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Design of a Kite-Powered Water Pump and Airborne Wind Turbine

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The goal of this project was two-fold: to adapt the existing WPI Kite Power System to pump water, and to develop a new airborne energy system that harvests electricity from the wind using a turbine suspended from a large kite. A mechanical pump and a head simulation valve were successfully installed and tested on the existing WPI Kite Power System. A support frame for an airborne wind turbine was successfully constructed, installed and tested for use with a sled kite.

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  • E-project-042512-193217
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  • 2012
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  • 2012-04-25
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  • Worcester
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