Airborne wind energy systems convert wind energy into electricity using tethered flying
devices, typically flexible kites or aircraft. Replacing the tower and foundation of …

Airborne wind energy (AWE) is a fascinating technology to convert wind power into
electricity with an autonomous tethered aircraft. Deemed a potentially game-changing …

Currently developed airborne wind energy systems have reached sizes of up to several
hundred kilowatts. This paper presents the high-level design and a six-degrees-of-freedom …

In this paper we revisit the modeling framework used to derive the Betz limit of power
extraction from the wind based on linear momentum theory. One of our contributions is to …

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 …

Wind tunnel testing of large deformable soft kites for wind energy conversion is expensive
and in many cases practically not feasible. Computational simulation of the coupled fluid …

Kites can be used to harvest wind energy at higher altitudes while using only a fraction of the
material required for conventional wind turbines. In this work, we present the kite system of …

This paper presents a numerical modeling approach for the flight dynamics and deformation
of tethered inflatable wings, which are central components of many contemporary airborne …

This study investigates the performance of pumping-mode ground-generation airborne wind
energy systems (AWESs) by determining cyclical, feasible, power-optimal flight trajectories …

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 …