The course contains 12 individual lectures that are complemented by a self-paced workshop. Recorded videos are not necessarily in sync with slide presentations.
The content is divided into four parts. Part 1 (lectures 1-3) ventures from kites to airborne wind energy, introducing the technology, presenting a historical perspective on kites, and a portfolio of current prototypes. Part 2 (lectures 4-7) covers the physics of tethered flight, and systematically develops a quasi-steady theory of energy harvesting with kites, complemented by a self-paced workshop in a Jupyter notebook (Python). Part 3 (lectures 8-9), is about energy harvesting with kites, describing the practical operation of AWE systems and the performance and potential of the technology in the future energy system. Part 4 (lectures 10-12) completes the course with topics on kite design and control, detailing the flying components of AWE systems, with a focus on the flight dynamic, structural dynamic, and aerodynamic behavior, as well as control.
Parts 2, 3 and 4 are largely independent and can also be attended individually.
The lecture slides are optimized for an aspect ratio 16:9. Enter fullscreen mode with F11. The two-dimensional layout shows with the ESC key. The menu button in the lower left corner opens a menu for rapid access of specific slides. Pressing ‘s’ opens the speaker notes.
You may want to check out the video recordings of the earlier editions of the course available via Youtube playlists: