空中風力発電を目的とした連凧浮体の力学及び運用特性に関する実験的研究

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This paper reports the experimental study on train kites for Airborne Wind Power Generation (AWPG). We studied the dynamics and operation characteristic of the train kites, which is a platform for transporting a wind turbine used for AWPG to the sky. Three steps of experiment were conducted to investigate the dynamics and operating characteristics of the train kites. Two types of train kites: longline type and stack type, are treated for the verification of their aerodynamic characteristics. The tension of these kite tether was calculated from the wind speed, lift and drag coefficients and tether angle to the ground, and compared with the experimental values. As a result, the operational characteristics such as payload weight and the number of kites necessary for train connection. Thus a prototype system is obtained where the wind turbine can be actually transported into the sky to carry out power generation.