one of the important features of the kites is the higher level of flexibility. This particular
characteristic is worth being embraced. In the process of wind energy tapping, there is a
limitation on the basis of the height of turbine. As a result, researchers have started thinking of
having tower substituted with a device which is capable of flying. One possible and effective
substitute is the use of kites (Mazzella et al. 2008).
How it Works
The simplest design of the kite has the above shared configuration of yo-yo. In this particular
configuration, the control of kite is achieved by the use of two tether lines. These lines are useful
in the power transmission to the ground frond the kite as they unroll from the drum which has
been effectively coupled to the electric drives serving as generators. The electric drives will be
driven in reverse direction immediately kite reaches the end of extension line. This implies that
they will be used in pulling in the kite (Dief et al. 2018).
The period is therefore described as passive period. The component can therefore be depowered
by having one line pulled in more than the other. This will allow an extension of kite in the
direction which is parallel to the wind which resembles the operation principle of flag. Upon
being pulled to the lowest height, the lengths of the lines will be equalized so as to allow a new
phase of traction to start (Yin, Zhao, & Zhang 2018). During the passive phase, it had been
previously stated that kite is depowered. Depowering process involve the use of less energy in
pulling as opposed to the quantity extra which was extracted in the traction phase from wind.
This implies that there will be net generation of power (Goela 1979).
The process can be summarized as shown in the diagram

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