Vertiport including wind power generation system

A method of landing an aircraft at a vertiport equipped with a power generating unit, the method comprising:

• determining whether the aircraft approaches the vertiport;
• opening a door portion in the vertiport and raising the power generating unit in response to a determination that the aircraft approaches the vertiport;
• producing electrical energy by the power generating unit in an operation in which the aircraft descends toward the vertiport, wherein the power generating unit produces the electrical energy using a downdraft generated during the operation in which the aircraft descends toward the vertiport;
• and
• lowering the power generating unit and closing the door portion in response to the aircraft landing on the vertiport and reaching a take-off and landing portion of the vertiport,
• wherein the vertiport comprises
• a body portion, and
• an elevation portion disposed in the body portion and configured to be raised and lowered with respect to the body portion, and
• wherein the elevation portion comprises a rail portion along which the power generating unit is configured to slide horizontally and a guide portion configured to guide a vertical movement of the rail portion.

A system for obtaining electrical energy from a downdraft of an aircraft, the system comprising:

• the aircraft comprising a rotor;
• and
• a vertiport configured to be switched between a default mode and a power generation mode, the vertiport comprising:
• a body portion;
• a take-off and landing portion disposed in the body portion and spaced apart from the body portion by a predetermined gap;
• a door portion disposed in the gap between the take-off and landing portion and the body portion and configured to be opened and closed;
• an elevation portion disposed in the body portion and configured to be raised and lowered with respect to the body portion;
• and
• a power generating unit slidably coupled to the elevation portion, wherein the power generating unit is configured to produce the electrical energy using the downdraft generated by a take-off and landing operation of the aircraft on the take-off and landing portion,
• wherein the elevation portion comprises a rail portion along which the power generating unit is configured to slide horizontally and a guide portion configured to guide a vertical movement of the rail portion,
• wherein, in the default mode, the door portion is in a closed state, the elevation portion is in a lowered state, and the power generating unit is located below the body portion, and
• wherein in the power generation mode, the door portion is in an opened state, the elevation portion is in a raised state, and the power generating unit is exposed between the body portion and the take-off and landing portion at an operating position determined based on a position of the rotor of the aircraft.