Floating wind turbine and seabed data center fusion device

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of floating wind turbine and seabed data center fusion device, including wind turbine, tower drum, float, mooring cable, seabed data center, the wind turbine is arranged on the tower drum, the tower drum is arranged on the float, the float is connected with the mooring cable, the seabed data center and the mooring cable are connected, the seabed data center is as the anchoring base of the float, the seabed data center is below waterline, the wind turbine and the seabed data center are electrically connected.The application can effectively reduce the construction cost of floating wind turbine and seabed data center, reduce the power cost of seabed data center, effectively improve the cooling capacity of seabed data center.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of integrated energy utilization technology of floating wind turbines and seabed data centers, specifically to a device for integrating floating wind turbines and seabed data centers. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of big data and artificial intelligence, human demand for data, algorithms, and computing power will experience explosive growth. As the carrier of all this, data center construction has entered a golden age, and the infrastructure supporting massive data processing will inevitably generate substantial demand, including for land and energy. Against the backdrop of increasingly strained land and energy supply and demand in relatively developed coastal areas with strong computing power demand and diverse business scenarios, offshore data centers (combined with Shanghai wind power) represent an optimal innovative solution to effectively resolve supply and demand imbalances, strongly support computing power applications, and drive the development of related industries on a large scale. However, offshore wind power faces the problem of excessively high costs after achieving grid parity, making it difficult to profit even after lowering selling prices. How to comprehensively utilize energy is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a floating wind turbine and subsea data center integration device that can effectively reduce the construction cost of floating wind turbines and subsea data centers, reduce the electricity cost of subsea data centers, and effectively improve the cooling capacity of subsea data centers.

[0004] This invention is achieved through the following technical solution: a floating wind turbine and subsea data center fusion device, comprising a wind turbine, a tower, a float, a mooring cable, and a subsea data center. The wind turbine is mounted on the tower, the tower is mounted on the float, the float is connected to the mooring cable, the subsea data center is connected to the mooring cable, the subsea data center serves as the anchoring foundation for the float, the subsea data center is located below the waterline, and the wind turbine and the subsea data center are electrically connected.

[0005] Furthermore, the float has a three-lobed structure, with an included angle of 120° between the axes of two adjacent lobes. Each lob is connected to a mooring cable, and each mooring cable is connected to the seabed data center.

[0006] Furthermore: the seabed data center includes a base plate, data center compartments, connection ports, and cable channels. The connection ports are located in the middle of the base plate. Multiple data center compartments are provided, and the multiple data center compartments are symmetrically distributed in pairs on both sides of the connection ports. The cables of each data center compartment are integrated into the connection ports through the cable channels. The connection ports are connected to the mooring cables, and the cables are embedded inside the mooring cables.

[0007] Furthermore, a counterweight is provided in the middle of the base plate, and the connection port is provided on the counterweight.

[0008] Furthermore, the base plate is provided with a plurality of evenly arranged elongated through slots.

[0009] Furthermore, each of the data center compartments is mounted on the base plate via mounting blocks.

[0010] Furthermore, the mooring cable has a hollow internal structure, which includes a composite material layer, an armor layer, an inner sheath layer, and a wrapping tape layer from the outer layer to the inner layer. The cable is embedded in the hollow structure of the mooring cable, and the hollow structure of the mooring cable is filled with a filling layer.

[0011] Furthermore, the cable comprises, from the inside out, a conductor, a conductor shielding layer, an insulation layer, an insulation shielding layer, and a copper tape shielding layer.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] 1. By connecting mooring cables to the floating hull, the subsea data center is linked to the mooring cables, serving as the anchoring foundation for the floating hull. This reduces the construction cost of floating wind turbines. Located below the waterline, the subsea data center utilizes the fluidity of the ocean's natural cooling source. The data center compartment is a metal pressure-sealed container, housing standard servers at depths of 10-50 meters on the seabed. This effectively utilizes the temperature difference of the water to generate natural cooling, distributing the generated heat evenly and efficiently into the ocean. This significantly reduces the energy consumption of the subsea data center and creates a continuous, stable, safe, and reliable operating environment for the servers. Simultaneously, wind turbines power the subsea data center. Compared to land-based data centers, using offshore wind turbines for power supply effectively reduces reliance on and consumption of mains power, lowering electricity costs. The construction costs of shared components such as base stations can also be further reduced.

[0014] 2. Positioning the connection port in the middle of the base plate and symmetrically distributing multiple data center compartments on both sides of the connection port helps to maintain the balance of the base plate. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the submarine data center of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the mooring cable of the present invention.

[0018] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1-Wind turbine, 2-Tower, 3-Floating body, 4-Mooring cable, 5-Submarine data center, 6-Bottom plate, 7-Data center compartment, 8-Connection port, 9-Cable channel, 10-Cable, 11-Counterweight block, 12-Long through-slot, 13-Mounting block, 14-Outer sheath layer, 15-Armor layer, 16-Inner sheath layer, 17-Wrapping layer, 18-Filling layer, 19-Conductor, 20-Conductor shielding layer, 21-Insulation layer, 22-Insulation shielding layer, 23-Copper tape shielding layer. Detailed Implementation

[0019] Figures 1 to 3 The schematic diagram of an embodiment of the floating wind turbine and subsea data center integration device provided by the present invention includes a wind turbine 1, a tower 2, a float 3, a mooring cable 4, and a subsea data center 5. The wind turbine 1 is mounted on the tower 2, the tower 2 is mounted on the float 3, the float 3 is connected to the mooring cable 4, the subsea data center 5 is connected to the mooring cable 4, the subsea data center 5 serves as the anchoring foundation for the float 3, the subsea data center 5 is located below the waterline, and the wind turbine 1 and the subsea data center 5 are electrically connected.

[0020] The float 3 has a three-lobed structure with an angle of 120° between the axes of two adjacent lobes. Each lob is connected to a mooring cable 4, and each mooring cable 4 is connected to the seabed data center 5.

[0021] The seabed data center 5 includes a base plate 6, a data center compartment 7, a connection port 8, and a cable channel 9. The connection port 8 is located in the middle of the base plate 6. There are multiple data center compartments 7, which are symmetrically distributed in pairs on both sides of the connection port 8. The cables 10 of each data center compartment 7 are integrated into the connection port 8 through the cable channel 9. The connection port 8 is connected to the mooring cable 4, and the cables 10 are embedded inside the mooring cable 4.

[0022] In this embodiment, each base plate 6 is provided with six data center compartments 7, which are arranged in two columns and three rows, and the connection port 8 is located between the two columns of data center compartments 7.

[0023] Data center compartment 7 is a metal pressure-sealed container.

[0024] A counterweight 11 is provided in the middle of the base plate 6, and a connection port 8 is provided on the counterweight 11.

[0025] The weight and quantity of counterweight 11 can be set according to requirements.

[0026] The base plate 6 has multiple evenly arranged elongated through slots 12.

[0027] The elongated channel 12 facilitates water permeability of the base plate 6, making it easier to place the base plate 6 below the waterline, and also allows seawater to cool the data center compartment 7.

[0028] Each data center compartment 7 is mounted on the base plate 6 via mounting block 13.

[0029] The mooring cable 4 has a hollow internal structure, which includes a composite material layer 14, an armor layer 15, an inner sheath layer 16, and a wrapping tape layer 17 from the outer layer to the inner layer. The cable 10 is embedded in the hollow structure of the mooring cable 4, and the hollow structure of the mooring cable 4 is filled with a filling layer 18.

[0030] The cable 10 includes, from the inside out, a conductor 19, a conductor shielding layer 20, an insulation layer 21, an insulation shielding layer 22, and a copper tape shielding layer 23.

[0031] In this embodiment, each cable 10 is embedded in the mooring cable 4, which can improve its wear resistance, corrosion resistance and other properties, and improve the overall reliability.

[0032] The above detailed description is a specific description of feasible embodiments of the present invention. These embodiments are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent implementations or modifications that do not depart from the present invention should be included in the patent scope of this case.

Claims

1. A device for integrating a floating wind turbine generator with an underwater data center, characterized in that: The system includes a wind turbine, a tower, a floating body, a mooring cable, and a submarine data center. The wind turbine is mounted on the tower, the tower is mounted on the floating body, the floating body is connected to the mooring cable, the submarine data center is connected to the mooring cable, the submarine data center serves as the anchoring foundation for the floating body, the submarine data center is located below the waterline, and the wind turbine and the submarine data center are electrically connected. The subsea data center includes a base plate, data center compartments, connection ports, and cable channels. The connection ports are located in the middle of the base plate. Multiple data center compartments are provided, and the multiple data center compartments are symmetrically distributed in pairs on both sides of the connection ports. The cables of each data center compartment are integrated into the connection ports through the cable channels. The connection ports are connected to the mooring cables, and the cables are embedded inside the mooring cables.

2. The floating wind turbine and subsea data center integration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The float has a three-lobed structure with an included angle of 120° between the axes of two adjacent lobes. Each lob is connected to a mooring cable, and each mooring cable is connected to the seabed data center.

3. The floating wind turbine and subsea data center integration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A counterweight is provided in the middle of the base plate, and the connection port is provided on the counterweight.

4. The floating wind turbine and subsea data center integration device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The base plate is provided with multiple evenly arranged elongated through slots.

5. The floating wind turbine and subsea data center integration device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each of the data center compartments is mounted on the base plate via mounting blocks.

6. The floating wind turbine and subsea data center integration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mooring cable has a hollow structure. The inner wall of the mooring cable is provided with an outer sheath layer, an armor layer, an inner sheath layer, and a wrapping layer from the outside to the inside. The cable is embedded in the hollow structure of the mooring cable, and the hollow structure of the mooring cable is filled with a filling layer.

7. The floating wind turbine and subsea data center integration device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cable, from the inside out, includes a conductor, a conductor shielding layer, an insulation layer, an insulation shielding layer, and a copper tape shielding layer.

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