U. Ahrens – Airborne Wind Energy (2014)

Автор: U. Ahrens
Название книги: Airborne Wind Energy
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Энергетика
Страницы: 609
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

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 demonstrates the relevance of Airborne Wind Energy and the role that this emerging field of technology can play for the transition towards a renewable energy economy. Part I on “Fundamentals” contains seven general chapters explaining the principles of airborne wind energy and its different variants, of meteorology, the history of kites, and financing strategies. Part II on “System Modeling, Optimization and Control” contains eight contributions that develop and use detailed dynamic models for simulation, optimization, and control of airborne wind energy systems, while Part III on “Analysis of Flexible Kite Dynamics” collects four chapters that focus on the particularly challenging simulation problems related to flexible kites. Part IV “Implemented Concepts” contains eleven contributions each of which presents developed prototypes together with real-world experimental results obtained with the different concepts. Finally, in Part V on “Component Design”, five papers are collected that address in detail the technical challenges for some of the components of airborne wind energy.
Airborne Wind Energy presents all basics in a single source to someone starting to explore wind power in the upper atmosphere and serves as a valuable reference for researchers, scientists, professionals and students active in the innovative field of Airborne Wind Energy.
Contents
Fundamentals
Airborne Wind Energy: Basic Concepts and Physical Foundations
Moritz Diehl
Traction Power Generation with Tethered Wings
Roland Schmehl, Michael Noom, 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, William Anderson
Financing Strategies for Airborne Wind Energy
Udo Zillmann, Sebastian Hach
System Modeling, Optimization and Control
Theory and Experimental Validation of a Simple Comprehensible
Model of Tethered Kite Dynamics Used for Controller Design
Michael Erhard, Hans Strauch
On Modeling, Filtering and Automatic Control of Flexible Tethered Wings for Airborne Wind Energy
Lorenzo Fagiano, Aldo U. Zgraggen, Manfred Morari
Modeling of Airborne Wind Energy Systems in Natural Coordinates
S´ebastien Gros, Moritz Diehl
Numerical Trajectory Optimization for Airborne Wind Energy
Systems Described by High Fidelity Aircraft Models
Greg Horn, S´ebastien Gros, Moritz Diehl
Model Predictive Control of Rigid-Airfoil Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Mario Zanon, S´ebastien Gros, 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, Roland Schmehl
Economics of Pumping Kite Generators
Jannis Heilmann, Corey Houle
Analysis of Flexible Kite Dynamics
Aeroelastic Simulation of Flexible Membrane Wings based on Multibody System Dynamics
Jeroen Breukels, Roland Schmehl, 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, 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, Yves Parlier
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, Stefano Milanese
Modeling and Testing of a Kite-Powered Water Pump
David J. Olinger, Jitendra S. Goela, Gretar Tryggvason
Design and Experimental Characterization of a Pumping Kite Power System
Rolf van der Vlugt, Johannes Peschel, Roland Schmehl
Development of a Three-Line Ground-Actuated Airborne Wind
Energy Converter
Alexander Bormann, Maximilian Ranneberg, Peter K¨ovesdi, Christian
Gebhardt, Stefan Skutnik
Combining Kites and Rail Technology into a Traction-Based Airborne Wind Energy Plant
Uwe Ahrens, Bj¨orn Pieper, Clemens T¨opfer
Description and Preliminary Test Results of a Six Degrees of Freedom Rigid Wing Pumping System
Richard Ruiterkamp and S¨oren Sieberling
An Experimental Test Setup for Advanced Estimation and Control of an Airborne Wind Energy System
Kurt Geebelen, Milan Vukov, Andrew Wagner, Hammad Ahmad, Mario Zanon, Sebastien Gros, Dirk Vandepitte, Jan Swevers, Moritz Diehl
Analysis and Flight Test Validation of High Performance Airborne Wind 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, T. Rei C. Fernandes
Lighter-Than-Air Wind Energy Systems
Chris Vermillion, Ben Glass, Adam Rein
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, Bernd Specht
Airborne Wind Energy Tethers with High-Modulus Polyethylene Fibers
Rigo Bosman, Valerie Reid, Martin Vlasblom, Paul Smeets
Non-Reversing Generators in a Novel Design for Pumping Mode Airborne Wind Energy Farm
Joseph Coleman, Hammad Ahmad, Emmanuel Pican, Daniel Toal
Software System Architecture for Control of Tethered Kites
Jochen Maaß and Michael Erhard