A quasi-steady model simulating the reel-out and reel-in phases of fixed-wing ground-generation airborne wind energy systems. The model is formulated as an optimisation problem where the net electrical cycle power of a system is maximised for given wind conditions.
If you use the model then please cite the corresponding paper:
[paper]
The model is built and tested in MATLAB R2021b (without additional add-ons). Try installing this version if your version of MATLAB does not execute the code successfully.
Please Clone or Download the repository to start using the model.
The Repository consists of 3 Folders:
Src
: Contains the source code of the model.InputFiles
: Contains some pre-defined input files.OutputFiles
: Contains some generated output files using the pre-defined input files.A pre-defined input file named inputFile_example_awePower.m
is stored in the folder InputFiles
. This input file simulates a system with rated electrical power of 150 kW.
run_awePower.m
to generate and save model outputs. The outputs will be stored in the folder OutputFiles
. Name of every output file is prefixed with the respective input file name.run_plotResults_awePower.m
to visualize relevant outputs.inputFile_example_awePower.m
from the InputFiles
folder.run_awePower.m
. Within the script, ensure to pass as an argument, the name of your newly defined input sheet.run_plotResults_awePower.m
. Within the script, ensure to load your specific input file.optimDetails
has the details regarding the optimization.outputs
has all the raw outputs.processedOutputs
has post-processed relevant outputs for better visualization.This project is licensed under the MIT License. Please see the below WAIVER in association with the license.
Technische Universiteit Delft hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program “AWE-Power” (a fast cycle-power computation model) written by the Author(s).
Prof.dr. H.G.C. (Henri) Werij, Dean of Aerospace Engineering
Copyright (c) 2024 Rishikesh Joshi