Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Floating airborne wind energy system with submersible platform
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Application No.: US16942603Application Date: 2020-07-29
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Publication No.: US11236728B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Rob Creighton , Andrew Stough
- Applicant: Windlift LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Durham
- Assignee: Windlift LLC
- Current Assignee: Windlift LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Durham
- Agent Tyler Dunham, Esq.
- Main IPC: F03D9/00
- IPC: F03D9/00 ; H02P9/04 ; F03D13/25 ; F03D5/02 ; F03D9/25

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210033072A1 Floating Airborne Wind Energy System With Submersible Platform Public/Granted day:2021-02-04
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