Airborne Wind Energy Simulation Software: a Review

System identification, fuzzy control and simulation of a kite power system with fixed tether length

In wind energy research, airborne wind energy systems are one of the promising energy sources in the near future. They can extract more energy from high altitude wind currents compared to conventional wind turbines. This can be achieved with the aid of aerodynamic lift generated by a wing tethered to the ground. Significant savings in...

Flight path planning in a turbulent wind environment

To achieve a high conversion efficiency and at the same time robust control of a pumping kite power system it is crucial to optimize the three-dimensional flight path of the tethered wing. This chapter extends a dynamic system model to account for a realistic, turbulent wind environment and adds a flight path planner using a sequence of...

A Methodology for the Design of Kite-Power Control Systems

Downscaling of Airborne Wind Energy Systems

Airborne wind energy systems provide a novel solution to harvest wind energy from altitudes that can not be reached by wind turbines with a similar nominal generator power. The use of a lightweight but strong tether in place of an expensive tower provides an additional cost advantage, next to the higher capacity factor and much lower total mass....

Flight Path Planning in a Turbulent Wind Environment

Flight path planning in a turbulent wind environment

Feed-Forward Control of Kite Power Systems

Kite power technology is a novel solution to harvest wind energy from altitudes that can not be reached by conventional wind turbines. The use of a lightweight but strong tether in place of an expensive tower provides an additional cost advantage, next to the higher capacity factor. This paper describes a method to estimate the wind velocity at...

Efficiency of kite power systems in pumping operation

Seminar organized by Delft University Wind energy research institute for European Academy of Wind Energy

Performance factors for HAWP systems in pumping operation