Patent ID: 8134249
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: B65H,F03D,F05B,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A wind system for converting energy comprising: at least one kite that can be driven from ground, disposed to be immersed in at least one wind current; a vertical-axis wind turbine placed at ground level, the vertical-axis wind turbine including at least one arm connected through two ropes to the at least one kite, the at least one kite being configured to be driven through the vertical-axis wind turbine to rotate the at least one arm and perform conversion of wind energy into electric energy through at least one generator/motor system operating as a generator and cooperating with the vertical-axis wind turbine, the two ropes being configured both to transmit mechanical energy from and to the at least one kit and to control a flight trajectory of the at least one kite; and a smart control system configured to automatically control the at least one kite along the flight trajectory, the smart control system including a set of sensors placed on the at least one kite and a set of ground sensors, wherein the at least one arm of the wind turbine is supported through at least one supporting system, the supporting system comprising tie-rods constrained at one end to the at least one arm of the wind turbine, and at another end to a single vertical structure placed at a center of the vertical-axis wind turbine and rotating with the at least one arm, and/or the supporting system comprising tie-rods placed in a rotation plane of the wind turbine constrained at one end to the at least one arm of the vertical-axis wind turbine, and at another end to a central rotary shaft of the vertical-axis wind turbine, and/or the supporting system further comprising at least one dampened trolley through which the at least one arm of the turbine is elastically rested onto the ground, and/or the supporting system comprising an elastic member coupled in parallel with at least one dampener, the at least one dampened trolley including at least one pair of wheels aligned with rotation axes passing through a rotation center of the vertical-axis wind turbine.