Buoyant airborne turbines (BATs) are powerful, energy-efficient, adaptive, and environment-
friendly. They can be utilized as aerial base stations to expand the wireless network …

Airborne wind energy (AWE) has received increasing attention during the last decade, with
the goal of achieving electricity generation solutions that may be used as a complement or …

Similar to parafoils, ram-air kites are flexible membrane wings inflated by the apparent wind
and supported by a bridle line system. A major challenge in estimating the performance of …

Airborne wind energy systems (AWESs) represent a novel idea that aims to gather energy
from stronger winds aloft while operating at altitudes above conventional wind turbines …

Airborne wind energy is an emerging technology that can harness stronger and more
consistent winds in higher altitudes using less mechanical and civil infrastructures than …

So far, the size of horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) has steadily increased, but recent
studies and market decisions suggest that this trend may come to an end. Airborne wind …

Although technologically challenging, airborne wind energy systems have several
advantages over conventional wind turbines that make them an interesting option for …

This thesis aims to investigate the power generation of Airborne Wind Energy Systems
(AWESs) through a generic quasi-analytical model. The model considers centrifugal …

Wind has been tamed for a long time in human history for transportation and as source of
mechanical power for grinding grain and pum** water. Since about three decades …

This study addresses the control problem of an airborne wind energy aircraft generating
power on the ground. The proposed control tracks a pre-defined trajectory in the power …