Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Atmospheric resources explorer
- Patent Title (中): 大气资源探险家
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Application No.: US12302435Application Date: 2007-05-31
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Publication No.: US08247912B2Publication Date: 2012-08-21
- Inventor: Tiago Da Costa Duarte Pardal , Marco Aurelio Baptista De Almeida Freire
- Applicant: Tiago Da Costa Duarte Pardal , Marco Aurelio Baptista De Almeida Freire
- Applicant Address: PT Viseu
- Assignee: Omnidea, Lda.
- Current Assignee: Omnidea, Lda.
- Current Assignee Address: PT Viseu
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: PT103489 20060531
- International Application: PCT/PT2007/000022 WO 20070531
- International Announcement: WO2007/139412 WO 20071206
- Main IPC: F03D9/00
- IPC: F03D9/00

Abstract:
The invention herein described consists of a system destined to harness wind resources, transferring wind power to the ground station group on the surface, the process being performed through the tensioning and unwinding of the cable group connecting the airborne group to a reeler in the said ground station group. Through the control group the resultant force vector of the aerodynamic forces tensioning the cable can be significantly altered. This change in aerodynamic forces can be done in order to create two different phases which define the cyclic movement performed by the system: a work phase, where the resultant force vector is of greater magnitude and tensions the cable, unwinding it at the ground station group and thus producing power; and a recovery phase (which requires power from the system) when the cable is rewound in order to bring the airborne group back to its original position. Because the work produced in the work phase is of greater magnitude than the work required during the recovery phase, the system generates positive net power, which can then be introduced in the electrical grid, or stored as any other form of energy such as chemical or mechanical.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090278353A1 ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCES EXPLORER Public/Granted day:2009-11-12
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