Passive heave compensator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11098539-B2
Application number	US-202016882570-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2020
Priority date	Sep 25, 2019
Publication date	Aug 24, 2021
Grant date	Aug 24, 2021

Abstract

A passive heave compensator, including an elastic cable, an electromagnetic damping device, a cylindrical sector, and a disc damping plate. The electromagnetic damping device includes a first cylinder including a helical coil, a permanent magnet mechanism disposed in the first cylinder, a first cover plate, a second cover plate, a first sliding shaft, a second sliding shaft, a first spring, a second spring, a first end cover, and a second end cover. The cylindrical sector includes a roof plate, a middle plate, a base plate, a first side plate, a second side plate, and a curved plate. The disc damping plate is disposed around the middle plate of cylindrical sector. The elastic cable is directly connected to the electromagnetic damping device. The electromagnetic damping device is disposed in the central part of the cylindrical sector. The middle plate is disposed between the roof plate and the base plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
an elastic cable;
an electromagnetic damping device, the electromagnetic damping device comprising a first cylinder comprising a helical coil, a permanent magnet mechanism disposed in the first cylinder, a first cover plate, a second cover plate, a first sliding shaft, a second sliding shaft, a first spring, a second spring, a first end cover, and a second end cover;
a cylindrical sector, the cylindrical sector comprising a roof plate, a middle plate, a base plate, a first side plate, a second side plate, and a curved plate; and
a disc damping plate disposed around the middle plate of cylindrical sector;

wherein:
the elastic cable is directly connected to the electromagnetic damping device;
the electromagnetic damping device is disposed in a central part of the cylindrical sector;
the middle plate is disposed between the roof plate and the base plate, thereby dividing the cylindrical sector into a two-layered structure; the first side plate shares one end with the second side plate, and another ends of the first side plate and the second side plate are connected to the curved plate;
the permanent magnet mechanism comprises a second cylinder, and a plurality of permanent magnets disposed in the second cylinder with identical polar directions;
two ends of the permanent magnet mechanism are sealed by the first cover plate and the second cover plate, respectively;
the first cover plate comprises a first mounting hole and the first sliding shaft is disposed in the first mounting hole;
the second cover plate comprises a second mounting hole and the second sliding shaft is disposed in the second mounting hole;
the first spring and the first end cover are wrapped around the first sliding shaft and the first end cover is disposed on the first spring; and the first end cover is fixedly connected to the first cylinder;
the second spring and the second end cover are wrapped around the second sliding shaft and the second end cover is disposed on the second spring; and the second end cover is fixedly connected to the second cylinder; and
two ends of the first cylinder are provided with a first through hole and a second through hole, respectively, and an energy storage module is disposed between the first through hole and the second through hole and is electrically connected to the helical coil.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first cylinder is fixedly connected to the cylindrical sector.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the roof plate comprises a first hole, the middle plate comprises a second hole, the first side plate comprises a third hole, and the curved plate comprises a fourth hole.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein an included angle between the first side plate and the second side plate is 15-60 degrees.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the disc damping plate comprises a surface provided with a first reinforcing rib and a flange.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the disc damping plate comprises a surface provided with a second reinforcing rib abutting against the cylindrical sector.

Assignees

• Univ Dalian Tech

Inventors

• Guan Guan
• Wang Lei
• Wang Yunlong
• Jin Chaoguang
• Chen Ming
• Yang Xiaole

Classifications

• E21B19/006 Primary

  including heave compensators · CPC title

• B63B35/4413

  Floating drilling platforms, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices · CPC title

• B63B17/00

  Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for {(vehicle fittings for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles in general B60R25/00; propeller guards, line cutters or other means for protecting propellers or rudders B63H5/165; protection of power legs of outboard propulsion units B63H20/36; locking devices for boats, surfboards or parts or accessories thereof E05B73/007)} · CPC title

• B63B2017/0072

  Seaway compensators · CPC title

• E21B19/09

  specially adapted for drilling underwater formations from a floating support using heave compensators supporting the drill string · CPC title