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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1847-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1847-2022
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12 Sep 2022
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Scaling effects of fixed-wing ground-generation airborne wind energy systems

Markus Sommerfeld, Martin Dörenkämper, Jochem De Schutter, and Curran Crawford

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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.
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