Authors:
Manuel C. R. M. Fernandes
;
Gonçalo B. Silva
;
Luís Tiago Paiva
and
Fernando A. C. C. Fontes
Affiliation:
SYSTEC–ISR, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto and Portugal
Keyword(s):
Renewable Energy, Airborne Wind Energy, Kite Power Systems, Nonlinear Systems, Path-following Control, Safe Mode Control.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Engineering Applications
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
;
Nonlinear Signals and Systems
;
Robotics and Automation
;
Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modeling and Control
;
System Modeling
Abstract:
In this paper, we address the generation of electrical power using Airborne Wind Energy Systems, comprising a kite connected through a tether to a generator on the ground. We design a controller to steer the kite to follow a pre-defined periodic path, which includes a production mode, a tether retrieval mode, and a safe mode capable of handling wind gusts.