Kitepower is a registered trademark of the Dutch company Enevate B.V. developing mobile airborne wind power systems. Kitepower was founded in 2016 by Johannes Peschel and Roland Schmehl[1][2] as a university spin-off[3] from the Delft University of Technology’s airborne wind energy research group[4] established by the former astronaut Wubbo Ockels. The company is located in Delft, Netherlands, and currently comprises 18 employees (2018).
40 m² kite with suspended control unit40 m² kite in operation at the former naval airbase Valkenburg, Leiden, the Netherlands100 kW ground stationNightflight with tracing light, visualizing a complete pumping cycle with traction phase (figure eight maneuvers) and retraction phase
Based on its first 20 kW (rated generator power) prototype, Kitepower is currently developing a scaled-up 100 kW system for the purpose of commercialization.[5] Funding was provided by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Fast Track to Innovation[6] project REACH[7][8] in which the company was collaborating with Delft University of Technology and industry partners [9] Dromec, Maxon Motor and Genetrix.
Working principleedit
The Kitepower system consists of three major components:[10][11][12] a soft kite,[13] a load-bearing tether and a ground-based electric generator. Another important component is the so-called kite control unit and together with the according control software for remotely steering the kite.[14]
For energy production, the kite is operated in consecutive "pumping cycles" with alternating reel-out and reel-in phases:[11][15] during reel-out the kite is flown in crosswind maneuvers (transverse to the incoming wind). This creates a large pulling force which unwinds the tether from a ground-based drum connected to a generator. In this phase electricity is generated. Once the maximum tether length is reached, the kite is reeled back, but this time depowered,[16] such that it can be retracted with a low aerodynamic resistance. This phase consumes a small fraction of the previously generated power such that in total net energy is produced. The electricity is buffered by a rechargeable battery unit, or, in a kite park configuration, several systems can be operated with phase shifts such that the battery capacity can be reduced.[17]
Technology contextedit
Airborne wind energy promises to be a cost-competitive solution to existing renewable energy technologies.[18][19] The main advantages of the airborne wind energy technology are the reduced material usage compared to conventional wind turbines (no foundation, no tower) which allows reaching for higher altitudes and makes the systems more mobile in terms of location, and considerably cheaper in construction.[20] Challenges are robustness and reliability of the flying wind energy system[21] and the airspace requirements of the technology.[22] A considerable body of scientific literature and patents has been developed.[23]
Applicationsedit
For the art project Windvogel of Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde the Kitepower system was operated also during night, using a light-emitting tether. [24] In October 2021 the company deployed its 100 kW system during a 3 weeks exercise of the Dutch engineering corps on the Caribbean Island Aruba. [25]
^Schmehl, Roland. "Finally, kites have grown up". TEDxDelft 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^Anderson, Mark (2019-02-26). "Ready Flyer One: Airborne Wind Energy Simulations Guide the Leap to Satisfying Global Energy Demand". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^Airborne Wind Energy Research Delft University of Technology. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
^Breuer, Joep (28 September 2017). Commercializing A 100 kW, Mobile Airborne Wind Energy System: Potentially For Ships And Land Use. Energy Independent Electric Vehicles: Land, Water & Air. Delft, Netherlands: IDTechEx. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^"Fast Track to Innovation Pilot". European Commission. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^"Resource Efficient Automatic Conversion of High-Altitude Wind (REACH)". European Commission Community Research & Development Information Service (CORDIS). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^"Kite power: towards affordable, clean energy". Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^ abvan der Vlugt, Rolf; Peschel, Johannes; Schmehl, Roland (2013). "Design and Experimental Characterization of a Pumping Kite Power System" (PDF). In Ahrens, Uwe; Diehl, Moritz; Schmehl, Roland (eds.). Airborne Wind Energy. Green Energy and Technology. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 403–425. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39965-7_23.
^van der Vlugt, Rolf; Bley, Anna; Noom, Michael; Schmehl, Roland (2018). "Quasi-Steady Model of a Pumping Kite Power System". Renewable Energy. 131: 83–99. arXiv:1705.04133. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.023. S2CID 26253201.
^Oehler, Johannes; Schmehl, Roland (2019). "Aerodynamic characterization of a soft kite by in situ flow measurement". Wind Energy Science. 4 (1): 1–21. Bibcode:2019WiEnS...4....1O. doi:10.5194/wes-4-1-2019.
^Roschi, Stefan. "Clean energy from high above". drive tech. maxon motor. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^Fechner, Uwe; Schmehl, Roland (2018). "Flight Path Planning in a Turbulent Wind Environment" (PDF). In Schmehl, Roland (ed.). Airborne Wind Energy. Green Energy and Technology. Singapore: Springer. pp. 361–390. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1947-0_15. S2CID 120795220.
^Schmehl, Roland. "Simulated de-powering of a LEI tube kite for power generation". YouTube. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^Faggiani, Pietro; Schmehl, Roland (2018). "Design and Economics of a Pumping Kite Wind Park" (PDF). In Schmehl, Roland (ed.). Airborne Wind Energy. Green Energy and Technology. Singapore: Springer. pp. 391–411. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1947-0_16. S2CID 158197984.
^Heilmann, Jannis; Houle, Corey (2013). "Economics of Pumping Kite Generators". In Ahrens, Uwe; Diehl, Moritz; Schmehl, Roland (eds.). Airborne Wind Energy. Green Energy and Technology. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 271–284. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39965-7_15.
^Harris, Margaret (2020-12-06). "The promise and challenges of airborne wind energy". Physics World. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^"100 kW airborne wind energy system". Offgrid Energy Independence. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^Salma, Volkan; Friedl, Felix; Schmehl, Roland (2019). "Improving reliability and safety of airborne wind energy systems". Wind Energy. 23 (2): 340–356. doi:10.1002/we.2433.
^Salma, Volkan; Ruiterkamp, Richard; Kruijff, Michiel; van Paassen, M. M. (René); Schmehl, Roland (2018). "Current and Expected Airspace Regulations for Airborne Wind Energy Systems" (PDF). In Schmehl, Roland (ed.). Airborne Wind Energy. Green Energy and Technology. Singapore: Springer. pp. 703–725. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1947-0_29.
^Mendonça, Anny Key de Souza; Vaz, Caroline Rodrigues; Lezana, Álvaro Guillermo Rojas; Anacleto, Cristiane Alves; Paladini, Edson Pacheco (2017). "Comparing Patent and Scientific Literature in Airborne Wind Energy". Sustainability. 9 (6): 915. doi:10.3390/su9060915.
^"Windvogel". Studio Roosegaarde. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^"Airborne Wind Energy Takes Off in The Caribbean with Kitepower". Kitepower. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^Kitepower Incubation Program YES!Delft. Retrieved 2017-09-04
External linksedit
Kitepower Official Website
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primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Kitepower news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Kitepower is a registered trademark of the Dutch company Enevate B V developing mobile airborne wind power systems Kitepower was founded in 2016 by Johannes Peschel and Roland Schmehl 1 2 as a university spin off 3 from the Delft University of Technology s airborne wind energy research group 4 established by the former astronaut Wubbo Ockels The company is located in Delft Netherlands and currently comprises 18 employees 2018 KitepowerCompany typeB V IndustryWind Energy Renewable EnergyFounded2016FoundersJohannes Peschel Dr Roland SchmehlHeadquartersDelft NetherlandsNumber of employees18Websitehttps thekitepower com Contents 1 System 2 Working principle 3 Technology context 4 Applications 5 Awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksSystem edit nbsp 40 m kite with suspended control unit nbsp 40 m kite in operation at the former naval airbase Valkenburg Leiden the Netherlands nbsp 100 kW ground station nbsp Nightflight with tracing light visualizing a complete pumping cycle with traction phase figure eight maneuvers and retraction phaseBased on its first 20 kW rated generator power prototype Kitepower is currently developing a scaled up 100 kW system for the purpose of commercialization 5 Funding was provided by the European Commission s Horizon 2020 Fast Track to Innovation 6 project REACH 7 8 in which the company was collaborating with Delft University of Technology and industry partners 9 Dromec Maxon Motor and Genetrix Working principle editThe Kitepower system consists of three major components 10 11 12 a soft kite 13 a load bearing tether and a ground based electric generator Another important component is the so called kite control unit and together with the according control software for remotely steering the kite 14 For energy production the kite is operated in consecutive pumping cycles with alternating reel out and reel in phases 11 15 during reel out the kite is flown in crosswind maneuvers transverse to the incoming wind This creates a large pulling force which unwinds the tether from a ground based drum connected to a generator In this phase electricity is generated Once the maximum tether length is reached the kite is reeled back but this time depowered 16 such that it can be retracted with a low aerodynamic resistance This phase consumes a small fraction of the previously generated power such that in total net energy is produced The electricity is buffered by a rechargeable battery unit or in a kite park configuration several systems can be operated with phase shifts such that the battery capacity can be reduced 17 Technology context editAirborne wind energy promises to be a cost competitive solution to existing renewable energy technologies 18 19 The main advantages of the airborne wind energy technology are the reduced material usage compared to conventional wind turbines no foundation no tower which allows reaching for higher altitudes and makes the systems more mobile in terms of location and considerably cheaper in construction 20 Challenges are robustness and reliability of the flying wind energy system 21 and the airspace requirements of the technology 22 A considerable body of scientific literature and patents has been developed 23 Applications editFor the art project Windvogel of Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde the Kitepower system was operated also during night using a light emitting tether 24 In October 2021 the company deployed its 100 kW system during a 3 weeks exercise of the Dutch engineering corps on the Caribbean Island Aruba 25 Awards editYES Delft Launchlab 2016 26 Dutch Defense Innovation Competition 2016 27 YES Delft Incubation Program 2017 28 See also editList of airborne wind energy organizations Crosswind kite power Airborne wind turbine Wind powerReferences edit Schmehl Roland Finally kites have grown up TEDxDelft 2012 Retrieved 25 May 2018 Anderson Mark 2019 02 26 Ready Flyer One Airborne Wind Energy Simulations Guide the Leap to Satisfying Global Energy Demand IEEE Spectrum Retrieved 2 March 2019 Company Portfolio Delft Enterprises Retrieved 2017 09 04 Airborne Wind Energy Research Delft University of Technology Retrieved 2017 09 04 Breuer Joep 28 September 2017 Commercializing A 100 kW Mobile Airborne Wind Energy System Potentially For Ships And Land Use Energy Independent Electric Vehicles Land Water amp Air Delft Netherlands IDTechEx Retrieved 25 May 2018 Fast Track to Innovation Pilot European Commission 2014 09 24 Retrieved 26 May 2018 Resource Efficient Automatic Conversion of High Altitude Wind REACH European Commission Community Research amp Development Information Service CORDIS Retrieved 25 May 2018 REACH Project Retrieved 2017 09 04 REACH Partners Retrieved 2017 09 04 Kite power towards affordable clean energy Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Delft University of Technology Retrieved 26 May 2018 a b van der Vlugt Rolf Peschel Johannes Schmehl Roland 2013 Design and Experimental Characterization of a Pumping Kite Power System PDF In Ahrens Uwe Diehl Moritz Schmehl Roland eds Airborne Wind Energy Green Energy and Technology Berlin Heidelberg Springer pp 403 425 doi 10 1007 978 3 642 39965 7 23 van der Vlugt Rolf Bley Anna Noom Michael Schmehl Roland 2018 Quasi Steady Model of a Pumping Kite Power System Renewable Energy 131 83 99 arXiv 1705 04133 doi 10 1016 j renene 2018 07 023 S2CID 26253201 nbsp Oehler Johannes Schmehl Roland 2019 Aerodynamic characterization of a soft kite by in situ flow measurement Wind Energy Science 4 1 1 21 Bibcode 2019WiEnS 4 1O doi 10 5194 wes 4 1 2019 nbsp Roschi Stefan Clean energy from high above drive tech maxon motor Retrieved 25 May 2018 Fechner Uwe Schmehl Roland 2018 Flight Path Planning in a Turbulent Wind Environment PDF In Schmehl Roland ed Airborne Wind Energy Green Energy and Technology Singapore Springer pp 361 390 doi 10 1007 978 981 10 1947 0 15 S2CID 120795220 Schmehl Roland Simulated de powering of a LEI tube kite for power generation YouTube Retrieved 26 May 2018 Faggiani Pietro Schmehl Roland 2018 Design and Economics of a Pumping Kite Wind Park PDF In Schmehl Roland ed Airborne Wind Energy Green Energy and Technology Singapore Springer pp 391 411 doi 10 1007 978 981 10 1947 0 16 S2CID 158197984 Heilmann Jannis Houle Corey 2013 Economics of Pumping Kite Generators In Ahrens Uwe Diehl Moritz Schmehl Roland eds Airborne Wind Energy Green Energy and Technology Berlin Heidelberg Springer pp 271 284 doi 10 1007 978 3 642 39965 7 15 Harris Margaret 2020 12 06 The promise and challenges of airborne wind energy Physics World Retrieved 15 February 2020 100 kW airborne wind energy system Offgrid Energy Independence 2017 06 14 Retrieved 26 May 2018 Salma Volkan Friedl Felix Schmehl Roland 2019 Improving reliability and safety of airborne wind energy systems Wind Energy 23 2 340 356 doi 10 1002 we 2433 nbsp Salma Volkan Ruiterkamp Richard Kruijff Michiel van Paassen M M Rene Schmehl Roland 2018 Current and Expected Airspace Regulations for Airborne Wind Energy Systems PDF In Schmehl Roland ed Airborne Wind Energy Green Energy and Technology Singapore Springer pp 703 725 doi 10 1007 978 981 10 1947 0 29 Mendonca Anny Key de Souza Vaz Caroline Rodrigues Lezana Alvaro Guillermo Rojas Anacleto Cristiane Alves Paladini Edson Pacheco 2017 Comparing Patent and Scientific Literature in Airborne Wind Energy Sustainability 9 6 915 doi 10 3390 su9060915 nbsp Windvogel Studio Roosegaarde Retrieved 25 May 2018 Airborne Wind Energy Takes Off in The Caribbean with Kitepower Kitepower Retrieved 16 October 2022 Kitepower Launchlab Prize YES Delft Retrieved 2017 09 04 Kitepower Innovation Competition Delft Enterprises Retrieved 2017 09 04 Kitepower Incubation Program YES Delft Retrieved 2017 09 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