Methods and systems for managing power generation and temperature control of an aerial vehicle operating in crosswind-flight mode

An airborne wind turbine (AWT) system comprising:

• an aerial vehicle configured to operate in a crosswind-flight mode to generate power, wherein the aerial vehicle is coupled to a ground station through a tether, and wherein the aerial vehicle includes a first rotor coupled to a first generator and a second rotor coupled to a second generator for power generation when the aerial vehicle operates in the crosswind-flight mode;
• and
• a control system configured to:
• (i) while the aerial vehicle is in the crosswind-flight mode, receive sensor data to determine an amount of power generated by the aerial vehicle;
• (ii) compare the amount of power generated by the aerial vehicle to a threshold power;
• (iii) if the comparison indicates that the amount of power generated by the aerial vehicle is less than the threshold power, then determine that the aerial vehicle is in a first power generation state, and operate one or more power-generation components of the aerial vehicle according to a first control scheme, wherein the first control scheme includes setting both a drag coefficient of the first rotor and a drag coefficient of the second rotor to about one half of a drag coefficient of the aerial vehicle;
• and
• (iv) if the comparison indicates that the amount of power generated by the aerial vehicle is greater than or equal to the threshold power, then determine that the aerial vehicle is in a second power generation state, and operate the one or more power-generation components of the aerial vehicle according to a second control scheme, wherein the second control scheme includes setting a first advance ratio of the first rotor and setting a second advance ratio of the second rotor that is different than the first advance ratio.