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摘要

An airborne wind turbine system including an aerial vehicle having a fuselage, an electrically conductive tether having a first end secured to the aerial wing and a second end secured to a platform, a rotatable drum positioned on the platform onto which the tether is wrapped when the aerial vehicle is reeled in, a perch panel extending from the platform, first and second extensions extending from opposite sides of the perch panel, a peg positioned on the fuselage, first and second hooks extending from the aerial vehicle on opposite sides of the peg, wherein when the aerial vehicle is perched on the perch panel, the peg is in contact with the perch panel, the first hook is positioned over the first extension, and the second hook is positioned over the second extension.

主权项

1. An airborne wind turbine system, comprising:
an aerial vehicle having a fuselage; an electrically conductive tether having a first end secured to the aerial vehicle and a second end secured to a platform; a rotatable drum positioned on the platform onto which the tether is wrapped when the aerial vehicle is reeled in; a perch panel extending from the platform; a first extension extending from a first side of the perch panel; a second extension extending from a second side of the perch panel; a peg positioned on the fuselage; a first hook extending from the aerial vehicle on a first side of the peg; a second hook extending from the aerial vehicle on a second side of the peg opposite the first side; wherein when the aerial vehicle is perched on the perch panel, the peg is in contact with the perch panel, the first hook is positioned over the first extension, and the second hook is positioned over the second extension.