ENERGY KITES

MOTHIKA MONIKA
ROLL NO : 194517
Contents
 Introduction
 Energy sources
 Limits of present renewable technologies
 Construction Details
 Operational Principle
 Advantages
 Limitations
 Applications
 Conclusion
 References
Introduction
 Energy Kites, a revolutionary technique of power
generation.
 Airborne wind energy replaces the traditional
structure of wind turbine by Kites tethered to ground.
 Due to the generation of electricity by the motors on
the Kite board while in trajectory, energy Kites are
also called as on-board power generator.
Energy Sources
 Conventional energy sources : Coal, petroleum and
natural gas, fuel woods, hydropower, nuclear energy.
 Non-conventional energy sources : Solar energy,
wind energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy,
biomass, biogas, energy from urban waste.
LIMITS OF PRESENT RENEWABLE
TECHNOLOGIES
• High production costs
• Large occupation of land
• The electricity generation
capacity is still not
large enough.
• Unreliable
• Low-efficiency levels
Differences
 Cost
 Area
 Height range
 Electricity generation
 Environment effects
Construction Details
 There are three main components
. Kite
. Tether
. Ground Station
KITE:
• The main component of the power generation system.
• Material used must be light as well as strong to sustain
various types of forces acting on it.
• Consists of small turbines that generates power by
using the velocity of wind.
• Increase in number of rotors increases the power
output.
TETHER:
• Acts as a link for Kite to ground contact.
• Used to transmit energy generated by Kite to the ground
station.
• Made of thick Aluminium wires surrounded by a high
strength composite fibre covering.
• When tether length exceeds a limit, it may lead to minor
instability of the system.
• To overcome this and to get efficient power generation at
short tethering distance, multiple Kites are used.
GROUND STATION:
• Holds the tether.
• Used as a resting place for the energy Kite, when not
in flight.
• Occupies less ground space.
• The ground station strength decides the length up to
which the Kite can be tethered.
Operation Principle
o Power generated by energy kites is given by

where A- area of the kite wing

CL- lift coefficient
CD- drag coefficient
VW- velocity of wind
• A ratio of lift coefficient to that of drag coefficient is the
drag ratio.
• Initially the Kite is taken to a considerable height by the on
board rotors attached to the Kite, which are powered by
electricity from the ground station.
Cont…
• When it reaches a suitable altitude, the Kite gets into
its circular trajectory.
• After this stage the same rotor generates energy, when
the Kite gets into circular motion.
• Tether length plays an important role in setting the
diameter of rotation of the Kite.
Advantages
 Easy to install
 Cost effective
 High power with low input
 Eco-Friendly
 Renewable Energy Source
Limitations
 Requires continuous monitoring
 Depends on wind completely
 The non aerodynamic forces acting on the kite
reduces the total usable power that can be harvested
to a great extent.
 Kites come down when there is insufficient wind.
 During bad weather conditions, kite must be brought
back down to the ground and covered.
Applications
Conclusion
 Wind Power from Kites is a potential renewable
energy technology
 High‐altitude wind power using tethered wind turbine
devices has the potential to open up a new wind
resource in areas that are not served by conventional
turbines.
References

• M. Canale, L. Fagiano, and M. Milanese, "Power Kites for Wind Energy

Generation," IEEE 4384641, IEEE Control Systems 27, No. 6, 26
(December 2007).
• U. Ahrens, M. Diehl, and R. Schmel, eds., Airborne Wind
Energy (Springer, 2013).
• M. L. Loyd, “Crosswind Kite Power,” Journal of Energy, Vol. 4, No. 3,
1980, pp.
• G. M. Joselin Herbert, S. Iniyan, E. Sreevalsan and S. Rajapandian, “A
Review of Wind Energy Technologies,” Renewable & Sustainable
Energy Reviews, Vol. 11, No. 6, 2007
• http://www.environmentalpollution.in/energy/sources-of-energy-
conventional-and-nonconventional-sources-explained/292.
THANK
YOU