind Energy Systems: A review of the technologies

Airborne Wind Energy Systems: A review of the technologies

Design and Model Identification of a Power Kite Wind Energy System

Flight Guidance and Control of a Tethered Glider in an Airborne Wind Energy Application

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