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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Jst, Llc, Portland, OR (US);
Inventor:
Joseph A. Carroll, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
JST LLC, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power generation system including an airborne electricity generator, a tether assembly configured to carry electricity from the generator to land, the tether assembly having a first end portion coupled to the generator, and a winch assembly configured to reel the tether assembly onto a drum, wherein the winch assembly is configured to apply a reel tension to the tether assembly reeled onto the drum that is lower than a tension in the first end portion of the tether assembly.