Deep seismic energy conversion and utilization device in pile foundation and operation method

By installing a retractable rubber ring and a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generation device inside the building pile foundation, the problem of energy loss during earthquake transmission is solved, achieving efficient and environmentally friendly energy conversion and utilization, which is suitable for building foundations in seismic zones.

CN111181350BActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17ZHEJIANG UNIV OF SCI & TECH
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Application Number
CN202010069496.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-01-21
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2040-01-21

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies have failed to effectively utilize seismic energy, especially since seismic energy is lost too much when it reaches the Earth's surface, and there is a lack of effective energy harvesting and conversion methods.

Method used

A device for converting and utilizing deep seismic energy within pile foundations is designed. It utilizes a stretchable rubber ring, magnetohydrodynamic fluid, electrode plates, metal clips, and fixing caps to convert seismic energy into electrical energy through the principle of magnetohydrodynamic power generation. The device is installed inside the building pile foundation and combines the three-dimensional acquisition of magnetohydrodynamic fluid with the principle of electromagnetic induction to achieve efficient energy conversion.

Benefits of technology

It achieves efficient absorption and utilization of three-dimensional vibration energy, the power generation process is green and pollution-free, the power transmission loss is small, the power generation efficiency is high, it saves building space, and it is suitable for building foundations in seismic zones.

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Abstract

A kind of pile foundation inside deep seismic energy conversion and utilization device, hollow inside retractable rubber ring, its cavity is connected with outside through air valve, magnetic fluid is injected into retractable rubber ring through air valve, electrode plate is placed on the shaping mold of retractable rubber ring, and is shaped with retractable rubber ring and is left in the internal cavity of rubber ring, recess exists on the upper and lower metal clamping piece, for installing sheet magnet, the outside of metal clamping piece is a annular buckle, buckle is connected with hoop of pile inner reinforcement cage, the opening of metal clamping piece is helical, when installing, the metal clamping piece is fixed using spherical nut, fixed cap is buckled on spherical nut, steel bar or pipeline is inserted into fixed cap, form skeleton or guide circuit, steel bar or electric wire pipe is fixed by fixed bolt, and electric wire is led out from the reserved space.A kind of pile foundation inside deep seismic energy conversion and utilization device operating method is provided.The present application has low cost, high efficiency and green environmental protection.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a power generation device for collecting and converting deep seismic energy into electrical energy, which is installed in various types of building pile foundations on a seismic belt, and is a device for converting and utilizing deep underground seismic energy by combining with a pile foundation. BACKGROUND

[0002] Fossil fuels are the main energy source in the world today, but the environmental problems caused by the large-scale use of fossil fuels have not been solved, so it is urgent to find a new clean energy. Although earthquakes carry a lot of vibration energy, there is currently no good way to collect and utilize seismic energy. There are many seismic belts distributed around the world, and how to utilize these seismic energy has become a new challenge. In addition, since the earthquake source is usually located deep underground, although some small earthquakes also carry a lot of energy, the energy is greatly lost when it reaches the ground surface, and loses its value for utilization. SUMMARY

[0003] The main purpose of the present application is to absorb and convert vibration energy into electrical energy. In order to fill the technical gap, the purpose of the present application is to provide a device and operating method for absorbing and converting deep seismic energy into electrical energy, which has the advantages of low cost, high efficiency and green environmental protection.

[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the present application to solve its technical problems is:

[0005] A pile foundation deep seismic energy conversion and utilization device, comprising a telescopic rubber ring, a magnetic fluid, an electrode plate, a metal clamp and a fixing cap, the telescopic rubber ring is hollow inside, the cavity is connected with the outside through an air valve, the magnetic fluid is injected into the telescopic rubber ring through the air valve, the electrode plate is placed on the shaping mold of the telescopic rubber ring, and is shaped together with the telescopic rubber ring and left in the cavity of the rubber ring, the metal clamp has grooves on the upper and lower sides for installing sheet-shaped magnets, the outer side of the metal clamp is a ring-shaped buckle connected with the hoop of the steel reinforcement cage in the pile, the opening of the metal clamp is spiral-shaped, the metal clamp is fixed by using a spherical nut during installation, the fixing cap is buckled on the spherical nut, a steel bar or a pipeline is inserted into the fixing cap to form a skeleton or a guide circuit, the steel bar or the wire pipe is fixed by a fixing bolt, the metal clamp, the spherical nut and the fixing cap have a space left, and the wire is led out from the space.

[0006] Further, the electric wire is led out from the reserved space of the clamping piece, and the ball-shaped nut is tightened to fix the metal clamping piece, the fixing cap is buckled on the ball-shaped nut, and the other three metal clamping pieces are installed, and in order to prevent the symmetrical distribution of the magnetic field, only two metal clamping pieces are selected to install the sheet-shaped magnet and arranged on the same side of the telescopic rubber ring.

[0007] Further, the electric wire is led out from the reserved space of the clamping piece, and the ball-shaped nut is tightened to fix the metal clamping piece, the fixing cap is buckled on the ball-shaped nut, and the other three metal clamping pieces are installed, and in order to prevent the symmetrical distribution of the magnetic field, only two metal clamping pieces are selected to install the sheet-shaped magnet and arranged on the same side of the telescopic rubber ring.

[0008] An operating method of a pile foundation deep part seismic energy conversion and utilization device, comprising the following steps:

[0009] (1) The telescopic rubber ring can be used in most bored piles, and the electrode plate and the electric wire are molded together, and the magnetic fluid is injected through the water injection hole reserved in the telescopic rubber ring;

[0010] (2) Take two metal clamping pieces, install sheet-shaped magnets on the built-in grooves, clamp two metal clamping pieces containing magnets on the same side of the telescopic rubber ring, clamp two metal clamping pieces without magnets on the other side, lead out the electric wire through the electric wire hole reserved in the clamping piece, fix the clamping piece through the ball-shaped nut, and buckle the fixing cap on the ball-shaped nut. Similarly, the electric wire is connected through the electric wire hole reserved in the nut for standby use;

[0011] (3) According to the length of the reinforcement cage of the bored pile, the device is uniformly arranged according to the installation method of steps 1 and 2 at a certain interval, the electric wire of the device is connected to the electric wire pipe, the electric wire pipe is inserted into the fixing cap of the device, the reinforcement is inserted into the fixing cap without electric wire on the other side, and the device is fixed through the fixing bolt, forming a string-shaped machine group;

[0012] (4) Insert the string-shaped machine group into the reinforcement cage, stretch the device according to the size of the reinforcement cage, and clamp the annular buckle on the metal clamping piece on the stirrup of the reinforcement cage, so that the four buckles on the device are completely clamped on the stirrup, forming a reinforcement cage string-shaped machine group combination device;

[0013] (5) Hoist the reinforcement cage string-shaped machine group combination device into the pile hole, pour concrete, connect the electric wire through the reserved electric wire pipe, and wind the electric wire into the electric wire storage box, which is to prevent the electric wire from being pulled off when the pile body is broken;

[0014] (6) When the device is in a static state, there is no induced current in the loop, when an earthquake occurs, the liquid surface fluctuates, when the liquid is pushed to the side without a magnet, the magnetic flux in the loop is 0, when the liquid is pushed to the side with a magnet, the magnetic flux in the loop changes, according to the principle of electromagnetic induction, as long as the magnetic flux through the closed circuit changes, an induced current will be generated in the closed circuit.

[0015] Further, the method further comprises the following steps:

[0016] (7) If the earthquake magnitude is large, the pile foundation is damaged or cut off, because the telescopic rubber ring is made of rubber material, it can withstand a certain deformation, secondly, because there is a remaining length of wire in the wire storage box, when the pile is cut off, the wire will not be pulled off, ensuring the continued use of the device.

[0017] The technical concept of the present application is that: in order to be closer to the seismic source to improve the energy collection efficiency, and reduce the occupation of the device to the available space of the building, the device is installed in the pile foundation of the building structure. When an earthquake occurs, the present application can collect seismic energy for emergency power supply, the present application uses magnetic fluid to realize three-dimensional collection of seismic energy, which has the advantages of effectively converting seismic energy, low power generation loss, high energy conversion efficiency, and the present application can be effectively combined with the building pile foundation, and does not affect the normal construction, which provides the possibility for practical application.

[0018] The beneficial effects of the present application mainly include: (1) realizing three-dimensional vibration energy absorption and utilization: the present application uses magnetic fluid power generation to realize the absorption and conversion of vibration energy in any direction into electric energy; (2) green and pollution-free power generation process: the entire energy conversion process is energy-saving and environmentally friendly, without material consumption and material generation, realizing energy and energy conversion utilization; (3) small power transmission loss: the installation method of the present application has little effect on engineering construction, and can be effectively connected with the building structure entity, avoiding the power loss in the long-distance power generation process, and providing the possibility for large-scale production and installation; (4) high power generation efficiency: compared with the traditional vibration power generation, the present application uses magnetic fluid power generation, which greatly reduces the friction and improves the energy conversion efficiency, in addition, because the pile body is embedded in the soil to a certain depth, the device can absorb and convert deep seismic energy, further improving the power generation efficiency; (5) saving building space: by combining the device with the building pile foundation, the available space of the building above the foundation can be saved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Fig. 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0020] Fig. 2 It is a sectional view of each component;

[0021] Fig. 3 It is a schematic diagram of the telescopic rubber ring, wherein (a) is a sectional view, and (b) is an A-A sectional view of (a).

[0022] Fig. 4 It is a device installation schematic diagram;

[0023] Wherein, 101 is a stretchable rubber ring, 102 is an electrode plate, 103 is a magnetic fluid, 104 is an electric wire, 201 is a metal clamp, 202 is a spherical nut, 203 is a fixing cap, 204 is a fixing bolt, and 205 is a sheet-shaped magnet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The application will be further described below with reference to the drawings.

[0025] REFERENCE Figs. 1-4 A deep-seated earthquake energy conversion and utilization device in a pile foundation, comprising a stretchable rubber ring 101, a magnetic fluid 103, an electrode plate 102, a metal clamp 201, and a fixing cap 203, the stretchable rubber ring 101 is hollow inside, the cavity is connected with the outside through an air valve, the magnetic fluid 103 is injected into the stretchable rubber ring 101 through the air valve, the electrode plate 102 is arranged on a shaping mold of the stretchable rubber ring 101, is shaped together with the stretchable rubber ring, and is left in the internal cavity of the rubber ring, the metal clamp 201 has grooves on the upper and lower sides for installing sheet-shaped magnets 205, the outer side of the metal clamp 201 is a ring-shaped buckle connected with hoop reinforcement of a reinforcement cage in a pile, the opening of the metal clamp 201 is spiral-shaped, the metal clamp 201 is fixed by using a spherical nut 202, the fixing cap 203 is buckled on the spherical nut 202, a steel bar or a pipeline is inserted into the fixing cap 203 to form a framework or a guide circuit, the steel bar or the pipeline is fixed by a fixing bolt 204, the metal clamp 201, the spherical nut 202, and the fixing cap 203 have a reserved space, and an electric wire 104 is led out from the reserved space.

[0026] Further, the electric wire 104 is led out from the reserved space of the metal clamp 201, the metal clamp is fixed by tightening the spherical nut, the fixing cap is buckled on the spherical nut, and other three metal clamps are installed, only two metal clamps are selected to install the sheet-shaped magnets and are arranged on the same side of the stretchable rubber ring to prevent symmetrical distribution of a magnetic field.

[0027] Further, a pipeline is inserted into the fixing cap with the electric wire, a steel bar is inserted into the fixing cap without the electric wire, and the fixing bolt is used for fixing.

[0028] An operation method of a deep-seated earthquake energy conversion and utilization device in a pile foundation, comprising the following steps:

[0029] (1) The stretchable rubber ring can be used in most bored piles, is molded together with an electrode plate and an electric wire, and the magnetic fluid is injected through a water injection hole reserved in the stretchable rubber ring;

[0030] (2) take 2 metal clips, install the sheet magnet on the built-in slot, clamp 2 metal clips containing magnet on the same side of the extensible rubber ring, clamp 2 metal clips without magnet on the other side, connect the wire through the wire hole reserved by the clip, fix the clip through the spherical nut, put the fixing cap on the spherical nut, similarly, connect the wire through the wire hole reserved by the nut for standby;

[0031] (3) according to the length of the reinforcement cage of the cast-in-place bored pile, uniformly arrange the device according to the installation method of step 1 and step 2 at a specific interval, respectively connect the wires of the device to the wire pipe, pass the wire pipe into the fixing cap of the device, pass the steel bar into the fixing cap without wire on the other side, and fix the device through the fixing bolt to form a string-shaped unit;

[0032] (4) insert the string-shaped unit into the reinforcement cage, stretch the device according to the size of the reinforcement cage, and clamp the annular buckle on the metal clip on the stirrup of the reinforcement cage, so that the four buckles on the device are completely clamped on the stirrup, forming a reinforcement cage string-shaped unit combination device;

[0033] (5) hoist the reinforcement cage string-shaped unit combination device into the pile hole, pour concrete, connect the wire through the reserved wire pipe, and wind the wire into the wire storage box, which is to prevent the wire from being pulled off when the pile body is broken;

[0034] (6) when the device is in a static state, there is no induced current in the loop, when an earthquake occurs, the liquid surface fluctuates, when the liquid is pushed to the side without magnet, the magnetic flux in the loop is 0, when the liquid is pushed to the side with magnet, the magnetic flux in the loop changes, according to the principle of electromagnetic induction, as long as the magnetic flux through the closed circuit changes, an induced current will be generated in the closed circuit.

[0035] Further, the method further comprises the following steps:

[0036] (7) if the earthquake magnitude is large and the pile foundation is damaged or cut off, since the extensible rubber ring is made of rubber material and can withstand a certain deformation, and secondly, there is a remaining length of wire in the wire storage box, therefore when the pile is cut off, the wire will not be pulled off, ensuring the continued use of the device.

[0037] A building is located in a seismic belt, the building adopts pile foundation, since small earthquakes frequently occur in this area and the focal depth is deep, the device needs to be installed in the pile foundation of the building. The foundation of the building is a pile foundation, which adopts a cast-in-place bored pile, the drilling diameter is 600mm, the drilling depth is 15m, the reinforcement cage length is 15m, the diameter is 500mm, the stirrup diameter is 12mm, and the interval is 200mm. The specific size and installation scheme of the device are as follows:

[0038] (1)Part 101 retractable rubber ring, outer diameter 450 mm, maximum diameter 600 mm after stretching, high 200 mm, can be used with most bored piles, with 102 electrode plate and 104 wire injection molding. Through 101 retractable rubber ring reserved water injection hole injection of a certain amount of 103 magnetic fluid;

[0039] (2)Take 2 pieces of 201 metal clips, install 205 sheet magnets on the built-in slot, put 2 pieces of 201 containing magnets on the same side of part 101, and put 2 pieces of 201 containing magnets on the other side. The other side of the clip, the 104 wire is connected through the wire hole reserved by the clip. The clip is fixed by 202 ball nut, and 203 fixing cap is sleeved on 202. Similarly, the 104 wire is connected through the wire hole reserved by the nut for standby;

[0040] (3)Choose 15m long steel bar, evenly arrange the device according to the installation method of step 1 and step 2 with 400mm interval, connect the wires of the device to the wire pipe respectively, and put the wire pipe into the 203 fixing cap of the device. The other side of the 203 fixing cap without wire is inserted into the steel bar, and the device is fixed by fixing bolt to form a string shaped unit;

[0041] (4)Insert the string shaped unit into the steel bar cage and stretch the device. The annular buckle on the metal clip is clamped on the stirrup of the steel bar cage, so that the four buckles on the device are completely clamped on the stirrup, forming a steel bar cage string shaped unit combination device;

[0042] (5)Hoist the steel bar cage string shaped unit combination device into the pile hole, pour concrete, and connect the wire to the wire storage box through the reserved wire pipe. The purpose is to prevent the wire from being pulled off when the pile body is broken;

[0043] (6)When the device is in a static state, there is no induced current in the loop. When an earthquake occurs, the liquid surface fluctuates. When the liquid is pushed to the side without magnets, the magnetic flux in the loop is 0. When the liquid is pushed to the side with magnets, the magnetic flux in the loop changes. According to the principle of electromagnetic induction, as long as the magnetic flux through the closed circuit changes, an induced current will be generated in the closed circuit.

[0044] (7)If the earthquake magnitude is large and the pile foundation is damaged or cut off, the main body 101 of the device is made of rubber material and can withstand a certain deformation. Secondly, there is a certain length of wire in the 3 wire storage box, so when the pile is cut off, the wire will not be pulled off, ensuring the normal use of the device.

Claims

1. A method for operating a deep seismic energy conversion and utilization device in a pile foundation, characterized in that: The device includes a retractable rubber ring, a magnetic fluid, an electrode plate, a metal clip and a fixing cap. The retractable rubber ring is hollow inside, and its cavity is connected to the outside world through an air valve. The magnetic fluid is injected into the retractable rubber ring through the air valve. The electrode plate is placed on the shaping mold of the retractable rubber ring, shaped together with the retractable rubber ring and retained in the internal cavity of the rubber ring. The metal clip has grooves on the upper and lower sides for installing sheet magnets. The outer side of the metal clip is an annular buckle, which is connected to the stirrups of the steel cage in the pile. The opening of the metal clip is spiral. During installation, the metal clip is fixed with a spherical nut. The fixing cap is buckled on the spherical nut. Steel bars or pipes are inserted into the fixing cap to form a skeleton or a guide circuit. The steel bars or wire pipes are fixed by fixing bolts. There are gaps between the metal clip, the spherical nut and the fixing cap, and the wires are led out from the gaps. The method comprises the following steps: (1) The retractable rubber ring can be used in conjunction with most bored piles and is injection molded together with the electrode plate and wires. The magnetic fluid is injected through the water injection hole reserved in the retractable rubber ring. (2) Take two metal clips, install sheet magnets on their built-in grooves, clamp the two metal clips containing magnets to the same side of the retractable rubber ring, and clamp two metal clips without magnets on the other side. Connect the wires through the wire holes reserved in the clips, fix the clips with ball nuts, put the fixing cap on the ball nuts, and similarly connect the wires through the wire holes reserved in the nuts for later use; (3) According to the length of the steel cage of the bored pile, the devices are evenly arranged according to the installation method of steps 1 and 2 at a specific spacing, the wires of the devices are connected to the wire pipes, and the wire pipes are passed into the fixing caps of the devices. Steel bars are passed into the fixing caps on the other side without wires, and the devices are fixed with fixing bolts to form a string unit; (4) Insert the string unit into the steel cage, stretch the device according to the size of the steel cage, and clamp the annular buckle on the metal clip on the steel cage stirrup, so that all four buckles on the device are completely clamped on the stirrup, forming a steel cage string unit assembly device; (5) hoist the steel cage string unit assembly into the pile hole, pour concrete, connect the wires through the reserved wire conduit, and wind the wires into the wire storage box to prevent the wires from being broken when the pile body breaks; (6) When the device is in a stationary state, there is no induced current in the circuit. When an earthquake occurs, the liquid level fluctuates. When the liquid is pushed to the side without the magnet, the magnetic flux in the circuit is 0. When the liquid is pushed to the side with the magnet, the magnetic flux in the circuit changes. According to the principle of electromagnetic induction, as long as the magnetic flux passing through the closed circuit changes, an induced current will be generated in the closed circuit.

2. The method for operating the deep seismic energy conversion and utilization device in a pile foundation according to claim 1, wherein: The wires are led out from the empty space of the clip, and the ball nut is tightened to fix the metal clip. The fixing cap is buckled on the ball nut, and the other three metal clips are installed. To prevent the symmetrical distribution of the magnetic field, only two metal clips are selected to install the sheet magnets and are arranged on the same side of the retractable rubber ring.

3. The method for operating the deep seismic energy conversion and utilization device in a pile foundation according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: An electric wire tube is inserted into the fixing cap on the side with the electric wire, and a steel bar is inserted into the fixing cap on the side without the electric wire, and the fixing is performed using the fixing bolts.

4. The method for operating the deep seismic energy conversion and utilization device in a pile foundation according to claim 1, wherein: The method further comprises the following steps: (7) If the earthquake magnitude is large and the pile foundation is damaged or cut off, the retractable rubber ring is made of rubber and can withstand a certain amount of deformation. Secondly, since there is a remaining length of wire in the wire storage box, the wire will not be broken when the pile is cut off, ensuring the continued use of the device.

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