2015/10/22 by Fagiano, Lorenzo, Schnez, Stephan
#FOS: Electrical engineering #FOS: Mathematics #Optimization and Control (math.OC) #Systems and Control (eess.SY) #electronic engineering #information engineering
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1510.06701
The problem of launching a tethered aircraft to be used for airborne wind energy generation is investigated. Exploiting well-assessed physical principles, an analysis of three different take-off approaches is carried out. The approaches are then compared on the basis of quantitative and qualitative criteria introduced to assess their technical and economic viability. Finally, a deeper study of the concept that is deemed the most viable one, i.e. a linear take-off maneuver combined with on-board propellers, is performed by means of numerical simulations. The latter are used to refine the initial analysis in terms of power required for take-off, and further confirm the viability of the approach.