Method for landing a kite system, and kite system
AssigneeSkySails Power GmbH
InventorBenjamin Alves
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Abstract
Method for landing a kite system (23), in which the kite system (23) comprises a kite (14) and a control pod (25). The kite (14) is held on the control pod (25) via a line system (24). The control pod (25) is held during normal operation of the kite system (23) via a tether (15) on a ground-based attachment point (16, 44). A sail surface of the kite (14) is spanned by a first kite part (40) and a second kite part (41). A connection (36) which exists in the sail surface between the first kite part (40) and the second kite part (41) is separated such that the kite (14) assumes a different aerodynamic state and falls to the ground with the control pod (25). The invention also relates to a kite system.
Claims12
A method for landing a kite system (23), wherein the kite system (23) comprises a kite (14) and a control pod (25), wherein the kite (14) is held on the control pod (25) via a line system (24), and wherein the control pod (25) is held during normal operation of the kite system (23) via a tether (15) on a ground-based attachment point (16, 44), wherein a sail surface of the kite (14) is spanned by a first kite part (40) and a second kite part (41), and wherein a connection which exists in the sail surface between the first kite part (40) and the second kite part (41) is separated such that the kite (14) assumes a different aerodynamic state and falls to the ground with the control pod (25) wherein the kite (14) has a predetermined separation point which forms the connection between the first kite part (40) and the second kite part (41), the predetermined separation point is secured by a securing device (37) during normal operation of the kite system (23), and the predetermined separation point separates under the influence of aerodynamic forces occurring during normal operation of the kite system after the securing device is released.
A kite system (23), comprising a kite (14) and a control pod (25), wherein the kite (14) is held on the control pod (25) via a line system (24), wherein a sail surface of the kite (14) is spanned by a first kite part (40) and a second kite part (41), and wherein a connection between the first kite part (40) and the second kite part (41) is formed in the sail surface, wherein the connection includes a predetermined separation point secured by a securing device during normal operation of the kite system, and after release of the securing device, the predetermined separation point separates under the influence of aerodynamic forces acting on the first and second kite parts (40, 41) during normal operation of the kite system, said kite system (23) further comprising a trigger element (42) for separating the connection such that, after separating the connection, the kite (14) assumes a different aerodynamic state and falls to the ground with the control pod (25).
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