公开(公告)号：US20170190418A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US14984369

申请日：2015-12-30

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Elias Wolfgang Patten ,  Damon Vander Lind ,  Alex Yat Ning Chan ,  Jerome Francois Sicard ,  Nathan Treat

IPC: B64C31/06 ,  H01B5/10 ,  H01B9/00 ,  H01B7/00 ,  F03D9/00 ,  H01B7/04

CPC classification number: B64C31/06 ,  B64C39/022 ,  F03D5/00 ,  F03D9/25 ,  F03D13/20 ,  F05B2240/917 ,  F05B2240/921 ,  H01B5/107 ,  H01B7/0009 ,  H01B7/043 ,  H01B9/008 ,  Y02E10/70 ,  Y02E10/728

Abstract: An energy kite may be coupled to a tether and ground station via an electro-mechanical bridle. The energy kite may generate a significant amount of lift during power generation and may need to transfer this load to a tether that is anchored at the ground. Transferring the load at a single point would place a substantial bending moment on the energy kite. To mitigate this bending moment, the load may be divided between multiple locations with a bridle system. The bridle system may have a plurality of electrical conductors to conduct electrical power and signals.