Device and method for controlling balloon to rise through double winches

Abstract

The invention discloses equipment and method for controlling a balloon to rise through double winches, the equipment comprises an inflatable pile winch, a lift-off auxiliary winch and a lift-off balloon, transverse plates are fixedly connected to the surface of one side of the inflatable pile winch and the surface of one side of the lift-off auxiliary winch, and supporting rods are fixedly connected to the upper surfaces of the transverse plates; the height of the supporting rod is larger than that of a worker, meanwhile, the worker can raise the hand to make contact with the supporting rod, the upper end of the supporting rod is fixedly connected with a limiting frame, and moving wheels are installed on the lower surface of the inflatable pile winch. When the helium balloon lifts off, the unfixed winch is prevented from being frequently moved, the trouble of workers is reduced, the operation efficiency of the workers is improved, and then the requirement for the site is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of controlling the ascent of a balloon, and in particular to a device and a method for controlling the ascent of a balloon using double winches. Background Art

[0003] High-altitude wind energy has significant advantages over traditional low-altitude wind energy: High wind energy density: As the distance from the ground increases, the friction of the wind on the ground gradually decreases and the speed gradually increases. The wind speed at high altitudes is usually faster and more stable than on the ground, so the energy contained in high-altitude wind energy is much greater than that on the ground. Stable wind direction: The wind direction of high-altitude wind is relatively stable, reducing the impact of wind speed fluctuations on power generation efficiency. Wide distribution: High-altitude wind energy is almost everywhere, not restricted by geographical environment, and provides more options for energy supply.

[0004] The high-altitude wind energy parachute ladder power generation technology achieves efficient capture and utilization of high-altitude wind energy through a unique parachute ladder combination design: Parachute ladder combination design: This technology uses a helium balloon to provide initial lift, and captures wind energy at high altitudes through a combination design of a balancing parachute and a working parachute. The working parachute moves upward along the cable axis under the action of wind, thereby pulling the mechanical transmission system on the ground to generate electricity. During the launch of the helium balloon, a mobile winch is used to hang the main cable. During the operation, the winch is not fixed and needs to be moved frequently, which is cumbersome and poses safety hazards during operation, and requires a greater site. Summary of the invention In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a device and method for controlling the ascent of a balloon using dual winches, which solves the problem that traditional winches are not fixed and need to be moved frequently. It can avoid the frequent movement of the non-fixed winches when launching a helium balloon, reduce the trouble for the staff, improve the staff's operating efficiency, and secondly reduce the demand for space.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: a device for controlling the ascent of a balloon with double winches, including an inflatable pile winch, an auxiliary lift winch and a lifted balloon, one side surface of the inflatable pile winch and the auxiliary lift winch are fixedly connected with a cross plate, and the upper surface of the cross plate is fixedly connected with a support rod, and the height of the support rod is higher than the height of the staff and can be touched by the staff by raising their hands, the upper end of the support rod is fixedly connected with a limited position frame, and the lower surface of the inflatable pile winch is equipped with moving wheels.

[0006] Preferably, the inflatable pile winch and the lifting auxiliary winch both include a servo motor, and a winding drum is installed at one end of the servo motor, and a cable is fixedly connected to the side surface of the winding drum.

[0007] Preferably, the lower end of the balloon is fixedly connected to a base plate, and a rotating joint is installed on the lower surface of the base plate.

[0008] Preferably, the cable and the main cable are formed by winding a plurality of groups of nylon threads with each other, and a steel wire rope with a diameter of 0.5 cm is provided inside the cable.

[0009] Preferably, the balloon is made of polyethylene film and polyester film, or a composite film formed by pressing multiple layers of plastic films.

[0010] The double winch method for controlling the balloon's ascent has the following specific steps: Step 1: first move the inflatable pile winch, the lifting auxiliary winch and the balloon to the inflatable platform, and arrange two staff members next to the inflatable pile winch; Step 2: Align the lifting auxiliary winch with the inflatable pile winch, and then move it away from the inflatable pile winch, and make the distance between the lifting auxiliary winch and the inflatable pile winch greater than meters, and arrange two staff members next to the lifting auxiliary winch; Step three, pass one end of the cable on the inflatable pile winch and one end of the cable on the lifting auxiliary winch through the limit frame on the support rod to connect with the balloon, and then the balloon can be inflated.

[0011] Step 4: start the inflatable pile winch and the auxiliary lifting winch while inflating the balloon, loosen the cable on the inflatable pile winch, and loosen the cable on the auxiliary lifting winch at the same time. At this time, the balloon will slowly rise under the action of the internal gas.

[0012] Step five, the balloon is inflated and raised. During the rising process, when the height of the balloon is greater than the distance between the inflatable pile winch and the auxiliary lifting winch, the cable of the auxiliary lifting winch will be subjected to tension, and the inflatable pile winch will be stopped at the same time, and the inflatable pile winch will be braked to prevent the balloon from pulling the cable on the inflatable pile winch to continue rising.

[0013] Step six, after the inflatable pile winch stops and brakes, start the auxiliary lift winch, and the auxiliary lift winch will reel in the cable through the reel, which will pull the balloon down. When the balloon falls to a height that the staff can operate, the staff can stop the auxiliary lift winch and brake it.

[0014] Step seven, after the balloon has landed to a height that the staff can operate, the staff will connect one end of the main cable to the rotary joint, remove one end of the cable on the inflatable pile winch from the balloon, and then flip out the cable on the auxiliary lift winch to lift the balloon into the air.

[0015] The present invention provides a device and method for controlling the ascent of a balloon using double winches. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: 1. Through the servo motor, winding drum and cable, hook and bottom plate at the lower end of the balloon, limit frame and the method proposed in the present invention in the inflatable pile winch and the lifting auxiliary winch, it is possible to avoid frequent movement of the non-fixed winch when the helium balloon is lifted into the air, reduce the trouble of the staff, improve the operating efficiency of the staff, and secondly reduce the demand for the site.

[0016] 2. The cable can be limited by the support rod fixedly connected to the upper surface of the horizontal plate and the upper end of the support rod. Therefore, in the process of inflating the balloon, the cable can be prevented from being scratched by the operating staff due to the floating of the balloon, thereby reducing the safety hazards of the staff and improving the safety of the staff. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention; Figure 2 is a block diagram of the present invention; In the figure: 1. Inflatable pile winch; 2. Auxiliary lifting winch; 3. Servo motor; 4. Support rod; 5. Balloon; 6. Bottom plate; 7. Limit frame; 8. Winding disk; 9. Cross plate; 10. Main cable; 11. Rotary joint; 12. Hook; 13. Cable; 14. Moving wheel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0019] See also Figure 1-2 The present invention provides a technical solution: a device for controlling the ascent of a balloon by using double winches, comprising an inflatable pile winch 1, an auxiliary lifting winch 2 and a lifted balloon 5, wherein a horizontal plate 9 is fixedly connected to one side surface of the inflatable pile winch 1 and the auxiliary lifting winch 2, and a support rod 4 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the horizontal plate 9, and the height of the support rod 4 is higher than the height of the staff and the staff can reach it by raising their hands, and a limited position frame 7 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the support rod 4, and a moving wheel 14 is installed on the lower surface of the inflatable pile winch 1; As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the inflatable pile winch 1 and the lifting auxiliary winch 2 both include a servo motor 3, and a winding drum 8 is installed at one end of the servo motor 3, the side surface of the winding drum 8 is fixedly connected with a cable 13, and one end of the cable 13 is fixedly connected with a hook 12. Through the servo motor 3 and the winding drum 8, the balloon 5 can be easily lifted when it is inflated.

[0020] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the lower end of the balloon 5 is fixedly connected to the base plate 6, and a rotating joint 11 is installed on the lower surface of the base plate 6. The rotating joint 11 facilitates the connection of cables to the balloon 5 and further improves the operating efficiency of the staff.

[0021] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the cable 13 and the main cable 10 are formed by a plurality of groups of nylon threads intertwined with each other, and a steel wire rope with a diameter of 0.5 cm is provided inside the cable 13, thereby enhancing the firmness of the cable 13 and avoiding the situation where the cable 13 is pulled and broken during the ascent of the balloon 5, thereby preventing the balloon 5 from detaching from the cable 13.

[0022] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the balloon 5 is made of polyethylene film and polyester film, or a composite film pressed from multiple layers of plastic film, thereby improving the pressure resistance and air retention of the balloon 5 and extending the service life of the balloon 5.

[0023] The double winch method for controlling the balloon's ascent has the following specific steps: Step 1: first move the inflatable pile winch 1, the lifting auxiliary winch 2 and the balloon 5 to the inflatable platform, and arrange two staff members beside the inflatable pile winch 1; Step 2: Align the lifting auxiliary winch 2 with the inflatable pile winch 1, and then move it away from the inflatable pile winch 1, so that the distance between the lifting auxiliary winch 2 and the inflatable pile winch 1 is greater than 50 meters, and arrange two staff members next to the lifting auxiliary winch 2; Step three, one end of the cable 13 on the inflatable pile winch 1 and one end of the cable 13 on the lifting auxiliary winch 2 are connected to the balloon 5 through the limit frame 7 on the support rod 4, and then the balloon 5 can be inflated.

[0024] Step 4, while inflating the balloon 5, start the inflatable pile winch 1 and the auxiliary lifting winch 2, and loosen the cable 13 on the inflatable pile winch 1, and at the same time loosen the cable 13 on the auxiliary lifting winch 2, at this time the balloon 5 will slowly rise under the action of the internal gas.

[0025] Step five, the balloon 5 is inflated and raised. During the rising process of the balloon 5, when the height of the balloon 5 is greater than the distance between the inflatable pile winch 1 and the auxiliary lifting winch 2, the cable 13 of the auxiliary lifting winch 2 will be subjected to tension, and the inflatable pile winch 1 will be stopped at the same time, and the inflatable pile winch 1 will be braked to prevent the balloon 5 from pulling the cable 13 on the inflatable pile winch 1 to continue rising.

[0026] Step six, after the inflatable pile winch 1 stops and brakes, the lifting auxiliary winch 2 is started, and the lifting auxiliary winch 2 will reel in the cable 13 through the reel 8, which will pull the balloon 5 down. When the balloon 5 falls to a height that the staff can operate, the staff can stop the lifting auxiliary winch 2 and brake it.

[0027] Step seven, after the balloon 5 has landed to a height that the staff can operate, the staff will connect one end of the main cable 10 to the rotary joint 11, and at the same time remove one end of the cable 13 on the inflatable pile winch 1 from the balloon 5, and then flip out the cable 13 on the auxiliary winch 2 to lift the balloon 5 into the air.

[0028] Meanwhile, the contents not described in detail in this specification belong to the prior art known to those skilled in the art.

[0029] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions. The sentence "includes an element defined by ... does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element".

[0030] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A device for controlling the ascent of a balloon by using double winches, comprising an inflatable pile winch (1), an auxiliary ascent winch (2), a balloon (5) to be ascended, and a main cable (10), characterized in that: A horizontal plate (9) is fixedly connected to one side surface of the inflatable pile winch (1) and the lifting auxiliary winch (2), and a support rod (4) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the horizontal plate (9), wherein the height of the support rod (4) is higher than that of a worker and can be touched by the worker by raising his hand. The upper end of the support rod (4) is fixedly connected to a limit position frame (7), and a moving wheel (14) is installed on the lower surface of the inflatable pile winch (1).

2. The device for controlling the ascent of a balloon by using double winches according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inflatable pile winch (1) and the lifting auxiliary winch (2) both comprise a servo motor (3), and a winding drum (8) is mounted on one end of the servo motor (3), and a cable (13) is fixedly connected to the side surface of the winding drum (8).

3. The device for controlling the ascent of a balloon by using double winches according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the balloon (5) is fixedly connected to a bottom plate (6), and a rotary joint (11) is installed on the lower surface of the bottom plate (6).

4. The device for controlling the ascent of a balloon by double winches according to claim 1-2, characterized in that: The cable (13) and the main cable (10) are formed by a plurality of groups of nylon threads being wound around each other, and a steel wire rope with a diameter of 0.5 cm is provided inside the cable (13).

5. The device for controlling the ascent of a balloon by using double winches according to claim 1, characterized in that: The balloon (5) is made of polyethylene film and polyester film, or a composite film formed by pressing multiple layers of plastic films.

6. The method for controlling the ascent of a balloon using double winches according to claims 1-5, characterized in that: The specific steps are as follows: Step 1: firstly, move the inflatable pile winch (1), the lifting auxiliary winch (2) and the balloon (5) onto the inflatable platform; Step 2: align the lifting auxiliary winch (2) with the inflatable pile winch (1), and then move it in a direction away from the inflatable pile winch (1), so that the distance between the lifting auxiliary winch (2) and the inflatable pile winch (1) is greater than 50 meters; Step 3, one end of the cable (13) on the inflatable pile winch (1) and one end of the cable (13) on the lifting auxiliary winch (2) are connected to the balloon (5) through the limit frame (7) on the support rod (4), and then the balloon (5) can be inflated; Step 4: while the balloon (5) is being inflated, the inflatable pile winch (1) and the lifting auxiliary winch (2) are started, and the cable (13) on the inflatable pile winch (1) is loosened, and at the same time, the cable (13) on the lifting auxiliary winch (2) is loosened, and at this time, the balloon (5) will slowly rise under the action of the internal gas; Step 5, the balloon (5) is inflated and raised. During the process of the balloon (5) rising, when the height of the balloon (5) is greater than the distance between the inflatable pile winch (1) and the auxiliary lifting winch (2), the cable (13) of the auxiliary lifting winch (2) will be subjected to tension, and the inflatable pile winch (1) will be stopped at the same time, and the inflatable pile winch (1) will be braked to prevent the balloon (5) from pulling the cable (13) on the inflatable pile winch (1) to continue rising; Step 6: After the inflatable pile winch (1) stops and brakes, the lifting auxiliary winch (2) is started, and the lifting auxiliary winch (2) will reel in the cable (13) through the reel (8), and then the balloon (5) will be pulled down. When the balloon (5) falls to a height that the staff can operate, the staff can stop the lifting auxiliary winch (2) and brake it; Step 7, after the balloon (5) has landed to a height that can be operated by the staff, the staff will connect one end of the main cable (10) to the rotary joint (11), and at the same time remove one end of the cable (13) on the inflatable pile winch (1) from the balloon (5), and then flip out the cable (13) on the auxiliary lifting winch (2) to lift the balloon (5).

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