KR101396556B1 - buoyancy occurring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The buoyancy generating apparatus according to the present invention comprises a gas generating unit installed in a gas generating tank for generating oxygen gas and hydrogen gas by electrolyzing water in a gas generating tank and a gas generating unit connected to the gas generating unit by a first gas connecting pipe A first buoyancy tank for storing oxygen gas, and a second buoyancy tank connected to the gas generating unit by a second gas connection pipe for storing hydrogen, wherein the first buoyancy tank and the second buoyancy tank are installed in the first buoyancy tank and the second buoyancy tank, First and second water-gas discharge units for discharging oxygen gas and hydrogen gas, and first and second water supply units for supplying water to the first and second buoyancy tanks to sink the buoyancy space.
The buoyancy generating device according to the present invention does not require any means for supplying gas or gas and generates gas which generates buoyancy by electrolyzing water to facilitate buoyancy generation and extinction.

Description

Buoyancy generating apparatus,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a buoyancy generating device, and more particularly, to a buoyancy generating device capable of generating buoyancy using a generated gas generated during electrolysis.

Generally, the buoyancy generator is used in various fields such as submersible, submersible, and buoyancy power generation devices. Particularly, in order to generate or extinguish buoyancy in water, the gas in the buoyancy tank is discharged, the water is filled, the water is drained, and the gas is supplied. Such buoyancy generators are relatively complicated due to the fact that all the operations are performed in water.

In addition, buoyancy generators are being developed as eco-friendly energy generators, and buoyancy must be continuously generated.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-0133105 discloses a power generation apparatus that generates power using buoyancy. A buoyancy force is generated by discharging water in the buoyancy cylinder using a hydraulic cylinder to generate buoyancy in the buoyancy cylinder.

In the utility model registration No. 178207, there is disclosed a buoyancy generating device having a compressed gas cartridge mounted inside a confined space and a rupturing pin for rupturing the inlet of the compressed gas cartridge.

As described above, the buoyancy generators disclosed use physical or mechanical devices for discharging the water inside the buoyancy cylinders. In particular, there is a problem that a separate gas cylinder must be prepared to supply the gas into the buoyancy cylinder .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a buoyancy generating device which is free from generation and disappearance of buoyancy by generating gas in water and using it as a buoyancy generating source.

Another object of the present invention is to discharge buoyant water by discharging the water inside the buoyancy tank by air that is expanded by burning using gas and oxygen generated in the electrolysis by a separate combustion unit, Which is capable of improving the buoyancy.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a buoyancy generating device comprising: a gas generating unit installed in a gas generating tank for generating oxygen gas and hydrogen gas by electrolyzing water in a gas generating tank;
A first buoyancy tank connected to the gas generation unit by a first gas connection pipe to store oxygen gas and a second buoyancy tank connected to the gas generation unit by a second gas connection pipe to store hydrogen, ,
First and second water-gas discharge units respectively installed in the first buoyancy tank and the second buoyancy tank for discharging oxygen gas and hydrogen gas; and water supply unit for supplying water to the first and second buoyancy tanks The first and second water supply units,
A third buoyancy tank for supplying buoyancy to the first buoyancy tank and adjusting the buoyancy of the buoyancy; and a second buoyancy tank installed in the third buoyancy tank for supplying oxygen and hydrogen A third buoyancy tank for supplying water to the buoyant space of the third buoyancy tank; a combustion unit for discharging the water in the third buoyancy tank to the outside by an expansion force generated by mixing and burning the gas; And a supply unit.

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Since the buoyancy generating device of the present invention can generate gas for generating buoyancy using water in water, buoyancy can be generated and destroyed, and particularly, the gas can be burned to discharge the water in the third buoyancy tank in a short time So that the buoyancy generation time can be minimized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a buoyancy generating device according to the present invention,
2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a combustion unit installed in a third buoyancy tank according to the present invention.

The buoyancy generating device of the present invention is capable of generating buoyancy by electrolyzing water to generate gas, using it as buoyancy, and combusting gas generated by electrolysis to use the expanded gas. 1 and Fig. 2, respectively.

Referring to the drawings, a buoyancy generating apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes a gas generating unit 30 installed in a gas generating tank 20 to generate gas and hydrogen by electrolyzing water, A first buoyancy tank 40 connected by a first gas connection pipe 41 and storing oxygen gas and a second buoyancy tank 40 connected by the second gas connection pipe 51 to the gas generation unit 30, And a second buoyancy tank 50 to be stored.

The gas generating unit 30 includes a plurality of positive and negative electrodes 31 and 32 installed on the bottom surface of the gas generating tank 20 and a power source 31 for supplying electric power to the positive and negative electrodes 31 and 32 And a power supply unit 33 for supplying power. A diaphragm 21 is installed in the gas generating tank 20 to separate gases generated from the positive electrode 31 and the negative electrode 32. Here, it is preferable that the lower end of the diaphragm 21 does not intermix gas discharged to the water surface. The diaphragm 21 may be partitioned between a negative electrode and a positive electrode, and pores may be formed in the portion that is submerged in the water surface.

A water supply unit 25 for supplying water for electrolysis is installed in the gas generating tank 20. The water supply unit 25 is connected to a surrounding water or tank and a supply pipe 26 And a water supply pump 27 is installed in the supply pipe 26. [

  One end of the first gas connection pipe 41 connecting the gas generating tank 20 and the first buoyancy tank 40 is connected to the negative electrode 32 divided by the diaphragm 21 as shown in FIG. And one end of the second connection pipe 51 is connected to a space corresponding to the positive electrode 31, respectively.

A first water supply unit and a second water supply unit are respectively installed in the first and second buoyancy tanks 40 and 50. The first water supply unit and the second supply unit have substantially the same configuration . That is, the first water supply unit has a first water supply pipe 42 for connecting the water supply pipe 26 and the first buoyancy tank 40 to the first water supply pipe 42, A first valve 43 is provided. The second water supply unit has a second water supply pipe 52 for connecting the water supply 26 and the second buoyancy tank 50 to the second water supply pipe 52, A valve 53 is provided.

In addition, first and second water-gas discharge pipes 45 and 55 for discharging gas, that is, gas inside the buoyancy space of the first and second buoyancy tanks 40 and 50, The gas discharge pipes 45 and 55 are provided with first and second gas control valves 46 and 56, respectively.

1 and 2, the buoyancy generating apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes a combustion unit (not shown) for ensuring a buoyancy space for expanding force by continuing gas, hydrogen, and oxygen generated by electrolysis of water And a third buoyancy tank (60) having a second buoyancy tank (70).

The third buoyancy tank 60 is provided with a third water supply unit 61 for supplying water, and a third water-gas discharge pipe 65 for discharging water or gas for discharging gas or water therein . The third water supply unit (61) has substantially the same structure as the first and second water supply units. The third water-gas discharge pipe (65) is provided with a third valve (66) for interrupting discharge of water or gas.

The third buoyancy tank 60 is provided with a third buoyancy tank 60 of a combustion unit 70 for discharging water therein to balance the buoyant force and a cylinder The cylinder 71 and the cylinder 71 and discharges the gas expanded during combustion to the inside of the third buoyancy tank 60 so that the gas or the gas in the third buoyancy tank 60 A check valve unit 72 for preventing water from flowing into the inside of the third buoyancy tank 60 and a check valve unit 72 for preventing the water from flowing into the first buoyancy tank 40, And a second combustion gas supply pipe 74 for supplying the gas in the supply pipe 73 and the second buoyancy tank 50 to the cylinder 71. The first and second combustion gas supply pipes 73 and 74, Valves 73a and 74a are provided. The gas supplied through the first and second combustion gas supply pipes 73 and 74 may be supplied to the combustion space of the cylinder 71 through the mixer.

The cylinder 71 is provided with an ignition plug 75 for burning the gas supplied to the inside of the cylinder 71 for the purpose of combustion and the ignition plug 75 is provided with a separate ignition unit Lt; / RTI >

In addition, the buoyancy generating apparatus further includes a controller 100 for generating gas, supplying and discharging water to the first, second and third buoyancy tanks, and driving the combustion unit.

The operation of the buoyancy generator according to the present invention will now be described.

The buoyancy generator can be applied to various devices that generate electricity or power by using submarines and submersible buoyancy. When the first, second and third buoyancy tanks 40, 50, and 60 of the buoyancy generating apparatus 10 according to the present invention are installed in the water, buoyancy is first applied to the first and second buoyancy tanks 40 and 50 The water in the outside of the tank (in case of being installed in water) is supplied to the gas generating tank 20 by using the water supply pump 27 provided in the water supply pipe 26. [ The supply of water is supplied until the end of the diaphragm 21 is locked so that the space in the gas generating tank 20 is partitioned by the diaphragm 21. When the supply of water to the gas generating tank 20 is completed, power is supplied to each electrode by the power supply unit to electrolyze the water in the gas generating tank 20.

The gas generated by the electrolysis is stored in the first buoyancy tank 40 through the first gas connection pipe 41 and the hydrogen gas is stored in the second buoyancy tank 40 through the second connection pipe 51. [ (50) to generate the buoyant force of the first and second buoyancy tanks (40, 50). At this time, when water is stored in the first and second buoyancy tanks 40 and 50, the valves 46 and 56 installed in the first water-gas discharge pipe 45 and the second water-gas discharge pipe 55 are operated Thereby discharging the water in the first and second buoyancy tanks 40 and 50.

 In order to generate additional buoyancy within a short time in the state where buoyancy is generated as described above, oxygen gas and hydrogen gas in the first and second buoyancy tanks 40 and 50 are supplied to the inside of the cylinder 71, The plug 75 is used to burn the gas inside the cylinder 71. [ At this time, the inflation gas generated in the combustion, that is, the expansion force generated when the hydrogen and the oxygen are combusted is transmitted to the interior of the third buoyancy tank through the check valve 72, and the water in the third buoyancy tank - Buoyancy is generated by being discharged to the outside through gas discharge pipe.

In order to adjust the buoyancy in the first, second and third buoyancy tanks 40, 50 and 60, the buoyant force can be adjusted by discharging the gas in the first and second buoyancy tanks 40 and 50 to the outside, In order to adjust the buoyancy of the third buoyancy tank 60, water is supplied into the third buoyancy tank 60 through the third water supply unit 61.

As described above, the buoyancy generating apparatus according to the present invention does not need a means for supplying gas separately for generating buoyancy, and buoyancy is generated and disappears within a short time.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims and their equivalents. Of course, such modifications are within the scope of the claims.

The buoyancy generating apparatus of the present invention can be widely applied to submarines, submersibles, underwater buildings, power generation devices using buoyancy generators, and the like.

Buoyancy generator
30, a gas generating unit
40; The first buoyancy tank
50; The second buoyancy tank
60; 3rd buoyancy tank
70; Combustion unit

Claims (3)

A gas generating unit installed in the gas generating tank for generating oxygen gas and hydrogen gas by electrolyzing water in the gas generating tank,
A first buoyancy tank connected to the gas generation unit by a first gas connection pipe to store oxygen gas and a second buoyancy tank connected to the gas generation unit by a second gas connection pipe to store hydrogen, ,
First and second water-gas discharge units respectively installed in the first buoyancy tank and the second buoyancy tank for discharging oxygen gas and hydrogen gas; and water supply unit for supplying water to the first and second buoyancy tanks The first and second water supply units,
A third buoyancy tank for supplying buoyancy to the first buoyancy tank and adjusting the buoyancy of the buoyancy; and a second buoyancy tank installed in the third buoyancy tank for supplying oxygen and hydrogen A third buoyancy tank for supplying water to the buoyant space of the third buoyancy tank; a combustion unit for discharging the water in the third buoyancy tank to the outside by an expansion force generated by mixing and burning the gas; Wherein the buoyancy generating device is provided with a supply unit. delete The method according to claim 1,
The combustion unit includes a cylinder having a combustion space provided in the third buoyancy tank, first and second gas supply pipes connecting the cylinder and the first and second buoyancy tanks, And an ignition unit including an ignition plug.

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