Airborne Wind Energy Systems: A review of the technologies

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作者
Cherubini, Antonello [1 ]
Papini, Andrea [1 ]
Vertechy, Rocco [2 ]
Fontana, Marco [1 ]
机构
[1] Scuola Super Sant Anna, TeCIP Inst, PERCRO SEES, Pisa, Italy
[2] Univ Bologna, Dept Ind Engn, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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关键词
AWE; AWES; Review; Renewable energy; Kite power; Glider; High altitude wind; POWER; KITES;
D O I
10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.053
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Among novel technologies for producing electricity from renewable resources, a new class of wind energy converters has been conceived under the name of Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWESs). This new generation of systems employs flying tethered wings or aircraft in order to reach winds blowing at atmosphere layers that are inaccessible by traditional wind turbines. Research on AWESs started in the mid seventies, with a rapid acceleration in the last decade. A number of systems based on radically different concepts have been analyzed and tested. Several prototypes have been developed all over the world and the results from early experiments are becoming available. This paper provides a review of the different technologies that have been conceived to harvest the energy of high-altitude winds, specifically including prototypes developed by universities and companies. A classification of such systems is proposed on the basis of their general layout and architecture. The focus is set on the hardware architecture of systems that have been demonstrated and tested in real scenarios. Promising solutions that are likely to be implemented in the close future are also considered. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:1461 / 1476
页数:16
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