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Title: CONCEPT OF AUTONOMOUS TEXTILE FOIL KITE - WIND ENERGY GENERATOR
CONCEPT OF AUTONOMOUS TEXTILE FOIL KITE - WIND ENERGY GENERATOR

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Adrian SALISTEAN; Constantin JOMIR
10.5593/sgem2023/4.1/s17.05
10.5593/sgem2023/4.1
1314-2704
978-619-7603-59-0
English
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•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Renewable Energy Sources and Clean Technologies
This paper presents the starting phase of a research project that aims to develop the technological demonstrator of a wind power generator system using a wind sail to capture the high altitude wind energy. The sail will capture the wind energy and will be raised to an altitude of minimum 100-200 meters to capture the stronger and more constant winds at this altitude. Flight attitude control will be done via an active control hub named WCU (Wing Control Unit) attached to the cable at about 10m from the sail. The ground station will be made up, at large, of a drum that will hold and wrap the push-pull towing and control cable, a flywheel for storing the mechanical energy, a centrifugal clutch coupled to an electric motor used in rewinding the towing cable on the drum and of course the electric generator. The system will have an electronic command and control unit that will launch the sail from the platform, guide the sail to the cruise altitude, control of the flight trajectory in the wind and on the return path, optimal landing on the platform in case of storm or other weather vagaries.
The demonstrator system will be sized to generate approximately 20kVA. Current calculations show the need of a sail area of about 25m2 to achieve this power ratting.
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The publication of the scientific paper is funded by the Ministry of Research and Innovation within Program 1 - Development of the national R&D system, Subprogram 1.2 - Institutional Performance - RDI excellence funding projects, Contract no. 4 PFE/2021. This work is carried out through the Nucleu Program of the National Research Development and Innovation Plan 2022-2027, carried out with the support of MCID, project no. 6N/2023, PN 23 26 02 01, project title “Innovative, resilient digital solutions for the recovery and sustainable growth of terrestrial and aquatic natural resources, as well as for harnessing non-conventional aerial energy resources (THORR)”.
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Proceedings of 23rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2023
23rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2023, 03 - 09 July, 2023
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STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM
SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.
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Foil Kite, Wind Energy, Electric Generator