Adaptive Boom Guy Cable Bracket for Adjustable Truss Support

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional guy cable brackets for wind turbine installation are designed for specific installation ships, leading to resource waste and high construction costs due to their inability to adapt to different boom structures, affecting operational safety and reliability.

Innovation Solution

An adaptive boom guy cable bracket with adjustable truss rods and a hawser guiding system, including a hinged pulley and servo motor for real-time tension adjustment, and a support oil cylinder for enhanced load-bearing capacity, allowing universal compatibility with various installation ships and ensuring safe, reliable installation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional guy cable brackets are designed for specific installation ships, then the structural reliability is ensured, but the adaptability to different boom structures is reduced and construction costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural reliabilityVSAvoidadaptability to different boom structures
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The guy cable bracket is divided into multiple adjustable truss rods (first truss rod, second truss rod, third truss rod) that can be independently adjusted in length and angle. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for different boom configurations while maintaining overall structural integrity and reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The truss rods are designed with adjustable lengths and angles, transforming the static conventional bracket into a dynamic structure that can adapt to different boom structures. The adjustable connecting ports and hinged connections enable the bracket to change its configuration based on specific installation requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If conventional guy cable brackets are designed for specific installation ships, then the structural reliability is ensured, but the construction costs and resource waste increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational safety and reliabilityVSAvoidconstruction costs
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The guy cable bracket is designed as a universal structure that can be applied to different installation ships and boom configurations. The adjustable truss rods and connecting ports enable a single bracket design to serve multiple functions across different vessels, eliminating the need for ship-specific custom designs and reducing construction costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The bracket allows adjustment of key parameters such as truss rod lengths, connection angles, and port positions. By changing these parameters, the same bracket structure can be adapted to different boom configurations, maintaining operational safety while avoiding the costs of manufacturing multiple specialized brackets.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If adjustable truss rods are used in the guy cable bracket, then the adaptability to different boom structures is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveversatility of the guy cable bracketVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The complexity is managed by segmenting the adjustment mechanism into discrete, standardized components such as adjustable truss rods with pin connections and modular connecting ports. Each segment performs a specific function, making the overall complex system manageable and maintainable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The adjustable features introduce controlled dynamics to the structure, allowing it to transform between different stable configurations. The hinged connections and adjustable ports provide necessary degrees of freedom while maintaining structural stability during operation, balancing versatility with manageable complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

4Adaptability or versatility

If the truss rods are made adjustable in length, then the adaptability to different installation requirements is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustability of truss rodsVSAvoidlength adjustment precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The continuous length adjustment is segmented into discrete incremental steps using standardized connection points and pin holes. This segmentation reduces manufacturing precision requirements compared to continuous adjustment, as each segment can be manufactured to standard tolerances and combined to achieve the desired overall length.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The adjustment mechanism uses standardized parameter changes (discrete length increments, standard angle increments) rather than continuous variation. This approach allows for easier manufacturing with standard tolerances while still providing sufficient adaptability for different installation requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The adaptive design provides versatile compatibility with different installation ships, ensures safe and reliable installation by adjusting guy cable tension forces, and reduces construction costs through reusable components.

Implementation Method 1

two ends of the support oil cylinder are respectively hinged with the truss rod bodies of the second truss rod and the third truss rod

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHydraulic pressure: Hydraulic Press

Implementation Method 2

the other end of the third truss rod is provided with a hinged pulley system

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical advantage: Mechanical Advantage

Implementation Method 3

the truss rod body is provided with a winding component for winding the connecting rope group, and the other end of the third truss rod is provided with a hinged pulley system; the connecting rope group is wound around the hinged pulley system, and a working length of the connecting rope group is adjusted by a driving component for driving the winding component to rotate

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRotational motion:

Data Source

PatentUS12540056B2Adaptive boom guy cable support and guy cable system, and adjustment method
Publication Date: 2026.02.03 JIANGSU GOLDWIND SCI & TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A cable support is used for being mounted on a boom, and comprises two trusses symmetrically arranged with respect to the boom. In a first projection plane perpendicular to the length direction of the boom, truss rods of the trusses are arranged in a triangular shape. One end of a second truss rod and one end of a third truss rod are hingedly connected to two ends of a first truss rod, respectively. The other end of the second truss rod is hingedly connected to the other end of the third truss rod. The lengths of the first truss rod, the second truss rod and the third truss rod are all adjustable. The two ends of the first truss rod are respectively provided with detachable connection portions adapted to the boom, and the second truss rod or the third truss rod is provided with a cable rope guide portion.