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The electricity can be generated on the ground, so you only need to have low-power links in the tether for controlling the kite dynamics.
by timthorn 9y ago
The electricity can be generated on the ground, so you only need to have low-power links in the tether for controlling the kite dynamics.
- bigohms 9y agoThat is not what the illustrations show in this model. Electricity is generated at the node of each wing and transmitted down link.
- timthorn 9y agoIndeed, and both models are in development by different groups. I was responding to dietlbomb's comment that kite power proponents "never address" the problem of power transmission in the tether.