CN101657632A - 用于潮汐涡轮机的配置的系统和方法 - Google Patents

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CN101657632A
CN101657632A CN200880011755A CN200880011755A CN101657632A CN 101657632 A CN101657632 A CN 101657632A CN 200880011755 A CN200880011755 A CN 200880011755A CN 200880011755 A CN200880011755 A CN 200880011755A CN 101657632 A CN101657632 A CN 101657632A
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Abstract

本发明涉及一种用于水电涡轮机的配置的系统和方法,并包括基座和基座可固定至其下方的船,并且水电涡轮机可从甲板上方固定至基座,之后使基座与船分开。

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用于潮汐涡轮机的配置的系统和方法
技术领域
本发明涉及一种用于水电涡轮机的配置的系统和方法,具体来说涉及这样的系统和方法,所述系统和方法可以在很大程度上简化水电涡轮机及相关的基座到配置位置的运送,并且可以简化之后涡轮机和基座到海床的配置。
背景技术
由于矿物燃料的燃烧而在地球上造成的环境破坏,可再生能源终于开始得到了重点关注,许多有关太阳能、风能和潮汐能的项目正得以开发。在这些可供选择的能源形式中,潮汐能可被认为是最具吸引力的,因为潮汐流是完全可预测的并且是恒定的,其与风能或太阳能不同,风能或太阳能相对来说是间歇性的并且因此可靠程度低。
但是,利用潮汐能也是一种挑战,特别是在潮汐能发电机(例如水电涡轮机)的安装和维护方面存在挑战,这是由于潮汐能发电机特别的操作性质导致潮汐能发电机必须设置于较快速流动的潮汐流中,并且很可能设置于海床上。此外,为了经济上的可行性,这些涡轮机必须大规模地建造。结果涡轮机和相关的基座/支承件都成为巨大笨重的部件,并且为了实现配置需要重型的起吊和运送设备。使用这种重型起吊设备通常是非常危险的作业,当在处于非常困难且不稳定的条件下的海上操作这些设备就变得更加危险。
由于市场上用于执行钻进工程的合适船和设备的日益缺乏以及潜水员在高速潮汐流位置作业的高风险性,这就使安装过程进一步复杂化。
因此已研发了本发明,本发明旨在简化水电涡轮机的配置,并且其系统和方法允许配置已预先安装在基座上的水电涡轮机。
发明内容
根据本发明的第一方面,提供了一种水电涡轮机配置系统,其包括:基座和可支承在基座上的水电涡轮机;船,适于在浮泊时可拆卸地将基座保持在其下面;其中船适于允许基座从船上释放并下降远离船、和/或在船下面被提升并连接至船;并且其中基座包括支承件,支承件向上突出得穿过船;其特征在于船包括入口,当基座安装至船的下方时支承件突出得穿过该入口并且安装有涡轮机的支承件可以通过该入口。
优选地,船包括适于将基座相对于船提升和/或降下的承载装置。
优选地,承载装置包括一个或多个绞盘。
优选地,船至少包括一对连接在一起的船体。
优选地,当基座被固定至船下方时,该系统适于使压舱物固定至基座。
优选地,船为组件式的。
根据本发明的第二个方面,提供了一种配置水电涡轮机的方法,该方法包括以下步骤:
将用于涡轮机的基座固定在船的下方;
将涡轮机固定至基座的支承件,所述支承件向上突出得穿过船;
将船运送至配置位置;
将基座从船下方释放;
其特征在于,在将基座从船下方释放的步骤中,允许涡轮机穿过船。
优选地,本方法在固定基座的步骤中包括:
将基座定位于水体的底部上;
将船定位在基座上方;以及
将基座提升至船下方的位置。
优选地,本方法包括以下步骤:在将基座定位于水体的底部上之前将一条或多条提升绳索固定至基座。
优选地,本方法在将基座提升至船下方的位置的步骤中包括,使用船上的承载装置。
优选地,本方法包括以下步骤:在将基座固定至船下方之后添加压舱物至基座。
优选地,本方法包括:在将基座固定至船下方之后将支承件固定至基座。
优选地,本方法包括以下步骤:在将基座配置在配置位置之前,在测试位置处测试基座和/或涡轮机的各种运行参数。
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图1示出了用于立在码头(quay)上的涡轮机的基座;
图2示出了图1中的基座已降至码头附近的海床;
图3示出了漂浮在基座上方和码头附近的配置船;
图4示出了图3中的船,示出了在将基座提升至船正下方位置之后的情形;
图5示出了图4中的船和基座,其中一对支承件已穿过船固定至基座;
图6示出了图5中的船和基座,示出了在将水电涡轮机连接至支承件之后的情形;以及
图7示出了定位在配置位置处的船,并示出了将基座和涡轮机降向海床。
具体实施方式
现在参见附图,在此描述并示出了用于水电涡轮机10(仅在图6和图7中示出)的配置的系统和方法,将如下文详述的,该系统包括用于涡轮机10的基座12的使用,以及基座12可与之连接的船14。显而易见的是,本发明的系统和方法基本上避免了在水电涡轮机10的配置过程中使用重型起吊设备的需求,并且因此在很大程度上简化了配置过程。
在图示的实施例中,基座12包括带三条腿18的三角形框架16,虽然通过对本发明的系统和方法的以下描述中可以理解,该基座12仅是一个示范性的实施例并且可为任何其它形状和/或构造。为了开始进行配置,基座12被定位于水体W(例如海)旁的码头Q上。可将完全组装好的基座12运送至码头Q,或更为优选地在码头Q上将其零部件组装到位。
现在参见图2,基座12被提离码头Q并降至码头Q附近的海床B上。此处的框架12相对重量较轻,并且可以使用较小的起重机(未示出)等将其移离码头Q。优选地在将基座12降至海床B上之前,将提升绳索20及相关的浮标22连接至基座12的每个角。提升绳索20的数量可能因基座12的尺寸和形状而不同,或满足任何其它操作要求。
现在参见图3,船14被移动到基座12的正上方位置,码头Q旁边。船14设有三个绞盘24形式的承载装置,每一个提升绳索20可被固定至每一个绞盘24。因此,可使用绞盘24将基座12提升至船14下方的位置,如图4中所示。当然也可理解的是可使用与绞盘24功能相当的任何其他设备,并且实际上绞盘24的数量以及其位置可根据需要进行变化。船14和/或基座12可设有锁定装置(未示出),一旦基座12被起吊入位,该锁定装置适于将基座12固定至船14的下方。因此,一旦基座12被锁定在位,就会从绞盘24上去除载荷。但是,绞盘24可用作此锁定装置。
可以看出,在示出的实施例中,船14由一对浮船(pontoon)26形式的船体组成,浮船由一对横向构件28互相连接。横向构件28之间的空间留空,从而在船14内限定一个入口30。从而基座12可从船14上方穿过入口30。因此参见图5,一对支承件32现已连接至基座12,可在船14上进行该项作业。此处所用的名词“支承件”意为可以以一种合适的方式使涡轮机10连接到基座12的任何系统或机构,并不一定必须为如图示的一对支承件32那样的直立型。
由于基座12现已安全地固定至船14的下方,如果需要,可添加压舱物至基座12,以使基座12的重量达到允许基座12和涡轮机10在它们自身的重量下牢固地位于海床上的水平。由于此压舱物仅在此阶段添加,因此在将基座12提升至船14下方的位置时,绞盘24不必承受此额外的载荷。在此阶段添加压舱物也保证了当将基座12首先吊离码头Q并降至海床B时,执行提升的起重机无需承受压舱物的重量,从而可以使用较小的起重机。
然后转至图6,现已再次使用较小的起重机将涡轮机10提升至基座12上(具体是提升在支承件32上)。涡轮机10然后被固定至支承件32并且之后可在航行中被运送至配置位置。
可以设想,随着此项基于涡轮机的技术的日渐成熟,涡轮机的尺寸将会增大,因此船体或浮船26之间的距离也将增大。但是,位于前横向构件28中部上的绞盘24将承载相当大的载荷,并且无任何支承。因此可以预见,用于较大涡轮机(或实际上如果两个或多个涡轮机10被并排固定在一个单独的基座12上)的船14的设计将采取双体船设计之外的一些形式,例如三体船。船14的组件式的性质将使这样一种改装变得可能并易于实现。
此外,船14的组件式的性质使船14易于拆解,并可在大型货轮的船体中将其运至世界范围内的下一个安装点。此举可以节省时间,这是因为与船14相比大型货轮可在更为恶劣的条件下航行。组件式的举措也意味着船14可在将来被重新装配以用于不同形状的基座12,即,当配置一个较大的涡轮机时,可能需要加宽船体26之间的距离,这通过延长横向构件28就可轻易实现。这可以明显地节约成本,因为不必建造一艘全新的船。
船14的形状所表现出的另一个优势是由于阻力非常小,因此易于拖曳,这是因为横向构件28位于水面之外,所以仅浮船26处于水中。这种设计与带有浸入水中的横向构件的另一种设计相比将使其自身顺应于潮汐流。后一种设计的流线型程度不高并且不易于顺应潮汐流。在配置涡轮机10的过程中如果有潮汐奔流的话,这是重要的因素,这是因为当降下涡轮机10时,船14将会正确地朝向潮汐,所以涡轮机10将被自动朝正确的方向配置。
船14的设计的组件式的举措也允许便捷地将额外的设备固定至船14,以在安装过程中使用。可使用传统的组件连接器(未示出)将支承所述额外的设备的平台(未示出)顺利地连接至船14。
参见图7,一旦船14、基座12和涡轮机10已被定位在配置位置上方,就可将基座12和涡轮机10降下入位。这是松开绞盘24的一个简单过程,这将允许基座12从船14下方落下。如果基座12和/或船14上设有任何锁定装置(未示出),则需要在松开绞盘24之前将它们解除。船14内的入口30的形状和尺寸适于使涡轮机10向下穿过入口30,从而可将组合的涡轮机10和基座12一起从船14上降下。当基座12已被定位在海床B上时,无需为将两者固定在一起而做其它任何工作,这样就在很大程度上简化了配置过程。此外,无需从船14上操作诸如起重机之类的起吊设备。
基座12和船14之间的连接性也允许以相反的顺序进行以上过程,以允许从海床B上拆回基座12和涡轮机10。船14位于基座12上方并连接到基座12,然后可将基座12吊至船14下方的位置,并牢固连接到其下,以运送回海滩或其它任何预定位置。
在将涡轮机10运送至配置位置之前,最好对位于码头Q附近的涡轮机10和基座12进行各种测试。现在参见图6,一旦涡轮机10被固定至基座12,基座12和涡轮机10就被降至海床B,同时船14仍保持邻近于码头Q。当基座12被定位在海床B上时,基座12与船14之间的提升绳索20仍然紧绷,以允许基座12和涡轮机10被便捷地收回至船14下方的位置,以将其运送至图7中所示的配置位置。当基座12被定位在海床B上时,可进行各种测试,例如位于基座12和/或涡轮机10上的遥测传感器(未示出)等的测试/校准。所述测试一旦完成,基座12就被吊回船14下方的位置,并且然后涡轮机10被再次定位在船14的甲板上方。然后船14可被运送至配置位置,如在参见图7之前所进行的描述。如果此测试发现涡轮机10或基座12的任何方面的任何问题,由于两者仍位于码头Q附近,就可将它们快速地吊离水体W。实际上,如果仅涡轮机10的某个方面出现问题,则可将涡轮机10与基座12分开,并将其带上码头以进行进一步的测试和/或维修。基座12可仍固定在船14的下方,以等待维修好的涡轮机10返回。
可以预见的是本发明的系统可用于在涡轮机10未固定至基座12的情况下将基座12配置至海床B上,然后通过合适的方法将涡轮机连接至基座12。
因此可以理解的是本发明的系统和方法提供了一种配置水电涡轮机10的简化但却高效的方式,并且降低了对重型起吊设备的需求,无需在船14上(特别是在配置位置)使用此类设备。

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1.一种水电涡轮机配置系统,包括:基座(12)和可支承在所述基座(12)上的水电涡轮机(10);船(14),所述船适于在浮泊时将所述基座(12)可释放地保持在其下方;其中所述船(14)适于允许所述基座(12)从所述船上释放并下降远离所述船、和/或在所述船下面被提升并连接至所述船;并且其中所述基座(12)包括支承件(32),当基座(12)连接至船(14)的下方时所述支承件向上突出得穿过所述船(14);其特征在于,所述船(14)包括入口(30),当所述基座(12)被安装至所述船(14)下方时所述支承件(32)突出得穿过所述入口,并且安装有所述涡轮机(10)的支承件能够通过所述入口。
2.根据权利要求1所述的水电涡轮机配置系统,其中,所述船(14)包括承载装置(24),所述承载装置适于相对于所述船(14)提升和/或降低所述基座(12)。
3.根据权利要求2所述的水电涡轮机配置系统,其中,所述承载装置(24)包括一个或多个绞盘(24)。
4.根据前述任一项权利要求所述的水电涡轮机配置系统,其中,所述船(14)至少包括一对连接在一起的船体(26)。
5.根据前述任一项权利要求所述的水电涡轮机配置系统,其中,当将所述基座(12)固定至所述船(14)的下方时,所述系统适于使压舱物固定至所述基座(12)。
6.根据前述任一项权利要求所述的水电涡轮机配置系统,其中,所述船(14)为组件式的。
7.一种配置水电涡轮机(10)的方法,包括以下步骤:
将用于所述涡轮机(10)的基座(12)固定在船(14)的下方;
将所述涡轮机(10)固定至所述基座(12)的支承件(32),所述支承件向上突出得穿过所述船(14);
将所述船运送至配置位置;
将所述基座从所述船下方释放;
其特征在于,将所述基座从所述船下方释放的步骤允许涡轮机穿过所述船。
8.根据权利要求7所述的方法,在固定所述基座(12)的步骤中包括:
将所述基座(12)定位于水体的底部上;
将所述船(14)定位在所述基座(12)上方;以及
将所述基座(12)提升至所述船(14)下方的位置。
9.根据权利要求8所述的方法,包括以下步骤:在将所述基座(12)定位于水体的底部上之前将一条或多条提升绳索(20)固定至所述基座(12)。
10.根据权利要求8或9所述的方法,在将所述基座(12)提升至所述船(14)下方的位置的步骤中包括:使用所述船(14)上的承载装置(24)。
11.根据权利要求7至10中任一项所述的方法,还包括以下步骤:在将所述基座(12)固定至所述船(14)下方之后添加压舱物至所述基座(12)。
12.根据权利要求7至11中任一项所述的方法,包括:在将所述基座(12)固定至所述船(14)下方之后将所述支承件(32)固定至所述基座(12)。
13.根据权利要求7至12中任一项所述的方法,还包括以下步骤:在将所述基座(12)配置在位置配置处之前,在测试位置测试所述基座(12)和/或所述涡轮机(10)的各种运行参数。
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