IMT Institutional Repository: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. 2024-03-29T13:01:55ZEPrintshttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/images/logowhite.pnghttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/2015-01-13T13:52:43Z2015-01-13T14:35:42Zhttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/2469This item is in the repository with the URL: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/24692015-01-13T13:52:43ZOptimization of airborne wind energy generatorsThis paper presents novel results related to an innovative airborne wind energy technology, named Kitenergy, for the conversion of high-altitude wind energy into electricity. The research activities carried out in the last five years, including theoretical analyses, numerical simulations, and experimental tests, indicate that Kitenergy could bring forth a revolution in wind energy generation, providing renewable energy in large quantities at a lower cost than fossil energy. This work investigates three important theoretical aspects: the evaluation of the performance achieved by the employed control law, the optimization of the generator operating cycle, and the possibility to generate continuously a constant and maximal power output. These issues are tackled through the combined use of modeling, control, and optimization methods that result to be key technologies for a significant breakthrough in renewable energy generation.Lorenzo FagianoMario MilaneseDario Pigadario.piga@imtlucca.it2015-01-12T14:29:10Z2015-01-12T14:29:10Zhttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/2463This item is in the repository with the URL: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/24632015-01-12T14:29:10ZHigh-Altitude wind power generationThe paper presents the innovative technology of high-altitude wind power generation, indicated as Kitenergy, which exploits the automatic flight of tethered airfoils (e.g., power kites) to extract energy from wind blowing between 200 and 800 m above the ground. The key points of this technology are described and the design of large scale plants is investigated, in order to show that it has the potential to overcome the limits of the actual wind turbines and to provide large quantities of renewable energy, with competitive cost with respect to fossil sources. Such claims are supported by the results obtained so far in the Kitenergy project, undergoing at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, including numerical simulations, prototype experiments, and wind data analyses.Lorenzo FagianoMario MilaneseDario Pigadario.piga@imtlucca.it2015-01-08T14:09:38Z2015-01-08T14:09:38Zhttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/2438This item is in the repository with the URL: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/24382015-01-08T14:09:38ZControl as a key technology for a radical innovation in wind energy generationThis paper is concerned with an innovative technology, denoted as Kitenergy, for the conversion of high-altitude wind energy into electricity. The research activities carried out in the last five years, including theoretical analyses, numerical simulations and experimental tests, indicate that Kitenergy could bring forth a revolution in wind energy generation, providing renewable energy in large quantities at lower cost than fossil energy. After an overview of the main features of the technology, this work investigates three important aspects: the evaluation of the performance achieved by the employed control law, the optimization of the generator operating cycle and the possibility to generate continuously a constant and maximal power output. These issues are tackled through the combined use of advanced modeling, control and optimization methods, which results to be key technologies for a significant breakthrough in renewable energy generation.Mario MilaneseLorenzo FagianoDario Pigadario.piga@imtlucca.it2015-01-08T13:49:05Z2015-01-08T13:49:05Zhttp://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/2437This item is in the repository with the URL: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/24372015-01-08T13:49:05ZKitenergy: a radical innovation in wind energy generationThis paper presents an innovative technology of high-altitude wind power generation, indicated as Kitenergy, which exploits the automatic flight of tethered airfoils (e.g. power kites) to extract energy from wind blowing between 200 and 800 meters above the ground. The key points of such a technology are described and the design of large scale plants is investigated here, in order to show that Kitenergy technology has the potential to provide large quantities of renewable energy with competitive cost with respect to fossil sources. Such claims are supported by the results obtained so far in the research activities undergoing at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, including numerical simulations, prototype experiments and wind data analyses.Lorenzo FagianoMario MilaneseDario Pigadario.piga@imtlucca.it