Kites are used in the history of mankind since ancient times, but only from the 80's the arrangements for energy generation begin to be considered. In this work, the physical and mathematical principles of kite power generation are presented. It was shown that the maximum power reached by the theoretical model uses crosswind.
Keywords:
physics teaching; wind energy; kite
| Local | Velocidade média do vento | FC estimado | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 – 150 m | 200 – 800 m | Torre eólica | AWE - GLG | |
| Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 5.7 m/s | 9.1 m/s | 0,18 | 0,63 |
| Melbourne (Austrália) | 5.2 m/s | 8.7 m/s | 0,15 | 0,56 |
| Porto Alegre (Brasil) | 4.9 m/s | 7.5 m/s | 0,13 | 0,52 |
| Nenjiang (China) | 2.7 m/s | 5.2 m/s | 0,04 | 0,30 |
| Calcutá (Índia) | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 m/s | 0,02 | 0,31 |
| Misawa (Japão) | 4.4 m/s | 7.8 m/s | 0,11 | 0,50 |
| Casablanca (Marrocos) | 2.4 m/s | 7.0 m/s | 0,03 | 0,45 |
| St. Petersburg (Rússia) | 4.1 m/s | 8.5 m/s | 0,1 | 0,59 |
| Murcia (Espanha) | 2.6 m/s | 5.9 m/s | 0,03 | 0,35 |
| Nottingham (Reino Unido) | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 m/s | 0,01 | 0,31 |
| Point Barrow (Alaska, EUA) | 6.6 m/s | 8.8 m/s | 0,25 | 0,59 |
