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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Joseph A. Carroll0
Date of Patent
January 8, 2013
0Patent Application Number
125053080
Date Filed
July 17, 2009
0Patent Citations Received
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A power generation system (20) including an airborne electricity generator (30), a tether assembly (40) configured to carry electricity from the generator to land, the tether assembly having a first end portion (42) coupled to the generator, and a winch assembly (50) configured to reel the tether assembly onto a drum (52), wherein the winch assembly is configured to apply a reel tension to the tether assembly reeled onto the drum that is lower than a tension in the first end portion of the tether assembly.
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