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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kurt Hallamasek, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 27/08 (2006.01); B64C 31/06 (2006.01); F41J 9/08 (2006.01); F03D 9/00 (2016.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/003 (2013.01); F03D 7/02 (2013.01); F03D 7/047 (2013.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F05B 2240/921 (2013.01); Y02E 10/723 (2013.01); Y02E 10/728 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airborne wind turbine system including an aerial vehicle having a main wing, an electrically conductive tether having a first end secured to the aerial vehicle and a second end secured to a ground station, a plurality of power generating turbines connected to the main wing, a communication network positioned with the aerial vehicle, including a first flight control computer, and first plastic optical fiber signal transmission lines extending between the first flight control computer and the plurality of power generating turbines.