Abrégé

An apparatus for generating electrical energy at altitude, comprising a tether connecting a substantially ground level location, part to a platform at an elevated location, the tether comprising a conduit coupled to an electrical generator at the platform, the conduit arranged to allow the flow of a fuel fluid from the substantially ground level location to the elevated location, and the electrical generator being operable to convert energy in the fuel fluid to electrical energy at the elevated location.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64B 1/50 - Ballons captifs
• D07B 1/14 - Cordes ou câbles avec éléments auxiliaires incorporés, p. ex. pour marquage, s'étendant sur toute la longueur de la corde ou du câble
• H04B 7/185 - Stations spatiales ou aériennes
• B64C 39/02 - Aéronefs non prévus ailleurs caractérisés par un emploi spécial

Abrégé

The invention relates to an apparatus for transporting and dispersing solid particles into the earth's stratosphere, comprising a conduit connecting a substantially ground level location to an elevated location, a particle transport means, and a deagglomeration means coupled with a dispersal means, wherein the deagglomeration means and dispersal means are located at an elevated location, and to a method of transporting particles of high refractive index into the stratosphere as well as to an aircraft and to a cloud thus formed.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01G 15/00 - Dispositifs ou méthodes pour agir sur les conditions atmosphériques
• D07B 1/12 - Cordes ou câbles avec une âme creuse
• B64D 1/16 - Largage en vol d'une matière poudreuse, liquide ou gazeuse, p. ex. pour la lutte contre l'incendie