US 2021/0033072 A1 · Floating Airborne Wind Energy System With Submersible Platform

Abstract

The exemplary embodiments herein provide an airborne power generation assembly comprising an airborne power generation unit, a submersible platform, an electrified tether winch attached to the submersible platform, an electrified tether connecting between the electrified tether winch and the airborne power generation unit, and a power output exiting from the submersible platform. Embodiments include an underwater docking station with a docking station tether connecting the submersible platform to the underwater docking station. The submersible platform or the underwater docking station may be anchored to the sea bed. Other embodiments include winches for the sea bed anchor tethers and docking station tether.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An airborne power generation assembly comprising:

an airborne power generation unit;
a submersible platform;
an electrified tether winch attached to the submersible platform;
an electrified tether connecting between the electrified tether winch and the airborne power generation unit;
and
a power output exiting from the submersible platform.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/942,603Filed 29 Jul 2020

Priority

30 Jul 2019

Published

4 Feb 2021

Term ends

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Classification15 codes

F03D 5/00
Wind motors: other wind motors
F03D 13/25
Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors: specially adapted for offshore installation
F03D 5/02
Other wind motors: the wind-engaging parts being attached to endless chains or the like
F03D 9/255
The apparatus being an electrical generator: connected to electrical distribution networks; Arrangements therefor

Floating Airborne Wind Energy System With Submersible Platform

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Abstract

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