RU2446579C1 - Device for data transmission and system for data transmission over water surface of seas and oceans - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: information technology. ^ SUBSTANCE: device for data transmission over water surface - marine notification column (MNC) - contains mast with equipment to receive and transmit communication signals, pivotally connected via rods with at least three floats connected with device for electric power generation made capable to convert work executed during relative movement of the floats and the mast into electric power as well as mooring device located in the lower part of the mast. MNC is also equipped with solar battery installed on the mast and being capable to be folded and deployed. The system of data transmission over water surface contains MNCs spaced-apart on marine and/or ocean water surface in at least one chain or network so that robust communication is ensured, and fixed in their locations using mooring devices. It is easy to estimate that to cover with complete square grid of MNCs with square side of 40 km providing robust communication in all directions of various water surfaces of seas and oceans it would be enough and to spare to have 200000 such masts. ^ EFFECT: obtaining information from remote regions, communication over marine space, placement of data transmission device directly on sea surface and providing robust communications within World ocean. ^ 7 cl, 4 dwg

Description

The invention relates to warning systems and communications in international spaces.

The transmission of information above the surface of the earth in the presence of direct visibility between remote segments is carried out by transceivers using communication towers.

The absence of this type of communication over the water surface of the seas and oceans causes difficulties in obtaining information from areas remote from land. So, for example, support for ground dispatch services of air transport is interrupted, moving away from the coast at a considerable distance; it is difficult to obtain hydro-, meteo, and other information from remote areas of international spaces; it is difficult to obtain information from such areas about finding underwater and surface objects, communication with them is complicated.

The prior art cellular tower, including a combined wind-solar installation, electric power accumulators, an inverter for converting direct current wind turbines and solar panels. The cellular communication tower is made in the form of a steel all-metal pipe with which a wind generator is connected, a cone is placed in the lower part of the steel all-metal pipe, and a solar gallery is formed around its circles, formed by a frame with a translucent coating and located radially from the center of the cellular tower by thermal batteries (RU 83163 U1, 05.20.2009) [1]. A well-known tower is not intended to be placed on a water surface and cannot be used to transmit information through water bodies.

The objective of the proposed invention is the creation of a communication system in surface spaces, which will facilitate not only the receipt of information from remote areas, but also communication through sea spaces, as well as the creation of an autonomous device for transmitting information that can be placed directly on the surface of the sea, and providing stable communication within the oceans.

The problem is solved in that the device for transmitting information over the water surface contains a tower with equipment for receiving and transmitting communication signals, articulated by means of rods with at least three floats connected to a device for generating electricity, made with the possibility of converting the work performed with the relative movement of the floats and towers into electrical energy, as well as the anchor device located at the bottom of the towers. The device is preferably equipped with a solar battery mounted on the tower with the possibility of folding and unfolding.

In a particular embodiment of the claimed invention, a device for generating electricity may comprise at least one hydraulic cylinder, the housing of which is connected to the tower, and its rod is connected to the rod, or the housing is connected to the rod, and the rod is connected to the tower, spring or pneumatic element with the possibility of ensuring the return movement of the corresponding float, a hydraulic motor, which is connected at the inlet through a check valve system with a hydraulic cylinder, and at the outlet, with a generator.

The device for generating electricity may also further comprise a pressure regulator in the hydraulic cylinders and a hydraulic accumulator.

The device can be equipped with a sonar and / or sensors: current, oxygen level in water, salinity and water temperature, wave height, wind direction and speed, solar radiation, relative humidity, precipitation, seismic activity, etc.

The center of gravity of the entire device should be below the surface of the water on which it is installed, which ensures the stability of the device in an upright position.

The problem is also solved by a system for transmitting information over a water surface containing the proposed devices located on a sea and / or ocean water surface by a chain or network at distances from each other, providing stable communication, and fixed at the places of dislocation using their anchor devices.

The invention is illustrated by drawings.

Figure 1 shows a schematic view of the proposed device in a perspective view.

Figure 2 shows a schematic hydraulic diagram of a device for generating electricity.

Figure 3 shows the principal interaction of the spring and the hydraulic cylinder.

Figure 4 shows a view of the lower part of the device in a perspective view.

The proposed device for transmitting information (hereinafter referred to as the “Marine Alert Pillar”, abbreviated as COM) is an autonomous device that generates electricity to power equipment located on it from renewable energy sources (sea wave energy and solar energy).

The marine warning column (Fig. 1) contains a tower 1 with equipment 2 for receiving and transmitting communication signals, pivotally connected via rods 3 with four floats 4, an anchor device 5 located at the bottom of the tower 1, and a device for generating electricity.

The device for generating electricity contains at least one hydraulic cylinder 6. In a preferred embodiment, the number of hydraulic cylinders 6 is equal to the number of floats 4. The bodies of the hydraulic cylinders 6 are connected through the hinges to the tower 1, and their rods 7 are connected through the hinges to the rods 3. The springs 8 are mounted in parallel (see Fig. 3) or coaxially (see Fig. 1) to hydraulic cylinders 6 with the possibility of return movement of the floats 4. The hydraulic motor 9 at the inlet is connected through a system of check valves 10 to the hydraulic cylinders 6, and at the output to a generator 11. In the hydraulic system The pressure regulator 12 and the accumulator 13 can be turned on.

The column also contains a folding solar battery 14, which is foldable to reduce windage, as well as a battery pack 16, which can mitigate changes in the natural waves of the ocean and ensure uninterrupted operation of the equipment. At the bottom of the column mounted sonar 15 (figure 4).

COM is a fully autonomous device using renewable energy sources, namely the energy of sea waves, and, if necessary, the energy of the sun produced by solar panels 14. The energy of sea waves is converted into electrical energy by converting the work performed by the mutual movement of the floats 4 and tower 1. Moreover, the floats 4 are at the same time a supporting structural element, providing buoyancy of the device.

The change in the position of the floats 4 and tower 1 drives the rods of the hydraulic cylinders 6, which push the oil through the hydraulic motors 9, which, in turn, rotate the generators 11.

The amount of energy generated is proportional to the mass of the COM. The power of electricity generated by the COM from the movement of the waves can reach 1 kW from one ton of the mass of the COM. The amount of generated energy, in turn, depends on the needs of the transmitting equipment located on the tower.

A necessary structural feature of COM is a lower center of gravity, which is below sea level, thereby ensuring the stability of COM in an upright position. The height of the COM above the sea level can vary from 10 to 100 meters, depending on customer requirements and placement conditions. Accordingly, the total mass of COMs will range from about 10 to 100 tons. COM is fixed on the seabed with anchor devices 5 that fix the location of the COM, but provide mobility of the structure in a certain range.

The structural elements are made of materials resistant to environmental factors of use (sea water, wind, sun, temperature operation). The device is designed in such a way as not to require routine maintenance more than once every 3 months.

The proposed system for transmitting information over the water surface of the seas and oceans (not shown in the drawings) contains many COMs fixed at the places of deployment using their anchor devices and located at such a distance from each other that a stable connection is maintained for receiving / transmitting and relaying a given information. From COMs, you can build a circuit, a double circuit, etc., up to and including cellular communication schemes. It is easy to calculate that more than 200,000 such pillars are sufficient for covering with a continuous square grid of COMs with a side of a square of 40 km, providing a stable connection in all directions of all kinds of water surfaces of the seas and oceans.

Claims (7)

1. A device for transmitting information over a water surface, containing a tower with equipment for receiving and transmitting communication signals, articulated by means of rods with at least three floats connected to a device for generating electricity, made with the possibility of converting the work performed at a relative moving floats and towers into electrical energy, as well as an anchor device located at the bottom of the towers. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is equipped with a solar battery mounted on a tower with the possibility of folding and unfolding. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the device for generating electricity contains at least one hydraulic cylinder, the body of which is connected to the tower, and its rod is with the rod, or the body is with the tower, and the rod is with the rod, a spring or pneumatic element installed with the possibility of ensuring the return movement of the corresponding float, a hydraulic motor, which is connected at the inlet through a check valve system to the hydraulic cylinder, and at the outlet to the generator. 4. The device according to claim 3, characterized in that the device for generating electricity further comprises a pressure regulator and a hydraulic accumulator connected to the hydraulic cylinders. 5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is equipped with a sonar and / or battery pack, and / or sensors for flow, oxygen level in water, salinity and water temperature, wave height, wind direction and speed, solar radiation, relative humidity, precipitation, seismic activity. 6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that when it is placed on the surface of the water, its center of gravity is below the surface of the water. 7. A system for transmitting information over a water surface, comprising devices made according to any one of claims 1 to 6, located on the sea and / or ocean water surface at least one circuit or network at a distance from each other, providing a stable connection, and fixed at the locations of deployment using their anchor devices.

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