Control of a Drag Power Kite over the Entire Wind Speed Range

What is it about?

A drag power kite is a wind power plant, which is based on a tethered electric aircraft. The kite is flown in figure eights or circles, and acts like the blade tips of a conventional wind turbine. While requiring only a fraction of the construction material, the kite can tap stronger winds in higher altitudes. However, the kite has to be controlled by an autopilot. This paper proposes a scheme which controls the kite over the entire wind speed range, from low to high winds.

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