Airborne wind energy / Uwe Ahrens, Moritz Diehl, Roland Schmehl, editors.
This reference offers an overview of the field of airborne wind energy. As the first book of its kind, it provides a consistent compilation of the fundamental theories, a compendium of current research and development activities as well as economic and regulatory aspects. In five parts, the book dem...
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Fundamentals
- Airborne Wind Energy: Basic Concepts and Physical Foundations / Moritz Diehl
- Traction Power Generation with Tethered Wings / Roland Schmehl, Michael Noom and Rolf van der Vlugt
- Pumping Cycle Kite Power / Rolf H. Luchsinger
- Efficiency of Traction Power Conversion Based on Crosswind Motion / Ivan Argatov and Risto Silvennoinen
- An Introduction to Meteorology for Airborne Wind Energy / Cristina L. Archer
- Kites: Pioneers of Atmospheric Research / Werner Schmidt and William Anderson
- Financing Strategies for Airborne Wind Energy / Udo Zillmann and Sebastian Hach.
- Part II: System Modeling, Optimization and Control
- Theory and Experimental Validation of a Simple Comprehensible Model of Tethered Kite Dynamics Used for Controller Design / Michael Erhard and Hans Strauch
- On Modeling, Filtering and Automatic Control of Flexible Tethered Wings for Airborne Wind Energy / Lorenzo Fagiano, Aldo U. Zgraggen and Manfred Morari
- Modeling of Airborne Wind Energy Systems in Natural Coordinates / Sébastien Gros and Moritz Diehl
- Numerical Trajectory Optimization for Airborne Wind Energy Systems Described by High Fidelity Aircraft Models / Greg Horn, Sébastien Gros and Moritz Diehl
- Model Predictive Control of Rigid-Airfoil Airborne Wind Energy Systems / Mario Zanon, Sébastien Gros and Moritz Diehl
- Airborne Wind Energy Conversion Systems with Ultra High Speed Mechanical Power Transfer / Leo Goldstein
- Model-Based Efficiency Analysis of Wind Power Conversion by a Pumping Kite Power System / Uwe Fechner and Roland Schmehl
- Economics of Pumping Kite Generators / Jannis Heilmann and Corey Houle.
- Part III: Analysis of Flexible Kite Dynamics
- Aeroelastic Simulation of Flexible Membrane Wings based on Multibody System Dynamics / Jeroen Breukels, Roland Schmehl and Wubbo Ockels
- Nonlinear Aeroelasticity, Flight Dynamics and Control of a Flexible Membrane Traction Kite / Allert Bosch, Roland Schmehl, Paolo Tiso and Daniel Rixen
- Simulation Based Wing Design for Kite Power / Flavio Gohl and Rolf H. Luchsinger
- Estimation of the Lift-to-Drag Ratio Using the Lifting Line Method: Application to a Leading Edge Inflatable Kite / Richard Leloup, Kostia Roncin, Guilhem Bles, Jean-Baptiste Leroux, Christian Jochum and Yves Parlier.
- Part VI: Implemented Concepts
- Application of an Automated Kite System for Ship Propulsion and Power Generation / Falko Fritz
- Design and Testing of a 60 kW Yo-Yo Airborne Wind Energy Generator / Mario Milanese, Franco Taddei and Stefano Milanese
- Modeling and Testing of a Kite-Powered Water Pump / David J. Olinger, Jitendra S. Goela and Gretar Tryggvason
- Design and Experimental Characterization of a Pumping Kite Power System / Rolf van der Vlugt, Johannes Peschel and Roland Schmehl
- Development of a Three-Line Ground-Actuated Airborne Wind Energy Converter / Alexander Bormann, Maximilian Ranneberg, Peter Kövesdi, Christian Gebhardt and Stefan Skutnik
- Combining Kites and Rail Technology into a Traction-Based Airborne Wind Energy Plant / Uwe Ahrens, Björn Pieper and Clemens Töpfer
- Description and Preliminary Test Results of a Six Degrees of Freedom Rigid Wing Pumping System / Richard Ruiterkamp and Sören Sieberling
- An Experimental Test Setup for Advanced Estimation and Control of an AirborneWind Energy System / Kurt Geebelen, Milan Vukov, Mario Zanon, Sébastien Gros, Andrew Wagner and Moritz Diehl
- Analysis and Flight Test Validation of High Performance AirborneWind Turbines / Damon Vander Lind
- High Altitude Wind Energy from a Hybrid Lighter-than-Air Platform Using the Magnus Effect / Ricardo J.M. Penedo, Tiago C.D. Pardal, Pedro M.M S. Silva, Nuno M. Fernandes [and 2 others]
- Lighter-Than-Air Wind Energy Systems / Chris Vermillion, Ben Glass and Adam Rein.
- Part V: Component Design
- Ram-air Wing Design Considerations for Airborne Wind Energy / Storm Dunker
- Conceptual Design of Textile Kites Considering Overall System Performance / Xaver Paulig, Merlin Bungart and Bernd Specht
- Airborne Wind Energy Tethers with High-Modulus Polyethylene Fibers / Rigo Bosman, Valerie Reid, Martin Vlasblom and Paul Smeets
- Non-Reversing Generators in a Novel Design for Pumping Mode AirborneWind Energy Farm / Joseph Coleman, Hammad Ahmad, Emmanuel Pican and Daniel Toal
- Software System Architecture for Control of Tethered Kites / Jochen Maaß and Michael Erhard.