| 摘要 |
<p>Apparatus for a kite, comprising: a control arrangement comprising at least one aerodynamic control element in, or coupled to, the kite for aerodynamically controlling at least aspects of the flight of the kite, a tether connector for connecting the kite to a tether; and an energy extraction
arrangement comprising a mechanical coupling to a wing of the kite and a generator, wherein the control arrangement is configured to control the wing so as to cause an alternating movement of the mechanical coupling to the wing with respect to the tether connector and the generator is configured to extract energy from said alternating movement. Also provided is a method for controlling a kite comprising a wing in order to extract energy from the wind locally at the kite using an apparatus comprising: a control arrangement comprising at least one aerodynamic control element in, or coupled to, the kite for aerodynamically controlling at least aspects of the flight of the kite, a tether connector for connecting the kite to a tether; and an energy extraction
arrangement comprising a mechanical coupling to the wing and a generator, the method comprising: operating the control arrangement to control the wing so as to cause an alternating movement of the mechanical coupling to the wing relative to the tether connector, and extracting energy, using the generator, from the alternating movement of the mechanical coupling to the wing relative to the tether connector.</p> |
