WO2019070735A3 - Tether guide with two-sided open tether channel - Google Patents

Tether guide with two-sided open tether channel Download PDF

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WO2019070735A3
WO2019070735A3 PCT/US2018/053999 US2018053999W WO2019070735A3 WO 2019070735 A3 WO2019070735 A3 WO 2019070735A3 US 2018053999 W US2018053999 W US 2018053999W WO 2019070735 A3 WO2019070735 A3 WO 2019070735A3
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tether
guide
channel
sided open
guide system
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Elias Wolfgang PATTEN
Abhimanyu BELANI
Robert Nelson
Brian Hachtmann
Gabriel MURPHY
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Makani Technologies Llc
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66DCAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
    • B66D1/00Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans
    • B66D1/28Other constructional details
    • B66D1/36Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains
    • B66D1/38Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains by means of guides movable relative to drum or barrel
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64FGROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F3/00Ground installations specially adapted for captive aircraft
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64UUNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00Type of UAV
    • B64U10/60Tethered aircraft
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64UUNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00Type of UAV
    • B64U10/25Fixed-wing aircraft
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64UUNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U30/00Means for producing lift; Empennages; Arrangements thereof
    • B64U30/10Wings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03DWIND MOTORS
    • F03D5/00Other wind motors
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00Components
    • F05B2240/90Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/91Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure
    • F05B2240/917Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure attached to cables
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

Abstract

A tether guide system operable through a wide range of tether/fleeting angles while causing minimal wear to the tether. The tether guide system may include a series of rollers arranged in a curved path. Also disclosed are tether guides with a sliding belt, a guide surface, or a guide wheel, all for use in the disclosed tether guide system.
PCT/US2018/053999 2017-10-03 2018-10-02 Tether guide with two-sided open tether channel WO2019070735A2 (en)

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US201762567466P 2017-10-03 2017-10-03
US62/567,466 2017-10-03

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WO2019070735A3 true WO2019070735A3 (en) 2019-08-01

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US6811112B1 (en) * 2003-01-14 2004-11-02 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Active feedback levelwinding system
US20050116079A1 (en) * 2003-12-02 2005-06-02 Stevens Daniel W. Level wind winch cable tensioner
US20090224093A1 (en) * 2008-03-10 2009-09-10 Hyung-Bae Choi Cable pulling system and a method of pulling a cable using the system
US20150158600A1 (en) * 2013-12-09 2015-06-11 Google Inc. Ground Station with Shuttled Drum for Tethered Aerial Vehicles
US20180155150A1 (en) * 2016-12-02 2018-06-07 X Development Llc Sensor Equipped Tether Guide with Open Tether Channel

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US6811112B1 (en) * 2003-01-14 2004-11-02 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Active feedback levelwinding system
US20050116079A1 (en) * 2003-12-02 2005-06-02 Stevens Daniel W. Level wind winch cable tensioner
US20090224093A1 (en) * 2008-03-10 2009-09-10 Hyung-Bae Choi Cable pulling system and a method of pulling a cable using the system
US20150158600A1 (en) * 2013-12-09 2015-06-11 Google Inc. Ground Station with Shuttled Drum for Tethered Aerial Vehicles
US20180155150A1 (en) * 2016-12-02 2018-06-07 X Development Llc Sensor Equipped Tether Guide with Open Tether Channel

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