JP6731922B2 - 海洋熱エネルギー変換のための冷水パイプ組立体 - Google Patents
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本出願は、2014年12月19日出願の米国特許出願第14/577,237号明細書(「COLD WATER PIPE ASSEMBLY FOR OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION」)の優先権と利益を主張し、その開示全体が本願明細書に援用される。
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- パイプ組立体を生成する方法であって、
パイプ端部材に複数の係留索を固定するステップと、
複数のパイプセグメントのうちの1つのパイプセグメントを、前記パイプセグメントのパイプ外壁の複数の位置で前記複数の係留索に摺動可能に連結するステップと、
次のパイプセグメントを前のパイプセグメントに融着して前記パイプ組立体を延ばし、
前記複数の係留索を延ばして前記パイプ端部材及び前記パイプ組立体を下げる
ことにより、所望の長さのパイプ組立体を形成するために、前記複数のパイプセグメントを延ばすステップと、
前記複数のパイプセグメントを延ばす前記ステップを反復するステップと、
前記複数の係留索を前記パイプ外壁の周りのそれぞれの切り欠き部に配置し、前記複数の係留索を前記切り欠き部内に維持するためにバンドを前記パイプセグメントの周りに配置することにより、前記パイプセグメントのうちの少なくともいくつかを前記パイプセグメントのうちの前記少なくともいくつかのそれぞれのパイプ外壁の複数の位置で前記複数の係留索に摺動可能に連結するステップと
を含む、方法。 - 前記パイプ端部材はパイプセグメントを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記パイプ端部材を、前記パイプ端部材に下向きの力を加えるように構成された物体に連結するステップをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記パイプ端部材は、前記パイプ端部材の周りで周方向に離間した複数の突起を含み、前記複数の係留索の各係留索は、対応する突起に固定されている、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記複数の係留索を延ばして前記パイプ端部材及び前記パイプ組立体を下げるステップは、円筒構造を通して前記パイプ組立体を下げるステップをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記次のパイプセグメントを前記前のパイプセグメントに融着するステップは、電気融着によって前記次のパイプセグメントを前記前のパイプセグメントに融着するステップを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記次のパイプセグメントを前記前のパイプセグメントに融着するステップは、突き合わせ融着によって前記次のパイプセグメントを前記前のパイプセグメントに融着するステップを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 各係留索は、複数のウインチのうちの対応するウインチによって制御され、前記複数の係留索を延ばすことによって前記パイプ端部材及び前記パイプ組立体を下げるステップは、前記対応する複数のウインチによって前記複数の係留索を同期して延ばすことにより、前記パイプ端部材及び前記パイプ組立体を下げるステップを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記対応する複数のウインチによって前記係留索を同期して延ばすことにより、前記パイプ端部材及び前記パイプ組立体を下げるステップは、前記対応する複数のウインチによって前記複数の係留索を同期して延ばすことにより、プラットホームに形成された開口を通して前記パイプ端部材及び前記パイプ組立体を下げるステップを含む、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記パイプ組立体はポリエチレンを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記パイプ組立体はポリエチレンを主成分とする、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 各係留索は、高弾性率ポリエチレンを含むロープを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記パイプ組立体は約3メートル(約9フィート)を上回る直径を有する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- それぞれの各パイプセグメントのパイプ外壁の複数の位置で前記複数の係留索に各パイプセグメントを摺動可能に連結するステップをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 主開口を形成しているプラットホームと、
パイプセグメントを互いに対して融着するように構成された融着ステーションであって、前記パイプセグメントは、前記パイプセグメントのパイプ外壁で複数の係留索に摺動可能に連結されるように構成された、融着ステーションと、
前記プラットホームに対して連結され、前記複数の係留索のそれぞれの係留索を送り出すように構成された複数のウインチと、
パイプ組立体であって、前記パイプ組立体は、前記係留索に摺動可能に連結され、前記プラットホームの下方に延びる、複数の融着されたパイプセグメントを含み、前記融着されたパイプセグメントのうちの少なくともいくつかはそれぞれの前記融着されたパイプセグメントの前記パイプ外壁の周りに配置された複数の切り欠き部を含み、前記複数の係留索の各係留索は前記複数の切り欠き部のうちの1つに配置され、前記複数の係留索を前記切り欠き部内に摺動可能に維持するためにそれぞれの前記融着されたパイプセグメントの周りにバンドが配置された、パイプ組立体と
を含む、深海構造体。 - 前記ウインチは、前記主開口の周囲で互いに実質的に等距離に離間して配置される、請求項15に記載の深海構造体。
- 前記パイプセグメントはポリエチレンを含む、請求項15に記載の深海構造体。
- 前記パイプセグメントはポリエチレンを主成分とする、請求項15に記載の深海構造体。
- 前記それぞれの係留索は、高弾性率ポリエチレンを含むロープを含む、請求項15に記載の深海構造体。
- 前記パイプセグメントは約3メートル(約9フィート)を上回る直径を有する、請求項15に記載の深海構造体。
- 複数の係留索と、
前記複数の係留索に固定されたパイプ端部材と、
複数の融着されたパイプセグメントであって、前記パイプセグメントのうちの少なくともいくつかは、前記パイプセグメントのそれぞれのパイプ外壁の複数の位置で前記係留索に摺動可能に連結され、前記融着されたパイプセグメントのうちの少なくともいくつかはそれぞれの前記融着されたパイプセグメントの前記パイプ外壁の周りに実質的に等距離に配置された複数の切り欠き部を含み、前記複数の係留索の各係留索は前記複数の切り欠き部のうちの1つに配置され、前記複数の係留索を前記切り欠き部内に維持することによって、前記係留索に対して前記パイプセグメントを摺動可能に連結するためにそれぞれの前記融着されたパイプセグメントの周りにバンドが配置された、複数の融着されたパイプセグメントと
を含む、パイプ組立体。 - 前記パイプセグメントはポリエチレンを主成分とする、請求項21に記載のパイプ組立体。
- 各係留索は、高弾性率ポリエチレンを含むロープを含む、請求項21に記載のパイプ組立体。
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