JP2009228462A - Hydraulic turbine and wave energy-using device with hydraulic turbine - Google Patents

Hydraulic turbine and wave energy-using device with hydraulic turbine Download PDF

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JP2009228462A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydraulic turbine capable of using hydraulic power especially effectively. <P>SOLUTION: The hydraulic turbine 16 includes a rotating section 160 rotating by receiving water, and rotation supporting sections 230, 231 supporting the rotating section 160 freely rotatably. The rotating section 160 includes a plurality of blades 162 extended in a propeller shape from around the center of rotation, and a cylindrical surrounding section 161 connecting the front ends of the blades 162 in a surrounding manner. The rotation supporting sections 230, 231 are provided with a cylindrical upstream supporting section 230 supporting the circumference of the surrounding section 161 on the side for the rotating section 160 to receive water, and a cylindrical downstream supporting section 231 supporting the circumference of the surrounding section 161 on the flow-out side of the received water. The upstream supporting section 230, the surrounding section 161, and the downstream supporting section 231 form a casing shape as a whole. When the blades 162 of the rotating section 160 receive the water, the rotating section 160 supported by the upstream supporting section 230 and the downstream supporting section 231 is rotated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

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本発明は、水車および該水車を備えた波エネルギー利用装置であって、水面に浮かせたときに水面下となる周縁から上向きに中心部に向かって傾斜した傾斜面を有するとともに中心部に開口を有する本体と、該本体の中心部から傾斜面上を周縁に向かって放射状に立設した、波を収斂するための収斂提とを備え、本体を水面に浮かせ、波の動きにともなって中心部の開口から進入する水を利用して水車を回転し、該水車の回転によって送水や発電をするものに関する。   The present invention relates to a water wheel and a wave energy utilization device including the water wheel, and has an inclined surface that is inclined upward from a peripheral edge that is below the water surface when floated on the water surface toward the central portion, and has an opening in the central portion. A main body having a concentrator for converging waves, which is erected radially from the central portion of the main body toward the periphery on the inclined surface, and floats the main body on the water surface. The present invention relates to a device that rotates water turbines using water that enters from the opening of the water and feeds water and generates power by rotating the water turbines.

従来から地球温暖化や様々な地球環境破壊などが叫ばれてきたが、これらの問題は近年になってますます大きくなっている。これらは、化石エネルギー資源の使用による二酸化炭素排出問題とも密接に関連している。その化石エネルギー資源には、枯渇問題などエネルギー資源そのものの量的問題がある。これらの問題に対して省エネルギー、省資源が叫ばれる一方で、クリーンな自然エネルギーの早期導入、早期実用化が全世界的な課題になっている。   Traditionally, global warming and various destruction of the global environment have been screamed, but these problems have become increasingly serious in recent years. These are also closely related to the problem of carbon dioxide emissions from the use of fossil energy resources. The fossil energy resources have quantitative problems such as exhaustion. While energy and resource conservation are screamed for these problems, the early introduction and early commercialization of clean natural energy has become a global issue.

また、原子力発電による電気エネルギーの供給が行われているが、原子力利用に関する問題としては、原子力発電所などの原子炉の老朽化や地震、天災、人災などに伴って発生し得る放射能漏れ事故がある。周知のように放射能は生態環境への悪影響が大きく、放射能漏れ事故が発生したときには地域住民の生活環境への悪影響が大きく、被害も甚大になる虞がある。   In addition, the supply of electrical energy by nuclear power generation is being carried out. Problems related to the use of nuclear power include radioactivity leakage accidents that can occur due to aging of nuclear reactors such as nuclear power plants, earthquakes, natural disasters, and human disasters. There is. As is well known, radioactivity has a great negative impact on the ecological environment, and when a radioactivity leakage accident occurs, there is a significant negative impact on the living environment of local residents, and the damage may be serious.

また、地球表面積の71パーセントが海であり、現在は人の住めないような無人島、例えば尖閣諸島や沖ノ鳥島、竹島、小笠原諸島などの島々への居住を可能にし、釣り場や観光地としての可能性を高めるために、離島における石油などの運搬費とエネルギー資源の節約や観光、水産業などの拡大による島民の生活向上や利便性の向上、或いは国民の広域活動と都市集中型人口の分散化などを図るために、波エネルギー資源を効率よく、有効に利用する装置が望まれている。   In addition, 71% of the earth's surface area is the sea, making it possible to live on uninhabited islands where people can't live, such as the Senkaku Islands, Okinotorishima, Takeshima, and the Ogasawara Islands. In order to increase the possibility of transportation of oil and other resources on remote islands, energy resources saving, tourism, improvement of islanders' lives by expanding tourism, fisheries, etc. In order to achieve decentralization and the like, an apparatus that efficiently and effectively uses wave energy resources is desired.

さらに、四方を海に囲まれたわが国においては、魚介類などの養殖業が盛んであるが、生産高を上げるためには養殖場の海水交換を良好にして海水の汚染や酸素不足などの問題を解決する必要がある。そのためには養殖設備を水深の深い沖合いに設けざるを得ないが、そのような海域では大波浪に起因する危険が伴っている。そこで、安全な入り江や港湾内などと同じように、外海で消波ができてしかも電力などを一切使わなくても海水交換ができる装置、或るいはその上に発電等ができる装置の開発がこれまで望まれていた。   Furthermore, in Japan, which is surrounded by the sea on all sides, aquaculture industry such as seafood is prosperous, but in order to increase production, problems such as contamination of seawater and lack of oxygen due to good seawater exchange at the farm Need to be resolved. To that end, aquaculture facilities must be installed offshore deep in the water, but in such waters, there are risks associated with large waves. Therefore, as in the case of safe bays and harbors, there is a development of a device that can dissipate in the open sea and can exchange seawater without using any power, or a device that can generate electricity on it. It has been desired so far.

このような装置として、例えば特許文献1および特許文献2に開示された水循環装置などがある。これらの水循環装置は、浮遊渚を用いて波力の利用を実用化している。   Examples of such a device include a water circulation device disclosed in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2. These water circulation devices have put the practical use of wave power using floating dredging.

特開2001−29988JP 2001-29988 A 特開2006−283648JP 2006-283648 A

しかしながら、特許文献1に記載の装置では、送水量は多いが、ポンプ装置としての揚程が低いために、長距離の送水や送水管内の流速向上が難しい。このため、長距離に亘って一定の水量を送水するためには、送水管の管径を大きくし、流速を低くして送水せざるを得ない。ところが、管径の大きい送水管の使用には材料費や敷設費が上昇するという問題点がある。しかし、経済的に効率よく運転するためには、製造コストや維持管理コストを低くして、費用対効果の割合を上げなくてはならないという大きな問題点が生じてきた。   However, although the apparatus described in Patent Document 1 has a large amount of water supply, it is difficult to improve long-distance water supply and flow velocity in the water supply pipe because the pump head is low. For this reason, in order to feed a constant amount of water over a long distance, the diameter of the water pipe must be increased and the flow rate must be reduced. However, the use of a water pipe with a large pipe diameter has a problem that the material cost and the laying cost increase. However, in order to operate economically efficiently, a major problem has arisen that the manufacturing cost and the maintenance cost must be lowered to increase the cost-effectiveness ratio.

また、特許文献2に記載の装置では、近年、塗料やコーティング電気処理技術等が発達したとは言え、海水中の付着物や大波時における海草、砂、砂利、貝殻等の異物の侵入が多く、水車の効率低下につながりかねないという問題もあった。   In addition, in the apparatus described in Patent Document 2, although paints, coating electrical processing technology, and the like have been developed in recent years, there are many intrusions of foreign matter such as deposits in seawater, seaweed, sand, gravel, shells, etc. during a large wave. There was also a problem that could reduce the efficiency of the water turbine.

本発明は、このような従来の技術が有する問題点に着目し、水力を特に有効に利用することができる水車を提供すること、および該水車を備え、電力などの供給を一切不要とし、波のエネルギーを有効に利用して、比較的簡単に効率よく、揚程を高くして遠方に、しかも大量に送水できる波エネルギー利用装置を提供することを目的とする。   The present invention pays attention to such problems of the conventional technology, and provides a water turbine that can utilize hydraulic power particularly effectively, and is equipped with the water turbine, which eliminates the need for supplying power and the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wave energy utilization device that can effectively use the energy of water, can be relatively easily and efficiently, can raise the head, and can send a large amount of water far away.

かかる目的を達成するための本発明の要旨とするところは、次の各項の発明に存する。 [1]水を受けて回転する水車(16)において、
水を受けて回転する回転部(160)と、前記回転部(160)を回転自在に支持する回転支持部(230、231)とを備え、
前記回転部(160)は、回転中心の周りからプロペラ状に延びる複数枚の羽(162)と、前記複数枚の羽(162)の先端部を囲むように繋いだ筒状の囲繞部(161)とを有し、
前記回転支持部(230、231)は、前記回転部(160)が水を受ける側で前記囲繞部(161)の周縁を支持する筒状の上流支持部(230)と、受けた水が流れ出る側で前記囲繞部(161)の周縁を支持する筒状の下流支持部(231)とを有し、
前記上流支持部(230)と、前記囲繞部(161)と、前記下流支持部(231)とが全体でケーシング状をなし、前記回転部(160)の複数枚の羽(162)が水を受けると、前記上流支持部(230)と前記下流支持部(231)とに支持された前記回転部(160)が回転することを特徴とする水車(16)。
The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items. [1] In a water wheel (16) that rotates by receiving water,
A rotation unit (160) that rotates by receiving water, and a rotation support unit (230, 231) that rotatably supports the rotation unit (160);
The rotating portion (160) includes a plurality of wings (162) extending in a propeller shape from around the center of rotation, and a cylindrical surrounding portion (161) connected so as to surround the tips of the plurality of wings (162). )
The rotation support part (230, 231) flows out from the cylindrical upstream support part (230) that supports the periphery of the surrounding part (161) on the side where the rotation part (160) receives water. A cylindrical downstream support part (231) supporting the peripheral edge of the surrounding part (161) on the side,
The upstream support part (230), the surrounding part (161), and the downstream support part (231) form a casing shape as a whole, and the plurality of wings (162) of the rotating part (160) receive water. When received, the water turbine (16) is characterized in that the rotating part (160) supported by the upstream support part (230) and the downstream support part (231) rotates.

[2]前記下流支持部(231)は、前記囲繞部(161)の下方で該囲繞部(161)をスラスト方向とラジアル方向に受ける下流軸受(26)を有することを特徴とする[1]に記載の水車(16)。 [2] The downstream support portion (231) includes a downstream bearing (26) that receives the surrounding portion (161) in a thrust direction and a radial direction below the surrounding portion (161). [1] The water wheel according to (16).

[3]前記上流支持部(230)は、前記囲繞部(161)の上方で該囲繞部(161)をスラスト方向とラジアル方向に受ける上流軸受(27)を有することを特徴とする[2]に記載の水車(16)。 [3] The upstream support portion (230) includes an upstream bearing (27) that receives the surrounding portion (161) in a thrust direction and a radial direction above the surrounding portion (161). [2] The water wheel according to (16).

[4]前記上流支持部(230)の内部に、受けた水の流れを案内するガイド部(31)を備え、
前記ガイド部(31)は、前記上流支持部(230)内の中心付近の水の流れを前記回転部(160)の囲繞部(161)の内壁付近に向けて案内して前記回転部(160)の回転トルクを大きくすることを特徴とする[1]、[2]または[3]に記載の水車(16)。
[4] A guide portion (31) for guiding the flow of received water is provided inside the upstream support portion (230),
The guide part (31) guides the flow of water in the vicinity of the center in the upstream support part (230) toward the vicinity of the inner wall of the surrounding part (161) of the rotating part (160) to guide the rotating part (160). The water turbine (16) according to [1], [2] or [3], wherein the rotational torque is increased.

[5]前記ガイド部(31)は、前記上流支持部(230)内の中心部から前記囲繞部(161)に延びる複数枚の案内羽(311)を有し、該複数枚の案内羽(311)が前記受けた水を前記囲繞部(161)の内壁付近に向けて案内することを特徴とする[4]に記載の水車(16)。 [5] The guide part (31) has a plurality of guide feathers (311) extending from the central part in the upstream support part (230) to the surrounding part (161). 311) The water wheel (16) according to [4], wherein the received water guides the received water toward the vicinity of the inner wall of the surrounding part (161).

[6]前記ガイド部(31)は、前記回転部(160)の回転軸(17a、17b、17c)が貫通する中心部(32)から前記回転部(160)の囲繞部(161)に向かって拡がる案内面(313)を有する案内部材(312)を有し、該案内面(313)が前記受けた水を前記囲繞部(161)の内壁付近に向けて案内することを特徴とする[4]または[5]に記載の水車(16)。 [6] The guide portion (31) is directed from the central portion (32) through which the rotation shaft (17a, 17b, 17c) of the rotating portion (160) passes to the surrounding portion (161) of the rotating portion (160). A guide member (312) having a guide surface (313) that expands and guides the received water toward the vicinity of the inner wall of the surrounding portion (161) [ 4] or the water wheel (16) according to [5].

[7]前記下流支持部(231)の内壁から前記回転部(160)の回転軸(17a、17b、17c)の下方に延びる腕部(90)を有し、前記腕部(90)に前記回転部(160)の回転軸(17a、17b、17c)を受ける軸受(91)を設けたことを特徴とする[1]から[6]のいずれか一つに記載の水車(16)。 [7] The arm portion (90) has an arm portion (90) extending from the inner wall of the downstream support portion (231) to the lower side of the rotation shaft (17a, 17b, 17c) of the rotating portion (160). The water turbine (16) according to any one of [1] to [6], wherein a bearing (91) is provided to receive the rotating shaft (17a, 17b, 17c) of the rotating portion (160).

[8]水面(S)下となる周縁から上向きに中心部に向かって傾斜した傾斜面(3b)を有し、前記中心部に開口(3a)を有する本体(10)と、該本体(10)の前記傾斜面(3b)上に前記中心部から前記傾斜面(3b)上を前記周縁に向かって放射状に立設した、波(W)を収斂するための収斂堤(11)とを備え、前記中心部が水面(S)上に出るように前記本体(10)を水面(S)に浮かせて、波(W)の動きにともなって前記中心部の開口(3a)から進入する水を利用する波エネルギー利用装置(1)において、
前記開口(3a)から下方に設けられ、水中側に連通する複数の連通部(15)を有するプール(6)と、前記複数の連通部(15)の少なくとも1つに配設された発電用水車(16a)と、前記発電用水車(16a)に連結され、前記発電用水車(16a)の回転によって駆動する発電機(12)と、他の連通部(15)に配設された水車(16b)と、該他の連通部(15)に配設された水車(16b)の回転を前記発電用水車(16a)に伝達する回転伝達手段(17b,17c;18b,18c;19)とを備え、
前記発電用水車(16a)および水車(16b)は、[1]から[7]のいずれか一項に記載の水車(16)であり、
前記収斂提(11)に区切られた前記傾斜面(3b)を遡上して前記開口(3a)から前記プール(6)内に進入した水の水位と本体(10)外部の水の水位との水位差によって前記他の連通部に配設された水車(16b)を回転させ、前記他の連通部に配設された水車(16b)の回転を前記回転伝達手段(17b,17c;18b,18c;19)を介して前記発電用水車(16a)に伝達して前記発電用水車(16a)を回転させて、前記発電機(12)に発電させることを特徴とする波エネルギー利用装置(1)。
[8] A main body (10) having an inclined surface (3b) that is inclined upward from the peripheral edge under the water surface (S) toward the center, and having an opening (3a) in the center, and the main body (10 And a converging ridge (11) for converging waves (W), which is erected radially from the central portion toward the peripheral edge on the inclined surface (3b) on the inclined surface (3b). The main body (10) is floated on the water surface (S) so that the central portion comes out on the water surface (S), and water entering from the opening (3a) in the central portion with the movement of the wave (W) In the wave energy utilization device (1) to be used,
A pool (6) provided below the opening (3a) and having a plurality of communication portions (15) communicating with the underwater side, and water for power generation disposed in at least one of the plurality of communication portions (15) A turbine (16a), a generator (12) connected to the power generation water turbine (16a) and driven by rotation of the power generation water turbine (16a), and a water wheel ( 16b) and rotation transmission means (17b, 17c; 18b, 18c; 19) for transmitting the rotation of the water turbine (16b) disposed in the other communication portion (15) to the power generation water turbine (16a). Prepared,
The power generation water turbine (16a) and the water turbine (16b) are the water turbine (16) according to any one of [1] to [7],
The water level of the water that entered the pool (6) from the opening (3a) by going up the inclined surface (3b) partitioned by the convergence bonnet (11) and the water level outside the main body (10) The water wheel (16b) disposed in the other communication portion is rotated by the difference in water level, and the rotation of the water wheel (16b) disposed in the other communication portion is rotated by the rotation transmission means (17b, 17c; 18b, A wave energy utilization device (1) characterized in that the generator turbine (12) is caused to generate power by rotating the generator turbine (16a) through rotation to the generator turbine (16a) through 18c; ).

[9]水面(S)下となる周縁から上向きに中心部に向かって傾斜した傾斜面(3b)を有し、前記中心部に開口(3a)を有する本体(10)と、該本体(10)の前記傾斜面(3b)上に前記中心部から前記傾斜面(3b)上を前記周縁に向かって放射状に立設した、波(W)を収斂するための収斂堤(11)とを備え、前記中心部が水面(S)上に出るように前記本体(10)を水面(S)に浮かせて、波(W)の動きにともなって前記中心部の開口(3a)から進入する水を利用する波エネルギー利用装置(1)において、
前記開口(3a)から下方に設けられ、水中側に連通する複数の連通部(15)を有するプール(6)と、前記複数の連通部(15)の少なくとも1つに配設されたポンプ水車(16c)と、他の連通部(15)に配設された水車(16b)と、該他の連通部(15)に配設された水車(16b)の回転を前記ポンプ水車(16c)に伝達する回転伝達手段(17b、17c;18b、18c;19)とを備え、
前記ポンプ水車(16c)および水車(16b)は、[1]から[7]のいずれか一つに記載の水車(16)であり、
前記収斂提(11)に区切られた前記傾斜面(3b)を遡上して前記開口(3a)から前記プール(6)内に進入した水の水位と本体(10)外部の水の水位との水位差によって前記他の連通部(15)に配設された水車(16b)を回転させ、前記他の連通部(15)に配設された水車(16b)の回転を前記回転伝達手段(17b、17c;18b、18c;19)を介して前記ポンプ水車(16c)に伝達して前記ポンプ水車(16c)を回転させて、前記プール(6)内の水を送水することを特徴とする波エネルギー利用装置(1)。
[9] A main body (10) having an inclined surface (3b) inclined upward from the peripheral edge under the water surface (S) toward the central portion, and having an opening (3a) in the central portion, and the main body (10 And a converging ridge (11) for converging waves (W), which is erected radially from the central portion toward the peripheral edge on the inclined surface (3b) on the inclined surface (3b). The main body (10) is floated on the water surface (S) so that the central portion comes out on the water surface (S), and water entering from the opening (3a) in the central portion with the movement of the wave (W) In the wave energy utilization device (1) to be used,
A pool (6) provided below the opening (3a) and having a plurality of communicating portions (15) communicating with the underwater side, and a pump turbine disposed in at least one of the plurality of communicating portions (15) (16c), the water turbine (16b) disposed in the other communication section (15), and the rotation of the water turbine (16b) disposed in the other communication section (15) to the pump turbine (16c). Rotation transmitting means (17b, 17c; 18b, 18c; 19) for transmitting,
The pump turbine (16c) and the turbine (16b) are the turbine (16) according to any one of [1] to [7],
The water level of the water that entered the pool (6) from the opening (3a) by going up the inclined surface (3b) partitioned by the convergence bonnet (11) and the water level outside the main body (10) The water wheel (16b) disposed in the other communication part (15) is rotated by the difference in water level, and the rotation of the water wheel (16b) disposed in the other communication part (15) is transmitted to the rotation transmission means ( 17b, 17c; 18b, 18c; 19) is transmitted to the pump turbine (16c), and the pump turbine (16c) is rotated to feed water in the pool (6). Wave energy utilization device (1).

[10]前記水車(16)の下流に前記水車(16)の回転部(160)を回転させた水の流路に開閉可能な開閉弁(14)を備えたことを特徴とする[8]または[9]に記載の波エネルギー利用装置(1)。 [10] An on-off valve (14) that can be opened and closed in a flow path of the water obtained by rotating the rotating portion (160) of the water wheel (16) is provided downstream of the water wheel (16) [8] Or the wave energy utilization apparatus (1) as described in [9].

[11]水面(s)下となる周縁から上向きに中心部に向かって傾斜した傾斜面(3b)を有し、前記中心部に開口(3a)を有する本体(10)と、該本体(10)の前記傾斜面(3b)上に前記中心部から前記傾斜面(3b)上を前記周縁に向かって放射状に立設した、波(W)を収斂するための収斂堤(11)とを備え、前記中心部が水面(S)上に出るように前記本体(10)を水面(S)に浮かせて、波(W)の動きにともなって前記中心部の開口(3a)から進入する水を利用する波エネルギー利用装置(1)において、
前記開口(3a)から下方に設けられ、水中側に連通する連通部(15)を有するプール(6)と、前記連通部(15)に配設された発電用水車(16a)と、前記発電用水車(16a)に連結され、前記発電用水車(16a)の回転によって駆動する発電機(12)と、を備え、
前記発電用水車(16a)は、[1]から[7]のいずれか一項に記載の水車(16)であり、
前記収斂提(11)に区切られた前記傾斜面(3b)を遡上して前記開口(3a)から前記プール(6)内に進入した水の水位と本体(10)外部の水の水位との水位差によって前記発電用水車(16a)を回転させて、前記発電機(12)に発電させることを特徴とする波エネルギー利用装置(1)。
[11] A main body (10) having an inclined surface (3b) inclined upward from the peripheral edge under the water surface (s) toward the central portion, and having an opening (3a) in the central portion, and the main body (10 And a converging ridge (11) for converging waves (W), which is erected radially from the central portion toward the peripheral edge on the inclined surface (3b) on the inclined surface (3b). The main body (10) is floated on the water surface (S) so that the central portion comes out on the water surface (S), and water entering from the opening (3a) in the central portion with the movement of the wave (W) In the wave energy utilization device (1) to be used,
A pool (6) provided below the opening (3a) and having a communication part (15) communicating with the underwater side, a water turbine for power generation (16a) disposed in the communication part (15), and the power generation A generator (12) connected to the water turbine (16a) and driven by the rotation of the power turbine (16a),
The power generation water turbine (16a) is the water turbine (16) according to any one of [1] to [7],
The water level of the water that entered the pool (6) from the opening (3a) by going up the inclined surface (3b) partitioned by the convergence bonnet (11) and the water level outside the main body (10) The wave energy utilization device (1) is characterized in that the generator turbine (16a) is rotated by the difference in water level to cause the generator (12) to generate power.

前記本発明は次のように作用する。
水車(16)の上流支持部(230)から水車(16)内に入った水は、回転部(160)の羽(162)を押して、回転軸(17a、17b、17c)に固定された回転部(160)を回転させる。このとき回転部(160)は、水を受ける側でその囲繞部(161)の周縁を上流支持部(230)に支持され、受けた水が流れ出る側で囲繞部(161)の周縁を下流支持部(231)に支持された状態で摺動回転する。
The present invention operates as follows.
The water that has entered the water turbine (16) from the upstream support portion (230) of the water turbine (16) pushes the wing (162) of the rotating portion (160) and is fixed to the rotating shafts (17a, 17b, 17c). The part (160) is rotated. At this time, the rotating part (160) is supported by the upstream support part (230) at the periphery of the surrounding part (161) on the side receiving water, and is supported downstream by the periphery of the surrounding part (161) on the side from which the received water flows out. It slides and rotates while being supported by the part (231).

下流支持部(231)には、囲繞部(161)をスラスト方向とラジアル方向に受ける下流軸受(26)を設け、さらに上流支持部(230)には、囲繞部(161)をスラスト方向とラジアル方向に受ける上流軸受(27)を設けてそれぞれにカラー(33)を設けておくことにより、回転部(160)をよりスムーズに回転させることができる。   The downstream support portion (231) is provided with a downstream bearing (26) that receives the surrounding portion (161) in the thrust direction and the radial direction, and the upstream support portion (230) is provided with the surrounding portion (161) in the thrust direction and the radial direction. By providing the upstream bearing (27) receiving in the direction and providing the collar (33) for each, the rotating part (160) can be rotated more smoothly.

上流支持部(230)の内部に受けた水の流れを案内するガイド部(31)を設けた場合には、上流支持部(230)内の中心付近の水の流れが囲繞部(161)の内壁付近に向けられる。このガイド部(31)を複数枚の案内羽(311)としたものでは、回転部(160)の羽(162)に適切な角度から水流圧をかけて回転数の増加ならびに回転トルクをより大きくすることができる。   When the guide part (31) for guiding the flow of received water is provided inside the upstream support part (230), the water flow near the center in the upstream support part (230) is allowed to flow in the surrounding part (161). Directed near the inner wall. In the case where the guide portion (31) is a plurality of guide wings (311), the rotation speed is increased and the rotation torque is increased by applying water flow pressure from an appropriate angle to the wing (162) of the rotation portion (160). can do.

また、ガイド部(31)を回転部(160)の回転軸(17a、17b、17c)が貫通する中心部(32)から回転部(160)の囲繞部(161)に向かって末広がりに拡がる案内面(313)を有する案内部材(312)としても、上流支持部(230)内の中心付近の水の流れを囲繞部(161)の内壁付近に向けることができる。   Further, the guide extends from the center portion (32) through which the rotation shaft (17a, 17b, 17c) of the rotating portion (160) passes through the guide portion (31) toward the surrounding portion (161) of the rotating portion (160). Also as the guide member (312) having the surface (313), the flow of water near the center in the upstream support portion (230) can be directed to the vicinity of the inner wall of the surrounding portion (161).

次に、この水車(16)を備えた波エネルギー利用装置(1)の作用について説明する。
波エネルギー利用装置(1)は、本体(10)を海底のような水底(SG)から係留装置の係留チェーン(2)により係留して、水面(S)上に浮遊させておく。この波エネルギー利用装置(1)に寄せて来た波(W)は、収斂堤(11)で区切られた傾斜部(3)の傾斜面(3b)に乗り上がり、本体(10)の中心部に向かって進む。隣り合う収斂堤(11)同士の間隔は中心部に向かって狭くなっているので、波(W)は、中心部に近付くにつれて収斂堤(11)によって収斂されて、波高が大きくなる。波(W)は、最も波高が大きくなったところで開口(3a)からプール(6)内に落ちる。
Next, the operation of the wave energy utilization device (1) provided with the water wheel (16) will be described.
In the wave energy utilization device (1), the main body (10) is moored from the water bottom (SG) such as the sea bottom by the mooring chain (2) of the mooring device, and is suspended on the water surface (S). The wave (W) approaching the wave energy utilization device (1) rides on the inclined surface (3b) of the inclined portion (3) delimited by the converging dam (11), and the central portion of the main body (10). Proceed toward. Since the interval between the adjacent converging ridges (11) is narrowed toward the center, the wave (W) is converged by the converging ridge (11) as it approaches the center, and the wave height increases. The wave (W) falls into the pool (6) from the opening (3a) when the wave height becomes the largest.

プール(6)内に入った水は、傾斜部(3)の傾斜面(3b)を上がった水位と本体(10)の外部の水の水位との水位差によって、プール(6)の底部(8)に設けた連通部(15)に配設した発電用水車(16a)、駆動用水車(16b)を回転させる。また、送水のためのポンプ水車(16c)を配設したものでは、ポンプ水車(16c)を回転させる。   The water that has entered the pool (6) flows into the bottom of the pool (6) due to the difference in water level between the water level rising on the inclined surface (3b) of the inclined portion (3) and the water level outside the main body (10). The power generation water turbine (16a) and the driving water turbine (16b) disposed in the communication portion (15) provided in 8) are rotated. In the case where a pump turbine (16c) for water supply is provided, the pump turbine (16c) is rotated.

所定の連通部(15)に設けた発電用水車(16a)の下方には、水底(SG)に向けて垂下する放水ホース(13a)が設けられており、ポンプ水車(16c)の下方には、水底(SG)に向けて垂下する送水ホース(13c)が設けられている。その他の連通部(15)に設けた駆動用水車(16b)の下方には、水底(SG)に向けて垂下する放水ホース(13b)が設けられている。   A water discharge hose (13a) that hangs down toward the water bottom (SG) is provided below the power generation water turbine (16a) provided at the predetermined communication portion (15), and below the pump water turbine (16c). A water supply hose (13c) that hangs down toward the water bottom (SG) is provided. A water discharge hose (13b) that hangs down toward the water bottom (SG) is provided below the driving water wheel (16b) provided in the other communication section (15).

発電用水車(16a)と放水ホース(13a)の間、ポンプ水車(16c)と送水ホース(13c)の間および駆動用水車(16b)と放水ホース(13b)の間には、それぞれ水の流路を開閉する開閉弁(14)が配設されている。これら開閉弁(14)は、運転状況によって開閉される。   Between the power generation water turbine (16a) and the water discharge hose (13a), between the pump water wheel (16c) and the water supply hose (13c) and between the drive water wheel (16b) and the water discharge hose (13b), water flows. An on-off valve (14) for opening and closing the path is provided. These on-off valves (14) are opened and closed depending on the operating conditions.

開口(3a)からプール(6)内に入った水は、発電用水車(16a)の上流支持部(230)に入ると、回転部(160)を回転させて発電用水車(16a)を通過し、放水ホース(13a)を通って水中に放水される。同様に、駆動用水車(16b)の上流支持部(230)に入った水は、回転部(160)を回転させて駆動用水車(16b)を通過し、放水ホース(13b)を通って水中に放水される。水が駆動用水車(16b)を通過する際には、駆動用水車(16b)が回転する。   When the water that has entered the pool (6) through the opening (3a) enters the upstream support portion (230) of the power generation turbine (16a), the rotation portion (160) rotates to pass through the power generation turbine (16a). The water is discharged into the water through the water discharge hose (13a). Similarly, the water that has entered the upstream support part (230) of the driving water turbine (16b) rotates the rotating part (160), passes through the driving water wheel (16b), and passes through the water discharge hose (13b). To be discharged. When water passes through the driving water wheel (16b), the driving water wheel (16b) rotates.

発電用水車(16a)および駆動用水車(16b)は、回転部(160)の上方の上流支持部(230)内にガイド部(31)を設けることにより、より大きい回転数と回転トルクを発生させることができる。特に水が低落差で発電用水車(16a)や駆動用水車(16b)の上流支持部(230)に入る装置においては、ガイド部(31)を設けることが極めて有効である。   The generating turbine (16a) and the driving turbine (16b) generate a larger rotational speed and rotational torque by providing the guide portion (31) in the upstream support portion (230) above the rotating portion (160). Can be made. In particular, in a device where water enters the upstream support portion (230) of the power generation turbine (16a) or the driving turbine (16b) with a low drop, it is very effective to provide the guide portion (31).

駆動用水車(16b)が回転すると、駆動用水車(16b)から上方に向けて延設された回転軸(17b)が回転するので、回転軸(17b)の上部に取り付けられているプーリ(18b)も回転する。同様にポンプ水車(16c)の回転軸(17c)の上部に取り付けられているプーリ(18c)がベルト(19)によって駆動用水車(16b)側のプーリ(18b)に連結されているので、各駆動用水車(16b)の回転がポンプ水車(16c)に伝達される。これにより、ポンプ水車(16c)を回転させると共により一層パワーアップさせることができる。   When the driving water wheel (16b) rotates, the rotating shaft (17b) extending upward from the driving water wheel (16b) rotates, so the pulley (18b) attached to the upper portion of the rotating shaft (17b). ) Also rotates. Similarly, the pulley (18c) attached to the upper part of the rotating shaft (17c) of the pump turbine (16c) is connected to the pulley (18b) on the drive turbine (16b) side by the belt (19). The rotation of the driving water turbine (16b) is transmitted to the pump water turbine (16c). As a result, the pump turbine (16c) can be rotated and further powered up.

ポンプ水車(16c)は、ポンプ水車(16c)自身に入った水によっても回転するが、各駆動用水車(16b)から伝達された回転力によって積極的に回転してプール(6)内の水を送り出すことができる。ポンプ水車(16c)が回転して送り出される水は、送水ホース(13c)を通して送り出されるので、送水ホース(13c)を所望の地点まで延ばしておくことにより、水を所望の地点に送水することができる。   The pump turbine (16c) is also rotated by the water that has entered the pump turbine (16c) itself, but is actively rotated by the rotational force transmitted from each driving turbine (16b), and the water in the pool (6) is rotated. Can be sent out. Since the water sent out by rotating the pump turbine (16c) is sent out through the water supply hose (13c), the water can be supplied to the desired point by extending the water supply hose (13c) to the desired point. it can.

なお、同様にして駆動用水車(16b)の回転を発電用水車(16a)に伝達して発電用水車(16a)の回転部(160)を回転させるようにしてもよい。
また、発電用水車(16a)や各駆動用水車(16b)の下方に設けた開放弁(14)を個別に適宜に開状態または閉状態にしておくことにより、発電量やポンプ水車(16c)の送水能力を調整することができる。
Similarly, the rotation of the driving water turbine (16b) may be transmitted to the power generation water turbine (16a) to rotate the rotating portion (160) of the power generation water turbine (16a).
Further, the power generation amount and the pump turbine (16c) can be increased by individually opening or closing the open valve (14) provided below the power generation turbine (16a) and each driving turbine (16b). Can adjust the water supply capacity.

また、ポンプ水車(16c)は、プール(6)の底部(8)の最も深い所に配設するようにすることが望ましいが、他の場所に配設してもよい。また、1基の波エネルギー利用装置(1)に設けるポンプ水車(16c)や発電用水車(16a)は、1つに限られることはなく、複数を設けてもよい。   Moreover, although it is desirable to arrange | position the pump turbine (16c) in the deepest place of the bottom part (8) of a pool (6), you may arrange | position in another place. Moreover, the pump turbine (16c) and the power generation turbine (16a) provided in one wave energy utilization apparatus (1) are not limited to one, and a plurality of pump turbines (16c) may be provided.

本発明にかかる水車によれば、上流支持部と回転部と下流支持部とが略一体となったケーシング状を成すので、上流支持部側から入った水が漏れることなく回転部に流れて回転部を回転させることができ、この回転によって発電を行ったり、高揚程の水を送出したりすることができるので、効率良く水のエネルギーを利用することができる。特に波のある水域で他の動力源を用いることなく波エネルギーを利用することに適している。   According to the water wheel of the present invention, since the upstream support portion, the rotation portion, and the downstream support portion form a substantially integrated casing shape, water entering from the upstream support portion side flows to the rotation portion without leakage and rotates. The part can be rotated, and electric power can be generated by this rotation or high-lift water can be sent out, so that the energy of water can be used efficiently. It is particularly suitable for using wave energy without using other power sources in water areas with waves.

また、上流支持部と回転部と下流支持部とが略一体となったケーシング状を成すので、水中の付着物や砂、砂利、貝殻等が回転部と、上流支持部および下流支持部との回転摺動部分に入り難く、もって故障が少なくメンテナンスも簡易なものとなる。   In addition, since the upstream support part, the rotating part, and the downstream support part form a substantially integrated casing shape, the deposits in the water, sand, gravel, shells, etc. are formed between the rotating part, the upstream support part, and the downstream support part. It is difficult to enter the rotating / sliding portion, so that there are few failures and maintenance is easy.

本発明にかかる波エネルギー利用装置によれば、水面に浮かんだ本体外部の水位と本体の傾斜面の上端の開口からプール内に進入した水の水位との水位差によって前記の水車から成る発電用水車や駆動用水車を回転させ、その回転力を発電機やポンプ水車に伝達して発電機やポンプ水車を積極的に回転させることによって発電や送水を行うので、波のエネルギーを有効に利用して、比較的簡単に効率よく、揚程を高くして遠方に、しかも大量の水を送水することができる。   According to the wave energy utilization device according to the present invention, the water for power generation comprising the water turbine is based on the water level difference between the water level outside the main body floating on the water surface and the water level entering the pool through the opening at the upper end of the inclined surface of the main body. Since the car and the driving turbine are rotated, the rotational force is transmitted to the generator and pump turbine, and the generator and pump turbine are actively rotated to generate power and send water. Thus, it is relatively easy and efficient to increase the head and displace a large amount of water.

また、回転部の羽の先端部を囲むように繋いだ筒状の囲繞部を金属等の比重の大きい素材のものとすることにより、回転部はフライホイールのような役目を果たすことができるので、不規則な波による不規則な大きさのエネルギーをある程度蓄積できるうえに均一化することもでき、もって、安定した電気エネルギーあるいは機械的パワーに変換することができる。   In addition, the rotating part can play the role of a flywheel by making the cylindrical surrounding part connected so as to surround the tip part of the wing of the rotating part with a material having a large specific gravity such as metal. It is possible to store irregular amounts of energy caused by irregular waves to a certain extent and to make them uniform, thereby converting them into stable electric energy or mechanical power.

以下、図面に基づき本発明の好適な一実施の形態を説明する。
各図は本発明の一実施の形態を示している。
図1は、本発明の一実施の形態に係る水車を備えた波エネルギー利用装置の内部構造を示す縦断面図であり、図2は、図1の波エネルギー利用装置の一部を省略して示す簡略平面図であり、図3は、図1の波エネルギー利用装置に設けた水車およびその周辺部材の構成を示す縦断面図であり、図4は、図3の水車の上流支持部と回転部付近の外観を示す側面図であり、図5は、図3の水車内を示す平面図である。
波エネルギー利用装置1(以下、単に装置1とも記す。)は、波の発生する水域に浮遊するように設置して波のエネルギーを変換して利用したり、消波したりするものである。
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an internal structure of a wave energy utilization device provided with a water wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 omits a part of the wave energy utilization device of FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the configuration of the water wheel provided in the wave energy utilization device of FIG. 1 and its peripheral members, and FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the upstream support portion and rotation of the water wheel of FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the inside of the water wheel of FIG. 3.
The wave energy utilization device 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as the device 1) is installed so as to float in a water area where waves are generated, and converts the wave energy to use or quench the wave.

図1に示したように、本発明の波エネルギー利用装置1は、本体10が海や湖沼等の水底SGから係留チェーン2により係留されており、水面S上に浮遊している。水面Sに浮遊した本体10は、中心部が水面Sよりやや上方に突き出すように浮力が調整されている。本体10は、中心部から下向に傾斜した傾斜面3bを有する板状の傾斜部3を有しており、傾斜部3の下端側周縁は、水面下となるように構成されている。   As shown in FIG. 1, in the wave energy utilization device 1 of the present invention, a main body 10 is moored by a mooring chain 2 from a water bottom SG such as a sea or a lake, and floats on a water surface S. The buoyancy of the main body 10 floating on the water surface S is adjusted so that the center portion protrudes slightly above the water surface S. The main body 10 has a plate-like inclined portion 3 having an inclined surface 3b inclined downward from the center portion, and a lower end side periphery of the inclined portion 3 is configured to be below the water surface.

図2に示したように、傾斜部3全体の平面形状は、下端側周縁がほぼ均等な長さの辺からなり、ほぼ正多角形をなしている。この平面形状は、四角形、円形、楕円形などにしてもよい。   As shown in FIG. 2, the planar shape of the entire inclined portion 3 has a substantially uniform polygonal shape, with the peripheral edge on the lower end side being substantially equal in length. The planar shape may be a quadrangle, a circle, an ellipse, or the like.

波エネルギー利用装置1のほぼ中心部、すなわち、傾斜部3の中心部には開口3aが形成されている。この開口3aの周縁から傾斜面3b上を傾斜部3の下端側周縁に向かってほぼ均等の角度をもって放射状に板状の収斂堤11が立設されている。この収斂堤11の内部には不図示の浮力室が形成されている。但し、この浮力室は、必ずしも必要ではない。   An opening 3 a is formed at substantially the center of the wave energy utilization device 1, that is, at the center of the inclined portion 3. Plate-shaped converging ridges 11 are erected radially from the periphery of the opening 3 a on the inclined surface 3 b toward the lower end side periphery of the inclined portion 3 at substantially equal angles. A buoyancy chamber (not shown) is formed inside the converging dam 11. However, this buoyancy chamber is not always necessary.

傾斜部3の傾斜面3b上に立設されている収斂堤11の各々には、その端部で傾斜部3の下端側周縁に近い端部にバランス浮体Bが取り付けられている。   A balance floating body B is attached to each end of the converging dam 11 erected on the inclined surface 3 b of the inclined portion 3 at an end portion near the lower end side periphery of the inclined portion 3.

バランス浮体Bは、約半分程度が水面S上に出て、残りの約半分は水面S下に没する程度に設定されている。これにより、設置水域に大波などが発生しても装置1全体が転倒しにくくなると同時に、船などに衝突された場合の緩衝装置の役目も果たしている。なお、このバランス浮体Bは、必ずしも必要なものではない。   The balance floating body B is set such that about half of the balance floats out on the water surface S and the other half is submerged under the water surface S. As a result, even if a large wave or the like occurs in the installation water area, the entire apparatus 1 is not easily toppled, and at the same time, it plays the role of a shock absorber in the event of a collision with a ship or the like. The balance floating body B is not always necessary.

傾斜部3の下端側周縁は屈曲して側壁4を成している。この側壁4は、波浪などによる動揺性などを改善するための重りを兼ねるものであり、肉厚の厚い鋼板や鋼材等の比較的しっかりとした、重量の稼げる素材によって作られている。この側壁4は装置1全体の合成重心の位置を低くする役目を果たしているので、装置1全体の安定性を保つことができる。   The peripheral edge on the lower end side of the inclined portion 3 is bent to form a side wall 4. The side wall 4 also serves as a weight for improving the swaying property due to waves and the like, and is made of a relatively solid material that can gain weight, such as a thick steel plate or steel material. Since the side wall 4 serves to lower the position of the combined center of gravity of the entire apparatus 1, the stability of the entire apparatus 1 can be maintained.

装置1の全体に亘って側壁4を囲むようにスカート5が取り付けられている。このスカート5は、格子状に組んだ骨組みと各格子を覆う網目状の金網やプラスチック網から成っており、可動或いは着脱可能なものである。スカート5は、波エネルギー利用装置1の運搬時には上方に吊り上げたり、取り外したりしておくことができる。   A skirt 5 is attached to surround the side wall 4 throughout the apparatus 1. The skirt 5 is composed of a framework assembled in a lattice shape and a mesh-like wire mesh or plastic mesh covering each lattice, and is movable or detachable. The skirt 5 can be lifted upward or removed when the wave energy utilization apparatus 1 is transported.

このスカート5は、水面Sに浮遊している稼動時には本体10の側壁4から水中に吊り下げておくことにより、波による動揺や振動、傾きなどを抑制して本体10の安定性を向上させることができる。また、スカート5の網目を通過する波を消波できるので、装置1全体による消波効果等を高めることができる。装置1による消波の例としては、波の来る側で傾斜部3の傾斜面3bを遡上する波の収斂、波打ち作用、砕波現象などの繰り返しによって成される消波がある。   The skirt 5 is suspended in the water from the side wall 4 of the main body 10 during operation when it is floating on the water surface S, so that the stability of the main body 10 is improved by suppressing shaking, vibration, inclination, etc. due to waves. Can do. Moreover, since the wave which passes the mesh | network of the skirt 5 can be quenched, the wave-dissipating effect by the whole apparatus 1 etc. can be heightened. As an example of the wave extinction by the apparatus 1, there is a wave extinction formed by repetition of wave convergence, wave action, wave breaking phenomenon and the like that travels up the inclined surface 3b of the inclined portion 3 on the wave coming side.

また、スカート5は網目形状を有しているので、波の水粒子の運動が波エネルギー利用装置1内に進入することを防止すると共に、水の流通を良くすることができる。なお、波エネルギー利用装置1の姿勢の安定性を向上させるためにスカート5の下方に重り5bを設けてもよい。   Further, since the skirt 5 has a mesh shape, it is possible to prevent the movement of the water particles of the waves from entering the wave energy utilization device 1 and improve the water flow. In addition, in order to improve the stability of the posture of the wave energy utilization device 1, a weight 5b may be provided below the skirt 5.

このスカート5に囲まれた内側には、本体10の傾斜部3の中心部に設けた開口3aの下方に位置するプール6が配設されている。このプール6は、開口3aの周縁近傍から下方に延びるプール側壁7と該プール側壁7から続くプール6の底部8とによって形成されており、開口3aとほぼ同心に配設されている。プール6の底部8は、その中央に向かって低くなるコニカル状などにして、波エネルギー利用装置1の下方から来る波の揚圧力を減ずることが好ましい。   Inside the skirt 5 is disposed a pool 6 positioned below an opening 3 a provided at the center of the inclined portion 3 of the main body 10. The pool 6 is formed by a pool side wall 7 extending downward from the vicinity of the periphery of the opening 3a and a bottom 8 of the pool 6 continuing from the pool side wall 7, and is disposed substantially concentrically with the opening 3a. The bottom 8 of the pool 6 is preferably formed in a conical shape that decreases toward the center of the pool 6 to reduce the lifting pressure of the wave coming from below the wave energy utilization device 1.

プール6のプール側壁7の外側には、このプール側壁7を囲む浮力室9が形成されている。この浮力室9は、プール側壁7と傾斜部3の下面と底部9aとによって密閉可能な空間として形成されている。浮力室9には浮力の調整のためのバラスト水が出入りする、不図示のノズルや通気配管ならびにポンプ装置、波浪の大小による装置の浮沈コントロール設備などが設けられている。   A buoyancy chamber 9 surrounding the pool side wall 7 is formed outside the pool side wall 7 of the pool 6. The buoyancy chamber 9 is formed as a space that can be sealed by the pool side wall 7, the lower surface of the inclined portion 3, and the bottom portion 9a. The buoyancy chamber 9 is provided with unillustrated nozzles, vent pipes, pump devices, and apparatus for controlling the rise and fall of the device depending on the size of the waves.

このように波エネルギー利用装置1は、水面S下となる傾斜部3の周縁や側壁4、スカート5、重り5bなどの「重り」と、水面S上に設けられたバランス浮体B、本体10の中心部近くに設けられ、比較的水面S近くに位置する浮力室9や、収斂堤11内でほぼ水面S上に位置する浮力室などの関係から、浮心と重心の位置を算出し、起き上がりこぼしの原理や、やじろべえの原理などを踏まえた上で、装置1全体が転倒しないように設計されている   As described above, the wave energy utilization apparatus 1 includes the “weight” such as the peripheral edge of the inclined portion 3 below the water surface S, the side wall 4, the skirt 5, and the weight 5 b, the balance floating body B provided on the water surface S, and the main body 10. The position of the buoyancy and the center of gravity is calculated from the relationship between the buoyancy chamber 9 provided near the center and relatively close to the water surface S, and the buoyancy chamber located almost on the water surface S in the converging dam 11 Based on the principle of spillage and the principle of stubbornness, the entire device 1 is designed not to tip over.

プール6の底部8は、その複数個所に貫通孔が穿設された連通部15が設けられている。そのうちの1つの連通部15(所定の連通部)は、プール6の底部8の中央に設けられている。プール6の底部8の中央は、プール6の最も深い所である。このプール6の底部8の中央に穿設された連通部15には送水ホース13cが取り付けられている。この送水ホース13cは、フレキシブルなものであり連通部15から垂下して水底SGに届いている。送水ホース13cの先端は送水をしたい所望の地点に置かれている。   The bottom portion 8 of the pool 6 is provided with a communication portion 15 in which through holes are formed at a plurality of locations. One of the communication portions 15 (predetermined communication portion) is provided at the center of the bottom portion 8 of the pool 6. The center of the bottom 8 of the pool 6 is the deepest part of the pool 6. A water supply hose 13 c is attached to the communication portion 15 formed in the center of the bottom portion 8 of the pool 6. The water supply hose 13c is flexible and hangs down from the communication portion 15 and reaches the water bottom SG. The tip of the water supply hose 13c is placed at a desired point where water supply is desired.

この所定の連通部15以外の連通部15には、放水ホース13a、13bが取り付けられている。この放水ホース13a、13bは、サクションホースのような骨材が組み込まれているので、装置1外部の波浪の影響などを比較的受けにくい。この放水ホース13a、13bは、連通部15から垂下して水底SG近くまで、或いは水底SGをある程度横這いになるように延びている。   Water discharge hoses 13 a and 13 b are attached to communication portions 15 other than the predetermined communication portion 15. Since the water discharge hoses 13a and 13b incorporate an aggregate such as a suction hose, the water discharge hoses 13a and 13b are relatively less susceptible to the influence of waves outside the apparatus 1. The water discharge hoses 13a and 13b extend from the communication portion 15 so as to be close to the water bottom SG or to be leveled to some extent.

プール6の底部8の中央に穿設された連通部15(所定の連通部)のプール6内側には、プール6内の水を積極的に送水するための水車16(以下、ポンプ水車16cという。)が配設されている。このポンプ水車16cの下方に前記の送水ホース13cが取り付けられている。   Inside the pool 6 of the communication portion 15 (predetermined communication portion) drilled in the center of the bottom portion 8 of the pool 6, a water turbine 16 (hereinafter referred to as a pump turbine 16c) for actively feeding water in the pool 6 is provided. .) Is arranged. The water supply hose 13c is attached below the pump turbine 16c.

プール6内の他の連通部15には、発電をするための発電用水車16aと、ポンプ水車16cを回転させる駆動力を得るための駆動用水車16bが配設されている。発電用水車16aは、その回転軸17aの上部に変速機18aが設けられており、変速機18aを介して発電機12が連結されている。また、駆動用水車16bは、後述するようにその回転がポンプ水車16cに伝達される。これら発電用水車16aと駆動用水車16bとポンプ水車16cとは、細部を除き同様の構造を有している。したがって、以下では駆動用水車16bを代表にして説明する。この駆動用水車16bの下方に前記の放水ホース13bが取り付けられている。   The other communication part 15 in the pool 6 is provided with a power generation turbine 16a for generating power and a driving turbine 16b for obtaining a driving force for rotating the pump turbine 16c. The power generation water turbine 16a is provided with a transmission 18a on an upper portion of a rotating shaft 17a thereof, and the generator 12 is connected via the transmission 18a. The rotation of the driving water turbine 16b is transmitted to the pump water turbine 16c as will be described later. The power generation turbine 16a, the driving turbine 16b, and the pump turbine 16c have the same structure except for details. Therefore, the following description will be made with the driving water turbine 16b as a representative. The water discharge hose 13b is attached below the driving water wheel 16b.

図3に示すように、連通部15は、プール6の底部8に穿設した貫通孔Aによって水中側に連通する部分であり、貫通孔Aが穿設されたプール6の底部8はプール6側に折り曲げられた取付部24が形成されている。   As shown in FIG. 3, the communication portion 15 is a portion that communicates with the underwater side by a through hole A that is drilled in the bottom portion 8 of the pool 6, and the bottom portion 8 of the pool 6 in which the through hole A is drilled is the pool 6. A mounting portion 24 bent to the side is formed.

この取付部24の上には、該取付部24にボルトで固定された取付座240を介して駆動用水車16bが配設されている。この駆動用水車16bは、水を受けて回転する筒状の回転部160と、この回転部160を両側で支持する筒状の上流支持部230と筒状の下流支持部231とを有して成る。   On the mounting portion 24, a driving water turbine 16b is disposed via a mounting seat 240 fixed to the mounting portion 24 with a bolt. The driving water turbine 16b includes a cylindrical rotating portion 160 that rotates by receiving water, a cylindrical upstream support portion 230 that supports the rotating portion 160 on both sides, and a cylindrical downstream support portion 231. Become.

上流支持部230は、回転部160が水を受ける側(図3上では回転部160の上方)で回転部160を支持し、下流支持部231は、回転部160の受けた水が回転部160から流れ出る側(図3上では回転部160の下方)で回転部160を支持している。これら上流支持部230と、回転部160と、下流支持部231とは全体が1つのケーシングとなるように構成されている。   The upstream support unit 230 supports the rotation unit 160 on the side where the rotation unit 160 receives water (above the rotation unit 160 in FIG. 3), and the downstream support unit 231 receives the water received by the rotation unit 160. The rotating part 160 is supported on the side that flows out from (from below the rotating part 160 in FIG. 3). The upstream support portion 230, the rotating portion 160, and the downstream support portion 231 are configured to be a single casing as a whole.

プール6の底部8の取付部24には、下流支持部231が固設されている。図4に示すように、上流支持部230と下流支持部231とは、それぞれの外周面側を複数のアーム28によって連結されている。   A downstream support portion 231 is fixed to the attachment portion 24 of the bottom portion 8 of the pool 6. As shown in FIG. 4, the upstream support portion 230 and the downstream support portion 231 are connected to each other on the outer peripheral surface side by a plurality of arms 28.

図3に示すように、回転部160は、回転中心と同心に配設されたボス部20の周りから外側に等間隔に延びる複数枚のプロペラ状の羽162と、これら複数のプロペラ状の羽162の先端部が内壁に接合している筒状の囲繞部161とから成っている。プロペラ状の羽162の先端部と囲繞部161とは例えば鋳込みで固着され一体化されているが、その他、溶接やボルト締めなどで固着し、一体化してもよい。   As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating portion 160 includes a plurality of propeller-like wings 162 extending outwardly from the periphery of the boss portion 20 disposed concentrically with the center of rotation, and the plurality of propeller-like wings. The front end portion of 162 is formed of a cylindrical surrounding portion 161 joined to the inner wall. The tip of the propeller-shaped wing 162 and the surrounding portion 161 are fixed and integrated by casting, for example, but may be fixed and integrated by welding or bolting.

回転部160は、金属やプラスチックなど硬質な素材であればよいが、特に囲繞部161は金属等の比重の大きい素材のものとすることが好ましい。囲繞部161を比重の大きい素材のものとすることにより、回転部160は、回転を始めるとその慣性によって安定した回転をするので、フライホイールのような役目を果たすことができる。これにより、不規則な波による不規則な大きさのエネルギーの入力に対しても、エネルギーの蓄積と回転力をある程度均一化することができる。   The rotating part 160 may be a hard material such as metal or plastic, but the surrounding part 161 is preferably made of a material having a large specific gravity such as metal. When the surrounding portion 161 is made of a material having a large specific gravity, the rotating portion 160 rotates stably due to its inertia when starting to rotate, and thus can serve as a flywheel. As a result, the energy accumulation and the rotational force can be made uniform to some extent even when an irregularly large energy is input by an irregular wave.

この駆動用水車16bの回転部160の回転軸17bは、プロペラ状の羽162の内側でボス部20を貫通してほぼ鉛直上方に延設されている。回転軸17bの下端部は、キー21によってボス部20に固定されている。   The rotating shaft 17b of the rotating portion 160 of the driving water turbine 16b extends substantially vertically upward through the boss portion 20 inside the propeller-shaped wing 162. The lower end portion of the rotating shaft 17b is fixed to the boss portion 20 by a key 21.

図1に示すように、回転軸17bの上端部には、プーリ18bが固定されている。このプーリ18bは、ポンプ水車16cの回転軸17cに固定されているプーリ18cとベルト19によって連結されている。これにより、駆動用水車16bの回転をポンプ水車16cに伝達して、ポンプ水車16cを回転させることができる。   As shown in FIG. 1, the pulley 18b is being fixed to the upper end part of the rotating shaft 17b. The pulley 18b is connected by a belt 19 and a pulley 18c fixed to a rotary shaft 17c of the pump turbine 16c. Thereby, rotation of the driving water turbine 16b can be transmitted to the pump water turbine 16c, and the pump water turbine 16c can be rotated.

回転部160の下方に配設されている下流支持部231には、囲繞部161の下部を受ける下流軸受26が設けられている。この軸受26は、囲繞部161の下端部をスラスト方向に受ける下流スラスト軸受部26aと、該下流スラスト軸受部26aよりも下方に延びて囲繞部161の外側面をラジアル方向に受ける下流ラジアル軸受部26bとからなっている。下流スラスト軸受部26aは、回転部160による鉛直方向の荷重を受けている。   A downstream bearing 26 that receives the lower portion of the surrounding portion 161 is provided on the downstream support portion 231 disposed below the rotating portion 160. The bearing 26 includes a downstream thrust bearing portion 26a that receives the lower end portion of the surrounding portion 161 in the thrust direction, and a downstream radial bearing portion that extends below the downstream thrust bearing portion 26a and receives the outer surface of the surrounding portion 161 in the radial direction. 26b. The downstream thrust bearing portion 26 a receives a vertical load from the rotating portion 160.

一方、回転部160の上方に配設されている上流支持部230には、囲繞部161の上部を受ける上流軸受27が設けられている。この軸受27は、囲繞部161の上部をスラスト方向に受ける上流スラスト軸受部27aと、囲繞部161の内側面をラジアル方向に受ける上流ラジアル軸受部27bとからなっている。これら下流軸受26と上流軸受27にはカラー33が設けられており、回転部160はスムーズに回転することができる。   On the other hand, an upstream bearing 27 that receives the upper portion of the surrounding portion 161 is provided in the upstream support portion 230 disposed above the rotating portion 160. The bearing 27 includes an upstream thrust bearing portion 27a that receives the upper portion of the surrounding portion 161 in the thrust direction, and an upstream radial bearing portion 27b that receives the inner surface of the surrounding portion 161 in the radial direction. The downstream bearing 26 and the upstream bearing 27 are provided with a collar 33 so that the rotating portion 160 can smoothly rotate.

駆動用水車16bの回転部160が回転している最中に水中に浮遊する砂や貝殻、異物などが下流軸受26および上流軸受27にできる限り入り難くするために、下流スラスト軸受部26aおよび上流スラスト軸受部27aそれぞれの水平面はできる限り小さくし、その外側は傾斜面232,233としてこれらの異物が溜まり難いようにしてある。また、上流ラジアル軸受部27bの付近は、できる限りその縦断面の内側面が縦方向にストレートになる形状として異物などがたまりにくい構造になっている。   In order to make it difficult for sand, shells, foreign matters, etc. floating in the water to enter the downstream bearing 26 and the upstream bearing 27 as much as possible while the rotating portion 160 of the driving water turbine 16b is rotating, the downstream thrust bearing portion 26a and the upstream The horizontal surface of each of the thrust bearing portions 27a is made as small as possible, and the outer sides thereof are inclined surfaces 232 and 233 so that these foreign substances are not easily collected. In addition, the vicinity of the upstream radial bearing portion 27b has a structure in which foreign matter and the like are less likely to collect as a shape in which the inner surface of the longitudinal section is straight in the vertical direction as much as possible.

上流支持部230の上端はプール6の水が入り込む入口29になっている。この入口29は、網30によって覆われている。これにより、水中に含まれる海草や魚介類、その他、駆動用水車16bに付着するような物が入りにくくなっている。また、装置1の外部の波Wが傾斜部3を越波して開口3aからプール6内に入った水は、気泡が多量に含まれていることが多いが、この気泡は網30を通過する際にある程度消滅させることができる。   The upper end of the upstream support 230 is an inlet 29 through which water from the pool 6 enters. The inlet 29 is covered with a net 30. This makes it difficult for seagrass and seafood contained in the water and other objects attached to the driving water wheel 16b to enter. In addition, water that has entered the pool 6 from the opening 3 a when the wave W outside the apparatus 1 has passed over the inclined portion 3 often contains a large amount of bubbles, but these bubbles pass through the net 30. Can disappear to some extent.

上流支持部230の内部には、入口29の下方内側で回転部160の羽162よりも上方に、入口29から入って来る水の流れ22を案内するガイド部31が配設されている。このガイド部31は、図5に示すように、回転軸17bが貫通する中央部の内リング32から外側の外リング34まで放射状に延びる複数枚の案内羽311と、図3に示すように、内リング32の上部に配設されて回転軸17bが貫通し、回転軸17b側から下方の回転部160の囲繞部161に向かって末広がりに拡がる案内面313を有した案内部材312とを有している。ガイド部31としては、案内羽311および案内部材312の何れか一方だけでもよいし、例示したように双方を備えるようにしてもよい。   Inside the upstream support portion 230, a guide portion 31 that guides the flow 22 of water entering from the inlet 29 is disposed below the inlet 29 and above the wings 162 of the rotating portion 160. As shown in FIG. 5, the guide portion 31 includes a plurality of guide blades 311 extending radially from the central inner ring 32 through which the rotary shaft 17b passes to the outer outer ring 34, and as shown in FIG. A guide member 312 having a guide surface 313 which is disposed at the upper part of the inner ring 32 and through which the rotary shaft 17b penetrates and which spreads from the rotary shaft 17b side toward the surrounding portion 161 of the lower rotary portion 160; ing. As the guide part 31, only one of the guide wing 311 and the guide member 312 may be used, or both may be provided as illustrated.

外リング34は、その外側面が上流支持部230の入口29の内壁に密着するように装着されている。ガイド部31の案内羽311は、上流支持部230の中心付近の水の流れ22を回転部160の囲繞部161の内壁付近に向けてガイドして、回転部160の羽162に効率よい角度で水を当てるとともに羽162と囲繞部161との接合部付近に水を当てるようにしたものである。また、案内部材312は、内リング32を貫通する回転軸17bと内リング32の内側との間隙に水中を浮遊する異物が入らないようにするカバーの役目も果たすものである。図3では、案内部材312の下端部は内リング32の外側面よりも僅かに外側に延びているように示したが、案内羽311の近傍まで下端部を延ばしてもよい。この案内部材312によっても上流支持部230の中心付近の水の流れ22を回転部160の囲繞部161の内壁付近に向けることができる。   The outer ring 34 is mounted such that its outer surface is in close contact with the inner wall of the inlet 29 of the upstream support portion 230. The guide wing 311 of the guide portion 31 guides the water flow 22 near the center of the upstream support portion 230 toward the vicinity of the inner wall of the surrounding portion 161 of the rotating portion 160 so that the wing 162 of the rotating portion 160 has an efficient angle. Water is applied and water is applied to the vicinity of the joint between the wing 162 and the surrounding portion 161. The guide member 312 also serves as a cover that prevents foreign substances floating in the water from entering a gap between the rotary shaft 17 b penetrating the inner ring 32 and the inner side of the inner ring 32. In FIG. 3, the lower end portion of the guide member 312 is illustrated as extending slightly outside the outer surface of the inner ring 32, but the lower end portion may be extended to the vicinity of the guide wing 311. The guide member 312 can also direct the water flow 22 near the center of the upstream support portion 230 toward the inner wall of the surrounding portion 161 of the rotating portion 160.

図8および図9に示すように、一般的に円筒管内を流れる水の流速分布からすれば、管の中心部の流速が速く、管壁部は摩擦抵抗があるため流速が遅い。すなわち、管中心部近くを流れる水に比べ、管壁部の近くを流れる水の流れには、水車を回転させるエネルギーが小さいことになる。円筒管内において、一定の水量を流す場合でも、円筒管内に設ける水車の回転トルクからすれば、管中心部にたくさんの水を流すよりは管壁部近くにたくさん水を流した方が水車の回転トルクが大きくなる。   As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, generally, the flow rate of water flowing in a cylindrical tube is high, and the flow rate at the center of the tube is high, and the flow rate is low because the tube wall has frictional resistance. That is, the energy for rotating the water wheel is smaller in the water flowing near the pipe wall than in the water flowing near the pipe center. Even if a certain amount of water flows in the cylindrical tube, the rotational torque of the water turbine near the tube wall is greater than the amount of water flowing in the center of the tube, according to the rotational torque of the water wheel installed in the cylindrical tube. Torque increases.

図6および図7に示すように、ガイド部31は、内リング32に近い所よりも外リング34に近い所の方が隣接する案内羽311同士の間隔が広く、水が流れ易くなっている。このため、回転部160の囲繞部161に近い所ほど流れる水の量が多く、効率よく回転部160を回転させることができる。さらに、案内羽311によって誘導される水は、案内羽311の角度によって回転部160の羽162に当たる角度が異なるので、案内羽311は、誘導した水が効率よい角度で回転部160の羽162に当たるようになっている。なお、この案内羽311は、駆動用水車16bに装備することにより大きな効果が得られるが、発電用水車16aにも装備してよい。また、ポンプ水車16cに装備してもよい。   As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the guide portion 31, the space between the guide blades 311 adjacent to each other near the outer ring 34 is wider than the portion close to the inner ring 32, so that water flows easily. . For this reason, the closer to the surrounding portion 161 of the rotating portion 160, the larger the amount of flowing water, and the rotating portion 160 can be efficiently rotated. Further, since the angle of the water guided by the guide wing 311 hits the wing 162 of the rotating unit 160 differs depending on the angle of the guide wing 311, the guided wing 311 hits the wing 162 of the rotating unit 160 at an efficient angle. It is like that. In addition, although this guide wing 311 is equipped with the driving water turbine 16b, a big effect is acquired, You may equip with the power generation water turbine 16a. Moreover, you may equip with the pump turbine 16c.

このガイド部31は、図3に例示したものでは、外リング34の下端部が回転部160の囲繞部161の上端部に至っており、その下端部は軸受27に受けられている。内リング32には、駆動用水車16bの回転軸17bが通り抜けて上方に延びている。   In the guide portion 31 illustrated in FIG. 3, the lower end portion of the outer ring 34 reaches the upper end portion of the surrounding portion 161 of the rotating portion 160, and the lower end portion is received by the bearing 27. A rotation shaft 17b of the driving water wheel 16b passes through the inner ring 32 and extends upward.

回転軸17bの下端は、ナット35、割りピン36などによって回転部160に取り付けられている。ナット35等の全体はカバー37によって覆われている。   The lower end of the rotating shaft 17b is attached to the rotating portion 160 by a nut 35, a split pin 36, and the like. The whole nut 35 and the like are covered with a cover 37.

前記案内部材312によって回転軸17bに沿って流れてきた水の流れ22が内リング32の内部穴を通過できにくいようにしてあり、同時に回転軸17bは、この内部穴の中で自由に回転できるようになっている。また、案内部材312は、砂や貝殻など水中の不純物が内リング32の内部穴に進入することを防いでいる。   The water flow 22 flowing along the rotation shaft 17b by the guide member 312 is made difficult to pass through the inner hole of the inner ring 32. At the same time, the rotation shaft 17b can freely rotate in the inner hole. It is like that. Further, the guide member 312 prevents impurities in the water such as sand and shells from entering the inner hole of the inner ring 32.

なお、図10に示すように、回転部160を支持する下流支持部231の高さを高くするとともに、その内壁から回転部160の回転軸17bの直下まで腕部90を延設し、この腕部90に回転部160の回転軸17bを受ける軸受91を設けてもよい。   As shown in FIG. 10, the height of the downstream support portion 231 that supports the rotating portion 160 is increased, and the arm portion 90 is extended from the inner wall to a position directly below the rotating shaft 17 b of the rotating portion 160. A bearing 91 that receives the rotating shaft 17b of the rotating portion 160 may be provided in the portion 90.

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波エネルギー利用装置1は、水面S上に浮かぶ浮遊物体であると同時に、傾斜部3の傾斜面3bが渚と同様の作用をする浮遊渚と言えるものであり、波の発生する水域に設置される。波エネルギー利用装置1の本体10は、海底のような水底SGから係留装置の係留チェーン2により係留してある。波エネルギー利用装置1の平面形状は、傾斜部3が均等なリング状の多角形をなしているために、波がどの方向から来てもほぼ同様の作動ができ、ほぼ同様の効果が得られる。したがって、波エネルギー利用装置1を設置する際に、原理的に特定の設置方向を定める必要はない。波エネルギー利用装置1によって送水する場合には、ポンプ水車16cと送水ホース13cとの間および駆動用水車16bと放水ホース13bとの間に配設した開閉弁14を適宜に開状態にしておき、水中への流路を開いた状態にしておく。開閉弁14は、不図示の制御装置によって開閉させることができる。
Next, the operation will be described.
The wave energy utilization device 1 is a floating object floating on the water surface S, and at the same time, the inclined surface 3b of the inclined portion 3 can be said to be a floating reed having the same action as a reed, and is installed in a water area where waves are generated. The The main body 10 of the wave energy utilization device 1 is moored by a mooring chain 2 of a mooring device from a seabed SG such as the seabed. The planar shape of the wave energy utilization device 1 is such that the inclined portion 3 forms a uniform ring-shaped polygon, so that the same operation can be performed regardless of which direction the wave comes from, and almost the same effect can be obtained. . Therefore, when installing the wave energy utilization apparatus 1, it is not necessary to determine a specific installation direction in principle. When water is supplied by the wave energy utilization device 1, the on-off valve 14 disposed between the pump water wheel 16c and the water supply hose 13c and between the driving water wheel 16b and the water discharge hose 13b is appropriately opened. Keep the flow path to the water open. The on-off valve 14 can be opened and closed by a control device (not shown).

波エネルギー利用装置1に寄せて来た波Wは、先ず、バランス浮体Bに当たるか直接に傾斜部3の傾斜面3bに乗り上がる。バランス浮体Bは前記したとおり、所定の間隔を保ちながら収斂堤11の延長線上に配置されているので、バランス浮体Bに当たった波Wはバランス浮体Bの両側に分かれて進み、側壁4の上を通過して収斂堤11で仕切られた傾斜部3の傾斜面3bに乗り上がる。   The wave W approaching the wave energy utilization device 1 first hits the balance floating body B or directly rides on the inclined surface 3 b of the inclined portion 3. As described above, the balance floating body B is arranged on the extension line of the converging dam 11 while maintaining a predetermined interval, so that the wave W hitting the balance floating body B is divided and travels on both sides of the balance floating body B, And ride on the inclined surface 3b of the inclined portion 3 partitioned by the converging dam 11.

傾斜面3bに乗り上がった波Wは、本体10の中心部に向かって進む。隣り合う収斂堤11同士の間隔は中心部に向かって狭くなっているので、波Wは、中心部に近付くにつれて収斂堤11によって絞り上げられるような収斂作用の現象で収斂されるとともに波高が高くなる。   The wave W riding on the inclined surface 3 b travels toward the center of the main body 10. Since the interval between the adjacent converging ridges 11 becomes narrower toward the center, the wave W is converged by a phenomenon of converging action that is squeezed by the converging ridge 11 as it approaches the center, and the wave height is high. Become.

波は、各々の渚における傾斜部3の傾斜面3b上で波の収斂、波打ち作用、砕波現象などを繰り返しながら最後に傾斜部3の頂点を越波して開口3aからプール6内に落ちる。したがって波の進行方向に対して浮遊渚の正面の傾斜面3bに入った波Wと、収斂堤11を境にした隣りの傾斜面3bに入った波Wとでは、入射時の時間差があると同時に波Wの入射角度(屈折角度)が異なることから、越波時には時間差が生じることになる。   The waves finally wave over the apex of the inclined portion 3 and fall into the pool 6 from the opening 3a while repeating wave convergence, undulation action, wave breaking phenomenon, etc. on the inclined surface 3b of the inclined portion 3 in each ridge. Therefore, there is a time difference at the time of incidence between the wave W entering the inclined surface 3b in front of the floating levee and the wave W entering the adjacent inclined surface 3b with the converging ridge 11 as a boundary with respect to the traveling direction of the wave. At the same time, since the incident angle (refractive angle) of the wave W is different, a time difference occurs during overtopping.

波エネルギー利用装置1の作動を一定の時間で区切り、その間の水の流れを見れば、時計の針が回るようにある程度の均等な角速度をもって時計回りの流れと反時計回りの流れとが同時に起こるような現象でプール6内に入ることになる。このような現象はある程度の平滑化された入力とみなすこともできる。   If the operation of the wave energy utilization device 1 is divided at a certain time and the flow of water between them is seen, a clockwise flow and a counterclockwise flow occur simultaneously with a certain uniform angular velocity so that the hands of the clock rotate. It will enter into the pool 6 by such a phenomenon. Such a phenomenon can be regarded as a smoothed input to some extent.

これにより、大海にぽっかり浮かんだ小島のように、大海全体としてはある程度一定の方向に波が進行している場合でも、小島の中に立って小島そのものの波打ち際を見ればある程度方向性はあるものの、全周囲からその小島に波が押し寄せてくる。たとえば、大海の波の進行方向とは全く逆方向の下手側においても、波はある程度小波にはなっているものの、その側からもその小島に廻り波、返し波のような現象でその海岸線に打ち寄せてくる。この現象を本発明の装置1に利用して、どのような方向からどのような状況で入射してくる波であっても、効率よく収斂堤11で区切られた傾斜部3の傾斜面3b上に、すなわち浮遊渚内に有効に取り入れ、次々と越波してくる波を効率良くプール6内に取り入れることができる。   As a result, even if a wave is traveling in a certain direction as a whole, like a small island floating in the ocean, there is some direction if you stand in the island and look at the beach of the island itself. , Waves rush to the small island from all around. For example, even on the lower side, which is completely opposite to the traveling direction of the ocean waves, the waves are somewhat small, but from that side, they travel around the small islands and return to the coastline due to phenomena such as return waves. I'll come to you. Using this phenomenon in the apparatus 1 of the present invention, even if the wave is incident from any direction and in any situation, the wave is incident on the inclined surface 3b of the inclined portion 3 efficiently divided by the converging ridge 11. In other words, it is possible to effectively incorporate the waves into the pool 6 and efficiently incorporate the waves that overturn one after another into the pool 6.

プール6内に入った水は、傾斜部3の傾斜面3bを上がった水の水位と本体10の外部の水の水位との水位差によって、プール6の底部8に設けた連通部15内の発電用水車16aや駆動用水車16bやポンプ水車16cを回転させる。発電用水車16aと駆動用水車16bとポンプ水車16cとを回転させる水は、それぞれの水車16a、16b、16cの上方に設けた網30によって水中に含まれる海草類や魚介類、その他、水車16a、16b、16cの回転部160等に目詰まりするような物が取り除かれる。   The water that has entered the pool 6 is stored in the communication portion 15 provided in the bottom portion 8 of the pool 6 due to the difference in water level between the water level rising on the inclined surface 3 b of the inclined portion 3 and the water level outside the main body 10. The power generation turbine 16a, the driving turbine 16b, and the pump turbine 16c are rotated. The water for rotating the power generation water turbine 16a, the driving water turbine 16b, and the pump water turbine 16c is seawater and seafood contained in the water by the net 30 provided above the respective water turbines 16a, 16b, 16c, and the water turbine 16a, Objects that clog the rotating part 160 of 16b and 16c are removed.

水車16a、16bの回転部160を回転させる水は、回転部160の上流側に設けたガイド部31を通過する際に、囲繞部161の内壁近傍の流速が速くなるように整流されて回転部160を効率よく回転させる。発電用水車16aおよび駆動用水車16bの回転部160を回転させた水は、開状態の開閉弁14を通過して放水ホース13a、13bを通って水中に放水される。   The water that rotates the rotating portion 160 of the water turbines 16a and 16b is rectified so that the flow velocity in the vicinity of the inner wall of the surrounding portion 161 increases when passing through the guide portion 31 provided on the upstream side of the rotating portion 160. Rotate 160 efficiently. The water obtained by rotating the rotating part 160 of the power generation water wheel 16a and the driving water wheel 16b passes through the open / close valve 14 and is discharged into the water through the water discharge hoses 13a and 13b.

囲繞部161は、その下部を下流軸受26の下流スラスト軸受部26aおよび下流ラジアル軸受部26bが受けており、上部を上流軸受27の上流スラスト軸受部27aおよび上流ラジアル軸受部27bが受けており、さらにこれら軸受部26a、26b、27a、27bにはカラー33を設けてあるので発電用水車16a、駆動用水車16bおよびポンプ水車16cは、スムーズに回転することができる。   The lower portion of the surrounding portion 161 is received by the downstream thrust bearing portion 26a and the downstream radial bearing portion 26b of the downstream bearing 26, and the upper portion is received by the upstream thrust bearing portion 27a and the upstream radial bearing portion 27b of the upstream bearing 27, Furthermore, since the bearings 26a, 26b, 27a, and 27b are provided with a collar 33, the power generation turbine 16a, the driving turbine 16b, and the pump turbine 16c can rotate smoothly.

駆動用水車16bの回転部160が回転すると、駆動用水車16bから上方に向けて延設されている回転軸17bが回転する。これにより、回転軸17bの上部に取り付けられているプーリ18bが回転する。各駆動用水車16bのプーリ18bと、同様に構成されたポンプ水車16cの回転軸17cのプーリ18cとの間にはベルト19が掛け渡されているので、各駆動用水車16bの回転がポンプ水車16cに集中するように伝達される。   When the rotating portion 160 of the driving water wheel 16b rotates, the rotating shaft 17b extending upward from the driving water wheel 16b rotates. Thereby, the pulley 18b attached to the upper part of the rotating shaft 17b rotates. Since the belt 19 is stretched between the pulley 18b of each driving turbine 16b and the pulley 18c of the rotating shaft 17c of the pump turbine 16c having the same configuration, the rotation of each driving turbine 16b is driven by the pump turbine. 16c to be concentrated.

ポンプ水車16cは、ポンプ水車16cに直接に入って来る水によっても回転するが、前記のようにして各駆動用水車16bから伝達された回転力によって回転部160が積極的に回転してプール6内の水を送水ホース13cに通して送り出すことができる。   The pump turbine 16c is also rotated by the water directly entering the pump turbine 16c. However, the rotating portion 160 is actively rotated by the rotational force transmitted from each driving turbine 16b as described above, so that the pool 6 The water inside can be sent out through the water supply hose 13c.

このように、ポンプ水車16cは、各駆動用水車16bの回転力を集中させて積極的に送水するようにしたので、遠方まで送水することが可能であり、送水ホース13cを所望の地点まで延ばしておくことにより、水を所望の地点に送水することができる。   In this way, the pump turbine 16c actively feeds water by concentrating the rotational force of each driving turbine 16b, so that it is possible to feed water far away and extend the water hose 13c to a desired point. By keeping it, water can be sent to a desired point.

発電用水車16a、駆動用水車16bおよびポンプ水車16cの回転部160の回転を止めるには、それぞれの水車16a、16b、16cごとに設けた前記開閉弁14を閉状態にすればよい。この各開閉弁14を適宜に開状態または閉状態にしておくことにより、必要に応じて水車16a、16b、16cを稼動させることができる。   In order to stop the rotation of the rotating portion 160 of the power generation water turbine 16a, the driving water turbine 16b, and the pump water turbine 16c, the on-off valve 14 provided for each of the water turbines 16a, 16b, 16c may be closed. The water turbines 16a, 16b, and 16c can be operated as necessary by appropriately opening and closing each of the on-off valves 14.

なお、波が小さくてプール6内への水の入力が小さい場合には、全ての発電用水車16aと駆動用水車16bの開閉弁14を閉じてもよい。この場合でも、ポンプ水車16cの開閉弁14を開状態にしておくことにより、パワー的に小さいものではあるが、ポンプ水車16cの羽162の隙間よりプール6内の圧力水が流れ、送水ホース13cを通って送水される。この送水ホース13cの先端を送水したい所まで延ばしておくことにより、所望の地点に送水することができる。なお、ポンプ水車16cは、羽162が空回りするようにしたり、ポンプ水車16cに羽162の抵抗を受けないバイパス流路を設けたりしてもよい。この場合には、さらにプール6に水が逆流しないように逆止弁を設けておく。   When the wave is small and the water input into the pool 6 is small, the open / close valves 14 of all the power generation turbines 16a and the driving turbines 16b may be closed. Even in this case, the open / close valve 14 of the pump turbine 16c is kept open so that the pressure water in the pool 6 flows through the gap between the blades 162 of the pump turbine 16c, and the water supply hose 13c is small in terms of power. Through the water. By extending the tip of the water supply hose 13c to a place where water is desired to be supplied, water can be supplied to a desired point. The pump turbine 16c may be configured such that the wings 162 are idle, or a bypass channel that does not receive the resistance of the wings 162 may be provided in the pump turbine 16c. In this case, a check valve is further provided to prevent the water from flowing back to the pool 6.

また、ポンプ水車16cは、プール6の最も深い所の底部8に配設するようにすることが望ましいが、他の場所に配設してもよい。また、1基の波エネルギー利用装置1に設けるポンプ水車16cは、1つに限られることはなく、複数を設けてもよい。   The pump turbine 16c is preferably disposed at the bottom 8 at the deepest place of the pool 6, but may be disposed at another location. Moreover, the pump turbine 16c provided in one wave energy utilization apparatus 1 is not restricted to one, You may provide multiple.

さらにまた、図示した例では、発電用水車16aは単独で駆動するように示したが、ポンプ水車16cと駆動用水車16bとを連結してポンプ水車16cを回転させたのと同様に、発電用水車16aと駆動用水車16bとを連結して駆動用水車16bの回転を発電用水車16aに伝達して発電するようにしてもよい。   Furthermore, in the illustrated example, the power generation turbine 16a is shown to be driven alone, but the power generation water turbine 16a is connected to the pump turbine 16c and the drive turbine 16b to rotate the pump turbine 16c. The wheel 16a and the driving water wheel 16b may be connected to transmit the rotation of the driving water wheel 16b to the power generation water wheel 16a to generate power.

以上、説明した水車16は、基本的には発電用水車16a、駆動用水車16bおよびポンプ水車16cいずれも僅かな違い、例えば、それぞれに羽をそれぞれに最適な形状とするなど、設計上の僅かな違いを除いて、基本構成は前記した構成とほぼ同様のものである。なお、前記したように水車16をポンプ水車16cとして使用する場合には、ガイド部31は必要としないが、ガイド部31を設けてもよい。
なお、水車16について、波エネルギー利用装置1に装備したものについて好適な実施例として説明したが、水車16は、波エネルギー利用装置1に装備する以外にも広く使用することができる。
The above-described water turbine 16 is basically slightly different from the power generation water turbine 16a, the driving water turbine 16b, and the pump water turbine 16c. Except for this difference, the basic configuration is almost the same as the above-described configuration. As described above, when the water turbine 16 is used as the pump turbine 16c, the guide portion 31 is not necessary, but the guide portion 31 may be provided.
In addition, although what was equipped in the wave energy utilization apparatus 1 about the water wheel 16 was demonstrated as a suitable Example, the water wheel 16 can be used widely besides equip | installing in the wave energy utilization apparatus 1. FIG.

本発明の一実施の形態に係る水車を備えた波エネルギー利用装置の縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the wave energy utilization apparatus provided with the water turbine which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. 図1の波エネルギー利用装置の一部を省略した平面図である。It is the top view which abbreviate | omitted a part of wave energy utilization apparatus of FIG. 図1の波エネルギー利用装置に設けた水車およびその周囲の構成を示す断面図である。It is sectional drawing which shows the water wheel provided in the wave energy utilization apparatus of FIG. 1, and the structure of the circumference | surroundings. 図3の水車の上流支持部と回転部付近の外観を示す側面図である。It is a side view which shows the external appearance of the upstream support part and rotation part of the water turbine of FIG. 図3の水車内の案内羽を示す平面図である。FIG. 4 is a plan view showing guide vanes in the water wheel of FIG. 3. 図5のB−B断面図である。It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. 図5のC−C断面図である。It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. 円筒管内を流れる水の一般的な流速分布を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the general flow velocity distribution of the water which flows through the inside of a cylindrical tube. 水の通過面積の広狭と水の流れの方向を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the width of the passage area of water, and the direction of the flow of water. 図3の水車の変形例を示す断面図である。It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the water wheel of FIG.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

A…貫通孔
B…バランス浮体
S…水面
SG…水底
W…波
1…波エネルギー利用装置
2…係留チェーン
3…傾斜部
3a…開口
3b…傾斜面
4…側壁
5…スカート
5b…重り
6…プール
7…プール側壁
8…プールの底部
9…浮力室
9a…底部
10…本体
11…収斂堤
12…発電機
13a…放水ホース
13b…放水ホース
13c…送水ホース
14…開閉弁
15…連通部
16…水車
16a…発電用水車
16b…駆動用水車
16c…ポンプ水車
17a,17b,17c…回転軸(回転伝達手段)
18a…変速機
18b,18c…プーリ(回転伝達手段)
19…ベルト(回転伝達手段)
20…ボス部
21…キー
22…水の流れ
24…取付部
26…下流軸受
27…上流軸受
26a…下流スラスト軸受部
26b…下流ラジアル軸受部
27a…上流スラスト軸受部
27b…上流ラジアル軸受部
28…アーム
29…入口
30…網
31…ガイド部
32…内リング
33…カラー
34…外リング
35…ナット
36…割りピン
37…カバー
90…腕部
91…軸受
160…回転部
161…囲繞部
162…羽
230…上流支持部
231…下流支持部
232…傾斜面
233…傾斜面
240…取付座
311…案内羽
312…案内部材
313…案内面
A ... Through-hole B ... Balance floating body S ... Water surface SG ... Water bottom W ... Wave 1 ... Wave energy utilization device 2 ... Mooring chain 3 ... Inclined part 3a ... Opening 3b ... Inclined surface 4 ... Side wall 5 ... Skirt 5b ... Weight 6 ... Pool DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 7 ... Pool side wall 8 ... Pool bottom 9 ... Buoyancy chamber 9a ... Bottom 10 ... Main body 11 ... Converging dam 12 ... Generator 13a ... Water discharge hose 13b ... Water discharge hose 13c ... Water supply hose 14 ... On-off valve 15 ... Communication part 16 ... Water wheel 16a ... Power generation turbine 16b ... Driving turbine 16c ... Pump turbine 17a, 17b, 17c ... Rotating shaft (rotation transmission means)
18a: Transmission 18b, 18c: Pulley (rotation transmission means)
19 ... belt (rotation transmission means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Boss part 21 ... Key 22 ... Flow of water 24 ... Mounting part 26 ... Downstream bearing 27 ... Upstream bearing 26a ... Downstream thrust bearing part 26b ... Downstream radial bearing part 27a ... Upstream thrust bearing part 27b ... Upstream radial bearing part 28 ... Arm 29 ... Entrance 30 ... Net 31 ... Guide part 32 ... Inner ring 33 ... Collar 34 ... Outer ring 35 ... Nut 36 ... Split pin 37 ... Cover 90 ... Arm part 91 ... Bearing 160 ... Rotating part 161 ... Surrounding part 162 ... Wings 230 ... Upstream support portion 231 ... Downstream support portion 232 ... Inclined surface 233 ... Inclined surface 240 ... Mounting seat 311 ... Guide blade 312 ... Guide member 313 ... Guide surface

Claims (11)

水を受けて回転する水車において、
水を受けて回転する回転部と、前記回転部を回転自在に支持する回転支持部とを備え、
前記回転部は、回転中心の周りからプロペラ状に延びる複数枚の羽と、前記複数枚の羽の先端部を囲むように繋いだ筒状の囲繞部とを有し、
前記回転支持部は、前記回転部が水を受ける側で前記囲繞部の周縁を支持する筒状の上流支持部と、受けた水が流れ出る側で前記囲繞部の周縁を支持する筒状の下流支持部とを有し、
前記上流支持部と、前記囲繞部と、前記下流支持部とが全体でケーシング状をなし、前記回転部の複数枚の羽が水を受けると、前記上流支持部と前記下流支持部とに支持された前記回転部が回転することを特徴とする水車。
In a water wheel that rotates in response to water,
A rotating part that receives water and rotates; and a rotation support part that rotatably supports the rotating part,
The rotating part has a plurality of wings extending in a propeller shape from around the center of rotation, and a cylindrical surrounding part connected so as to surround the tip parts of the plurality of wings,
The rotation support portion includes a cylindrical upstream support portion that supports the periphery of the surrounding portion on the side where the rotation portion receives water, and a cylindrical downstream portion that supports the periphery of the surrounding portion on the side from which the received water flows out. And a support part,
The upstream support portion, the surrounding portion, and the downstream support portion form a casing shape as a whole, and when the plurality of wings of the rotating portion receive water, they are supported by the upstream support portion and the downstream support portion. The water wheel is characterized in that the rotating part rotated.
前記下流支持部は、前記囲繞部の下方で該囲繞部をスラスト方向とラジアル方向に受ける下流軸受を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の水車。   The water turbine according to claim 1, wherein the downstream support portion includes a downstream bearing that receives the surrounding portion in a thrust direction and a radial direction below the surrounding portion. 前記上流支持部は、前記囲繞部の上方で該囲繞部をスラスト方向とラジアル方向に受ける上流軸受を有することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の水車。   The water turbine according to claim 2, wherein the upstream support portion has an upstream bearing that receives the surrounding portion in a thrust direction and a radial direction above the surrounding portion. 前記上流支持部の内部に、受けた水の流れを案内するガイド部を備え、
前記ガイド部は、前記上流支持部内の中心付近の水の流れを前記回転部の囲繞部の内壁付近に向けて案内して前記回転部の回転トルクを大きくすることを特徴とする請求項1、2または3に記載の水車。
A guide portion for guiding the received water flow is provided inside the upstream support portion,
The guide part increases the rotational torque of the rotating part by guiding the flow of water near the center in the upstream support part toward the inner wall of the surrounding part of the rotating part. The water wheel according to 2 or 3.
前記ガイド部は、前記上流支持部内の中心部から前記囲繞部に延びる複数枚の案内羽を有し、該複数枚の案内羽が前記受けた水を前記囲繞部の内壁付近に向けて案内することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の水車。   The guide portion has a plurality of guide wings extending from a central portion in the upstream support portion to the surrounding portion, and the plurality of guide wings guides the received water toward the vicinity of the inner wall of the surrounding portion. The water wheel according to claim 4. 前記ガイド部は、前記回転部の回転軸が貫通する中心部から前記回転部の囲繞部に向かって拡がる案内面を有する案内部材を有し、該案内面が前記受けた水を前記囲繞部の内壁付近に向けて案内することを特徴とする請求項4または5に記載の水車。   The guide portion has a guide member having a guide surface that extends from a central portion through which the rotation shaft of the rotation portion passes toward the surrounding portion of the rotation portion, and the guide surface receives the water received by the surrounding portion. The water wheel according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the water wheel is guided toward the vicinity of the inner wall. 前記下流支持部の内壁から前記回転部の回転軸の下方に延びる腕部を有し、前記腕部に前記回転部の回転軸を受ける軸受を設けたことを特徴とする請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載の水車。   7. The bearing according to claim 1, further comprising an arm portion extending from an inner wall of the downstream support portion to a position below a rotation shaft of the rotation portion, and a bearing for receiving the rotation shaft of the rotation portion provided on the arm portion. The water wheel according to any one of the above. 水面下となる周縁から上向きに中心部に向かって傾斜した傾斜面を有し、前記中心部に開口を有する本体と、該本体の前記傾斜面上に前記中心部から前記傾斜面上を前記周縁に向かって放射状に立設した、波を収斂するための収斂堤とを備え、前記中心部が水面上に出るように前記本体を水面に浮かせて、波の動きにともなって前記中心部の開口から進入する水を利用する波エネルギー利用装置において、
前記開口から下方に設けられ、水中側に連通する複数の連通部を有するプールと、前記複数の連通部の少なくとも1つに配設された発電用水車と、前記発電用水車に連結され、前記発電用水車の回転によって駆動する発電機と、他の連通部に配設された水車と、該他の連通部に配設された水車の回転を前記発電用水車に伝達する回転伝達手段とを備え、
前記発電用水車および水車は、請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載の水車であり、
前記収斂提に区切られた前記傾斜面を遡上して前記開口から前記プール内に進入した水の水位と本体外部の水の水位との水位差によって前記他の連通部に配設された水車を回転させ、前記他の連通部に配設された水車の回転を前記回転伝達手段を介して前記発電用水車に伝達して前記発電用水車を回転させて、前記発電機に発電させることを特徴とする波エネルギー利用装置。
A main body having an inclined surface inclined upward from a peripheral edge under the water surface toward the central portion, and an opening in the central portion; and the peripheral edge extending from the central portion to the inclined surface on the inclined surface of the main body And a converging dam for converging the waves, and the body is floated on the surface of the water so that the central part comes out on the water surface. In the wave energy utilization device that uses water entering from
A pool provided below from the opening and having a plurality of communicating portions communicating with the underwater side, a power generation turbine disposed in at least one of the plurality of communicating portions, and coupled to the power generation turbine, A generator driven by the rotation of the power generation water turbine, a water wheel disposed in another communication portion, and a rotation transmission means for transmitting the rotation of the water wheel disposed in the other communication portion to the power generation water wheel. Prepared,
The water turbine for power generation and the water turbine are water turbines according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A water turbine disposed in the other communicating portion by a difference in water level between the water level entering the pool from the opening after going up the inclined surface divided into the convergence lanterns and the water level outside the main body The rotation of the water wheel disposed in the other communication portion is transmitted to the power generation water wheel via the rotation transmission means to rotate the power generation water wheel to cause the generator to generate power. A wave energy utilization device.
水面下となる周縁から上向きに中心部に向かって傾斜した傾斜面を有し、前記中心部に開口を有する本体と、該本体の前記傾斜面上に前記中心部から前記傾斜面上を前記周縁に向かって放射状に立設した、波を収斂するための収斂堤とを備え、前記中心部が水面上に出るように前記本体を水面に浮かせて、波の動きにともなって前記中心部の開口から進入する水を利用する波エネルギー利用装置において、
前記開口から下方に設けられ、水中側に連通する複数の連通部を有するプールと、前記複数の連通部の少なくとも1つに配設されたポンプ水車と、他の連通部に配設された水車と、該他の連通部に配設された水車の回転を前記ポンプ水車に伝達する回転伝達手段とを備え、
前記ポンプ水車および水車は、請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載の水車であり、
前記収斂提に区切られた前記傾斜面を遡上して前記開口から前記プール内に進入した水の水位と本体外部の水の水位との水位差によって前記他の連通部に配設された水車を回転させ、前記他の連通部に配設された水車の回転を前記回転伝達手段を介して前記ポンプ水車に伝達して前記ポンプ水車を回転させて、前記プール内の水を送水することを特徴とする波エネルギー利用装置。
A main body having an inclined surface inclined upward from a peripheral edge under the water surface toward the central portion, and an opening in the central portion; and the peripheral edge extending from the central portion to the inclined surface on the inclined surface of the main body And a converging dam for converging the waves, and the body is floated on the surface of the water so that the central part comes out on the water surface. In the wave energy utilization device that uses water entering from
A pool provided below the opening and having a plurality of communication portions communicating with the underwater side, a pump turbine disposed in at least one of the plurality of communication portions, and a water turbine disposed in another communication portion And rotation transmission means for transmitting the rotation of the water turbine disposed in the other communication portion to the pump turbine,
The pump water wheel and the water wheel are water wheels according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A water turbine disposed in the other communicating portion by a difference in water level between the water level entering the pool from the opening after going up the inclined surface divided into the convergence lanterns and the water level outside the main body And the rotation of the water wheel disposed in the other communication part is transmitted to the pump water wheel via the rotation transmission means to rotate the pump water wheel to feed water in the pool. A wave energy utilization device.
前記水車の下流に前記水車の回転部を回転させた水の流路に開閉可能な開閉弁を備えたことを特徴とする請求項8または9に記載の波エネルギー利用装置。   The wave energy utilization apparatus according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising an on-off valve that can be opened and closed in a flow path of water obtained by rotating a rotating portion of the water wheel downstream of the water wheel. 水面下となる周縁から上向きに中心部に向かって傾斜した傾斜面を有し、前記中心部に開口を有する本体と、該本体の前記傾斜面上に前記中心部から前記傾斜面上を前記周縁に向かって放射状に立設した、波を収斂するための収斂堤とを備え、前記中心部が水面上に出るように前記本体を水面に浮かせて、波の動きにともなって前記中心部の開口から進入する水を利用する波エネルギー利用装置において、
前記開口から下方に設けられ、水中側に連通する連通部を有するプールと、前記連通部に配設された発電用水車と、前記発電用水車に連結され、前記発電用水車の回転によって駆動する発電機と、を備え、
前記発電用水車は、請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載の水車であり、
前記収斂提に区切られた前記傾斜面を遡上して前記開口から前記プール内に進入した水の水位と本体外部の水の水位との水位差によって前記発電用水車を回転させて、前記発電機に発電させることを特徴とする波エネルギー利用装置。
A main body having an inclined surface inclined upward from a peripheral edge under the water surface toward the central portion, and an opening in the central portion; and the peripheral edge extending from the central portion to the inclined surface on the inclined surface of the main body And a converging dam for converging the waves, and the body is floated on the surface of the water so that the central part comes out on the water surface. In the wave energy utilization device that uses water entering from
A pool provided below the opening and having a communication part communicating with the underwater side, a water turbine for power generation disposed in the communication part, and connected to the water turbine for power generation and driven by the rotation of the water turbine for power generation A generator,
The power generation water wheel is a water wheel according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The power generation turbine is rotated by rotating the power generation water turbine according to a water level difference between a water level entering the pool from the opening after going up the inclined surface divided into the convergence lanterns, and a water level outside the main body. A wave energy utilization device characterized by causing a machine to generate electricity.
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