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US 10,144,510 B1Granted
Tethered wind turbine using a stopped rotor aircraft
AssigneeKitty Hawk Corporation
InventorDamon Vander Lind
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Abstract
A system which includes a stoppable rotor which is configured to launch a stopped rotor aircraft into flight. The system also includes one or more wind turbines which are configured to generate electricity while the stopped rotor aircraft is flying, where the stoppable rotor is stopped at least some of the time while electricity is generated.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- a stoppable rotor which is configured to launch a stopped rotor aircraft into flight;
- and
- one or more wind turbines which are configured to generate electricity while the stopped rotor aircraft is flying, wherein the stoppable rotor is stopped at least some of the time while electricity is generated.
A method, comprising:
- launching a stopped rotor aircraft into flight using a stoppable rotor;
- and
- generating electricity using one or more wind turbines while the stopped rotor aircraft is flying, wherein the stoppable rotor is stopped at least some of the time while electricity is generated.
A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- launching a stopped rotor aircraft into flight using a stoppable rotor;
- and
- generating electricity using one or more wind turbines while the stopped rotor aircraft is flying, wherein the stoppable rotor is stopped at least some of the time while electricity is generated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.