[HTML][HTML] Airborne Wind Energy Systems: A review of the technologies

A Cherubini, A Papini, R Vertechy, M Fontana - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Among novel technologies for producing electricity from renewable resources, a new class
of wind energy converters has been conceived under the name of Airborne Wind Energy …

Electricity in the air: Insights from two decades of advanced control research and experimental flight testing of airborne wind energy systems

C Vermillion, M Cobb, L Fagiano, R Leuthold… - Annual Reviews in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Airborne wind energy systems convert wind energy into electricity using tethered flying
devices, typically flexible kites or aircraft. Replacing the tower and foundation of …

Autonomous airborne wind energy systems: accomplishments and challenges

L Fagiano, M Quack, F Bauer, L Carnel… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Airborne wind energy (AWE) is a fascinating technology to convert wind power into
electricity with an autonomous tethered aircraft. Deemed a potentially game-changing …

Dynamic model of a pum** kite power system

U Fechner, R van der Vlugt, E Schreuder, R Schmehl - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Converting the traction power of kites into electricity can be a low cost solution for wind
energy. Reliable control of both trajectory and tether reeling is crucial. The present study …

Performance potential of fully-passive airborne wind energy system based on flap** airfoil

W Jiang, X Gao, X Hu, D Fang, T Chen, Y Hou - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In the field of renewable energy, high-altitude wind energy emerges as a promising source,
particularly at altitudes (> 300 m) where conventional wind turbines cannot reach. Currently …

Iterative learning-based path optimization for repetitive path planning, with application to 3-d crosswind flight of airborne wind energy systems

MK Cobb, K Barton, H Fathy… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an iterative learning approach for optimizing the course geometry in
repetitive path following applications. In particular, we focus on airborne wind energy (AWE) …

Integrated physical design, control design, and site selection for an underwater energy-harvesting kite system

K Naik, C Vermillion - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a co-design framework that optimizes the kite design, site, and
controller of a kite-based marine hydrokinetic (MHK) energy-harvesting system. The …

Autonomous closed-loop experimental characterization and dynamic model validation of a scaled underwater kite

A Abney, J Reed, K Naik… - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents the closed-loop experimental framework and dynamic model validation
for a 1/12-scale underwater kite design. The pool-based tow testing framework described …

Flight control of tethered kites in autonomous pum** cycles for airborne wind energy

M Erhard, H Strauch - Control Engineering Practice, 2015 - Elsevier
Energy harvesting based on tethered kites benefits from exploiting higher wind speeds at
higher altitudes. The setup considered in this paper is based on a pum** cycle. It …

[HTML][HTML] Quasi-steady model of a pum** kite power system

R van der Vlugt, A Bley, M Noom, R Schmehl - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The traction force of a kite can be used to drive a cyclic motion for extracting wind energy
from the atmosphere. This paper presents a novel quasi-steady modelling framework for …