公开(公告)号：WO2015130374A3

公开(公告)日：2015-10-22

申请号：PCT/US2014069146

申请日：2014-12-08

Applicant: GOOGLE INC

Inventor： HATCHMANN BRIAN ,  HARDHAM CORWIN ,  VANDER LIND DAMON ,  NELSON ROB

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64F3/00 ,  F03D11/04 ,  H01R13/58 ,  H01R39/64

CPC classification number: B64C39/022 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/148 ,  B64F3/00 ,  B64F3/02 ,  F03D5/00 ,  F05B2240/917 ,  F05B2240/921 ,  F05B2240/923 ,  H01R39/64 ,  Y02E10/70 ,  Y02E10/728

Abstract: Wind energy systems, such as an Airborne Wind Turbine ("AWT"), may be used to facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy. An AWT may include an aerial vehicle that flies in a path to convert kinetic wind energy to electrical energy. The aerial vehicle may be tethered to a ground station with a tether that terminates at a tether termination mount, in one aspect, the tether may be a conductive tether that can transmit electricity and'Or electrical signals back and forth between the aerial vehicle and the ground station. The tether termination mount may include one or more gimbals that allow for the tether termination mount to rotate about one or more axis. In a further aspect, the tether termination mount may- include a slip ring that allows for rotation of the tether without twisting the tether.

Abstract translation: 诸如空降风力发电机（“AWT”）等风能系统可用于促进将动能转换为电能。 AWT可以包括在将动能风能转换成电能的路径中飞行的空中飞行器。 空中飞行器可以系绳到具有终止于系绳终端安装件的系绳的地面站，在一个方面，系绳可以是导电系绳，其可以在飞行器和飞行器之间来回传递电力和电信号 地面站。 系绳终端安装件可以包括一个或多个允许系绳终端安装件围绕一个或多个轴线旋转的万向节。 在另一方面，系绳终端安装件可以包括允许系绳的旋转而不扭转系绳的滑环。