Environment forming apparatus suitable for biological cultivation in extraterrestial space

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11618593-B2
Application number	US-202017133917-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 24, 2020
Priority date	Dec 26, 2019
Publication date	Apr 4, 2023
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed is an environment forming apparatus suitable for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space. The apparatus includes a shell and a biological cabin configured in an upper space of the shell. A light management system for importing light of biological growth from external world is configured in the upper space, a thermal management system for at least balancing a temperature of the upper space and a water supplying system and configured for providing water for creatures growth are both configured on the shell. The biological cabin and the like are set at the appropriate part of the shell, an environment which is relatively suitable for biological growth or cultivation can be created and simulated on an extraterrestrial star, a condition is provided for ecological cultivation of the extraterrestrial space, an ecosystem of the extraterrestrial space can be formed, and a smooth extraterrestrial space biological experiment process is guaranteed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An environmental forming apparatus for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space, comprising:
a shell;
a biological cabin configured in an upper space of the shell;
a light management system configured in the upper space for importing light from external world for enabling biological growth;
a thermal management system configured on the shell and configured for at least balancing a temperature of the upper space; and
a water supplying system configured on the shell and configured for providing water for biological cultivation,
wherein the light management system comprises a light guide tube and a light-transmitting plate, the light-transmitting plate is configured on an cover plate located on top of the shell in a manner of enabling light to go through inside or outside of the shell, a light lead-in end and a light lead-out end are configured on the light-transmitting tube, and the light guide tube is configured on the cover plate of the shell in a manner that the light lead-in end is directly facing the light-transmitting plate.

2. The environmental forming apparatus for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space of claim 1 , wherein the water supplying system comprises a water cabin and a water pump transporting water to the biological cabin, the water cabin is located in a lower space of the shell relative to the biological cabin.

3. The environmental forming apparatus for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space of claim 2 , wherein the water supplying system further comprises a frost cracking water supplying device and a sealed water-supplying container, the water supply sealed container is filled with water, upon a low temperature that water is frozen, the water supply sealed container is disabled, and after the temperature is back to normal and ice is melt, water is leaked from the water supply sealed container to a needed area in the biological cabin.

4. The environmental forming apparatus for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space of claim 1 , wherein an oxygen generating device that is configured to control oxygen releasing is set inside the biological cabin.

5. The environmental forming apparatus for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space of claim 1 , wherein the thermal management system comprises a heat insulation material layer set on an outer surface of the shell and an active temperature control device for keeping the temperature in the shell in a set range, the active temperature control device comprises a refrigeration fin clung on the shell.

6. The environmental forming apparatus for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space of claim 5 , wherein the thermal management system further comprises a radiator, the radiator is clung to a side of the refrigeration fin away from the shell, the radiator is fastened on the outer surface of the shell through a thermal insulation fastening assembly, pressing the refrigeration fin on the outer surface of the shell.

7. The environmental forming apparatus suitable for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space of claim 6 , wherein the thermal insulating fastening assembly comprises a heat insulation base fastened on the shell in an installation direction and a connecting nail, the connecting nail is configured to fasten the radiator on the thermal insulation base and press the refrigeration fin on the outer surface of the shell through the radiator.

8. The environmental forming apparatus for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space of claim 5 , wherein the active temperature control device further comprises an electric heating sheet set inside the shell.

9. The environmental forming apparatus for biological cultivation in extraterrestrial space of claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the shell is further connected with a second shell, and the second shell and the shell are separately sealed.

Assignees

• Univ Chongqing
• Beijing Institute Tech
• Shandong Aerospace Electronic Tech Research Institute

Inventors

• Xie Gengxin
• Zhang Yuanxun
• Yang Xiaojun
• Zhang He
• Zhang Zhe
• Zhang Youwei
• Zhou Xuan
• Weng Miaocheng
• Wang Xi

Classifications

• B64G1/48 Primary

  for treatment of the atmosphere (B64G1/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B64G1/46 Primary

  Arrangements or adaptations of devices for control of environment or living conditions · CPC title

• Y02A40/25

  Greenhouse technology, e.g. cooling systems therefor · CPC title

• B64G1/50

  for temperature control · CPC title

• A01G9/16 Primary

  Dismountable or portable greenhouses {; Greenhouses with sliding roofs} · CPC title