Airborne Manoeuvre Tracking Device for Kite-based Wind Power Generation

摘要

Position data is the sole requirement for the autonomous flight of airborne wind technology. This experimental setup provides the data which helps develop on-board kite controllers. The designed setup with Texas Instruments MCU has low power consumption and lower weight as the wireless modules are embedded in the MCU itself. The kite was flown at a height of a maximum of 270 m, the three readings at 90 m, 130 m, and 270 m of specified thread length. The experimental analysis concludes that a kite-based wind power generation system that can reach up to 270 m height can transmit the data efficiently using an 868 MHz band at a data rate of 50 Kbps. The inertial data provided by IMU and the longitude and latitude values provided by the GPS are received at the base station and logged using python script on the computer. The data obtained can be used for controlling the position of the kite by designing a controller for the obtained data. The data transmission rate has to be faster for the faster response time of the controller.