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WO2019070735A3 - Tether guide with two-sided open tether channel - Google Patents

Tether guide with two-sided open tether channel Download PDF

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WO2019070735A3
WO2019070735A3 PCT/US2018/053999 US2018053999W WO2019070735A3 WO 2019070735 A3 WO2019070735 A3 WO 2019070735A3 US 2018053999 W US2018053999 W US 2018053999W WO 2019070735 A3 WO2019070735 A3 WO 2019070735A3
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tether
guide
channel
sided open
guide system
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WO2019070735A2 (en
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Elias Wolfgang PATTEN
Abhimanyu BELANI
Robert Nelson
Brian Hachtmann
Gabriel MURPHY
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Makani Technologies LLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66D—CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS
    • B66D1/00—Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans
    • B66D1/28—Other constructional details
    • B66D1/36—Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains
    • B66D1/38—Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains by means of guides movable relative to drum or barrel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F3/00—Ground installations specially adapted for captive aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00—Type of UAV
    • B64U10/60—Tethered aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00—Type of UAV
    • B64U10/25—Fixed-wing aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2101/00—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
    • B64U2101/10—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for generating power to be supplied to a remote station, e.g. UAVs with solar panels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2201/00—UAVs characterised by their flight controls
    • B64U2201/20—Remote controls
    • B64U2201/202—Remote controls using tethers for connecting to ground station
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U30/00—Means for producing lift; Empennages; Arrangements thereof
    • B64U30/10—Wings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D5/00—Other wind motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/91—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure
    • F05B2240/917—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure attached to cables
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Guides For Winding Or Rewinding, Or Guides For Filamentary Materials (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)

Abstract

A tether guide system operable through a wide range of tether/fleeting angles while causing minimal wear to the tether. The tether guide system may include a series of rollers arranged in a curved path. Also disclosed are tether guides with a sliding belt, a guide surface, or a guide wheel, all for use in the disclosed tether guide system.
PCT/US2018/053999 2017-10-03 2018-10-02 Tether guide with two-sided open tether channel Ceased WO2019070735A2 (en)

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US201762567466P 2017-10-03 2017-10-03
US62/567,466 2017-10-03

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WO2019070735A3 true WO2019070735A3 (en) 2019-08-01

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WO2018075296A1 (en) 2016-10-10 2018-04-26 Windlift, Llc Hybrid rolling bridle system for distributing load while permitting freedom of rotation
WO2023215530A1 (en) 2022-05-04 2023-11-09 Windlift, Inc. Roll control for airborne wind energy system

Citations (5)

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US6811112B1 (en) * 2003-01-14 2004-11-02 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Active feedback levelwinding system
US20050116079A1 (en) * 2003-12-02 2005-06-02 Stevens Daniel W. Level wind winch cable tensioner
US20090224093A1 (en) * 2008-03-10 2009-09-10 Hyung-Bae Choi Cable pulling system and a method of pulling a cable using the system
US20150158600A1 (en) * 2013-12-09 2015-06-11 Google Inc. Ground Station with Shuttled Drum for Tethered Aerial Vehicles
US20180155150A1 (en) * 2016-12-02 2018-06-07 X Development Llc Sensor Equipped Tether Guide with Open Tether Channel

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6811112B1 (en) * 2003-01-14 2004-11-02 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Active feedback levelwinding system
US20050116079A1 (en) * 2003-12-02 2005-06-02 Stevens Daniel W. Level wind winch cable tensioner
US20090224093A1 (en) * 2008-03-10 2009-09-10 Hyung-Bae Choi Cable pulling system and a method of pulling a cable using the system
US20150158600A1 (en) * 2013-12-09 2015-06-11 Google Inc. Ground Station with Shuttled Drum for Tethered Aerial Vehicles
US20180155150A1 (en) * 2016-12-02 2018-06-07 X Development Llc Sensor Equipped Tether Guide with Open Tether Channel

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