Print Email Facebook Twitter Design of a Fast and Reliable Wireless Link for Kite Power Systems Title Design of a Fast and Reliable Wireless Link for Kite Power Systems Author Ramos Salido Maurer, Antonio (TU Delft Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science) Contributor Langendoen, Koen (mentor) Onur, Ertan (mentor) Schmehl, Roland (mentor) Fechner, Uwe (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2012-08-28 Abstract Kite Power Systems present technological advantages over traditional windmills. In this work, the design of a dual wireless link for kite applications requiring high reliability and low delays is presented. The link provides realtime data exchange between the system components that allows researchers to run closed-loop controllers, and to validate kite models. The proposed solution meets the quality of service requirements (delay and packet losses) and other requirements specific for airborne wind energy applications like small form factor, low weight, and power consumption. The most relevant design choices for frequencies, devices, and configuration are described. A pair of controllers for flying crosswind were tested under different QoS conditions with positive results. Performance measurements during flight were used to build statistical models. Such models were implemented in a simulator to better understand the effects of the network over autopilot controllers and to find the minimum communication performance requirement for the system. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2e3275f5-5db9-4ec0-a55a-30cc9f3e8ff5 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2012 Antonio Ramos Salido Maurer Files PDF Maurer2012.pdf 2.4 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2e3275f5-5db9-4ec0-a55a-30cc9f3e8ff5/datastream/OBJ/view