The goal of this project was to study the feasibility of using tethered kites to generate power from the wind. Generating electricity using kites instead of wind turbines may have certain advantages, particularly for developing nations, including generating power at lower cost. A mechanism was designed to convert the oscillating tether tension caused by the vertical motion of a kite into rotary shaft motion to drive a generator, through the use of a rocking beam arm.

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Creator

• Blouin, Michael R.
• Rodden, Joshua E.
• Isabella, Benjamin E.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042607-112625

Advisor

• Olinger, David J.

Year

• 2007

Date created

• 2007-04-26

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Aerospace Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

Last modified

• 2021-01-08