CN210370634U - Deep sea underwater unmanned mining system - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a deep sea unmanned mining system under water, include: the underwater unmanned ore hoisting system is connected with the plurality of the seabed ore collecting machines to form a distributed topological structure, and the underwater unmanned ore hoisting system respectively manages the seabed ore collecting machines to work in a combined and cooperative mode according to a preset plan. The utility model has the advantages of it is following: the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system can work underwater and adapt to severe sea conditions; when a sea storm comes, the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system can submerge and shelter from wind, so that the problem of sheltering from severe weather is solved; through the modularized design, realize outside supporting platform and unmanned mining system's arbitrary and dynamic combination under water, adapt to the marine production demand, one set of unmanned ore hoist system under water supports many album ore deposit machines simultaneous operation, and the operating efficiency is high.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to an underwater mining equipment technical field, concretely relates to deep sea unmanned mining system under water.
Background
The ocean contains abundant mineral resources. As land resources are continuously developed, more and more countries turn the development of resources to deep sea. The core problem of the deep sea mineral resource exploitation system is how to collect and lift the ores at the bottom of the sea to the sea surface with the highest efficiency, and transport the ores to a port after dehydration.
The existing deep sea mining scheme is basically characterized in that a mining supporting mother ship is arranged on the sea surface, a crawler-type or sliding shoe self-propelled mining machine is arranged on the mining supporting mother ship to the sea bottom, the mining machine and the sea surface supporting mother ship are connected through a lifting system formed by a pump and a pipeline, and collected minerals are conveyed to the sea surface mother ship through the lifting system.
The prior scheme has the following defects:
(1)1 mining ship supports 1 set mining system so as to be low in efficiency;
(2) the marine storm temporarily can not be evacuated quickly.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model discloses it is not enough to the above-mentioned that prior art exists, provides a deep sea unmanned mining system under water to solve at least one above-mentioned technical problem.
In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model provides a deep sea unmanned mining system under water, include: the underwater unmanned ore hoisting system is connected with the plurality of the seabed ore collecting machines to form a distributed topological structure, and the underwater unmanned ore hoisting system respectively manages the seabed ore collecting machines to work in a combined and cooperative mode according to a preset plan.
Preferably, the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system further comprises: one end of the ore sand conveying hose is connected with the underwater unmanned ore lifting system, and the other end of the ore sand conveying hose is connected with an external supporting platform and used for conveying the collected ore sand to the external supporting platform; and one end of the umbilical cable is connected with the underwater unmanned ore lifting system, and the other end of the umbilical cable is connected with an external supporting platform and used for acquiring energy from the external supporting platform.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system comprises a buoyant platform, lifting piping, and vertical cabling, the buoyant platform being connected to one or more of the seafloor concentrators via the lifting piping, vertical cabling.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system further comprises a buoyancy adjusting device installed on the buoyancy platform and used for controlling the underwater working depth of the buoyancy platform.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system further comprises: the vertical propulsion system is arranged on the buoyancy platform and used for adjusting the underwater working depth of the buoyancy platform; the horizontal propulsion system is arranged on the buoyancy platform and is used for driving the buoyancy platform to sail according to a preset track or according to a personnel operation instruction; and/or an underwater foundation, wherein a tension leg structure is formed by the underwater foundation and the buoyancy platform through tension cables, and preferably a horizontal propulsion system is arranged on the underwater foundation and used for controlling the first direction and the track of the underwater foundation to be synchronous with the buoyancy platform.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system further comprises an emergency energy supply system mounted on the buoyant platform for providing energy to the underwater unmanned ore lifting system when energy is unavailable from the external support platform.
Preferably the underwater unmanned ore lifting system further comprises a subsea relay for extending the lifting pipe system and vertical cable system, preferably the subsea relay is provided with a subsea relay horizontal propulsion system to control the heading and trajectory of the subsea relay in synchronism with the buoyant platform.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system further comprises a wireless and satellite communication device, which is installed on the water surface floating block and used for communicating with a shore base or a ship, so as to realize remote control of the underwater unmanned ore lifting system.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system further comprises a USBL ultra-short baseline positioning beacon which is installed on the buoyancy platform and used for calculating the spatial position of the underwater unmanned ore lifting system by the USBL ultra-short baseline positioning array on the external support platform according to a beacon signal of the USBL ultra-short baseline positioning beacon.
Preferably, the lifting pipe system is formed by connecting a plurality of groups of pipes and water pumps in series in parallel or a plurality of groups of lifting chain buckets and is used for lifting ore sand; and/or the middle part of the vertical cable system is connected with a water pump on the lifting pipe system.
Since the technical scheme is used, the utility model has the advantages of it is following: (1) the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system can work underwater and adapt to severe sea conditions; (2) when a sea storm comes, the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system can submerge and shelter from wind, so that the problem of sheltering from severe weather is solved; (3) through the modularized design, realize outside supporting platform and unmanned mining system's arbitrary and dynamic combination under water, adapt to the marine production demand, one set of unmanned ore hoist system under water supports many album ore deposit machines simultaneous operation, and the operating efficiency is high.
In addition to the above-described objects, features and advantages, the present invention has other objects, features and advantages. The present invention will be described in further detail below.
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FIG. 1 is a state diagram of the present invention in use with an external support platform;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system in the utility model.
Reference numbers in the figures: 1. an underwater unmanned ore lifting system; 2. a submarine ore collector; 3. a sand conveying hose; 4. an external support platform; 5. an umbilical cable; 6. a buoyant platform; 7. lifting the piping; 8. a vertical cable system; 9. a buoyancy adjusting device; 10. a vertical propulsion system; 11. a horizontal propulsion system; 12. an underwater foundation; 13. a tension cable; 14. an emergency energy supply system; 15. a subsea relay station; 16. wireless and satellite communication devices; 17. a water surface floating block; 18. a USBL ultrashort baseline positioning beacon; 19. USBL ultrashort baseline positioning array.
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It should be noted that, in the present invention, the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples.
In order to make the technical solution of the present invention better understood, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts shall belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
The utility model discloses an one set of unmanned ore hoist system and many sets of seabed collection ore deposit machines under water, whole system can work under water, and the storm comes the time can keep away the wind under water. The underwater unmanned mining system is used for energy supply, ore treatment and transfer by an external support platform, and one set of underwater unmanned mining system can be connected with a plurality of sets of external support platforms and can also be connected with one set of external support platforms by a plurality of sets of underwater unmanned mining systems.
The utility model provides a deep sea unmanned mining system under water, include: the underwater unmanned ore lifting system comprises underwater unmanned ore lifting systems 1 and seabed ore collecting machines 2, wherein one underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 is connected with a plurality of seabed ore collecting machines 2 to form a distributed topological structure, and the underwater unmanned ore lifting systems 1 respectively manage the seabed ore collecting machines 2 to work in a combined and cooperative mode according to a preset plan.
When the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 is installed, all the seabed ore collecting machines 2 are connected, and therefore a distributed topological structure is formed. During operation, according to the predetermined planning, the underwater unmanned ore hoisting system 1 respectively manages a plurality of seabed ore collectors 2 to work in coordination with reasonable combination, and the underwater unmanned ore hoisting system 1 obtains the energy from the external support platform through the umbilical cable, and conveys the collected ore sand to the external support platform through the hose. The whole system can work in an unmanned automatic mode and can also be controlled by remote personnel.
Since the technical scheme is used, the utility model has the advantages of it is following: (1) the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system can work underwater and adapt to severe sea conditions; (2) when a sea storm comes, the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system can submerge and shelter from wind, so that the problem of sheltering from severe weather is solved; (3) through the modularized design, realize outside supporting platform and unmanned mining system's arbitrary and dynamic combination under water, adapt to the marine production demand, one set of unmanned ore hoist system under water supports many album ore deposit machines simultaneous operation, and the operating efficiency is high.
Preferably, the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system further comprises: one end of the ore sand conveying hose 3 is connected with the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1, and the other end of the ore sand conveying hose is connected with the external supporting platform 4 and used for conveying the collected ore sand to the external supporting platform 4; and one end of the umbilical cable 5 is connected with the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1, and the other end of the umbilical cable is connected with the external supporting platform 4 and used for acquiring energy from the external supporting platform 4. In this way, the buoyancy platform 6 of the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 may be connected to a plurality of external support platforms 4 through the umbilical cable 5 and the ore sand conveying hose 3, obtain the main energy from the external support platforms 4 through the umbilical cable 5, and convey the ore collected from the seabed to the external support platforms 4 through the ore sand conveying hose 3.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 comprises a buoyant platform 6, a lifting pipe system 7, and a vertical cable system 8, the buoyant platform 6 being connected to one or more of the subsea concentrators 2 via the lifting pipe system 7, the vertical cable system 8.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 further comprises a buoyancy adjusting device 9 mounted on the buoyancy platform 6 for adjusting the buoyancy of the buoyancy platform 6 and controlling the underwater working depth of the buoyancy platform 6 (for example, buoyancy adjustment may be achieved by a drainage method). The buoyancy platform 6 can be controlled to float out of the water or float to a depth within 500 m below the sea surface by the buoyancy adjusting device 9.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 further comprises: a vertical propulsion system 10, and/or a horizontal propulsion system 11, and/or an underwater foundation 12.
The vertical propulsion system 10 provides another means for adjusting the underwater working depth of the buoyancy platform 6, is mounted on the buoyancy platform 6, and is used for adjusting the underwater working depth of the buoyancy platform 6, and providing buoyancy fine-tuning capability when the buoyancy platform works underwater.
The horizontal propulsion system 11 is arranged on the buoyancy platform 6 and used for controlling the position of the platform in the horizontal plane, and can drive the buoyancy platform 6 to sail according to a preset track or sail according to a personnel operation instruction.
The underwater foundation 12, the buoyancy platform 6 forms a tension leg structure through a tension cable 13, and preferably a horizontal propulsion system is arranged on the underwater foundation 12 and used for controlling the head direction and the track of the underwater foundation 12 to be synchronous with the buoyancy platform 6. For example, the underwater foundation 12 is connected to the buoyancy platform 6 by the tension cable 13, the distance from the underwater foundation 12 to the buoyancy platform 6 is greater than the distance from the submarine relay station to the buoyancy platform, and when the gravity of the underwater unmanned ore hoisting system is adjusted by the buoyancy adjusting device to be greater than the buoyancy, the underwater unmanned ore hoisting system sits on the seabed and the position is kept stable. After the underwater foundation 12 is seated, the whole system is no longer in a complete suspension state in seawater, and the underwater foundation 12 can stabilize the whole underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 further comprises an emergency energy supply system 14 arranged inside the buoyant platform 6 for providing energy to the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 when energy is not available from the external support platform 4. Thus, when the external support platform 4 fails or the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 cannot obtain energy from the external support platform 4 due to other reasons, the emergency energy 14 can provide energy required by the operation of the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 further comprises a subsea relay station 15 for extending the lifting pipe system 7 and the vertical cable system 8, preferably the subsea relay station 15 is provided with a subsea relay station horizontal propulsion system 11 to control the heading and trajectory of the subsea relay station 15 in synchronization with the buoyant platform 6. The subsea relay station 15 is located at a height within 500 meters from the seabed and is connected to the subsea concentrators by hoses and umbilicals for ore delivery.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 further comprises a wireless and satellite communication device 16 installed on the water surface floating block 17 for communicating with a shore base or a ship, so as to realize remote control of the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1. Therefore, the shore-based system can realize the remote control of the underwater unmanned ore lifting system through wireless and satellite communication devices.
In addition, the surface float 17 is connected to the buoyant platform 6 by a tension cable 13, the surface float 17 providing buoyancy trimming capability when the buoyant platform 6 is suspended underwater. Preferably, the tension cable 13 connecting the surface buoyancy block 17 and the buoyancy platform 6 is provided with a winch device, and the length of the tension cable is controlled by the winch device to realize the submergence depth control of the buoyancy platform.
Preferably, the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 further includes a USBL ultra-short baseline positioning beacon 18, which is installed on the buoyancy platform 6, and is used for calculating the spatial position of the underwater unmanned ore lifting system 1 by using a USBL ultra-short baseline positioning base array 19 on the external support platform 4 according to a beacon signal of the USBL ultra-short baseline positioning beacon 18.
Preferably, the lifting pipe system 7 is formed by connecting a plurality of groups of pipes and water pumps in series in parallel or a plurality of groups of lifting chain buckets and is used for lifting ore sand; and/or the middle part of the vertical cable system 8 is connected with a water pump on the lifting pipe system 7. In this way, the buoyant platform 6 is powered from the external support platform 4 via the vertical cable system 8 to the subsea relay station 15 and the water pump on the intermediate riser system 7.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. A deep sea underwater unmanned mining system, comprising: the underwater unmanned ore hoisting system (1) and the submarine ore collectors (2) work underwater, and one underwater unmanned ore hoisting system (1) is connected with a plurality of submarine ore collectors (2) to form a distributed topology structure;
the deep sea underwater unmanned mining system further comprises:
one end of the ore sand conveying hose (3) is connected with the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1), and the other end of the ore sand conveying hose is connected with the external supporting platform (4) and used for conveying the collected ore sand to the external supporting platform (4);
an umbilical cable (5), one end with unmanned ore lift system (1) is connected under water, and the other end is connected with outside supporting platform (4), is used for following outside supporting platform (4) obtain the energy.
2. Deep sea unmanned mining system according to claim 1, characterized in that the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1) comprises a buoyant platform (6), lifting piping (7), and vertical cabling (8), the buoyant platform (6) being connected to the subsea concentrator (2) or concentrators through the lifting piping (7), vertical cabling (8).
3. Deep sea unmanned mining system according to claim 2, characterized in that the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1) further comprises buoyancy adjusting means (9) mounted on the buoyancy platform (6) for controlling the underwater working depth of the buoyancy platform (6).
4. Deep sea unmanned mining system according to claim 2, characterized in that the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1) further comprises:
a vertical propulsion system (10) mounted on the buoyant platform (6) for adjusting the underwater working depth of the buoyant platform (6); and/or
The horizontal propulsion system (11) is arranged on the buoyancy platform (6) and is used for driving the buoyancy platform (6) to sail according to a preset track or according to a personnel operation instruction; and/or
The underwater foundation (12) and the buoyancy platform (6) form a tension leg structure through a tension cable (13), and preferably a horizontal propulsion system is arranged on the underwater foundation (12) and used for controlling the head direction and the track of the underwater foundation (12) to be synchronous with the buoyancy platform (6).
5. Deep sea unmanned mining system according to claim 2, characterized in that the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1) further comprises an emergency energy supply system (14) mounted on the buoyant platform (6) for providing energy to the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1) when energy is not available from the external support platform (4).
6. Deep sea unmanned mining system according to claim 2, characterized in that the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1) further comprises a subsea relay station (15) for extending the lifting piping (7) and vertical cabling (8), preferably the subsea relay station (15) is configured with a subsea relay station horizontal propulsion system (11) to control the heading and trajectory of the subsea relay station (15) in synchronization with the buoyant platform (6).
7. Deep sea unmanned mining system according to claim 2, characterized in that the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1) further comprises wireless and satellite communication means (16) mounted on the surface of the water float (17) for communication with shore based or ships for remote control of the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1).
8. The deep sea underwater unmanned mining system according to claim 2, characterized in that the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1) further comprises a USBL ultra short baseline positioning beacon (18) installed on the buoyant platform (6) for the USBL ultra short baseline positioning matrix (19) on the external support platform (4) to calculate the spatial position of the underwater unmanned ore lifting system (1) from the beacon signal of the USBL ultra short baseline positioning beacon (18).
9. The deep sea underwater unmanned mining system according to claim 2, characterized in that the lifting pipework (7) consists of several sets of pipes connected in series with water pumps in parallel or of several sets of lifting chain buckets for the lifting of the ore; and/or the middle part of the vertical cable system (8) is connected with a water pump on the lifting pipe system (7).
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