Proposed new terminology to align AWE with established wind energy

Engineering Math & Physics
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For an aligned or even a common classification of AWES with ground-based wind turbines, I suggest two main criteria, in the following order:

  1. SWEPT AREA
    For current wind turbines only stationary swept area
    For AWES stationary swept area (fly-gen like Makani, rotary like Daisy or Kiwee turbine…) or downwind swept area (all yo-yo systems, including Kitemill, Guangdong parachute…)

  2. BLADE OR WING MOTION
    Lift-based blade or wing motion for wind turbines and AWES when blades or wings are going crosswind at several times the wind speed (three-bladed HAWT, VAWT Darrieus-type, Makani, Kitemill) in both stationary and downwind swept area categories
    Drag-based blade or wing motion for wind turbines and AWES when blades or wings are going at wind speed or less, being pushed by the wind (VAWT Savonius, Magenn in stationary swept area, Guangdong parachute in downwind swept area)