摘要 |
PURPOSE: To utilize wind energy more effectively with economical equipment by carrying a wind-driven rotor and an electric generator driven by the rotor on a kite means. CONSTITUTION: A flying generating device 11 comprises a wind-driven rotor 12, an electric generator 13 driven by the rotor 12, and a kite 14 carrying the rotor 12 and the generator 13. The kite 14 comprises an airfoil device 15 including control surfaces such as auxiliary airfoils 17 and 18 for adjusting the lift and traverse parallelism, and is connected to a ground-based winch 25 via a line 23. A computer 21 that receives output signals from an air speed indicator 19 and an altimeter 20 included in the device 11 commands the control of all control surfaces including the auxiliary airfoils 17 and 18 so that the device 11 has a stabilized or optimum posture maintaining its altitude and allowing the rotor blades to recover energy from wind. |