This application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application No. 202110949167.2, titled “ADAPTIVE BOOM GUY CABLE SUPPORT AND GUY CABLE SYSTEM, AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD”, filed on Aug. 18, 2021 with the China National Intellectual Property Administration, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present application relates to the technical field of wind power generation, and in particular relates to an adaptive boom guy cable bracket, a guy cable system, and an adjustment method.
With the rapid development of applications of offshore wind power technology, the number of installation ships for construction are relatively scarce. For the installation of offshore units, the reliability requirements of a blade for a wind turbine in the installation process particularly matter. As well known, the structure of the installation ship is not allowed to be adjusted, and a crane of the installation ship cannot be significantly modified based on specific installation requirements of the blade. The conventional guy cable brackets used for blade installation are formed by welding. A connecting port of the guy cable brackets can only be designed for a boom of a specific installation ship, and is not applicable to other booms. This results in a huge waste of resources and high construction costs.
In view of this, how to optimize the design of the structure of the conventional guy cable for wind turbine installation has attracted the attention of those skilled in the art, so as to effectively improve the versatility of the guy cable bracket while ensuring operational safety and reliability.
In order to solve the above technical problems, an adaptive boom guy cable bracket, a guy cable system and an adjustment method are provided according to the present application, to solve the above technical problems.
The adaptive boom guy cable bracket according to the present application is configured to be mounted on a boom. The adaptive boom guy cable bracket includes two trusses arranged symmetrically with respect to the boom. In a first projection plane perpendicular to a length direction of the boom, three truss rods of each of the two trusses are arranged in a triangular shape, one end of a second truss rod is hinged with one end of a first truss rod and one end of a third truss rod is hinged with the other end of the first truss rod, the other end of the second truss rod is hinged with the other end of the third truss rod, and the first truss rod, the second truss rod and the third truss rod each is adjustable in length. Each of two ends of the first truss rod is provided with a detachable connecting part which is adaptable to the boom, and the second truss rod or the third truss rod is provided with a hawser guiding portion.
In an embodiment, two groups of the first truss rod, the second truss rod and the third truss rod are provided, and in a second projection plane parallel to the length direction of the boom, the first truss rods in the two groups are spaced apart, and the other end of the second truss rod and the other end of the third truss rod in each of the two groups are intersected.
In an embodiment, the second truss rod is located above the third truss rod; the second truss rod includes a truss rod body and a connecting rope group, and 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.
In an embodiment, the detachable connecting part is a hold hoop structure.
In an embodiment, the first truss rod and the second truss rod each includes a truss rod body, truss rod bodies of the first truss rod, the second truss rod and the third truss rod are configured to have a first rod, a second rod and a middle adjustment sleeve, and the first rod and the second rod are inserted into the middle adjustment sleeve from two ends, respectively, and the length of the corresponding truss rod body is adjusted by adjusting insertion lengths of the first rod and the second rod.
In an embodiment, multiple adjusting pin holes spaced apart along an axial direction are formed in the middle adjustment sleeve, pin fixing holes are formed in the first rod and the second rod and are configured to be aligned with the corresponding adjusting pin holes based on the insertion lengths of the first rod and the second rod, and are fixed by positioning through pins in the pin fixing holes and the corresponding adjusting pin holes.
In an embodiment, the hawser guiding portion is a guiding pulley for which a hawser is extendable in a universal direction.
In an embodiment, the adaptive boom guy cable bracket further includes a support oil cylinder, and 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.
An adaptive boom guy cable system is provided according to the present application. The adaptive boom guy cable system includes: the adaptive boom guy cable bracket according to any one of the embodiments; and two hoists, which are respectively provided corresponding to the two trusses, and a traction steel wire rope of each of the two hoists bypasses the corresponding hawser guiding portion, and one end of the traction steel wire rope is configured to pull a lifting device.
In an embodiment, the adaptive boom guy cable system further includes: two tension sensors and a controller. The two tension sensors are respectively provided on the two traction steel wire ropes and are configured to collect a tension force of the two traction steel wire ropes, and the controller is configured to output a first control instruction to the driving component based on the tension force, so as to adjust a working length of the connecting rope group.
In an embodiment, the adaptive boom guy cable system further includes a support oil cylinder, 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, and the controller is further configured to output a second control instruction to a control end of the support oil cylinder based on the tension force, so as to adjust a working length of the support oil cylinder.
In an embodiment, the adaptive boom guy cable system further includes: two damping devices, which are respectively provided on the two traction steel wire ropes.
In an embodiment, the adaptive boom guy cable system further includes: a wind measurement system and a wind and solar energy storage battery, and the wind measurement system is provided on the guy cable bracket and configured to collect wind data and transmit the wind data to the controller; the wind and solar energy storage battery is configured to provide power for the wind measurement system, and the wind and solar energy storage battery further includes an external charging interface.
An adjustment method for an adaptive boom guy cable system is further provided according to the present application. The adaptive boom guy cable system includes: the adaptive boom guy cable bracket according to any one of the embodiments; and two hoists, which are respectively provided corresponding to the two trusses, and the traction steel wire rope of each of the two hoists bypasses the corresponding hawser guiding portion, and one end of the traction steel wire rope is configured to pull a lifting device; and the adjustment method for the adaptive boom guy cable system includes: driving the winding component to rotate to adjust a working length of the connecting rope group, and adjusting an included angle between an extending direction of the traction steel wire rope and a pulling direction by a change in an operating position of the hawser guiding portion.
In an embodiment, the driving the winding component to rotate to adjust the working length of the connecting rope group includes: outputting a first control instruction to the driving component based on a tension force of the traction steel wire rope, and adjusting the working length of the connecting rope group by the driving component.
In an embodiment, a support oil cylinder is hinged between the truss rod bodies of the second truss rod and the third truss rod; and in addition to that the first control instruction is outputted to the driving component based on the tension force of the traction steel wire rope, a second control instruction is outputted to a control end of the support oil cylinder, so as to adjust a working length of the support oil cylinder.
With regard to the characteristics of offshore construction operations of a wind turbine, a guy cable bracket configured to be mounted on the boom is proposed in another approach in the present application. Specifically, two trusses arranged symmetrically with respect to the boom are configured such that the length of each truss rod is adjustable and the truss rods are articulated in sequence. In this way, on one hand, the size of a connecting port is adjustable based on the actual boom structure, so as to be suitable for booms of different installation ships. The truss rods are assembled and fixed to the boom structure by using the detachable connecting parts at two ends of the first truss rod, which can be reused after disassembly, thereby reducing the construction costs. On the other hand, in the first projection plane perpendicular to the length direction of the boom, the truss rods of each of the trusses are arranged in a triangular shape. Based on the connection manner of the truss rods being sequentially hinged, the length of the corresponding truss rod and the operating position of the hawser guiding portion on the truss can be adjusted based on actual sizes of a component to be installed and an auxiliary tool, ensuring a safe distance between the component to be installed and the auxiliary tool, and the boom, and further adapting to the construction requirements of different products to be installed. Compared with the conventional technology, the application of the solution has the following advantageous technical effects:
Firstly, the guy cable bracket provided by this solution has an adjustable connecting port, which is compatible with the boom suitable for different installation ships, and has good versatility. Furthermore, based on the adjustable structure of the truss in the solution, after being installed on the boom, the trusses can be adjusted in a wide range of angles according to actual construction requirements, thereby adjusting the guy cable tension force to an optimal state.
Secondly, in the preferred solution of the present application, the second truss rod located above the third truss rod is further optimized. The second truss rod includes the truss rod body and the connecting rope group. The connecting rope group is connected between the truss rod body of the second truss rod and the third truss rod, the total length of the second truss rod can be adjusted by adjusting the working length of the connecting rope group, thereby changing the operating position of the hawser guiding portion relative to the boom. In this way, adjustments can be performed according to the actual construction situation, for example, but not limited to, when the guy cable force changes suddenly, the driving component is controlled to drive the winding component to rotate. Based on the change in the working length of the connecting rope group, the operating position of the hawser guiding portion changes accordingly. On the whole, problems of affecting construction safety and reliability can be avoided by reducing the force acting on the guy cable bracket.
Thirdly, in the adaptive boom guy cable system according to the present application, the magnitude of the tension force is obtained in real time through the tension sensor provided on the traction steel wire rope, the first control instruction is outputted to adjust the working length of the connecting rope group, and the winding component is driven to rotate by the driving component. In this way, closed-loop control can be performed on the adjustment of the working position of the hawser guiding portion relative to the boom, further ensuring the safety and reliability of the installation and construction.
Fourthly, in another preferred solution of the present application, the support oil cylinder is further provided between the truss rod bodies of the second truss rod and the third truss rod to further improve the overall load-bearing capacity of the guy cable bracket; and in addition to the first control instruction, the second control instruction for controlling an expansion or retraction action of the support oil cylinder is outputted, to adaptively adjust the working length of the support oil cylinder, which, in cooperation with the adjustment of the working length of the connecting rope group, allows the second truss rod to be in a good stress state and improves the load-bearing stability.
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In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of the present application, the present application is described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
Without loss of generality, in this embodiment, a guy cable bracket which can provide an adaptable universal interface according to the present solution is described in detail on the basis of a main structure of boom segments 10 shown in
With reference to
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In order to clearly describe the relative position and connection relationship between the truss rods, two projection planes are defined herein as a description benchmark. A first projection plane is formed in a direction indicated by arrow A in the
In the first projection plane perpendicular to the length direction of the boom, truss rods of each of the two trusses 20 are arranged in a triangular shape. Reference is made to
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Of course, alternatively, the detachable connecting part can be implemented in other structural forms, as long as the functional requirements of being structurally adapted to the arm rod and easy to disassemble and assemble can be met, the structural forms fall within the scope of protection claimed by the present application.
One end of a second truss rod 2 is hinged with one end of the first truss rod 1 and one end of a third truss rod 3 is hinged with the other end of the first truss rod 1, and the other end of the second truss rod 2 is hinged with the other end of the third truss rod 3. The first truss rod 1, the second truss rod 2 and the third truss rod 3 each is adjustable in length. In this way, the size of a connecting port can be adjusted according to the actual boom structure. In other words, the length of the first truss rod 1 is adjusted so that the distance between the hold hoops 4 meets the requirements for spacing between two arm rods of the boom 10, so as to be applied in booms of different installation ships. After construction is completed, the hold hoops 4 can be disassembled and reused, which can effectively reduce the construction costs.
In addition, a hawser guiding portion 5 is provided on the third truss rod 3 for adapting a hawser 7 to form a force for pulling a component to be installed or a special auxiliary clamping device and other structures, for example, but not limited to, a lifting device 31 of the blade of the wind turbine. In the usage state shown in
In one implementation, the hawser guiding portion may be configured as a guiding pulley 5 to smoothly guide the hawser 7 to form a tension force according to a set direction.
Furthermore, based on the connection manner of the truss rods being sequentially hinged, the length of the corresponding truss rod can be adjusted based on the actual size of a component to be installed and an auxiliary tool. That is to say, after the length of the first truss rod 1 is adjusted, the size of the second truss rod 2 and the third truss rod 3 can be further adjusted, thereby adjusting the operating position of the hawser guiding pulley 5 on the truss, so as to ensure a safe distance m between the component to be installed, the auxiliary tool, and the boom, as shown in
It should be noted that the first truss rod 1, the second truss rod 2 and the third truss rod 3 have the characteristics of adjustable length, and at the same time meet the reliability requirement of having a fixed working length under the adjusted length. The first truss rod 1, the second truss rod 2 and the third truss rod 3 each includes a truss rod body. In fact, the truss rod bodies of the first truss rod 1, the second truss rod 2 and the third truss rod 3 may be configured as different structures, for example, but not limited to, separate nesting of upper and lower segments. The first truss rod structure shown in
The truss rod body has a first rod 11, a second rod 13 and a middle adjustment sleeve 12. The first rod 11 and the second rod 13 are inserted into the middle adjustment sleeve 12 from two ends, respectively. The length of the corresponding truss rod body is adjusted by adjusting insertion lengths of the first rod 11 and the second rod 13.
As an exemplary structure, as shown in
Theoretically, the number of the pin fixing holes 15 in the first rod 11 and the second rod 13 and the number and distribution interval of the adjusting pin holes 14 in the middle adjustment sleeve 12 are not limited, and can be determined according to the actual product design. It should be understood that as long as the length of the corresponding truss rod can be adjusted to match the extending direction of the hawser based on the angle adjustment requirements of the hawser, it is within the scope of protection claimed by the present application.
In order to improve the load-bearing stability of the truss structure, as shown in
The second truss rod 2 is located above the third truss rod 3. Specifically, the second truss rod 2 includes a truss rod body 21 and a connecting rope group 22. That is, the connection area of the second truss rod 2 is composed of two parts of the working length. As shown in
The driving component is preferably a servo motor 24, which can specifically drive the winding component 23 to release or retract the rope in response to a control instruction. The rope-releasing operation of the winding component 23 can lengthen the working length of the connecting rope group 22, and the rope-retracting operation of the winding component 23 can shorten the working length of the connecting rope group 22.
Thereby, the total length of the connectable area of the second truss rod 2 is adjusted, thereby changing the operating position of the hawser guiding pulley 5 relative to the boom 10. In this way, adjustments can be made according to the actual construction situation, for example, but not limited to, when the guy cable force changes suddenly, the servo motor 24 is controlled to drive the winding component 23 to rotate. Based on the change in the working length of the connecting rope group 22, the operating position of the guiding pulley changes accordingly. Overall, the force acting on the guy cable bracket can be reduced.
It should be noted that the winding manner of a steel wire rope of the connecting rope group 22 on the winding component 23 and the specific configuration of the winding component 23 and the servo motor 24 can be determined according to different product design requirements, for example, but not limited to, schematic view showing assembly relationship between the connecting rope group and a winding barrel as shown in
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In order to enable the guy cable angle to have an adaptive adjustment function, the structural assembly provided on the guiding pulley 5 is further optimized. Reference is made to
The guiding pulley 5 includes a pulley 51, a pulley bracket 52, a rotating shaft 53 and a bracket support 54. As shown in
The pulley bracket 52 may be further provided with a rope extending baffle 56. The rope extending baffle 56 may be pivoted with the bolt pair 55 to rotate relative to the pulley bracket 52 with the adjustment of the rope extending angle. Reference may be made to a schematic view of the usage state shown in
Further reference is made to
The adaptive boom guy cable system includes the guy cable bracket as described above and two hoists 40, each of which provide the traction steel wire rope 7. The two hoists 40 are respectively arranged corresponding to the two trusses 20, and the traction steel wire rope 7 extended by each of the two hoists 40 bypasses the corresponding hawser guiding portion 5, and one end of the hawser is configured for pulling the lifting device 31.
It should be noted that the hoists 40 may be configured independently. In this solution, it is preferable to use the two hoists 40 provided on the boom 10 of a crane of the installation ship as the hawser of the guy cable system to reasonably control the construction cost. As shown in
Furthermore, in order to further avoid sudden changes in the adjustment process of the force acted on the guy cable, which otherwise causes the guy cable bracket to be in a relatively bad stress state, an automatic adjustment control method is further provided in this solution. The adaptive boom guy cable system specifically includes two tension sensors 50 and a controller 100.
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A mechanism for realizing closed-loop control of the operating position of the guiding pulley 5 is briefly described hereinafter with reference to
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In response to detecting that the tension force F is much great (for example, but not limited to, more than 5 tons) by the tension sensor 50, the servo motor 24 receives the first control instruction and starts to release the steel wire rope of the connecting rope group 22, and the working length of the connecting rope group 22 becomes larger. That is, the distance between the truss rod body 21 and the hinged pulley system 6 becomes larger, and thus the angle “a” between the extending direction of the traction steel wire rope 7 and the pulling direction changes.
As shown in
During this process, the support oil cylinder 60 can simultaneously adjust the support length in real time based on the angle changing. The hoist 40 does not need to move under normal circumstances and can be used to release the tension force F in the standby state. The “standby state” here includes situations where the servo motor 24 is stuck, the hinged pulley system 6 cannot release the rope smoothly, and the support oil cylinder 60 cannot perform a pushing or pulling operation.
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Furthermore, damping devices 70 are respectively provided on the two traction steel wire ropes 7. The damping devices 70 can consume energy to provide buffering in a case of the tension force being suddenly changed, thereby avoiding the influence of the sudden tension force of the lifting device 31 on the traction steel wire rope 7, and further ensuring the uniform wind load of the guy cable force and ensuring the safety of the installation operation.
In addition, the adaptive boom guy cable system according to the present embodiment can further form an overall control strategy based on the current wind speed data to maximize the uniformity of the guy cable force.
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Correspondingly to the wind measurement system 80, a wind and solar energy storage battery 90 may be further provided to provide power for the wind measurement system 80 and can be used for collection and feedback of signals in the entire control-loop. Here, wind energy and solar energy can be fully utilized for energy storage, which is in line with the design trend of clean energy utilization. In addition, the wind and solar energy storage battery 90 further includes an external charging interface. When the electric energy stored by wind energy and solar energy cannot meet actual needs, the external charging interface can also be used. It should be noted that the core conception of the present application does not lie in the wind and solar energy storage battery 90 and the specific functions of the wind and solar energy storage battery 90, which can be implemented by those skilled in the art based on the conventional technology, and thus will not be repeated here.
The adaptive boom guy cable bracket structure according to the embodiment can match the installation of the crane booms of different installation ships, and can realize a wide range of angle adjustment to adjust the guy cable tension force to be optimal. The damping device and the wind measurement and power supply system are provided in this solution, which can ensure the problem of guy cable tension force and buffering. In addition, the installation of the connecting ports of different installation ships can be universal, thereby greatly reducing the manufacturing costs of the guy cable bracket.
The above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present application. It should be noted that various improvements and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present application. These improvements and modifications should fall within the protection scope of the present application.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202110949167.2 | Aug 2021 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2021/128323 | 11/3/2021 | WO |