VARIABLE CROSS SECTION TETHER
    51.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190248484A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16340600

    申请日:2017-10-10

    申请人: Windlift LLC

    IPC分类号: B64C39/02 B64F3/00

    摘要: The exemplary embodiments herein provide a tether for use with an airborne device, where the tether contains an elongate member having a first end for attaching to a ground attachment point and an opposing second end for attaching to the airborne device where the elongate member has a cross-sectional area which varies across the member. In some embodiments, the tether contains one or more electrically conductive elements, an optional strength element, insulation separating any adjacent electrically conductive elements, and a jacket which surrounds and protects each of the tether components.

    Airborne Wind Turbine Tower
    52.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190177006A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-13

    申请号:US15840981

    申请日:2017-12-13

    摘要: An example system includes an aerial vehicle, a tower, a tether, a gimbal assembly coupled to the tower, and a ring or landing surface coupled to the tower. The tether is connected between the gimbal assembly and the aerial vehicle. When the aerial vehicle is not in flight, the aerial vehicle may hang from the tether or park on the landing surface. In some embodiments, the ring or landing surface may support the tether away from the tower to prevent the aerial vehicle from contacting the tower. In some examples, the tower may include a lattice structure and guy wires, in other examples the tower may be tubular, while in other examples the tower may be a buoy.

    QUADCOPTER PRESSURE WASHER
    53.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190084677A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-21

    申请号:US15607704

    申请日:2017-05-30

    申请人: Charles VanHaelst

    发明人: Charles VanHaelst

    摘要: A quadcopter pressure washer that may facilitate cleaning objects and surfaces in remote areas. The quadcopter pressure washer includes a tubular airframe, a plurality of rotary motors, a battery and controller, a pair of antennae, a signal receiver, a nozzle, a turret, a high-pressure hose, a pressure washer, a direct current or a DC power source, an alternating current/direct current or a AC/DC converter and a 120V AC power source. The quadcopter pressure washer also includes an operator control panel include additional a pair of antennae that extend upward in a programmable position from the operator control panel to transmit or receive any suitable electromagnetic signals. The additional pair of antennae utilizes state-of-the-art Doppler radar technology in electrical communication with the battery and controller. The operator control panel includes a signal emitter positioned in front of the operator control panel.

    Systems and apparatus for tether termination mount for tethered aerial vehicles
    58.
    发明授权
    Systems and apparatus for tether termination mount for tethered aerial vehicles 有权
    用于拴系航空器的系绳终端安装系统和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09216824B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-22

    申请号:US14620194

    申请日:2015-02-12

    申请人: Google Inc.

    摘要: Wind energy systems, such as an Airborne Wind Turbine (“AWT”), may be used to facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy. An AWT may include an aerial vehicle that flies in a path to convert kinetic wind energy to electrical energy. The aerial vehicle may be tethered to a ground station with a tether that terminates at a tether termination mount. In one aspect, the tether may be a conductive tether that can transmit electricity and/or electrical signals back and forth between the aerial vehicle and the ground station. The tether termination mount may include one or more gimbals that allow for the tether termination mount to rotate about one or more axis. In a further aspect, the tether termination mount may include a slip ring that allows for rotation of the tether without twisting the tether.

    摘要翻译: 诸如空降风力发电机(“AWT”)等风能系统可用于促进将动能转换为电能。 AWT可以包括在将动能风能转换成电能的路径中飞行的空中飞行器。 航空器可以用连接臂终止于系绳终端安装座的拴系到地面站。 在一个方面,系绳可以是可以在飞行器和地面站之间来回传递电和/或电信号的导电系绳。 系绳终端安装件可以包括一个或多个允许系绳终端安装件围绕一个或多个轴线旋转的万向节。 在另一方面,系绳终端安装件可以包括滑环,其允许系绳的旋转而不扭转系绳。

    Kite Ground Station and System Using Same
    59.
    发明申请
    Kite Ground Station and System Using Same 有权
    风筝地面站和系统使用相同

    公开(公告)号:US20150210386A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-30

    申请号:US14543189

    申请日:2014-11-17

    申请人: Google Inc.

    发明人: Damon Vander Lind

    摘要: A kite system with a ground station adapted for airborne power generation. The kite system may include a kite which includes one or more airfoils which have mounted thereon a plurality of turbine driven generators. The turbine driven generators may also function as motor driven propellers in a powered flight mode, which may be used during take-off, which may include aspects of vertical take-off and landing. A perch adapted to facilitate the take-off and landing may be used as part of the system. The perch may pivot such that the pivot is oriented towards the tension direction of the tether.

    摘要翻译: 具有适用于机载发电的地面站的风筝系统。 风筝系统可以包括风筝,其包括一个或多个在其上安装有多个涡轮驱动发电机的翼型件。 涡轮驱动的发电机还可以以动力飞行模式起作用的电动机驱动的推进器,其可以在起飞期间使用,其可以包括垂直起飞和着陆的方面。 适用于起飞和着陆的栖息处可用作系统的一部分。 鲈鱼可以枢转,使得枢轴朝向系绳的张力方向定向。

    Systems and Methods for a Winch Drum and Drum Door
    60.
    发明申请
    Systems and Methods for a Winch Drum and Drum Door 有权
    绞车鼓和鼓门的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150183529A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-02

    申请号:US14144103

    申请日:2013-12-30

    申请人: Google Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64F3/00 B66D1/30

    摘要: Wind energy systems, such as an Airborne Wind Turbine (“AWT”), may be used to facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy. An AWT may include an aerial vehicle that flies in a path, such as a substantially circular path, to convert kinetic wind energy to electrical energy. The aerial vehicle may be coupled to a winch assembly via a tether. The winch assembly may include a winch drum and a drum door. The winch assembly may be configured such that the drum door may operate in two or more positions, such as an open position and a closed position, to reduce the likelihood of stability problems occurring at the aerial vehicle during winding or unwinding of the tether.

    摘要翻译: 诸如空降风力发电机(“AWT”)等风能系统可用于促进将动能转换为电能。 AWT可以包括在诸如基本圆形路径的路径中飞行的空中飞行器,以将动能风能转换成电能。 飞行器可以经由系绳联接到绞盘组件。 绞车组件可以包括绞盘鼓和鼓门。 绞车组件可以被配置成使得鼓门可以在诸如打开位置和关闭位置的两个或更多个位置中操作,以减少在系绳缠绕或展开期间在飞行器上发生的稳定性问题的可能性。