Wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator for weather modification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12446497-B2
Application number	US-202318177507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2023
Priority date	Jun 3, 2022
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator for weather modification, which is capable of perform an experiment for precipitation enhancement through the steps of burning cloud seeding flares on the ground, vertically and horizontally dispersing the seeding materials, and dispersing the seeding material to clouds or fog to grow water drops and ice crystals, and which makes experiment and management easy through effective vertical dispersion of cloud seeding materials.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator for weather modification, comprising:
one or more cloud seeding flares which discharge seeding materials through burning and are equipped with an ignitor disposed at a lower portion;
a body formed in a tapered shape so that a diameter of an inlet formed at a lower portion thereof is larger than that of an outlet formed at an upper portion, and having a cloud seeding flare supporter disposed therein to support the cloud seeding flares;
a support unit arranged on the bottom surface to support the body;
a blowing fan disposed at a lower side of the body to blow air upward;
a power supply unit for supplying power to the blowing fan through the lower portion of the body; and
a remote controller for firing the ignitor of the cloud seeding flares.

2. The wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator according to claim 1 , wherein the cloud seeding flare supporter is formed in an X-shaped frame structure not to block wind by the blowing fan.

3. The wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator according to claim 1 , wherein the body has an opening and closing door to install the cloud seeding flare on the cloud seeding flare supporter or detach the cloud seeding flare from the cloud seeding flare supporter.

4. The wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator according to claim 1 , wherein an anti-flame net is installed at the outlet of the body to block fine flames of the burned materials, and
wherein a net-type filter is installed at the inlet of the body to block introduction of foreign matters.

5. The wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator according to claim 1 , wherein the support unit comprises: a support plate having moving wheels disposed at a lower portion thereof; a rotatable supporter of which the upper end portion is rotatably connected to a middle portion of the body to support the body to be rotated in a vertical direction or in a horizontal direction; and a turn table which is installed on the support plate to be rotatable at 360 degrees and on which the rotatable supporter is installed.

6. The wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply unit is a device for supplying power necessary for driving the wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator for weather modification, and supplies power by using a power adaptor, a power generator, or a storage battery using a solar panel.

7. The wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator according to claim 1 , wherein the cloud seeding flare is installed on the cloud seeding flare supporter as a single flare or a plurality of flares, and the plural cloud seeding flares are burned independently, are burned consecutively, or are burned simultaneously.

8. The wind blow type ground-based cloud seeding material generator according to claim 1 , wherein the ignitor of the cloud seeding flare is fired by a smart phone or a PC connected online instead of the remote controller, or fired by directly manipulating an offline switch.

Assignees

• Nat Institute Of Meteorological Sciences

Inventors

• Kim Bu-Yo
• Cha Joo Wan
• Belorid Miloslav
• Kim Minhoo
• Hwang Hyunjun
• Koo Hae Jung
• Chang Ki-Ho

Classifications

• F23Q3/00

  Igniters using electrically-produced sparks (sparking-plugs H01T13/00) · CPC title

• F23Q21/00

  Devices for effecting ignition from a remote location · CPC title

• F23B60/02

  with combustion air supplied through a grate · CPC title

• G01W1/08

  Adaptations of balloons, missiles, or aircraft for meteorological purposes; Radiosondes (transmission of measurements G01D; transmitting circuits H04B; {balloons in general B64B; aeroplanes in general B64D; missiles in general F42B15/00}) · CPC title

• A01G15/00 Primary

  Devices or methods for influencing weather conditions · CPC title