High Flying, Electrifying : Assessment and Extension of a Kite Model for Power Production

This thesis has its starting point in an existing computer model of an electricity generating kite, from Heidelberg University. The modelled kite has an area of 500 m2 and is tethered to a generator at sea. A control unit steers the kite in an optimised trajectory. The design and trajectory that max...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lindholm, Karin
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Avdelningen för systemteknik 2015
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-254499