[timthorn]

The electricity can be generated on the ground, so you only need to have low-power links in the tether for controlling the kite dynamics.

[bigohms]

That is not what the illustrations show in this model. Electricity is generated at the node of each wing and transmitted down link.

[timthorn]

Indeed, and both models are in development by different groups. I was responding to dietlbomb's comment that kite power proponents "never address" the problem of power transmission in the tether.