CN102027229A - 用于布置和回收波动能量转换器的系统和方法 - Google Patents

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CN102027229A
CN102027229A CN2009801169796A CN200980116979A CN102027229A CN 102027229 A CN102027229 A CN 102027229A CN 2009801169796 A CN2009801169796 A CN 2009801169796A CN 200980116979 A CN200980116979 A CN 200980116979A CN 102027229 A CN102027229 A CN 102027229A
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一种用于布置波动能量转换器(5)的系统，所述系统包括具有浮力柜(3)的潜水结构(1)，所述浮力柜足够大以便在填充气体时允许所述潜水结构(1)漂浮。在使用时，波动能量转换器(5)可以运输到所述潜水结构(1)上的工位处，并通过从所述浮力柜(3)释放气体而投放。所述系统还包括呈三条系绳(6)形式的系留装置，所述系留装置可操作地耦接到所述潜水结构(1)，用于将所述波动能量转换器(5)栓系到所述潜水结构(1)。所述系统还包括靠泊站(10)，所述靠泊站针对所述潜水结构(1)提供，用于在运输过程中将所述波动能量转换器(5)机械地耦接到所述潜水结构(1)。还描述了一种布置波动能量转换器的方法。

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用于布置和回收波动能量转换器的系统和方法
技术领域
本发明涉及用于将海浪能量转化为电能的波动能量转换器，更具体地说，涉及用于运输、投放、锚系并回收波动能量转换器(WEC)的系统和方法。
背景技术
WEC的投入运行已经证明是耗时、耗资且危险的后勤操作，在投放之前需要等待可能最佳的投放条件。这可能导致漫长的延迟以及耗资巨大的白费力气，因为并不能保证适当的天气和海洋条件何时会出现。理想的是WEC布置在海浪巨大的敌方地点，因此在WEC投放和回收过程中，需要克服显著的安全和损坏控制问题。
当水深小于海浪半波长时，海浪中的能量因海底与海浪中水质粒运动之间的摩擦而衰减。鉴于能量密度的这种变化特性，安装WEC的最佳位置是摩擦损失可忽略的远离海岸的地方。但是，目前用来布置WEC的实际情况本身排除了将WEC布置在深水(＞50m)中，因为WEC及其锚系装置需要保持在潜水员容易到达的深度。可以在50m以下的水深使用潜水员，但是在这样的深度需要饱和潜水员。饱和潜水要求非常专业的水下设施以及大量的不开展工作的环境顺化时间，因此这种潜水耗资极其巨大。这些因素使得饱和潜水员的成本高到难以承受，因此目前的WEC布置在较浅、能量密度较低、商业潜水员可以到达的水域中。
目前用来投放WEC的工作通常涉及将带有升降架的大型船只与其他非常专业且昂贵的设备以及前述的商业潜水员相结合。商业潜水是专业工作，对人的生命造成巨大危险，因此可以理解其费用高昂。所有这些因素都大大增加了从海洋获取能源的成本、复杂性以及人身伤害危险。因此，如果波动能量在将来世界的可再生能源前景中占有一席之地，则优选避开这些问题。
开发本发明的目的是提供一种用于在广泛的海域和天气条件下布置和/或回收WEC而不使用商业潜水员的系统和方法。
本说明书中参照的现有技术仅用于例述目的，并不应视为承认这些现有技术是澳大利亚或其他地方的一般公知常识的一部分。
发明内容
根据本发明的一个方面，提供了一种用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，所述系统包括：具有浮力柜的潜水结构，所述浮力柜足够大以便在填充气体时允许所述潜水结构漂浮，其中在使用时，波动能量转换器可以运输到所述潜水结构上的工位处，并通过从所述浮力柜释放气体而投放；
系留装置，所述系留装置可操作地耦接到所述潜水结构，用于将所述波动能量转换器栓系到所述潜水结构；和
靠泊站，所述靠泊站针对所述潜水结构提供，用于在运输过程中将所述波动能量转换器机械地耦接到所述潜水结构。
优选所述潜水结构是驳船结构，该驳船结构具有设置在其中的多个浮力柜。优选所述驳船结构具有设置在其上的多个牵引点，以允许所述驳船结构耦接到海上交通工具，用于将所述驳船结构牵引到海洋。
所述驳船结构优选进一步包括压舱物，所述压舱物质量足够大，从而在所述浮力柜排空时，用作所述波动能量转换器的集群配重锚系装置。
所述系留装置优选包括多条系绳。所述系绳优选用于将所述波动能量转换器连接到所述驳船结构，因此允许所述驳船结构在下潜后作为锚系装置。所述系留装置优选进一步包括多个系绳缠绕组件，用于在布置或回收所述波动能量转换器的过程中缠绕各条系绳。每个系绳缠绕组件优选包括心轴或绞盘，各条系绳缠绕在所述心轴或绞盘上。所述心轴/绞盘用于在所述驳船结构下潜和再次上浮过程中，保持所述系绳上的特定张力。
优选所述靠泊站包含引导装置，所述引导装置有利于所述波动能量转换器对准所述靠泊站中的靠泊位置。在优选实施方式中，所述引导装置包括多个凸起的对准导杆，所述对准导杆也用于抑制所述波动能量转换器在所述靠泊位置中水平运动。
根据本发明的另一方面，提供了一种布置波动能量转换器的方法，所述方法包括步骤：
将波动能量转换器靠泊在针对潜水结构的上表面提供的靠泊站中，在运输过程中，所述靠泊站将所述波动能量转换器机械地耦接到所述潜水结构；
利用可操作地耦接到所述潜水结构的系留装置将所述波动能量转换器栓系到所述潜水结构；
将其上安装有所述波动能量转换器的所述潜水结构漂浮，所述潜水结构具有浮力柜，所述浮力柜足够大，以便在填充气体时允许所述潜水结构漂浮；
通过牵引其上安装有所述波动能量转换器的所述潜水结构，将所述波动能量转换器运输到用于布置的工位；和
通过从所述浮力柜释放气体而投放所述波动能量转换器，以便所述潜水结构下潜，并且其中所述系留装置保持所述波动能量转换器在下潜过程中可操作地耦接到所述潜水结构。
在本说明书全文中，除非上下文作相反要求，术语“包括”及其变形诸如“包括”或“包括”，应该理解为暗含包括所述整数或整数组，但是并不排除任何其他整数或整数组。同样，术语“优选”或者变形诸如“优选”，应该理解为暗指所述整数或整数组是本发明发挥作用所期望的，但并不是必不可少的。
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参照附图，从以下仅作为示例给出的布置波动能量转换器(WEC)的系统和方法的若干具体实施方式的详细说明中，可以更清楚地理解本发明的本质，在附图中：
图1是用于布置WEC的系统的优选实施方式的透视图；
图2是用于图1所示系统中的潜水驳船结构的部分透明的透视图；
图3是用于图1所示系统中的系留装置的优选实施方式的放大视图；
图4是WEC和设置在图1所示系统上的靠泊装置的优选实施方式的放大视图；和
图5例示了利用图1所示系统来投放WEC。
具体实施方式
如图1至5所示，根据本发明，用于布置波动能量转换器的系统的优选实施方式包括成潜水驳船结构1形式的潜水结构。驳船结构1具有多个浮力柜3，所述浮力柜具备足够大的综合容量，以便在填充气体时，它们能让驳船结构1漂浮(参见图2)。在使用中，波动能量转换器(WEC)5可以安装在驳船结构1上，运送到工位并通过从浮力柜3释放气体并允许其填充水而投放。WEC5是用于例述目的的基本浮力型WEC。但是，所述布置系统还可以用于其它类型的系留式波动能量转换器。
驳船结构1优选进一步包括压舱物2，压舱物质量足够大，从而在浮力柜3排空时用作WEC5的集群配重锚系装置。可以结合集群配重来使用其他锚系技术，以确保潜水驳船1锚定到洋底，这些技术可以包括海锚、吊架和螺旋吊架。
多个牵引点4优选设置在驳船结构1上，以允许该驳船结构耦接到海上交通工具(未示出)用于将驳船结构1牵引到海洋。牵引点4位于驳船结构1的船头、船尾以及侧部，以允许方便地到达要求的牵引方向。内建的压缩气罐13用于再次填充浮力柜3。作为替代，通气软管(未示出)可以用于连接到外部空气供应件。所述空气供应件将用于在需要驳船结构1重新漂浮的时候排出浮力柜3中的水。
所述系统优选进一步包括可操作地耦接到潜水驳船结构1的系留装置，用于将WEC5束缚到驳船结构1。例述实施方式中的系留装置包括3条系绳6(参见图3和5)。系绳6用于将WEC5连接到主驳船结构1，由此允许驳船结构1在下潜时作为锚系装置。系绳6还用作在驳船漂浮时将WEC5连接到驳船1的甲板的装置。
所述系留装置进一步包括3个系绳缠绕组件9，用于在布置或回收WEC5的过程中缠绕各条系绳6。每个系绳缠绕组件9包括心轴/绞盘7，各条系绳6缠绕在所述心轴/绞盘上。心轴/绞盘7用于在驳船结构1下潜和上浮过程中，保持系绳6上存在特定的张力。系绳绞盘7的第二个目的是将系绳6重新缠绕在各心轴的周边周围，由此防止WEC5在上浮过程中漂离驳船甲板。系绳绞盘7的第三个目的是防止系绳6发生游走并缠结的风险。各原动机8，例如液压马达，用于驱动各系绳心轴/绞盘7。
所述布置系统优选进一步包括靠泊站10，所述靠泊站针对驳船结构1的上甲板设置，用于在运输过程中将WEC5机械地耦接到驳船结构1。WEC靠泊站10是位于驳船甲板上的结构，而WEC在运输途中处于靠泊站中。靠泊站10优选防止WEC在水平面内移动，而施加在WEC系绳上的张力将防止铅直方向的运动。优选，所述靠泊站10包含引导装置，该引导装置有利于将WEC5自动对准WEC靠泊站10中的靠泊位置。在例述实施方式中，所述引导装置包括多条凸起的对准导杆11(参见图4)，所述对准导杆还用于阻止WEC在如图4所示的靠泊位置上发生水平运动。
优选，所述系统还包括可操作地连接到系绳组件9以及浮力空气释放与再填充系统的控制与通信系统12。所述控制与通信系统12将用于保证驳船结构1以受控方式下潜和上浮，将驳船结构的倾斜限制在可接受的限度内。通信系统12将用来向投放船提供反馈，并用作遥控接收器，用于投放与回收船启动所述系统下潜和再次漂浮。
利用上述系统布置WEC5的优选方法现在参照附图进行简要描述。WEC5安装在潜水驳船结构1的甲板上的靠泊站10内。驳船结构1然后被牵引在轮船或其他海上交通工具后面，并且在到达期望地点后，将浮力柜3中的多余浮力释放。以水填充浮力柜3将导致驳船下潜。在下潜过程中以及此后，WEC5通过系绳6保持连接到驳船1，系绳6卷绕在心轴/绞盘7周围。心轴7以设计成保持系绳6上的张力恒定的速率解开。当布置过程结束时，心轴7可以锁止以固定系绳长度，或者可以向心轴7应用动态控制机构，该动态控制机构会连续调节系绳6的长度以实现特定的效果。
回收WEC5的方法与布置过程相反。可以通过以压缩气体/空气再次填充浮力柜3而让驳船1再次漂浮，再次填充过程可以由遥控装置借助控制与通信系统12进行控制。在再次漂浮过程中，通过心轴7借助适当装置诸如连接到心轴的气压、液压或电力原动机向系绳6施加恒定的张力。随着驳船1上升，系绳6上的张力使得系绳6缠绕在心轴周边周围，因此消灭了系绳缠结的可能。利用系绳6上的恒定张力，在驳船上升过程中，WEC5将保留在驳船1上方的位置，直到WEC5返回到其位于驳船甲板上的靠泊站10为止。剩下的水则从浮力柜3中放出，这将使得驳船以及现在相连的WEC5准备好利用运输船牵引。现在，布置WEC的系统和方法的优选实施方式已经进行了详细描述，显然，所述系统和方法针对现有技术提供了众多优势，包括下述：
(i)允许WEC布置在多种海域(sea-states)以及海洋深度中。
(ii)允许其自身完全自动化并可遥控
(iii)可以包含能从安全地点遥控WEC布置与回收的众多特征，而不需要使用商业潜水员。
对于相关领域的技术人员而言，除了上述内容，在不脱离本发明的基本创造性构思的前提下，显然可以对前述实施方式进行各种改动和改进。例如，WEC可以替代地利用单系绳栓系到驳船。在所述系统优选实施方式的描述和附图中，仅有一个WEC连接到锚系系统。但是，所述系统的功能是可以将一个以上的锚系系统连接到单一WEC，或者一个以上的WEC连接到单一锚系系统。因此，应该理解本发明的范围并不限于所述的具体实施方式。

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1.一种用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，所述系统包括：
具有浮力柜的潜水结构，所述浮力柜足够大以便在填充气体时允许所述潜水结构漂浮，其中在使用时，波动能量转换器可以运输到所述潜水结构上的工位处，并通过从所述浮力柜释放气体而投放；
系留装置，所述系留装置可操作地耦接到所述潜水结构，用于将所述波动能量转换器栓系到所述潜水结构；和
靠泊站，所述靠泊站针对所述潜水结构提供，用于在运输过程中将所述波动能量转换器机械地耦接到所述潜水结构。
2.如权利要求1所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，所述潜水结构式是具有设置在其上的多个浮力柜的驳船结构。
3.如权利要求2所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，所述驳船结构具有设置在其上的多个牵引点，以允许所述驳船结构耦接到海上交通工具，用于将所述驳船结构牵引到海洋。
4.如权利要求2或3所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，所述驳船结构进一步包括压舱物，所述压舱物质量足够大，从而在所述浮力柜排空时，用作所述波动能量转换器的集群配重锚系装置。
5.如前述权利要求任一项所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，所述系留装置包括多条系绳。
6.如权利要求5所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，所述系绳优选用于将所述波动能量转换器连接到所述驳船结构，因此允许所述驳船结构在下潜后作为锚系装置。
7.如权利要求5或6所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，所述系留装置进一步包括多个系绳缠绕组件，用于在布置或回收所述波动能量转换器的过程中缠绕各条系绳。
8.如权利要求7所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，每个系绳缠绕组件包括心轴或绞盘，各条系绳缠绕在所述心轴或绞盘上。
9.如权利要求8所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，所述心轴/绞盘用于在所述驳船结构下潜和再次上浮过程中，保持所述系绳上的特定张力。
10.如前述权利要求任一项所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，所述靠泊站包含引导装置，所述引导装置有利于所述波动能量转换器对准所述靠泊站中的靠泊位置。
11.如权利要求10所述用于布置波动能量转换器的系统，其特征在于，所述引导装置包括多个凸起的对准导杆，所述对准导杆也用于抑制所述波动能量转换器在所述靠泊位置中水平运动。
12.一种布置波动能量转换器的方法，所述方法包括步骤：
将波动能量转换器靠泊在针对潜水结构的上表面提供的靠泊站中，在运输过程中，所述靠泊站将所述波动能量转换器机械地耦接到所述潜水结构；
利用可操作地耦接到所述潜水结构的系留装置将所述波动能量转换器栓系到所述潜水结构；
将其上安装有所述波动能量转换器的所述潜水结构漂浮，所述潜水结构具有浮力柜，所述浮力柜足够大，以便在填充气体时允许所述潜水结构漂浮；
通过牵引其上安装有所述波动能量转换器的所述潜水结构，将所述波动能量转换器运输到用于布置的工位；和
通过从所述浮力柜释放气体以便所述潜水结构下潜，从而投放所述波动能量转换器，并且在下潜过程中，所述系留装置保持所述波动能量转换器可操作地耦接到所述潜水结构。
13.如权利要求12所述的布置波动能量转换器的方法，其特征在于，所述系留装置包括缠绕在系绳缠绕组件周围的系绳，并且其中所述系绳以设计成保持所述系绳上张力恒定的速率解开。
14.如权利要求13所述的布置波动能量转换器的方法，其特征在于，在布置过程完成时，所述系绳缠绕组件锁止以固定所述系绳长度。
15.如权利要求13所述的布置波动能量转换器的方法，其特征在于，在布置过程完成时，向所述系绳缠绕组件应用动态控制机构，所述动态控制机构持续调节所述系绳的长度，以实现特定的效果。
16.一种基本上如文中参照任一幅或多幅附图所述并在任一幅或多幅附图中描绘的用于布置波动能量转换器的系统。
17.一种基本上如文中参照任一幅或多幅附图所述并在任一幅或多幅附图中描绘的用于布置波动能量转换器的方法。
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