Patent classifications
B63B2241/12
Multi-Purpose Floating Structures
Multi-Purpose Floating Structures are special design in water floating structures applications, long lasting and easy for replacement. It is the most economical and safe way to build a floating structure to suit for anything that are floated on the water. The mounting frames are designed with capability of ensuring system integration, components replication, cost reduction and modularization by using recycled plastic drums or other floating containers.
Buoy with radiated wave reflector
Disclosed is buoyant wave energy capture device, adapted to float adjacent to an upper surface of a body of water over which waves pass, and adapted to capture a portion of the radiated waves created by its own rising and falling in response to incident and/or passing environmental waves. A power take off mechanism combined with the disclosed wave energy capture device may be tuned to a specific wave frequency, and thereby optimally extract energy from a motion of a single frequency, even the wave energy capture device may be excited and/or energized by waves of any of a relatively broad range of frequencies, thereby increasing the power-generation and cost efficiencies of such devices relative to wave energy conversion devices of the prior art.
PRESSURE-RESISTANT HULL FOR A SUBMERSIBLE AND DESIGN METHOD THEREFOR
A pressure-resistant hull for a submersible, includes unit hulls, reinforcing ribs, connecting channels, and closure heads. A plurality of unit hulls are provided, and are sequentially strung together spiralling upward or spiralling downward, the closure heads being arranged on the unit hulls at the first position and the last position respectively, an observation window being provided on each unit hull respectively, adjacent two unit hulls in a horizontal direction being respectively connected by means of a reinforcing rib, and at least two connecting channels being provided between adjacent two rings of the unit hulls in the vertical direction. The design method includes using a spiral joining structure to facilitate organic adjustment of the number of unit hulls, thus having better utilization of space and aiding to greatly expand the space. The sensitivity of the limit load to defects is low, increasing axial rigidity, improving the overall pressure-resistive ability.
POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
Provided is a power generation system including a wave power generator that can be configured in a simple manner.
The power generation system 1 includes: a power generation unit including a wave power generator 11; a power storage unit 40 accumulating electric power obtained by the power generation unit; a production unit 51 producing at least one of hydrogen and an organic hydride based on the electric power obtained by the power storage unit; and a tank 53 located below compared to the wave power generator 11 and storing at least one of the hydrogen and the organic hydride obtained by the production unit 51.
FLOATING WIND POWER GENERATION DEVICE
A floating wind power generation device comprises: a main buoyant body which has buoyancy and a space portion provided in the center; an auxiliary buoyant body which has buoyancy and is connected to the main buoyancy and is connected to the main buoyant body by being inserted into the space portion of the main buoyant body; a plurality of wind power generators which are vertically provided on top of the auxiliary buoyant body and generate power; a location control means which is connected to the main buoyant body and controls the location of the main buoyant body; an oscillation inhibiting means which is connected to the main buoyant body and enables the main buoyant body to maintain an equilibrium state by absorbing the sea waves; and a dock connection unit which is connected to the main buoyant body and enables a ship to lie at anchor on the sea.
Pressure-resistant hull for a submersible and design method therefor
A pressure-resistant hull for a submersible, includes unit hulls, reinforcing ribs, connecting channels, and closure heads. A plurality of unit hulls are provided, and are sequentially strung together spiralling upward or spiralling downward, the closure heads being arranged on the unit hulls at the first position and the last position respectively, an observation window being provided on each unit hull respectively, adjacent two unit hulls in a horizontal direction being respectively connected by means of a reinforcing rib, and at least two connecting channels being provided between adjacent two rings of the unit hulls in the vertical direction. The design method includes using a spiral joining structure to facilitate organic adjustment of the number of unit hulls, thus having better utilization of space and aiding to greatly expand the space. The sensitivity of the limit load to defects is low, increasing axial rigidity, improving the overall pressure-resistive ability.
BUOY WITH RADIATED WAVE REFLECTOR
Disclosed is buoyant wave energy capture device, adapted to float adjacent to an upper surface of a body of water over which waves pass, and adapted to capture a portion of the radiated waves created by its own rising and falling in response to incident and/or passing environmental waves. A power take off mechanism combined with the disclosed wave energy capture device may be tuned to a specific wave frequency, and thereby optimally extract energy from a motion of a single frequency, even the wave energy capture device may be excited and/or energized by waves of any of a relatively broad range of frequencies, thereby increasing the power-generation and cost efficiencies of such devices relative to wave energy conversion devices of the prior art.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TENSIONING A HYPERSTATIC SYSTEM
A method and system for tensioning a hyperstatic system involves two structures connected to each other, including: a) connecting, by at least one non-adjustable tendon and at least one adjustable tendon which is formed by a tendon coupled to a cylinder in an initially retracted position, an upper structure to a lower structure which is positioned below the upper structure while maintaining zero tension in the tendons; step b) applying a force to the upper structure and/or the lower structure in order to tension each adjustable tendon and to deploy the respective cylinder thereof, the tension of each non-adjustable tendon remaining at zero; and step c) progressively increasing the force until the tension of each non-adjustable tendon reaches a threshold value which brings about a load transfer from the lower structure to the upper structure to allow the lower structure to be supported by the upper structure.
WATERCRAFT
The invention relates to a watercraft comprising an at least partly elastic and preferably inflatable casing (1), in particular a casing which surrounds an inner region. The watercraft has a base (2), an energy storage device (6), and a drive device which is secured to the base and comprises a drive unit (4) that is located in the water during operation, the flow of water produced by the drive unit during operation being controllable by means of a controller. The drive device is releasably secured to the base as a module comprising the energy storage device (6), which is designed as part of the module, such that the module can be removed as a structural unit.
Floating support structure for offshore wind turbine and method for installing a wind turbine provided with such a support structure
A floating support structure for an offshore wind turbine, comprises a float intended to be partly immersed and on which a wind turbine mast is intended to be assembled, and a counterweight connected to the float and intended to be immersed under the float. The float comprises a toroid or polygon-shaped main structure with at least five sides, a central tubular structure having a diameter adapted to receive the mast of the wind turbine and comprising a section able to be ballasted in order to adjust the waterline of the float, a first series of horizontal struts distributed about a vertical axis and connecting the main structure to the central structure, and a second series of oblique struts distributed about a vertical axis and connecting the main structure to the central structure at an angle comprised between 15° and 60° with the horizontal struts.