Kite ground station and system using same
Abstract
A kite system with a ground station adapted for airborne power generation. The kite system may include a kite which includes one or more airfoils which have mounted thereon a plurality of turbine driven generators. The turbine driven generators may also function as motor driven propellers in a powered flight mode, which may be used during take-off, which may include aspects of vertical take-off and landing. A perch adapted to facilitate the take-off and landing may be used as part of the system. The perch may pivot such that the pivot is oriented towards the tension direction of the tether.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1531979
- Patent Number(s):
- 9598170
- Application Number:
- 14/543,189
- Assignee:
- X Development LLC (Mountain View, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05B - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MACHINES OR ENGINES OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, TO WIND MOTORS, TO NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS, AND TO GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000122; AR0000243
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014-11-17
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Vander Lind, Damon. Kite ground station and system using same. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Vander Lind, Damon. Kite ground station and system using same. United States.
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"Kite ground station and system using same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531979.
@article{osti_1531979,
title = {Kite ground station and system using same},
author = {Vander Lind, Damon},
abstractNote = {A kite system with a ground station adapted for airborne power generation. The kite system may include a kite which includes one or more airfoils which have mounted thereon a plurality of turbine driven generators. The turbine driven generators may also function as motor driven propellers in a powered flight mode, which may be used during take-off, which may include aspects of vertical take-off and landing. A perch adapted to facilitate the take-off and landing may be used as part of the system. The perch may pivot such that the pivot is oriented towards the tension direction of the tether.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2017},
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