Title:
AIRBORNE ENERGY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/142682
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention proposes a process involving the use of at least one, preferentially several non-tethered airships of at least one type, at least carrying one solar energy unit (SEU) and/ or one wind energy unit (WEU) for carrying out certain airborne missions of generating a given total amount of final energy (E), whereby preferentially most of which (E1) is used for energy distribution, including airborne energy transmission by means of onboard energy transmission units (ETU), and/ or storage by means of onboard, energy storage units (ESO) and supply thereof by connecting to energy devices or grids at platforms (A) or consumers (B), and whereby at least most of the remanding energy amount (E2 = E -E1) is used for direct uses by said airships, such as flight assistance systems, or for other uses, such as telecommunications. The present invention also proposes distinctive features of said airships, respective platforms and energy systems associated with, different missions of airborne energy generation and distribution.
Inventors:
CARDOSO PAULO ALEXANDRE TEXEIRA E SILVA (PT)
Application Number:
PCT/PT2011/000015
Publication Date:
January 12, 2012
Filing Date:
May 10, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CARDOSO PAULO ALEXANDRE TEXEIRA E SILVA (PT)
International Classes:
F03D5/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2005007506A2 | 2005-01-27 | |||
| WO2010006433A1 | 2010-01-21 |
Foreign References:
| US20080296905A1 | 2008-12-04 | |||
| DE102004055212A1 | 2006-05-24 |
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