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US 2016/0258419 A1Published application
Apparatus for extracting power from fluid flow
AssigneeKitefarms LLC
InventorRobert LUMLEY
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Abstract
An apparatus for extracting power includes a track and an airfoil coupled to the track. The track includes first and second elongate sections, where the first elongate section is positioned above the second elongate section. The airfoil includes a suction surface lying between a pressure surface and the track, and is moveable in opposite directions when alternately coupled to the first elongate section and second elongate section.
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An apparatus for extracting power comprising:
- a track comprising first and second elongate sections and a terminal connecting the first and second elongate sections, wherein the first elongate section is positioned behind the second elongate section;
- an airfoil moveable in opposite directions when alternately coupled to the first elongate section and second elongate section, wherein the airfoil pitches as it travels along the terminal;
- a bridle system coupling at least one of the first and second elongate sections to an anchor;
- and
- a power generator to harvest power from an atmospheric wind through the movement of the airfoil.
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A method of extracting power comprising:
- providing a track comprising a first elongate section, a second elongate section behind the first elongate section, and a terminal connecting the first and second elongate sections;
- coupling an airfoil to the track such that the airfoil pitches as it travels along the terminal;
- positioning the track so that the airfoil travels crosswind to an atmospheric wind;
- attaching a bridle system to at least one of the first and second elongate sections;
- anchoring the bridle system;
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- harvesting power from the atmospheric wind through the movement of the airfoil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.