[특허]Continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon

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Continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon

국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B64B-001/40 B64B-001/58
출원번호	US-0863645 (2018-01-05)
등록번호	US-10124875 (2018-11-13)
발명자 / 주소	Farley, Rodger MacCallum, Taber Kyle Lee, G. Ryan Padilla, Sebastian
출원인 / 주소	World View Enterprises Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
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Described herein are features for a high altitude lighter-than-air (LTA) system and associated methods. The LTA may include a continuous multi-chamber super-pressure balloon (SPB). The SPB may include two, three, four or more chambers. There may be more than one such multi-chamber SPB. A ring may provide structural support between each chamber. A plurality of tendons may extend upwardly and downwardly from the ring around respective upper and lower chambers to bias each of the SPB chambers to a pumpkin shape. The SPB may use a compressor to provide a variable amount of ballast air by pumping in or expelling out ambient air. A zero-pressure balloon (ZPB) may be attached with the continuous multi-chamber SPB. The ZPB may provide lift for the system. The multi-chamber SPB may include lifting gas and ballast air to provide both lifting and descent functions. The SPB may have an internal barrier separating a lift gas compartment from a variable ballast air compartment.

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1. A continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon (SPB) comprising: a continuous envelope configured to be inflated to form a plurality of two or more chambers, wherein each chamber comprises a maximum inflated width, and the continuous envelope when inflated defines a waist, the waist having an inflated waist width located between each chamber that is less than the maximum inflated width of each chamber;a barrier disposed inside the continuous envelope and fluidly separating a first fluid compartment from a second fluid compartment; anda fitting configured to be positioned around the waist. 2. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 1, wherein the plurality of two or more chambers comprises a plurality of gores extending along an entire length of the continuous envelope. 3. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 1, further comprising a compressor configured to pump air into the continuous envelope. 4. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of tendons configured to bias each chamber of the plurality of two or more chambers into a pumpkin shape when the continuous envelope is inflated. 5. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 1, wherein the barrier forms a closed envelope that comprises the first fluid compartment. 6. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 1, wherein: the continuous envelope is further configured to be inflated to form the plurality of two or more chambers extending along a central axis, and the plurality of two or more chambers comprises a first chamber defining a first interior volume and a second chamber defining a second interior volume,the first chamber comprises an upper portion and a first maximum inflated width, and the second chamber comprises a lower portion and a second maximum inflated width,the inflated waist width is less than each of the first and second maximum inflated widths and is located axially between the first and second maximum inflated widths, andthe fitting comprises a ring body extending circumferentially about the central axis and defining an opening therethrough along the axis, the fitting configured to be positioned around the waist with the continuous envelope extending through the opening of the fitting; andthe continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon further comprising:a first plurality of tendons configured to extend from the fitting around the first chamber to the upper portion of the first chamber and to bias the first chamber into a first pumpkin shape when the continuous envelope is inflated; anda second plurality of tendons configured to extend from the fitting around the second chamber to the lower portion of the second chamber and to bias the second chamber into a second pumpkin shape when the continuous envelope is inflated. 7. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 6, wherein: the plurality of two or more chambers further comprises a third chamber defining a third interior volume and having a third maximum inflated width and a lower portion,wherein the inflated second and third chambers define a second waist having an inflated second waist width that is less than each of the second and third maximum inflated widths, the second waist width located axially between the second and third maximum inflated widths;the continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon further comprising:a second fitting comprising a second ring body extending circumferentially about the central axis and defining a second opening therethrough along the axis, the second fitting configured to be positioned around the second waist with the continuous envelope extending through the second opening of the second fitting; anda third plurality of tendons configured to extend from the second fitting around the third chamber to the lower portion of the third chamber and to bias the third chamber into a third pumpkin shape when the continuous envelope is inflated. 8. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 7, further comprising a barrier forming a closed envelope disposed inside the continuous envelope and fluidly separating a first fluid compartment inside the closed envelope from a second fluid compartment outside the closed envelope. 9. A high altitude lighter-than-air balloon system comprising: a zero-pressure balloon configured to receive therein a lighter-than-air gas to provide an upward lifting force to the balloon system; andthe continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 1 configured to couple with the zero-pressure balloon and to receive therein a variable amount of ambient air from a surrounding atmosphere to provide a variable downward force to the balloon system. 10. A continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon comprising: a continuous envelope comprising a first section, a second section, and a third section, wherein the first, second and third sections are configured to extend axially along a central axis with the third section located between the first and second sections, the third section having a smaller maximum inflated width than each of the first and second sections;a circumferential constriction configured to extend around the continuous envelope between the first and second sections; anda plurality of tendons configured to extend from the circumferential constriction and around the continuous envelope to bias the first and second sections into respective first and second pumpkin shapes when the continuous envelope is inflated. 11. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 10, wherein the first section and the second section comprise a plurality of gores extending from an upper portion of the first section to a lower portion of the second section. 12. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 10, further comprising a compressor configured to pump air into the continuous envelope. 13. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 10, further comprising a barrier disposed inside the continuous envelope and fluidly separating a first fluid compartment from a second fluid compartment. 14. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 13, wherein the barrier forms a closed envelope that comprises the first fluid compartment. 15. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 10, wherein the continuous envelope further comprises one or more additional sections having a smaller maximum inflated width than sections adjacent to the one or more additional sections, and the super pressure balloon further comprises: one or more second circumferential constrictions each configured to extend around the continuous envelope at a respective one of the one or more additional sections; andthe plurality of tendons comprising a first plurality of tendons, a second plurality of tendons, and one or more third plurality of tendons, wherein the first plurality of tendons is configured to extend from the circumferential constriction around the first section to bias the first section into a first pumpkin shape when the continuous envelope is inflated, the second plurality of tendons is configured to extend between the circumferential constriction and the second circumferential constriction and around the second section to bias the second section into a second pumpkin shape when the continuous envelope is inflated, and the one or more third plurality of tendons is each configured to extend from a respective one of the one or more second circumferential constrictions around a respective one of the sections adjacent to the one or more additional sections to bias the respective one of the sections adjacent to the one or more additional sections into respective pumpkin shapes when the continuous envelope is inflated. 16. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 15, further comprising a barrier forming a closed envelope disposed inside the continuous envelope and fluidly separating a first fluid compartment inside the closed envelope from a second fluid compartment outside the closed envelope. 17. The continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon of claim 10, wherein the first section comprises a first chamber, the second section comprises a second chamber, and the third section comprises a waist. 18. A method of adjusting an altitude of a high altitude balloon system comprising a continuous multi-chamber super pressure balloon (SPB), the method comprising: decreasing the altitude, wherein decreasing the altitude comprises: causing air to enter a first section of a continuous envelope of the multi-chamber SPB, andcausing air to enter a second section of the continuous envelope, wherein the first and second sections each have a larger width than a third section of the continuous envelope that is located between the first and second sections; andincreasing the altitude, wherein increasing the altitude comprises: causing air to exit the first section, andcausing air to exit the second section. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein causing air to enter the second section comprises flowing air from the first section to the second section.

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