Control of a Magnus Effect-Based Airborne Wind Energy System
This chapter studies the control of an airborne wind energy system that is operated in pumping cycles and uses a rotating cylinder to provide aerodynamic lift with the Magnus effect. The proposed control strategy aims at stabilizing the output power produ
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Airborne Wind Energy Advances in Technology Development and Research
Green Energy and Technology
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Airborne Wind Energy Advances in Technology Development and Research
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Editor Roland Schmehl Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Delft University of Technology Delft The Netherlands
ISSN 1865-3529 ISSN 1865-3537 (electronic) Green Energy and Technology ISBN 978-981-10-1946-3 ISBN 978-981-10-1947-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1947-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018934392 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
To Wubbo Ockels, 1946-2014 Pioneer of airborne wind energy
Foreword
We live in a strange world. On the one hand, we all want to save energy: the average world temperature is rising, with one record year following the other; almost all scientists and politicians agree that greenhouse gases, notably CO2 , are the main cause of this change; they agree that this change will continue to cause significant damage to the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, and that the only way to limit climate change is to reduce the world’s greenhouse gas emissions; most of the world’s governments just committed themselves in Paris to the ambitious aim to limit global warming to less than two degrees Celsius; in summary, nearly everyone agrees that the use of fossil fuels needs to be significantly reduced. On the other hand, we consume more fossil fuels than ever: the world has the lowest prices for fossil fuels since long; oil c
