阅读说明：本技术 一种波浪发电滑翔机及其工作方法 (Wave power generation glider and working method thereof ) 是由 盛松伟 王坤林 王振鹏 张亚群 陈敏 丁伟伟 于 2021-11-15 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种波浪发电滑翔机及其工作方法,该波浪发电滑翔机包括通过牵引绳组件连接的浮体和波浪滑翔翼,浮体内设置有通讯装置、定位装置、控制装置、储电装置和能量转换器,通讯装置、定位装置和储电装置分别与控制装置相连接；波浪滑翔翼包括滑翔翼主体,滑翔翼的两侧上设置有多个波浪发电机构,多个波浪发电机构分别与能量转换器相连接,且能量转换器与储电装置相连接；波浪发电机构包括转轴,转轴的两端分别与滑翔翼主体和翅板活动连接；转轴包括套筒和可在套筒内伸缩的活动杆,翅板与活动杆相连接。本申请还公开了波浪发电滑翔机的工作方法。本申请在波浪滑翔翼的作用下,达到了发电的目的,并实现了基于波浪的滑翔功能。(The invention discloses a wave power generation glider and a working method thereof, wherein the wave power generation glider comprises a floating body and a wave glider wing which are connected through a hauling cable assembly, a communication device, a positioning device, a control device, an electricity storage device and an energy converter are arranged in the floating body, and the communication device, the positioning device and the electricity storage device are respectively connected with the control device; the wave glider comprises a glider main body, a plurality of wave power generation mechanisms are arranged on two sides of the glider, the wave power generation mechanisms are respectively connected with an energy converter, and the energy converter is connected with an electricity storage device; the wave power generation mechanism comprises a rotating shaft, and two ends of the rotating shaft are respectively movably connected with the glider main body and the fin plate; the rotating shaft comprises a sleeve and a movable rod which can stretch out and draw back in the sleeve, and the fin plate is connected with the movable rod. The application also discloses a working method of the wave power generation glider. This application has reached the purpose of electricity generation under the effect of wave glide vane to realized the function of gliding based on wave.)

1. A wave power generation glider comprises a floating body and a wave glider arranged below the floating body, wherein a hauling rope assembly is connected between the floating body and the wave glider, a communication device, a positioning device and a control device are arranged in the floating body, and the communication device and the positioning device are respectively connected with the control device; the wave glider comprises a glider main body, a plurality of wave power generation mechanisms are arranged on two sides of the glider main body in the length direction, the wave power generation mechanisms are respectively connected with the energy converter, and the energy converter is connected with the power storage device; each wave power generation mechanism comprises a rotating shaft, and two ends of each rotating shaft are respectively movably connected with the glider main body and the fin plate; the rotating shaft comprises a sleeve and a movable rod which can stretch out and draw back in the sleeve, and the fin plate is connected with the movable rod.

2. The wave-powered glider of claim 1 wherein the fins are eccentric fins.

3. The wave-powered glider according to claim 1 wherein the tow rope assembly comprises an outer insulating protective layer, a main tow rope, a cable, and a hose passage, the main tow rope, the cable, and the hose passage all encased within the outer insulating protective layer, the hose passage in communication with the sleeve.

4. The wave power generation glider according to claim 1, wherein a stopper for limiting a rotation position of the rotation shaft is provided at a connection of the rotation shaft and the glider main body.

5. The wave-powered glider according to claim 1 wherein thrusters are provided behind the floating body and the glider body, the thrusters being connected to the electricity storage means.

6. The wave power glider according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of photovoltaic panels are provided on the floating body, the photovoltaic panels being connected to the electricity storage device.

7. The wave-powered glider according to claim 1 wherein a tail rudder is provided at the tail end of the floating body.

8. The wave-powered glider of claim 1 wherein the wave glider is a heavy wave glider, the pull-cord assembly flexibly connected to the float and the wave glider, respectively.

9. A method of operating a wave power glider according to any of claims 1-8, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:

1) when the sea waves are calmer, the wave glider wing is in a horizontal working state;

2) when the floating body rises to the wave crest, the wave gliding wing is in a pitching-up working state at the moment, the wave gliding wing is pulled upwards by the floating body, the pressure of seawater on the fin plate enables the fin plate to incline downwards and form a forward component force on the fin plate, and a pushing force for pushing the wave gliding wing to move forwards is generated; meanwhile, when the fin plate is stressed, the movable rod is contracted into the sleeve, pressure is formed on seawater entering the sleeve, the seawater reaches the energy converter along the traction rope assembly, electric energy is converted into electric energy under the action of the energy converter and stored in the electric storage device, and power generation and power storage are realized through the plurality of wave power generation mechanisms;

3) when the floating body descends to the wave trough, and the wave gliding wing is in a diving working state at the moment, the wave gliding wing loses the traction force applied by the floating body, and the wave gliding wing sinks under the action of self gravity, the pressure of seawater on the fin plate enables the fin plate to incline upwards, forward component force is formed on the fin plate, and the pushing force for pushing the wave gliding wing to move forwards is generated.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of wave power generation, in particular to a wave power generation glider and a working method thereof.

Background

The wave glider is a novel ocean mobile observation platform which moves forward by wave power and supplies energy for instrument communication, control, positioning, navigation, sensor data acquisition and the like by utilizing solar energy. The existing wave glider generally comprises a mother ship on the water surface, a traction rope and an underwater tractor, wherein the mother ship on the water surface floats on the water surface to absorb solar energy, and the underwater tractor floats under the water to convert wave energy, so that the large-range cruising observation can be continuously carried out in the water for a long time without power supply of a shore station.

The wave glider causes a special power propulsion mode, and the dependence of the sailing speed and the sailing maneuverability on the water condition is high. For example, when the device is used at sea, when the device is in a sea state with large flow and small waves, the wave gliders can not absorb enough energy such as solar energy or kinetic energy generated by the waves, so that the shipping power is insufficient, and the device drifts along with the flow. Meanwhile, the phenomenon of flight path disorder and the like caused by the fact that the wave glider cannot keep the expected course due to insufficient forward power is easy to occur.

The invention patent application with the patent application number of 201910797372.4 discloses a hybrid drive wave glider, which comprises a water surface mother ship, a flexible flat cable and an underwater tractor, wherein the water surface mother ship and the underwater tractor are flexibly connected through the flexible flat cable, the water surface mother ship comprises a main floating body, a communication and positioning device, a main control system, a storage battery and a solar power generation device, the communication and positioning device is hermetically fixed in the main floating body, the underwater tractor comprises a tractor main body structure, an electronic compass, a steering mechanism and a wave conversion mechanism, two sides of the bottom surface of the rear part of the main floating body are respectively provided with a water surface propeller, the middle position of the bottom of the tractor main body structure is provided with an underwater propeller, and the water surface propeller and the underwater propeller are both supplied with power by the storage battery and are controlled by the main control system.

In the invention patent application, a solar power generation device is added in the existing wave glider, and the wave glider is driven to provide power by absorbing solar energy. However, the problem of insufficient power of the wave glider in rainy weather or the like and insufficient solar energy is still not solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to: in order to solve the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a wave power generation glider and a working method thereof.

In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a wave power generation glider comprises a floating body and a wave glider arranged below the floating body, wherein a hauling rope assembly is connected between the floating body and the wave glider, a communication device, a positioning device and a control device are arranged in the floating body, the communication device and the positioning device are respectively connected with the control device, an electricity storage device and an energy converter are further arranged in the floating body, and the electricity storage device is connected with the control device; the wave glider comprises a glider main body, a plurality of wave power generation mechanisms are arranged on two sides of the glider main body in the length direction, the wave power generation mechanisms are respectively connected with the energy converter, and the energy converter is connected with the power storage device; each wave power generation mechanism comprises a rotating shaft, and two ends of each rotating shaft are respectively movably connected with the glider main body and the fin plate; the rotating shaft comprises a sleeve and a movable rod which can stretch out and draw back in the sleeve, and the fin plate is connected with the movable rod.

As an improvement of the technical scheme of the wave power generation glider, the fin plate is an eccentric fin plate.

As an improvement of the technical scheme of the wave power generation glider, the hauling cable assembly comprises an outer insulating protective layer, a main hauling cable, a cable and a hose pipe, the main hauling cable, the cable and the hose pipe are all wrapped in the outer insulating protective layer, and the hose pipe is communicated with the sleeve.

As an improvement of the technical scheme of the wave power generation glider, a limiting component used for limiting the rotation position of the rotating shaft is arranged at the joint of the rotating shaft and the glider main body.

As an improvement of the technical scheme of the wave power generation glider, propellers are arranged behind the floating body and the glider main body, and the propellers are connected with the power storage device.

As an improvement of the technical scheme of the wave power generation glider, a plurality of photovoltaic electric plates are arranged on the floating body and connected with the power storage device.

As an improvement of the technical scheme of the wave power generation glider, a tail rudder is arranged at the tail end of the floating body.

As an improvement of the technical scheme of the wave power generation glider, the wave glider is a heavy wave glider, and the hauling rope assembly is respectively and flexibly connected with the floating body and the wave glider.

The application also discloses a working method of the wave power generation glider, which comprises the following steps:

1) when the sea waves are calmer, the wave glider wing is in a horizontal working state;

2) when the floating body rises to the wave crest, the wave gliding wing is in a pitching-up working state at the moment, the wave gliding wing is pulled upwards by the floating body, the pressure of seawater on the fin plate enables the fin plate to incline downwards and form a forward component force on the fin plate, and a pushing force for pushing the wave gliding wing to move forwards is generated; meanwhile, when the fin plate is stressed, the movable rod is contracted into the sleeve, pressure is formed on seawater entering the sleeve, the seawater reaches the energy converter along the traction rope assembly, electric energy is converted into electric energy under the action of the energy converter and stored in the electric storage device, and power generation and power storage are realized through the plurality of wave power generation mechanisms;

3) when the floating body descends to the wave trough, and the wave gliding wing is in a diving working state at the moment, the wave gliding wing loses the traction force applied by the floating body, and the wave gliding wing sinks under the action of self gravity, the pressure of seawater on the fin plate enables the fin plate to incline upwards, forward component force is formed on the fin plate, and the pushing force for pushing the wave gliding wing to move forwards is generated.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

1. in the invention, under the action of the wave gliding wings, compared with the prior art, the aim of generating electricity is fulfilled, and the gliding function based on waves is realized;

2. the wave power generation glider is additionally provided with the power storage device, so that electric quantity can be stored in the power storage device to supply power to the whole wave power generation glider, the running time of the wave power generation glider is prolonged, the normal use of a communication device, a positioning device and the like in the wave power generation glider is ensured, and the condition that the communication device or the positioning device and the like are powered off is avoided.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the wave glider of the present invention in a submerged state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the wave glider according to the present invention in a horizontal working state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the wave glider of the present invention in a tilted up position;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the wave power unit of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a state diagram of the present invention in use.

Description of reference numerals: 1. a float; 2. a pull-cord assembly; 3. a communication device; 4. a positioning device; 5. a control device; 6. an electricity storage device; 7. a glider body; 8. a wave power generation mechanism; 9. a sleeve; 10. a movable rod; 11. a fin plate; 12. a propeller; 13. photovoltaic panel.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a wave power generation glider comprises a floating body 1 and a wave glider arranged below the floating body 1, wherein a hauling rope component 2 is connected between the floating body 1 and the wave glider, a communication device 3, a positioning device 4 and a control device 5 are arranged in the floating body 1, the communication device 3 and the positioning device 4 are respectively connected with the control device 5, and the wave power generation glider is characterized in that an electricity storage device 6 and an energy converter are also arranged in the floating body 1, and the electricity storage device 6 is connected with the control device 5;

the wave glider comprises a glider main body 7, a plurality of wave power generation mechanisms 8 are arranged on two sides of the glider main body 7 along the length direction of the wave glider main body, the wave power generation mechanisms 8 are respectively connected with an energy converter, and the energy converter is connected with an electricity storage device 6;

as shown in fig. 5, each wave power generating mechanism 8 includes a rotating shaft, both ends of which are connected to the glider body 7 and the fin 11, respectively.

In detail, in the present application, use at sea level is taken as an example; the floating body 1 in the present application is a floating body floating on the sea surface with buoyancy, and may be a ship, a boat, or the like. When the floating body 1 is used, the floating body 1 floats on the sea surface, the wave glider wing is pulled by the pulling rope assembly 2, the floating body 1 floats on the sea surface, when the sea water fluctuates, the sea surface can rise or fall along with the fluctuation of the sea water, and the floating body 1 can correspondingly reach the wave crest or the wave trough along with the rise or the fall of the sea surface.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, when the waves are calm, the wave glider is in a horizontal working state. When the floating body 1 of the wave power generation glider rises to the wave crest, namely the wave glider is in the upward-facing working state, the wave glider is pulled upwards by the floating body 1, the pressure of seawater on the fin plate 11 enables the fin plate 11 to incline downwards, and forward component force is formed on the fin plate 11, namely the pushing force for pushing the wave glider to move forwards; when the body 1 of wave electricity generation glider descends to the trough department, wave glider is in when diving operating condition promptly, wave glider has lost body 1 to its traction force, and under the effect of wave glider self gravity, wave glider sinks, and the sea water makes fin 11 slope upwards to fin 11's pressure to fin 11 to form forward component to fin 11, be used for promoting the wave glider forward motion's driving force promptly, like this, reached the purpose of gliding at the sea.

Secondly, because the pivot is connected with glider main part 7 and wing plate 11 movably respectively, when wave glider rises or descends in the aquatic, can be convenient for the pivot to drive wing plate 11 and rotate. Meanwhile, as the rotating shaft comprises the sleeve 9 and the movable rod 10 which can extend and retract in the sleeve 9, when the fin plate 11 is stressed, the movable rod 10 can be contracted into the sleeve 9, and pressure is formed on seawater entering the sleeve 9, so that the seawater reaches the energy converter on the floating body 1 along the traction rope assembly 2, and is converted into electric energy to be stored in the electricity storage device 6 under the action of the energy converter, namely, the purpose of generating electricity is achieved through a plurality of electricity generating mechanisms.

Thirdly, the communication device 3, the positioning device 4 and the control device 5 arranged in the floating body 1 ensure the normal play of the functions of the wave power generation glider such as communication, control, positioning, navigation, sensor data acquisition and the like.

Further, haulage rope subassembly 2 includes outsourcing insulating protective layer, main haulage rope, cable and hose way, and main haulage rope, cable and hose way all wrap up in outsourcing insulating protective layer, and hose way is linked together with sleeve 9, when using, can realize the function that body 1 pulled wave glide vane through main haulage rope, is convenient for the operation of a plurality of wave power generation mechanism 8 of controlling device 5 control through the cable, is convenient for the sea water through hose way and flows to energy converter.

Preferably, the fin plate 11 is an eccentric fin plate 11. In detail, the rotation shaft is connected to one end of the fin plate 11, and most preferably, the rotation shaft is connected to the upper end of the fin plate 11, so that the range of action of the pressure formed by the seawater, that is, the range of pushing the wave glider, can be maximized, and the wave power generation glider can be more conveniently driven to advance.

Furthermore, the junction of pivot and glider main part 7 is provided with the spacing part that is used for restricting pivot rotational position, because the pivot is connected with finned plate 11, through the rotational position of spacing part restriction pivot, avoids under the effect of sea water, the too big condition of rotational position of finned plate 11 appears.

As a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wave glider is a heavy wave glider, which can sink in the sea water due to its weight, and can keep the wave glider under the floating body 1, and also avoid the situation that the wave glider is easily pushed in the sea water.

As a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, propellers 12 are provided behind the floating body 1 and the glider main body 7, and the propellers 12 are connected to the power storage device 6.

As a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of photovoltaic panels 13 are disposed on the floating body 1, the plurality of photovoltaic panels 13 are connected to the electricity storage device 6, and under the action of the plurality of photovoltaic panels 13, when the sun is present, solar energy can be collected to be used as a power for driving the wave-power generation glider.

As a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention, a tail rudder is provided at the tail end of the floating body 1, by which the traveling direction of the wave power generation glider is changed.

By means of the structure, the working method of the wave power generation glider specifically comprises the following steps:

1) when the sea waves are calmer, the wave glider is in a horizontal working state;

2) when the floating body 1 rises to the wave crest, the wave gliding wing is in a pitching-up working state at the moment, the wave gliding wing is pulled upwards by the floating body 1, the pressure of the seawater on the fin plate 11 enables the fin plate 11 to incline downwards, forward component force is formed on the fin plate 11, and a pushing force for pushing the wave gliding wing to move forwards is generated; meanwhile, when the fin plate 11 is stressed, the movable rod 10 is contracted into the sleeve 9, and pressure is formed on seawater entering the sleeve 9, so that the seawater reaches the energy converter along the traction rope assembly 2, the seawater is converted into electric energy under the action of the energy converter and is stored in the electricity storage device 6, and electricity generation and electricity storage are realized through the plurality of wave power generation mechanisms 8;

3) when the floating body 1 descends to the wave trough, and at the time, the wave glider is in a diving working state, the wave glider loses the traction force applied by the floating body 1, and the wave glider sinks under the action of self gravity, the pressure of seawater on the fin plate 11 enables the fin plate 11 to incline upwards, and forward component force is formed on the fin plate 11, so that the pushing force for pushing the wave glider to move forwards is generated.

All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.