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Scaling effects of fixed-wing ground-generation airborne wind energy systems
Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Martin Dörenkämper
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES), Oldenburg, Germany
Jochem De Schutter
Systems Control and Optimization Laboratory IMTEK, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Curran Crawford
Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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This research explores the ground-generation airborne wind energy system (AWES) design space and investigates scaling effects by varying design parameters such as aircraft wing size, aerodynamic efficiency and mass. Therefore, representative simulated onshore and offshore wind data are implemented into an AWES trajectory optimization model. We estimate optimal annual energy production and capacity factors as well as a minimal operational lift-to-weight ratio.
This research explores the ground-generation airborne wind energy system (AWES) design space and...
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