METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HARNESSING WIND ENERGY USING A TETHERED AIRFOIL

Methods, systems, and techniques for harnessing wind energy use a tethered airfoil and a digital hydraulic pump and motor, which may optionally be a combined pump/motor. During a traction phase, a wind powered airfoil is allowed to extend a tether and a portion of the wind energy harnessed through e...

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Hauptverfasser:	TODD, Devin, DAMRON, David Luke, BEATCH, Jason, KHEIRI, Mojtaba, BOURGAULT, Frédéric, NASRABAD, Vahid Saberi
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BLASTING ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINES DRIVEN BY LIQUIDS PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER PUMPS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES STEAM ENGINES WEAPONS WIND MOTORS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods, systems, and techniques for harnessing wind energy use a tethered airfoil and a digital hydraulic pump and motor, which may optionally be a combined pump/motor. During a traction phase, a wind powered airfoil is allowed to extend a tether and a portion of the wind energy harnessed through extension of the tether is stored prior to distributing the wind energy to an electrical service. During a retraction phase, the wind energy that is stored during the traction phase is used to retract the tether. The digital hydraulic pump and motor are mechanically coupled to the tether.