The turning of kites: A quantification of known theories

A method is introduced to measure the in flight flow field and geometric shape of an energy producing kite. The method is applied on beach tests during controlled flight maneuvers as well as equilibrium positions. The measurements of different sensors are validated by use of independent coherence of the found results. After this the deformations...

Kite power in a microgrid: Design and sizing of distributed energy resources for a microgrid solution based on kite power

Airborne Wind Energy is a promising technology that is becoming the point of interest for many applications. One market in which the AWE systems can open a path as a renewable distributed generator is in offgrid communities or camps. Nowadays, this market is dominated by fossil fuel energy like diesel generators. Even though the diesel is cheap,...

Design and Noise Study of a Low-Drag Wind Turbine for Airborne Power Applications: A Numerical and Experimental assesment