[특허]Flutter oscillation hydrofoil system utilizing a hydraulic power circuit to efficiently transmit harvested energy

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Flutter oscillation hydrofoil system utilizing a hydraulic power circuit to efficiently transmit harvested energy

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	F03B-017/06 F03D-009/17 F03D-005/06
출원번호	US-0577644 (2015-12-02)
등록번호	US-10208731 (2019-02-19)
국제출원번호	PCT/US2015/063548 (2015-12-02)
국제공개번호	WO2016/090057 (2016-06-09)
발명자 / 주소	Kerr, Colin
출원인 / 주소	ResHydro LLC
대리인 / 주소	Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP
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Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for extracting useful work from a fluid stream are disclosed. Some embodiments comprise balanced hydrofoils comprising upper and lower semifoils joined by a member. Some embodiments comprise an array of removable hydrofoil modules wherein each module is adapted to provide an independent power contribution to an overall system, depending on speed of the fluid stream in the vicinity of the module, and each module is further adapted to provide its power contribution at a substantially consistent pressure to an ...

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1. An apparatus for converting kinetic energy of a fluid stream into useful work by producing fluid pressure conveyable in a fluid conduit, the apparatus comprising a plurality of hydrofoil modules arranged in an array of hydrofoil modules, each hydrofoil module of the plurality of hydrofoil modules comprising: a plurality of balanced foils, a balanced foil comprising top and bottom semi-foils joined by a member;at least one translational transducer adapted to, in response to translational forces from the plurality of balanced foils, provide fluid pressure conveyable by a fluid conduit; wherein: the member joining a top semi-foil to a bottom semi-foil is mechanically linked to the at least one translational transducer for conveying translational force to the translational transducer; andthe plurality of balanced foils and the at least one translational transducer are mounted within a module frame such that vertical axes of adjacent balanced foils are maintained parallel to each other and are limited to translational and rotational oscillatory movement within a translational range of motion and within a rotational range of motion;a module-specific fluidic power circuit fluidically coupled to the translational transducer to convey energy at a module-specific fluid pressure; anda module power decoupler unit coupled to the module-specific fluidic power circuit and to a high-pressure array-wide fluidic power circuit at an array-wide fluidic transmission pressure for transmission of fluid pressure to a fluidic accumulator, wherein the module power decoupler unit is adapted to convert energy at the module-specific fluid pressure to energy at the array-wide fluidic transmission pressure so that the translational transducer can provide fluid pressure through the fluid conduit to the array-wide fluidic power circuit at a substantially consistent array-wide pressure level despite variations in a speed of the fluid stream in the vicinity of the module. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each module frame is adapted for mounting within a cell of an array frame. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the module power decoupler unit comprises a pressure-control piston and valve assembly that is dynamically adjustable. 4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the pressure-control piston and valve assembly comprises: a plurality of sub-cylinders;a plurality of pistons mechanically coupled to the plurality of balanced foils such that translational forces from the balanced foils drive the plurality of pistons within the plurality of sub-cylinders; anda plurality of selectable valves selectively linking fluid pressure from respective ones of the sub-cylinders, depending on a valve selection, either to the array-wide fluidic power circuit through the fluid conduit or to a return pressure region. 5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the plurality of sub-cylinders are disposed within an enclosure and the return pressure region is within the enclosure. 6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein a first piston of the plurality of pistons has a different drive surface area than a second piston of the plurality of pistons. 7. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein a hydrofoil module is coupled to a water speed sensor to determine a water speed in the vicinity of the hydrofoil module, the water speed sensor being coupled to provide input to a valve controller for controlling selection of the plurality of selectable valves based upon a sensed water speed, a faster sensed water speed generally resulting in selection of one or more valves linking pistons corresponding to a greater total piston drive surface area to the array-wide fluidic power circuit and a slower sensed water speed generally resulting in selection of one or more valves linking pistons corresponding to a lesser total piston drive surface area to the array-wide fluidic power circuit. 8. An apparatus for converting kinetic energy of a fluid stream into useful work by producing fluid pressure conveyable in a fluid conduit, the apparatus comprising a plurality of hydrofoil modules arranged in an array of hydrofoil modules, each hydrofoil module of the plurality of hydrofoil modules comprising: a plurality of hydrofoils; andat least one translational transducer adapted to, in response to translational forces from the plurality of hydrofoils, provide fluid pressure conveyable by a fluid conduit; wherein:a hydrofoil of the plurality of hydrofoils is mechanically linked to the at least one translational transducer for conveying translational force to the translational transducer;the plurality of hydrofoils and the at least one translational transducer are mounted within a module frame such that vertical axes of adjacent hydrofoils are maintained parallel to each other and are limited to translational and rotational oscillatory movement within a translational range of motion and within a rotational range of motion; andthe module frame is adapted for mounting within a cell of an array frame, such that a plurality of hydrofoil modules so mounted provide the array of hydrofoil modules;wherein the module frame and the array frame comprise corresponding module and array portions of an interface unit, the interface unit being adapted to connect a module high pressure conduit to an array high pressure conduit such that, when the module frame is removed from the array frame, the array high pressure conduit is sealed at the corresponding array portion of the interface unit and, when the module frame is inserted into the array frame, the interface unit is adapted to provide a fluid connection between the module high pressure conduit and the array high pressure conduit. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the translational transducer comprises a pressure-control piston and valve assembly that is dynamically adjustable so that the translational transducer can provide fluid pressure through the fluid conduit to an array-wide fluid pressure circuit at an array-wide pressure level despite variations in a speed of the fluid stream in the vicinity of the hydrofoil module. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the pressure-control piston and valve assembly comprises: a plurality of sub-cylinders;a plurality of pistons mechanically coupled to the plurality of hydrofoils such that translational forces from the hydrofoils drive the plurality of pistons within the plurality of sub-cylinders; anda plurality of selectable valves selectively linking fluid pressure from respective ones of the sub-cylinders, depending on a valve selection, either to the array-wide fluid pressure circuit through the fluid conduit or to a return pressure region. 11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the plurality of sub-cylinders are disposed within an enclosure and the return pressure region is within the enclosure. 12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein a hydrofoil module is coupled to a water speed sensor to determine a water speed in the vicinity of the hydrofoil module, the water speed sensor being coupled to provide input to a valve controller for controlling selection of the plurality of selectable valves based upon a sensed water speed, a faster sensed water speed generally resulting in selection of one or more valves linking pistons corresponding to a greater total piston drive surface area to the array-wide fluid pressure circuit and a slower sensed water speed generally resulting in selection of one or more valves linking pistons corresponding to a lesser total piston drive surface area to the array-wide fluid pressure circuit. 13. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein a first piston of the plurality of pistons has a different drive surface area than a second piston of the plurality of pistons. 14. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein each hydrofoil module comprises: a module-specific fluidic power circuit fluidically coupled to the translational transducer to convey energy at a module-specific fluid pressure; anda module power decoupler unit coupled to the module-specific fluidic power circuit and to a high-pressure array-wide fluidic power circuit at an array-wide fluid transmission pressure for transmission to a fluidic accumulator, wherein the module power decoupler unit is adapted to convert energy at the module-specific fluid pressure to energy at the array wide fluid transmission pressure. 15. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the interface unit comprises: a transfer core moveable within a transfer sleeve, the transfer core comprising a transfer conduit channel, the transfer sleeve being moveable within a cylindrical bore of the interface unit;wherein:the cylindrical bore of the interface unit comprises an injector bore portion and a receptor bore portion, the injector bore portion including an injector opening to the array high pressure conduit and the receptor bore portion including a receptor opening to the module high pressure conduit;the transfer sleeve comprises first and second transfer openings; andthe transfer core, the transfer conduit channel, the transfer sleeve, the injector opening, the receptor opening, the first transfer opening and the second transfer opening are arranged relative to each other such that when the module frame is inserted into the array frame, pressure applied to the transfer core moves the transfer core within the transfer sleeve and moves the transfer sleeve within the cylindrical bore until the first and second transfer openings are respectively aligned with the injector and receptor openings such that high pressure fluid can flow between the array high pressure conduit and the module high pressure conduit through the transfer conduit channel. 16. The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising: an injector compression spring abutting the transfer core at one end; anda receptor compression spring abutting a receptor wall at one end and positioned to receive pressure transferred through the injector compression spring at another end. 17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the receptor compression spring has a lower spring rate than the injector compression spring. 18. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the interface unit comprises a plurality of transfer conduit channels and is adapted to connect a plurality of respective module conduits to a plurality of respective array conduits.

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