Patent ID: 7861973
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B64C,F03D,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of kites that include a first kite and at least one subsequent kite; a tether having a first end coupled to said first kite and a second end coupled to a reel, wherein said tether passes through an opening in each said subsequent kite; and an actuator carried by each said subsequent kite that operates between an engaged condition and a disengaged condition, wherein said actuator engages said tether when in said engaged condition, therein holding each said subsequent kite at a fixed point along said tether, and wherein said actuator releases said tether when in said unengaged condition, therein enabling each said subsequent kite to freely move along said tether under said first kite, wherein said reel is coupled to a power generating system that generates electricity as said reel turns.