Key Technologies, Current Status and Development Trends of High-Altitude Wind Power Generation

Shuang HAN; Shan LIU

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Distributed Energy ›› 2024, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (1) : 1-9. DOI: 10.16513/j.2096-2185.DE.2409101

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Key Technologies, Current Status and Development Trends of High-Altitude Wind Power Generation

Shuang HAN ,
Shan LIU

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High altitude wind energy is a clean energy source with abundant reserves and wide distribution. High altitude wind power systems are used to convert high altitude wind energy into electrical energy by means of a tethered aircraft device. Compared with traditional wind power generation, high-altitude wind power generation has the advantages of high-power generation efficiency, strong stability, and fewer restrictions on site selection. However, problems such as the difficulty of breaking through the stabilization and control technology of high-altitude wind power generation and the difficulty of obtaining manufacturing materials have also constrained the development of high-altitude wind power generation. Combined with the current actual development of high-altitude wind power generation, it summarizes and refines the types of high-altitude wind power generation systems, key technologies, development status, problems, and development trends. Firstly, around the design of high-altitude wind power generation system, three kinds of high-altitude wind power generation system design technologies are introduced and their respective advantages and disadvantages are elaborated; then, three key technologies in the high-altitude wind power generation system are proposed and discussed in detail. Finally, the research direction and development prospect of the development and application of high-altitude wind power generation technology are discussed, aiming to provide reference, and thinking for the future research of high-altitude wind power generation.

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high-altitude wind energy / high-altitude wind power / tethered kites / tethered aircraft / tethered floatplane

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Shuang HAN , Shan LIU. Key Technologies, Current Status and Development Trends of High-Altitude Wind Power Generation[J]. Distributed Energy Resources. 2024, 9(1): 1-9 https://doi.org/10.16513/j.2096-2185.DE.2409101

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