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Granted Patent B2
US 12698063 · App. 18/834,648 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Floating column spoiler structure, floating column, and floating wind turbine

Inventors: Yiming Zhou (Beijing, CN); Xin Liu (Beijing, CN); Yutong Guo (Beijing, CN); Jianjun Chen (Beijing, CN); Xiaohui Guo (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
B63B39/06F03D13/256F05B2240/93F05B2240/95
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Patent No.
US 12698063
App. No.
18/834,648
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A floating column spoiler structure, a floating column and a floating wind turbine are provided. The floating column spoiler structure includes multiple spoiler plates and lifting and unfolding assemblies connecting each of the spoiler plates and a column. Each of the lifting and unfolding assemblies includes a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a first gear and a second gear; a first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with a first end of the second connecting rod, and each of the spoiler plates is arranged at the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod; a second end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the first gear, and a second end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second gear.

Claims (22)

1 . A floating column spoiler structure, comprising:

a plurality of spoiler plates;

lifting and unfolding assemblies connecting each of the spoiler plates and a column; wherein each of the lifting and unfolding assemblies comprises a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a first gear and a second gear; a first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with a first end of the second connecting rod, and each of the spoiler plates is arranged at the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod; a second end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the first gear, and a second end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second gear; the first gear and the second gear are sequentially arranged on an outer circumferential wall of the column from top to bottom along an axial direction of the column, and the outer circumferential wall of the column is provided with lifting gear teeth being capable of meshing with the first gear and the second gear.

2 . The floating column spoiler structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of the spoiler plates is rotatably arranged at the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod.

3 . The floating column spoiler structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod are connected by a ball hinge.

4 . The floating column spoiler structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of the spoiler plates comprises spoiler nets or spoiler nails.

5 . The floating column spoiler structure according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the lifting and unfolding assemblies corresponding to each of the spoiler plates is three, and the lifting and unfolding assemblies comprises a first lifting and unfolding assembly, a second lifting and unfolding assembly and a third lifting and unfolding assembly, and connection positions of the first lifting and unfolding assembly, the second lifting and unfolding assembly and the third lifting and unfolding assembly with corresponding one of the spoiler plates are distributed in a triangle shape.

6 . The floating column spoiler structure according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting gear teeth are directly arranged on the outer circumferential wall of the column, or toothed belts are arranged on the outer circumferential wall of the column, and the lifting gear teeth are located on the toothed belts.

7 . A floating column, comprising a floating column spoiler structure, wherein the floating column spoiler structure comprises:

a plurality of spoiler plates;

lifting and unfolding assemblies connecting each of the spoiler plates and a column; wherein each of the lifting and unfolding assemblies comprises a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a first gear and a second gear; a first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with a first end of the second connecting rod, and each of the spoiler plates is arranged at the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod; a second end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the first gear, and a second end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second gear; the first gear and the second gear are sequentially arranged on an outer circumferential wall of the column from top to bottom along an axial direction of the column, and the outer circumferential wall of the column is provided with lifting gear teeth being capable of meshing with the first gear and the second gear.

8 . The floating column according to claim 7 , wherein each of the spoiler plates is rotatably arranged at the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod.

9 . The floating column according to claim 7 , wherein the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod are connected by a ball hinge.

10 . The floating column according to claim 7 , wherein each of the spoiler plates comprises spoiler nets or spoiler nails.

11 . The floating column according to claim 7 , wherein a number of the lifting and unfolding assemblies corresponding to each of the spoiler plates is three, and the lifting and unfolding assemblies comprises a first lifting and unfolding assembly, a second lifting and unfolding assembly and a third lifting and unfolding assembly, and connection positions of the first lifting and unfolding assembly, the second lifting and unfolding assembly and the third lifting and unfolding assembly with corresponding one of the spoiler plates are distributed in a triangle shape.

12 . The floating column according to claim 7 , wherein the lifting gear teeth are directly arranged on the outer circumferential wall of the column, or toothed belts are arranged on the outer circumferential wall of the column, and the lifting gear teeth are located on the toothed belts.

13 . A floating wind turbine, comprising a floating column spoiler structure, wherein the floating column spoiler structure comprises:

a plurality of spoiler plates;

lifting and unfolding assemblies connecting each of the spoiler plates and a column; wherein each of the lifting and unfolding assemblies comprises a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a first gear and a second gear; a first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with a first end of the second connecting rod, and each of the spoiler plates is arranged at the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod; a second end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the first gear, and a second end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second gear; the first gear and the second gear are sequentially arranged on an outer circumferential wall of the column from top to bottom along an axial direction of the column, and the outer circumferential wall of the column is provided with lifting gear teeth being capable of meshing with the first gear and the second gear.

14 . The floating wind turbine according to claim 13 , wherein each of the spoiler plates is rotatably arranged at the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod.

15 . The floating wind turbine according to claim 13 , wherein the first end of the first connecting rod and the first end of the second connecting rod are connected by a ball hinge.

16 . The floating wind turbine according to claim 13 , wherein each of the spoiler plates comprises spoiler nets or spoiler nails.