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Articles | Volume 7, issue 5
Articles | Volume 7, issue 5
Wind Energ. Sci., 7, 2039–2058, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2039-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Wind Energ. Sci., 7, 2039–2058, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2039-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 7, issue 5
Research article
18 Oct 2022
Research article | 18 Oct 2022

Flight trajectory optimization of Fly-Gen airborne wind energy systems through a harmonic balance method

Filippo Trevisi et al.

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The optimal control problem for the flight trajectories of Fly-Gen AWESs is expressed with a novel methodology in the frequency domain through a harmonic balance formulation. The solution gives the optimal trajectory and the optimal control inputs. Optimal trajectories have a circular shape squashed along the vertical direction, and the optimal control inputs can be modeled with only one or two harmonics. Analytical approximations for optimal trajectory characteristics are also given.
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