An infrastructure of a tropospheric wind generator is described, comprising a variable geometry system (1) for driving at least one sail (2). The variable geometry system (1) composed of at least one pair of arms (11, 12) adapted to deviate tethers (13) to be able to drive the sail (2) allows increasing a wing opening (21) of the sail (2) to favour its take-off.
A ground station (1) of a tropospheric wind generator is described, of the type adapted to deviate tethers connecting kites through at least one lever (2) capable of being oriented, comprising a carrier structure (3) surmounted by a first motored joint (4) adapted to allow a free swinging rotation of the lever (2) capable of being oriented and a second motored joint (5) adapted to allow a free lifting rotation of the lever (2) capable of being oriented and a machine room (6), wherein the carrier structure (3) comprises a reticular shell composed of radial curved rods (31) having the ends connected by a pair of horizontal rings (32, 33) to allow deformations adapted to absorb and dampen force peaks transmitted by the kites.
An improved pulley for winch is described, in contact with at least one section of rope included between an inlet section, connected to a working load, and an outlet section, with minimum or null tension, such pulley comprising a kinematic chain composed of peripheral supports.
A kite powered wind generator comprising two independently controlled outer rotor-type electric motor generators axially aligned on a single central support, each rotor carrying a winch pulley in contact with a section of a tether holding the kite; both rotors and pulleys are coaxially connected to a single hub (30), said hub (30) is supported and journaled by a single central bearing (40) between the two rotors.
H02K 7/10 - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys or mechanical starters
H02K 5/173 - Means for supporting bearings, e.g. insulating supports or means for fitting bearings in the bearing-shields using bearings with rolling contact, e.g. ball bearings
H02K 16/00 - Machines with more than one rotor or stator
F03D 5/06 - Other wind motors the wind-engaging parts swinging to-and-fro and not rotating
B66D 1/26 - Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanismsCapstans having several drums or barrels
H02K 7/18 - Structural association of electric generators with mechanical driving motors, e.g.with turbines
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SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MANAGING AND CONTROLLING THE FLIGHT OF WING PROFILES, IN PARTICULAR FOR WIND GENERATOR
A system is described for managing and controlling the flight of at least one wing profile (1), in particular for wind generator, comprising at least one orientable lever (2) adapted to deviate at least one tether (3) connecting the wing profile (1) to at least one ground station (4), such orientable lever (2) comprising means (5) adapted to orient at least one tether (3) along a movement direction of the wing profile (1). A process is further described for managing and controlling the flight of wing profiles through such system.
A modulating circuit breaking phase-meter (2) is described, adapted to regulate and transmit electric power from an electric energy dispensing system (1 ) to at least one user (U1 U2, Un), comprising at least a precision clock (CI, C2,..., Cn) locked to at least one electric current phase of the electric energy dispensing system (1) and at least one power modulator (Tl, T2,..., Tn) cooperating with the precision clock (CI, C2,..., Cn) at least for limiting an electric load supplied to the user (U1, U2,..., A).
H02J 3/14 - Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks for adjusting voltage in ac networks by changing a characteristic of the network load by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
A bi-mode wing (1) of a power wing profile (2) is described, adapted to assume an arc configuration and a plane configuration and vice versa, such wing (I) being composed of at least one intermediate portion (11) connected to bridles through two side edges (12), such intermediate portion (11) being equipped with at least one projection (3) and in said arc configuration such projection (3) being stretched on a surface of such intermediate portion (II), while in such plane configuration such projection (3) is contracted and lifted with respect to the surface of the intermediate portion (11) ·
An arc-type wing (1) is described, connected to at least one pair of power ropes (2) through at least two pairs of control bridles, each one of such pairs being composed of at least one front bridle (21) and of at least one rear bridle (22), such wing (1) being composed of at least one section of central arc (13) laterally connected to each pair of bridles (21, 22) by interposing at least one respective shoulder (14), each one of such shoulders (14) comprising at least one adjustable junction system of an attack point (P) at least of such respective rear bridles (22) with respect to such wing (1).
A rope (1) is described, in particular for controlling at least one wing profile, comprising at least one thread (11) and strands (21, 31) made of metallic or plastic material, as elements supporting a tension load, wherein the rope (1) comprises at least one substance (12, 22, 32) coating, and preferably impregnating, the threads+ and strands (11, 21, 31), such substance being, adapted to prevent a mutual contact between the threads and strands (11, 21, 31) and to compensate, through its own elastic deformation, a relative elastic deformation between the threads and strands (11, 21, 31), in which the substance (12, 22, 32) is adapted to fill interstices (13, 23, 33, 43) between the threads and strands (11, 21, 31) making the rope (1) compact, and the substance (12, 22, 32) is at least one elastomer.
A device (3) is described, for cleaning/drying at least one sliding rope (1), comprising at least one cleaning/drying means of at least one portion of a first section (11) of said rope (1) during its sliding movement next to such cleaning/drying means.
An arc-shaped wing (1) with differentiated wing profiles is described, composed of a section of central arc (11) and two lateral shoulders (12), wherein such central arc (11) is composed of a first wing profile (2) and each one of such shoulders (12) is composed of a second wing profile (3).
A method is described for real-time determining the shape of an arc-type wing (1) with high aerodynamic efficiency, wherein the wing (1) is composed of a central arc section (13) connected to pairs of bridles (11,12) through a pair of shoulders (14), and comprising a detecting system (4,5) adapted to measure the difference of meaningful heights (dl-dl'), (d2-d2' ) for determining in real time the shape of the wing (1), the detecting system (4,5) being housed in panels (2) fastened to each shoulder (14).
An arc-type wing (1) with high aerodynamic efficiency is described, composed of a central arc section (13) connected to pairs of bridles (11, 12) through a pair of shoulders (14, 15); each shoulder (14, 15) supports a panel (2) equipped with an air brake (21), and the panel (2) houses on board sensors, electric energy accumulators, micro- turbines, and a card for collecting data emitted by the sensors.
A tensioning and tension-measuring device (1) of a rope (3) is described, comprising a first supporting means (5a) of a first end (3a) of the rope (3); a second supporting means (5b) of a second end (3b) of the rope (3), the second end (3b) being connected to a working load; a mobile tensioning means equipped with a third supporting means (5c) of an intermediate section (3c) of the rope (3) interposed between the first and the second supporting means (5a, 5b), the third supporting means (5c) being taken in compression of the intermediate section (3c) through the action of elastic means (6); a measuring means adapted to measure a value χ of a linear distance d or an angular distance a included between a reference point and a position of the measuring means and to send such value χ to processing means adapted to indirectly compute a value σ of tension of the rope (3) through a function σ = f(x, k), where k is an elastic coefficient of the elastic means (6).
G01L 5/06 - Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring tension in flexible members, e.g. ropes, cables, wires, threads, belts or bands using mechanical means
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PROCESS FOR MANAGING, ADJUSTING AND CONTROLLING A WIND GENERATOR
A process is described for managing, adjusting and controlling at least one high-altitude wind generator, of the type preferably comprising at least one kite operatively connected through driving tie-rods to winches or other mechanisms for controlling the flight of the kite.
A system (1) is described, for starting the flight of power wing airfoils (7), in particular for a wind generator (5), comprising at least one wing profile (7), operatively connected through control tie-rods (9), to winches or other control mechanisms of a flight of such wing profile (7), and at least one autonomous transporting flying vector (11) adapted to be connected through disengageable connecting means (13) to at least one wing profile (7) and to transport in flight such wing profile (7). A process is further described, for starting the flight of such power wing airfoils (7) through such system (1).
A wing with bi-mode operation is described, for passing from an arc shape to an undistorted plane shape and vice versa, composed of three or more power wing airfoils (1-1, 1-2, 1-3) connected in series and mutually articulated through at least one articular joint (2, 3) interposed between at least one pair of such adjacent power wing airfoils (1-1, 1-2, 1-3).
A system is described, for measuring the wind speed at a certain height, comprising at least one unmanned aircraft (1) immersed in a field of motion (2) determined by such wind, such unmanned aircraft (1) being equipped with first on-board processing means adapted to operatively interact on a propulsion system and/or on a flying guiding system of such aircraft (1) to modify its flight attitude depending on external perturbations exerted by such wind present in such field of motion (2) to keep a centring of such aircraft (1) along at least one reference flying trajectory (3) passing through one or more following flight attitudes (l,i l,m, l,f) corresponding with different flight heights above a reference level (S), and detect attitude data related to such attitudes (l,i, l,m, l,f) at such relative flight heights.
An improved pulley (2) for winch, whereby the pulley is in contact with at least one section of rope (1) included between an inlet section (11), connected to a working load, and an outlet section (12), with minimum or null tension, such pulley (2) comprising a kinematic chain composed of peripheral supports (3).
An improved pulley (2) for a winch is described, in contact with at least one section of rope (1) included between an inlet section connected to a working load and an outlet section (12) connected to a resisting load, comprising a plurality of peripheral supports (3,4, 5, 6) deformable depending on a length variation of such section of rope.
A wind system (1) for converting energy is described, comprising: at least one kite (2) adapted to be driven from ground immersed in a wind current (W); at least one module (5) adapted to translate on a rail (6; 7) placed next to ground, the module (5) being connected through a rope (4) to the kite (2), the kite (2) being adapted to be driven by the module (5) in order to drag the module (5) on the rail (6; 7) and perform said conversion of wind energy into electric energy through a generating system cooperating with module (5) and rail (6; 7), the rope (4) being adapted both to transmit mechanical energy from and to said kite (2) and to control a flight trajectory of the kite (2), the generating system comprising at least one generator/motor (20) which is adapted to convert wind energy into electrical energy by means of a movement of the module (5) relative to the rail (6; 7), the module (5) being equipped with at least one trolley (11) to translate along the rail (6; 7); the trolleys (11) are adapted to translate on the rails (6; 7) by means of a monolithic rotor (42) to which the trolleys (11) are connected, the' monolithic rotor (42) being operatively coupled with a plurality of magnetic sliding elements (46) capable of sliding along a magnetic rail (54) without direct contact therewith.
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Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for
land vehicles); joints and transmission elements (excluding
those for land vehicles). Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic,
cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling,
checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus
and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting,
switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or
controlling electricity. Supply and distribution of energy; supply and distribution
of electricity.
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(1) Machines and machine tools, namely, wind mills, wind power plants, wind turbines, wind powered electronic generators; parts and accessories for the aforesaid goods; motors and engines, namely, electrical motors for machines; engines for machinery; machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); measuring instruments, namely meters, for measuring power of wind mills, wind power plants, wind turbines, wind powered electronic generators; signaling instruments, namely signalers for wind mills, wind power plants, wind turbines, wind powered electronic generators; instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, namely, wind turbine converters, electrical generators, electrical controllers for the operation of wind turbines, power transmission and gearing for wind turbines, computers, monitors, electrical controllers, electronic controllers for windmills and wind power plants used to monitor and control the operation of windmills, switching controllers, switching circuits, switching systems for electric generators, windmills and wind power plants for automatically turning on or off the generator and for automatic starting and operating windmills, over voltage protection, circuits for controlling and regulating constant voltage, frequency-meters, phase-meters and speedometers for windmills and wind power plants; brake controllers, wind temperature meters, wind direction meters, wind speedometers, vibration sensors for windmills and wind power plants. (1) Delivery, distribution and transmission of electricity generated through wind power.
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Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles). Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity. Distribution of energy; electricity supply and distribution.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
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Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles). Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity. Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes. Supply and distribution of energy; electricity supply and distribution.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
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Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles). Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity. Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating and water supply. Supply and distribution of energy; electricity supply and distribution.
A wind system (1) is described for converting energy comprising at least one kite (2) that can be driven from ground immersed in at least one wind current (W) and at least one module (5) adapted to translate on at least one rail (6; 7) placed next to the ground, such module (5) being connected through at least one rope (4) to the kite (2), in order to drag the module (5) on the rail (6; 7) and to perform a conversion of wind energy into electric energy through at least one electric energy generating system cooperating with module (5) and rail (6; I) 1 such rope (4) being adapted both to transmit mechanical energy from and to the kite (2) and to control the flight trajectory of the kite (2).
A system (10) is described for performing the automatic control of the flight of at least one kite (11) controlled and driven by cables (13) comprising at least one first actuating motor (12) adapted to exert an unwinding-rewinding action of such cables (13) on respective winches (14a, 14b) and at least one second actuating motor (15) adapted to perform a differential control action of such cables ( 13).
An automatic control system (1) is described for the flight of a kite (2), in order to generate electric or mechanical energy, comprising first detecting means (3) on board the kite (2) detecting first pieces of information regarding at least a position and an orientation in the space of such kite (2) and accelerations of the kite (2); second detecting means (5) on the ground detecting second pieces of information regarding the tension on the driving cables (6) and their relative position, a direction and an intensity of a wind W which the kite (2) is immersed; processing and controlling means (7) of such first and second pieces of information (P), transforming the information (P) into a mechanical command related to a control function (U) for driving the kite (2) along a flight trajectory maximising an amount of kinetic energy; and a transmitting system of the first pieces of information to the processing and controlling means (7). An automatic control process for the flight of kites is further described.
A system (1) is described for automatically controlling the flight of at least one power wing airfoil (2) , comprising first detecting means (3) on board of such power wing airfoil (2) adapted to detect first pieces of information (3a) dealing with at least one position and one orientation in space of the power wing airfoil (2) and accelerations to which the power wing airfoil (2) is subjected; second detecting means (5) on the ground adapted to detect tension on the driving cables (21) of the power wing airfoil (2) and a position of a driving unit (9) counterweight; processing and controlling means (7) adapted to transform the contents of such information (3a, 5a) into a mechanical drive operating on the winches of the driving unit (9) to drive the power wing airfoil (2) along a flight trajectory TVl, TV2 , TV3, ..., TVn maximising a 'lift' effect generated on the power wing airfoil (2) . A process is further described for automatically controlling the flight of at least one power wing airfoil (2) through the system (1) .
An aeolian system is described for converting energ comprising at least one power wing profile (30) which can be driven from the ground immersed in at least one aeolian current (W) and a basic platform (1) for controlling the wing profile (30) and generating electric energy placed at ground level and connected through two ropes (2) to the power wing profile (30), such basic platform (1) being adapted to drive the wing profile (30) and to generate electric energy, such two ropes (2) being adapted to transmit forces from and to the wing profile (30) and to be used both for controlling a flight trajectory of the wing profile (30) and for generating energy. A process is further described for producing electric energy through such aeolian system.
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Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles). Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity. Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating and water supply.
