Abstract:
An improved pulley (2) for winch, whereby the pulley is in contact with at least one section of rope (1) included between an inlet section (11), connected to a working load, and an outlet section (12), with minimum or null tension, such pulley (2) comprising a kinematic chain composed of peripheral supports (3).
Abstract:
An improved pulley (2) for a winch is described, in contact with at least one section of rope (1) included between an inlet section connected to a working load and an outlet section (12) connected to a resisting load, comprising a plurality of peripheral supports (3,4, 5, 6) deformable depending on a length variation of such section of rope.
Abstract:
A wind system (1) for converting energy is described, comprising: at least one kite (2) adapted to be driven from ground immersed in a wind current (W); at least one module (5) adapted to translate on a rail (6; 7) placed next to ground, the module (5) being connected through a rope (4) to the kite (2), the kite (2) being adapted to be driven by the module (5) in order to drag the module (5) on the rail (6; 7) and perform said conversion of wind energy into electric energy through a generating system cooperating with module (5) and rail (6; 7), the rope (4) being adapted both to transmit mechanical energy from and to said kite (2) and to control a flight trajectory of the kite (2), the generating system comprising at least one generator/motor (20) which is adapted to convert wind energy into electrical energy by means of a movement of the module (5) relative to the rail (6; 7), the module (5) being equipped with at least one trolley (11) to translate along the rail (6; 7); the trolleys (11) are adapted to translate on the rails (6; 7) by means of a monolithic rotor (42) to which the trolleys (11) are connected, the' monolithic rotor (42) being operatively coupled with a plurality of magnetic sliding elements (46) capable of sliding along a magnetic rail (54) without direct contact therewith.
Abstract:
An aeolian system is described for converting energ comprising at least one power wing profile (30) which can be driven from the ground immersed in at least one aeolian current (W) and a basic platform (1) for controlling the wing profile (30) and generating electric energy placed at ground level and connected through two ropes (2) to the power wing profile (30), such basic platform (1) being adapted to drive the wing profile (30) and to generate electric energy, such two ropes (2) being adapted to transmit forces from and to the wing profile (30) and to be used both for controlling a flight trajectory of the wing profile (30) and for generating energy. A process is further described for producing electric energy through such aeolian system.
Abstract:
A ground station (1) of a tropospheric wind generator is described, of the type adapted to deviate tethers connecting kites through at least one lever (2) capable of being oriented, comprising a carrier structure (3) surmounted by a first motored joint (4) adapted to allow a free swinging rotation of the lever (2) capable of being oriented and a second motored joint (5) adapted to allow a free lifting rotation of the lever (2) capable of being oriented and a machine room (6), wherein the carrier structure (3) comprises a reticular shell composed of radial curved rods (31) having the ends connected by a pair of horizontal rings (32, 33) to allow deformations adapted to absorb and dampen force peaks transmitted by the kites.
Abstract:
A system is described for managing and controlling the flight of at least one wing profile (1), in particular for wind generator, comprising at least one orientable lever (2) adapted to deviate at least one tether (3) connecting the wing profile (1) to at least one ground station (4), such orientable lever (2) comprising means (5) adapted to orient at least one tether (3) along a movement direction of the wing profile (1). A process is further described for managing and controlling the flight of wing profiles through such system.
Abstract:
A bi-mode wing (1) of a power wing profile (2) is described, adapted to assume an arc configuration and a plane configuration and vice versa, such wing (I) being composed of at least one intermediate portion (11) connected to bridles through two side edges (12), such intermediate portion (11) being equipped with at least one projection (3) and in said arc configuration such projection (3) being stretched on a surface of such intermediate portion (II), while in such plane configuration such projection (3) is contracted and lifted with respect to the surface of the intermediate portion (11) ·
Abstract:
A wind system (1) is described for converting energy comprising at least one kite (2) that can be driven from ground immersed in at least one wind current (W) and at least one module (5) adapted to translate on at least one rail (6; 7) placed next to the ground, such module (5) being connected through at least one rope (4) to the kite (2), such kite (2) being adapted to be driven by the module (5) in order to drag the module (5) on the rail (6; 7) and to perform a conversion of wind energy into electric energy through at least one electric energy generating system cooperating with module (5) and rail (6; I) 1 such rope (4) being adapted both to transmit mechanical energy from and to the kite (2) and to control the flight trajectory of the kite (2).
Abstract:
A system (1) is described for automatically controlling the flight of at least one power wing airfoil (2) , comprising first detecting means (3) on board of such power wing airfoil (2) adapted to detect first pieces of information (3a) dealing with at least one position and one orientation in space of the power wing airfoil (2) and accelerations to which the power wing airfoil (2) is subjected; second detecting means (5) on the ground adapted to detect tension on the driving cables (21) of the power wing airfoil (2) and a position of a driving unit (9) counterweight; processing and controlling means (7) adapted to transform the contents of such information (3a, 5a) into a mechanical drive operating on the winches of the driving unit (9) to drive the power wing airfoil (2) along a flight trajectory TVl, TV2 , TV3, ..., TVn maximising a "lift" effect generated on the power wing airfoil (2) . A process is further described for automatically controlling the flight of at least one power wing airfoil (2) through the system (1) .
Abstract:
An improved pulley for a winch is described, in contact with at least one section of rope included between an inlet section connected to a working load and an outlet section connected to a resisting load, comprising a plurality of peripheral supports deformable depending on a length variation of such section of rope.