MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617095833 A) filed by Universidade Do Porto on August 07, 2026, for A Tethered Aircraft Bridle System, Method Of Operating The Same And Use Thereof.
Inventors include Da Costa Castro E Fontes, Fernando Armnio; De Freixo Ramos Paiva, Lus Tiago; Crte-Real De Matos Fernandes, Manuel; and Costa Vinha, Srgio Emanuel.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a tethered aircraft bridle system comprising an aircraft (02), a ground station (01), a main tether (21) and a bridle device, wherein the aircraft (02) is connected to the ground station (01) via the main tether (21) and the bridle device. The said bridle device comprises: a bridle cable having two ends, a connector (11), a wing bridle cable direction changer (12) fixed on a wing bottom surface (04) of the aircraft, a fuselage bridle cable direction changer (14) fixed at an aircraft belly, and an inner bridle cable direction changer (13), wherein both bridle cable ends are attached to the connector (11). The said connector (11) is further connected to the main tether (21). Furthermore, the said bridle cable defines a wing line (22) connecting the connector (11) to the changer (12), a connecting line (23) going through the changers (12, 13, 14), and a fuselage line (24) connecting the connector (11) to the changer (14). The invention also refers to a method of operating the tethered aircraft bridle system and use of the same on an airborne wind energy system for the generation of electrical energy.
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