JPH0599116A - Power generating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To require no fuel, to remove problems in terms of an environmental pollution or safety, to require no large equipment, to simplify the equipment and to advantageously lower a building cost. CONSTITUTION:A power generating apparatus is provided with a hull 1 floating in a hull accommodating layer 2, a weight 4 raised from the hull 1 during a winding-up operation by a hoisting machine 5 and mounted on the hull 1 during a winding-down operation, a change-over switch for changing over the operation of the hoisting machine 5 in such a manner that the hoisting machine 5 performs a winding-down operation when the hull 1 floats at the highest position, and performs a winding-up operation when the hull 1 sinks at the lowest position, a reciprocating pump 8 operating interlocking with the vertical movement of the hull 1 and a generator 9 rotated and driven by a discharging pressure water from the reciprocating pump 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a power generator using vertical movement of a ship.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a power generator using vertical movement of a ship, Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-1 proposed by the present applicant.
The one described in Japanese Patent No. 6995 is known. This conventional power generator moves a hull floating in a hull storage tank up and down by increasing and decreasing the water level and hoisting and lowering a weight, and operating the reciprocating pump by the up and down movement of the hull. The generator was driven to rotate by water.

[0003]

However, in the conventional power generator, in order to move the hull up and down by increasing and decreasing the water level, a water tank communicating with the hull accommodating tank is provided, and an opening / closing gate is provided at the communication port. There was a problem in that large-scale facilities such as installations were required, which was disadvantageous in terms of construction costs.

An object of the present invention is to provide a power generation device which is capable of generating electric power by utilizing the vertical movement of a hull while simplifying the equipment while paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional problems.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the power generator of the present invention, the hull floating in the hull accommodating layer and the hull that is lifted from the hull during the hoisting operation by the hoist When the lowering operation is performed, the weight that is placed on the hull and the hoisting machine are hoisted when the hull is at the most elevated position.
A changeover switch that switches the operation of the hoisting machine so that the hoisting machine can be hoisted when the hull is fully submerged, a reciprocating pump that operates in conjunction with the vertical movement of the hull, and rotation by the jet pressure water from the reciprocating pump. And a driven generator.

[0006]

In the power generator of the present invention, the reciprocating pump is operated by utilizing the vertical movement of the hull floating in the hull accommodating layer, and the generator is rotated by the water pressure injected from the reciprocating pump. Has become.

[0007] The vertical movement of the hull is performed by placing a weight on the hull or lifting the weight from the hull. In this case, when the hull is fully lifted, the hoist is operated by the changeover switch. Since the operation is switched to the lowering operation, the weight is placed on the hull, and the weight of the weight sinks the hull.

Further, when the hull is fully submerged, since the hoisting machine is switched to the hoisting operation by the changeover switch, the weight is lifted from the hull, the weight of the weight is not added to the hull, and the hull floats due to its buoyancy. To do.

That is, the hoisting machine is hoisted and lowered by switching the changeover switch when the hull is fully floated and when the hull is fully submerged, and the hull is moved up and down by placing and lifting the weight on the hull. Can be repeated.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory view showing a power generator according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a main part.

In the figure, 1 is a hull, and this hull 1 is
It is floated in the hull accommodating layer 2 and its upper and lower parts are supported by the guide rollers 3 and 3 to prevent lateral shake during vertical movement.

Further, a weight 4 is provided on the hull 1, and the weight 4 is lifted from the hull 1 during the hoisting operation by the hoisting machine 5 and is lifted during the hoisting operation.
It is placed on top. In this case, the hoisting machine 5 is provided on the frame 20 that is installed above the hull accommodating layer 2, and the hoisting machine 5 is attached to the frame 20 and the double pulley 51 that is attached to the weight 4. The hoisting rope 52 is attached to the drum 53 of the hoisting machine 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hoisting machine 5 has changeover switches 6a and 6b mounted on the frame 20.
The hoisting operation and the hoisting operation can be switched by means of this, and the operating device thereof will be described with reference to FIG.

One end of a wire rope 61 wound around a pulley 60 attached to the frame 20 is connected to the hull 1 and the other end is connected to the weight 4, and the wire rope 61
A pressing member 63 is attached midway. Incidentally, 64 is a turnbuckle.

The bracket 6 fixed to the frame 20
5, a swing arm 66 is pivotally mounted, a pawl arm 67 facing the pressing member 63 is connected to one end of the swing arm 66, and the other end of the swing arm 66 and the frame 20 are switched. One end of the arm 68 is connected by a link 69, a contact arm 70 is provided in the middle of the switching arm 68, and a receiving member 71 is attached to the other end of the switching arm 68 and faces the receiving member 71. The hitting member 72 is provided on the upper end of the hull 1 while being elastically supported by the spring 73.

When the hull 1 sinks, the contact arm 70 of the switching arm 68 abuts the changeover switch 6a to lower the hoisting machine 5, and the weight 4 is placed on the hull 1 and The hull 1 will sink due to the weight.

In this way, the hull 1 sinks, and the hoisting machine 5
When the lowering operation of the weight 4 by the limit is reached, the hull 1 sinks a little below the lowering limit due to the inertia at the time of sinking, and as shown in FIG. 2, there is a gap S between the hull 1 and the weight 4.
At this time, the pushing member 63 attached to the wire rope 61 pushes down the claw arm 67, and accordingly, the contact arm 70 of the switching arm 68 is switched to the changeover switch 6b via the swing arm 66 and the link 69. The hoisting machine 5 is hoisted to lift the weight 4 from the hull 1, the weight of the weight 4 is not added to the hull 1, and the hull 1 floats due to its buoyancy.

Then, when the hull 1 reaches its maximum levitation point by lifting the weight 4 to lift the hull 1, the contact member 72 provided at the upper end of the hull 1 is switched as shown by the phantom line in FIG. The contact member 70 of the switching arm 68 contacts the changeover switch 6a so that the hoisting machine 5 lowers and the weight 4 is placed on the hull 1 in order to contact the receiving member 71 of the arm 68 and push it up. Then, the hull 1 sinks due to the weight.

That is, the hoisting machine 5 is hoisted and lowered by switching the changeover switches 6a and 6b when the hull 1 is at the most elevated position and at the most submerged position, and the weight 4 is placed on the hull 1 by the hoisting and lowering action. The hull 1 can be repeatedly moved up and down by lifting.

A reciprocating pump 8 is mounted between the frame 20 and the hull 1, the reciprocating pump 8 has a cylinder 80 mounted on the frame 20, a piston rod 81 mounted on the hull 1, and , The piston rod 81 is operated in conjunction with the vertical movement of the hull 1, the pressure water is jetted from the tip nozzle 83 of the discharge pipe 82 to the Pelton turbine 90 of the generator 9, and the generator 9 is driven by its rotational force. I am trying. The injection pressure water drops into the water tank 84 and is sucked into the cylinder 80 by the suction pipe 85, which is a circulation system.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. In the power generator of the present embodiment, the reciprocating pump 8 is operated by utilizing the vertical movement of the hull 1 floated in the hull accommodating layer 2, and the generator 9 is rotationally driven by the water pressure injected from the reciprocating pump 8. The vertical movement of the hull 1 is performed by placing the weight 4 on the hull 1 or lifting the weight 4 from the hull 1.

In this case, the hoisting machine 5 is switched to the hoisting operation by the changeover switch 6a when the hull 1 is at the most floating position, so that the weight 4 is placed on the hull 1 and the weight of the weight 4 causes the hull 1 to move. Will sink.

Further, when the hull 1 is at the most subsidence, the hoisting machine 5 is switched to the hoisting operation by the changeover switch 6b, so that the weight 4 is lifted from the hull 1 and the weight of the weight 4 is not applied to the hull 1. The hull 1 floats due to its buoyancy.

Accordingly, the hoisting machine 5 is hoisted and lowered by switching the changeover switches 6a and 6b when the hull 1 is at the most elevated position and at the most submerged position, and the weight 4 is placed on the hull 1 by the hoisting and lowering action. The hull 1 can be repeatedly moved up and down by lifting.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific structure is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the capacity of the hull storage tank, the capacity of the hull, the number of weights, and Weight, capacity of reciprocating pump, capacity of each part, number,
The shape and the like will be appropriately set in consideration of the power generation capacity and other conditions.

[0026]

As described above, in the power generator of the present invention, the generator is driven by the vertical movement of the hull by raising and lowering the weight, so that no fuel is used. No pollution or safety issues,
In addition, unlike the conventional method, it does not require large-scale equipment such as a water storage tank that communicates with the hull storage tank or an opening / closing gate at the communication port, which simplifies the equipment and is advantageous in terms of construction cost. The effect is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory diagram showing a power generator according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Hull 2: Hull storage tank 4: Weight 5: Hoisting machine 6a: Changeover switch 6b: Changeover switch 8: Reciprocating pump 9: Generator

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hull floated in a hull accommodating layer, a weight that is lifted from the hull when hoisting by a hoisting machine, and is placed on the hull when unwinding, and a hoist when the hull is at the most floating position. A change-over switch that switches the operation of the hoisting machine so that the hoisting machine is hoisted down and the hoisting machine is hoisted up when the hull is at its maximum sink, a reciprocating pump that works in conjunction with the vertical movement of the hull, and the reciprocating pump. And a generator driven to rotate by water jetted from the pump.