AU2022218538B2 - Net of non-horizontal connections - Google Patents

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AU2022218538B2
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Abstract

The Net of Vertical Connections is required for stability of three-dimensional floating objects as it helps to prevent capsizing. In addition, it also provides damping efficiencies to the floating objects of the System of Three-Dimensional Flexible Porous Net of Multiple Floating Objects (3DFPNFO). 1/2 DRAWINGS The System of Three-Dimensional Flexible Porous Net of Multiple Floating Objects (3DFPNFO) with the Net of Vertical Connections integrated (1) Floating Objects (2) Water level (3) Net of Horizontal Lower Connections with Horizontal Lower Elements. (4) Net of Horizontal Upper Connections with Horizontal Upper Elements. (5) Net of Vertical Connections with Vertical Crossed Elements. (6) The Flexible Porous Net of Wave Absorbers/ Dampers (including #7) (7) Wave Absorbers/ Dampers. (8) Net of Horizontal Lower/ Upper Connections with Horizontal Lower Crossed Elements (#8b) and Horizontal Upper Crossed Elements (#8d). (9) Pulling Forces (opposite of the tensional forces) are pulling floating objects. (a) (b) 8b 3 3 (c) (d) 8d Figure 6 (con.)

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DRAWINGS
The System of Three-Dimensional Flexible Porous Net of Multiple Floating Objects (3DFPNFO) with the Net of Vertical Connections integrated
(1) Floating Objects
(2) Water level
(3) Net of Horizontal Lower Connections with Horizontal Lower Elements.
(4) Net of Horizontal Upper Connections with Horizontal Upper Elements.
(5) Net of Vertical Connections with Vertical Crossed Elements.
(6) The Flexible Porous Net of Wave Absorbers/ Dampers (including #7)
(7) Wave Absorbers/ Dampers.
(8) Net of Horizontal Lower/ Upper Connections with Horizontal Lower Crossed
Elements (#8b) and Horizontal Upper Crossed Elements (#8d).
(9) Pulling Forces (opposite of the tensional forces) are pulling floating objects.
(a) (b)
8b
3 3 (c) (d)
8d
Figure 6 (con.)
TITLE: FLEXIBLE NET OF NON-HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS FIELD
[0001] It is related to the fields of:
(1) Structural Engineering
DESCRIPTION
1.1 Special Definitions
[0002] Some commonly used components are defined below:
(1) The word "rope" implies rope or cable or chain or similar flexible means having
the same function of bearing tensional forces.
(2) Bidirectional Linear to Rotational Mechanical Power Transmission System
(BLRMPTS) is a system convert bidirectional linear motions to a one directional
motions of rotation.
(3) Vertical Stationed Rope (VSR) (#2) is a rope which is aligned vertically and
secured to the bottom of a floating object which is controlled to be stationed
at a certain position.
(4) Structural Floating Post (SFP) (#5) is the main floating structure of a floating
object which works like a floating post or column for bearing other
components and loads. It is an iconic name of the main floating structure of a
floating object. In other words, the SFP implies to be a floating column or post
which bears the following loads:
(a) Gravity loads of components of the floating object.
(b) Dynamic loads such as wave or wind loads or loads caused by earthquakes.
(c) Loads caused by boundary connections such as anchor/ mooring systems.
(5) Stationed Float (#3), which is a float controlled to be stationed at a certain
position, is secured to the SFP in order to maintain the SFP floating and being
stationed at a certain position.
(6) Vertically Slidable Float (VSF) (#4) are floats capable to slide along the
stationed SFP vertically for the purpose of harvesting wave energy for
generating electricity.
[0003] The referred SFPs are limited to bearing components and loads of:
(1) Point Absorbing Wave Energy Converter (PAWEC)s: all components of the
PAWECs, including sliding or rotating parts, and anchor ropes are secured to or based on its main Floating structures which are defined and called the "Structural Floating Posts", or (2) structures, which are secured to the SFPs, supporting arrays of solar panels above water surface, or (3) towers of wind turbines, which are secured on top of the SFPs. In this case, the SFPs are columns supporting towers of the wind turbines. (4) Combination of all components of (1) and (2) and (3) above.
[0004] The floating object referred in this document is identical with the SFP in term of stability on the surface of water. This document only considers floating objects to be either:
(1) floating PAWECs or main floating structures of floating PAWECs, or (2) Floating posts supporting structures which further bear arrays of solar panels above water surface, or (3) Columns supporting towers of wind turbines.
1.2 The Flexible Net of Non-horizontal Connections (FNNHC) (Figure 1)
[0005] Components of the FNNHC:
[0006] The Flexible Net of Non-horizontal Connections (FNNHC) is composed of multiple Flexible Pair of Crossed Elements such as the pair (#11a+#11b) or the pair (12c+12d) which are flexible and capable to tensional forces only.
[0007] Each Flexible Pair of Crossed Elements (#11a+#11b) has two Flexible Crossed Elements which are (#11a) and (#11b). These two Flexible Crossed Elements of the pair are secured together at the middle of the Elements.
[0008] Arrangements of the FNNHC:
[0009] If the FNNHC is applied for a number of floating Structural Floating Posts, Each Flexible Crossed Element (#11a) connects from the bottom of a Structural Floating Post (#5) to the top of one of its adjacent Structural Floating Posts (#5a). In other words, the bottom of every Structural Floating Post is connected with the tops of all adjacent Structural Floating Posts via Flexible Crossed Elements.
[0010] If the FNNHC is applied for a number of Structural Floating Posts being damped and stabilized with a number of Submerged Dampers, then the bottom of every Structural Floating Post (such as #5) is connected with all adjacent Submerged Dampers (#1a and #1b) via Flexible Crossed Elements (#12b and #12c).
[0011] The Vertically Slidable Float Compound (VSFC), which is capable to slide along the Structural Floating Post (#5), composes of:
(1) The Vertically Slidable Float (#4) and (2) The Sliding Structure Core (#7) and (3) The Slidable Float Structure (#9) and (4) The pair of One-way Pulleys and Drive Axis and Generator positioned at (#10)
[0012] When the VSFC moves up or down, as the pair of Drive Ropes, which have Upper Sections (#8a) and Lower Sections (#8b), of the Bidirectional Linear to Rotational Mechanical Power Transmission System (BLRMPTS) have four ends securing to the top and bottom of the Structural Floating Post (#5), the Generator (#10) is pulled to rotate in one direction thanks to the pair of One-way Pulleys integrated. Details of the BLRMPTS are not presented in this document.
[0013] Operations of floating systems with FNNHC integrated:
[0014] When the Stationed Float (#3) raised up by the wave (#6), it pushes up the Structural Floating Post (#5). The upward motions of the Structural Floating Post (#5) are resisted by the two Flexible Crossed Elements (#11b and #11c) which connect from the top of the Structural Floating Post (#5) to the two bottoms of the two adjacent Structural Floating Posts (#5a and #5b). Similarly, the two Flexible Crossed Elements (#12b and #12c) also resist the upward motions of the Structural Floating Post (#5) thanks to their connections from the bottom of the Structural Floating Post (#5) to the two Submerged Dampers (#la and #1b). At the meantime, the VSFC slides up along the Structural Floating Post (#5) while pulling the pair of One-way Pulleys to rotate the
Generator.
[0015] When the Stationed Float (#3) is going down following a descending wave, the downward motions of the Structural Floating Post (#5), which is floated by the Stationed Float (#3), are resisted by the two Flexible Crossed Elements (#11a and #11d) which connect from the bottom of the Structural Floating Post (#5) to the two tops of the two adjacent Structural Floating Posts (#5a and #5b) which contribute to the resistant. At the meantime, the VSFC slides down along the Structural Floating Post (#5) while pulling the pair of One-way Pulleys to continue rotating the Generator (#10) in the same direction.
[0016] In addition, the Flexible Pair of Crossed Elements, such as the pair of (#12a+#12b) and (#12c+#12d), contribute to stabilizing and damping a group of linking Structural Floating Posts as follows:
(1) Preventing Rotational Displacements (of the Structural Floating Posts): This kind of displacements may cause floating objects overturning. When a raising wave (#6) approachingfrom the left, it pushes the top of the Structural Floating Post (#5) moving to the right. As a result of buoyant forces, the bottom of the Structural Floating Post (#5) is being moved to the left. In this case, among the Submerged Dampers, the Submerged Damper (#1b) is in the best position to prevent the motions of the bottom of the Structural Floating Post (#5). The Submerged Damper (#1b) pulls the Flexible Crossed Element (#12c) in order to prevent the bottom of the Structural Floating Post (#5) from moving. It is clear that, for preventing horizontal motions, adjacent Submerged Dampers of the Submerged Dampers (#1) can perform much better than itself thanks to the non-vertical direction of the Flexible Crossed Element (#12c). In addition, all other Submerged Dampers in the right of the Submerged Damper (#1b) also contribute to resisting the motions as they are connecting to the Submerged Damper (#1b) via the Flexible Net of Horizontal Connections. Furthermore, as the bottom of the Structural Floating Post (#5) tends to move left, it pulls all the bottoms of all the Structural Floating Posts in the right (of the Post #5) through the Flexible Net of Horizontal Connections connecting between bottoms of the Structural Floating Posts. Thus, horizontal motions of tops and bottoms of Structural Floating Posts, which cause overturning, is resisted by all the submerged dampers and the Structural Floating Posts together.
(2) Preventing Horizontal Linear Displacements (of tops/ bottoms of the Structural
Floating Posts): The explanation of Preventing Rotational Displacements above
already implies preventing horizontal linear displacements of the Structural
Floating Posts.
(3) Preventing Vertical Linear Displacements (of the Structural Floating Posts): as
presented above, vertical linear displacements of the Structural Floating Posts
caused by waves are resisted by a group of adjacent Submerged Dampers
instead of a Submerged Dampers thanks to connections via the Flexible Pair of
Crossed Elements.
[0017] It can be concluded that, by using the FNNHC, the whole system of the
Structural Floating Posts and the Submerged Dampers and the FNNHC as well as the
Flexible Net of Horizontal Connections can work together as a whole of a distributed
damping system, in which, every floating object, instead of working alone, is both
damping and being damped with increased efficiencies accumulated from responses
of all other objects.
[0018] The upward and downward motions of the VSFC, which rotates the Generator
(#10) via the BLRMPTS, are presented to explain contributions of the FNNHC to wave
energy systems with FNNHC integrated. Forfloating solar system, it is simpler that the
Structural Floating Posts, which are stabilized by not only Submerged Dampers but
also the FNNHC, support upper structures which bear arrays of solar panels above the
water surface.
[0019] Drawing References
(1) Submerged Dampers (#1; #1a; #1b)
(2) Vertical Stationed Rope (or cable or chain) (#2)
(3) Stationed Float (#3)
(4) Vertically Slidable Floats (#4)
(5) Structural Floating Posts (#5; #5a; #5b)
(6) Raising Wave (#6)
(7) Sliding Structure Core (#7)
(8) pair of Drive Ropes with upper Sections (#8a) & Lower Sections (#8b)
(9) Slidable Float Structure (#9)
(10) pair of One-way Pulleys and Drive Axis and Generator (#10)
(11) Flexible Pair of Crossed Elements for Structural Floating Posts (#11a; #11b;
#11c; #11d)
(12) Flexible Pair of Crossed Elements for Submerged Dampers (#12a; #12b; #12c;
#12d)
(13) Flexible Net of Horizontal Connections (#13a; #13b; #13c)
(14) Bidirectional Linear to Rotational Transmission System (#14)
(15) Gear / One way Gear (#15)
(16) Rotational Electric Generator (#16)

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1. A flexible net of connections for stabilising a Point Adsorbing Wave Energy
Conversion Array comprising:
a Flexible Net of Non-Horizontal Connections (FNNHC) and a Flexible Net of Horizontal
Connections;
wherein the FNNHC comprises a Flexible Pair of Crossed Elements (FPCE) linking each
Wave Energy Convertor (WEC) of the array to an adjacent Wave Energy Convertor of the
array;
each WEC comprising a Structural Floating Post (SFP) floating at water surface level and
with a submerged rope, cable or chain descending from the post with a wave absorbing
damper hung from the rope, cable or chain;
each SFP being the primary support structure of each WEC and also suitable for supporting
solar panels above the water surface;
each FPCE comprises Flexible Crossed Elements (FCE) that are either ropes, cables or
chains;
and wherein
an FCE is strung between the lower ends of each SFP to the upper ends of each adjacent
SFP in the array; and
an FCE is strung between the lower ends of each SFP to each adjacent damper in the array,
and wherein the flexible net of horizontal connections comprises a horizontal rope, cable
or chain strung between the upper ends of each adjacent SFP in the array, the lower ends
of each adjacent SFP in the array and each adjacent damper in the array.
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