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- 電力を生成するシステムであって、
飛行型発電機と、
発電機から地上へ電気を伝達するとともに発電機に取り付けられる第1の端部を有するテザー組立品と、
テザー組立品をドラムへ巻き取るウィンチ組立品とを備え、
ウィンチ組立品は、ドラムに巻き取られたテザー組立品に対しテザー組立品の第1の端部にかかる張力よりも低い張力を付与するように構成される、電力生成システム。 - ウィンチ組立品は、ドラムの外側に設けられたテーブルと、テーブルに接続する運搬用組立品とを備え、
テーブルは、テザー組立品がドラムへ巻き取られる前にテザー組立品にかかる張力を解放し、運搬用組立品は、テザー組立品のウィンチ組立品角度を調整する、請求項1に記載の電力生成システム。 - テーブルは、テザー組立品の長さ方向の張力を調整するとともにテザー組立品をドラムに対して固定する固定用組立品を備える、請求項2に記載の電力生成システム。
- ウィンチ組立品は、メモリーを有する制御器を備え、
制御器は、記録し、メモリーは、テザー組立品に対する固定用組立品の固定位置の保存/読み取りを行う、請求項3に記載の電力生成システム。 - 固定用組立品は、テザー組立品を固定して飛行型発電機をある飛行高度に維持することにより、ドラムの取り替え若しくはテザー組立品の一部の取り替えを可能にする、請求項3に記載の電力生成システム。
- 運搬用組立品は、テザー組立品の第1の端部の方向を天頂角がおおよそ10−90度となるようにして定める、請求項2に記載の電力生成システム。
- 運搬用組立品は、テザー組立品の方向を方位角がおおよそ0−270度となるようにして定める、請求項2に記載の電力生成システム。
- ウィンチ組立品は、おおよそ所定の巻き取り角度でテザー組立品をドラムへ巻き取る、請求項2に記載の電力生成システム。
- 巻き取り角度が、最大で約10度である、請求項8に記載の電力生成システム。
- 巻き取り角度が、実質的に0度である、請求項8に記載の電力生成システム。
- ウィンチ組立品は、テザー組立品のダイナミクスを減衰するダッシュポットを備える、請求項2に記載の電力生成システム。
- テザー組立品は、発電機から地上へ電気を伝達する第1のケーブルと、発電機から地上へ電気を伝達する第2のケーブルと、第3のケーブルとを備え、
第1および第2のケーブルは、互いにおよび第3のケーブルと電気的に絶縁されている、請求項1に記載の電力生成システム。 - ウィンチ組立品は、第1のケーブルを第1のドラムへ巻き取る第1のウィンチ組立品と、第2のケーブルを第2のドラムへ巻き取る第2のウィンチ組立品と、第3のケーブルを第3のドラムへ巻き取る第3のウィンチ組立品とを備え、
第1および第2のウィンチ組立品は、互いにおよび第3のウィンチ組立品とは独立して巻き取りを行う、請求項12に記載の電力生成システム。 - 電力を生成するシステムであって、
飛行型発電機と、
飛行型発電機を地面に係留するウィンチ組立品と、
飛行型発電機とウィンチ組立品との間に連結されるとともに、飛行型発電機から地上へ電気を伝達するテザー組立品とを備え、
飛行型発電機は、動力上昇することによりテザー組立品を展開高度まで延ばすとともに、自動回転で降下することによりウィンチ組立品がテザー組立品を回収することを可能にする、電力生成システム。 - 飛行型発電機は、自動回転で降下することにより、ウィンチ組立品がテザー組立品を回収するときのテザー組立品にかかる張力を最小にする、請求項14に記載の電力生成システム。
- 飛行型発電機は、自動回転で降下することにより、ウィンチ組立品がテザー組立品をウィンチ組立品のドラムへおおよそ所定の巻き取り角度にて巻き取ることを可能にする、請求項14に記載の電力生成システム。
- 飛行型発電機は、ほぼ垂直に動力上昇するように制御されることにより、テザー組立品の長さをウィンチ組立品の高さに対する所望の電力生成高度のおおよそ1.2−1.6倍の長さにする、請求項14に記載の電力生成システム。
- 飛行型発電機は、電力生成高度においておおよそ20−70度の仰角を有する、請求項17に記載の電力生成システム。
- 飛行型発電機に連結されるテザーを取り扱う方法であって、
飛行型発電機を第1の高度にて飛行させる工程と、
飛行型発電機を飛行させながらテザーにかかる張力を低減する工程と、
テザーをドラムへ巻き取る工程とを備える方法。 - テザーにかかる張力を低減する工程は、飛行型発電機を第1の高度から降下させるときに自動回転させる工程を備え、テザーをドラムへ巻き取る工程は、飛行型発電機の自動回転中にテザーをドラムへ巻き取る工程を備える、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 飛行型発電機を第1の高度にて飛行させる工程は、飛行型発電機を第1の高度よりも高い展開高度まで動力上昇させる工程を含む、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 展開高度まで達した後にテザーを所望の展開長さに固定する工程と、
飛行型発電機を展開高度から第1の高度まで飛行させる工程と、
第1の高度にて飛行型発電機を用いて電気を生成する工程とを備え、
生成された電気はテザーを下って地上のステーションへ伝達される、請求項21に記載の方法。 - テザーをドラムへ巻き取る工程は、最大約10度の所定の巻き取り角度にてテザーをドラムへと導く、請求項19に記載の方法。
- テザーは、飛行型発電機に連結される耐荷重ケーブルと、飛行型発電機に連結される導体ケーブルとを備え、
テザーをドラムへ巻き取る工程は、耐荷重ケーブルを第1のドラムへ巻き取る工程と、独立して導体ケーブルを第2のケーブルへ巻き取る工程とを備える、請求項19に記載の方法。 - 耐荷重ケーブルが第1のケーブルへ巻き取られる前に、導体ケーブルが第2のケーブルへ巻き取られる、請求項24に記載の方法。
- 飛行型発電機に連結されるテザーを取り扱う方法であって、
飛行型発電機を地上よりも上方の第1の高度に展開する工程と、
テザーを巻き取ることにより飛行型発電機を巻き取る工程と、
固定用組立品を用いてテザーを固定する工程と、
テザーの中で固定用組立品による固定力の付与された第1の位置をトラッキングする工程と、
テザーの中で固定用組立品によってまだ固定されていない第2の位置にてテザーを固定する工程とを備える方法。
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