Patent ID: 8421257

Claim:
A power generation system, comprising: a glider having rotor blades with an adjustable angle, and having first weather sensors obtaining first weather information at an area of said glider; a generator attached to said glider with a tether, said generator adapted to generate electricity in response to tension and motion of said tether caused by movement of said glider, said generator receiving second weather information from a central weather database; a tether reel controllable to reel in and out said tether; radio communication equipment providing flight control signals to said glider; and a processor programmable to generate said flight control signals, wherein said processor uses information from both said first weather sensors on said glider, and said second weather information received by the generator to generate said flight control signals, where both said weather sensor on said glider and said second weather information are used to determine both an altitude and an aspect of flying of said glider, wherein said processor determines flight modes including all of ascend mode by adjusting said rotor blades to a first angle, float mode by adjusting said rotor blades to a second angle, descend mode by adjusting said rotor blades to a third angle, and power generation mode which uses multiple angles at different times.