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Granted Patent B2
US 12,018,650 · App. 18/105,446 · Granted Jun 25, 2024

Aero wind power generation device

Inventors: Jung Hun Choi (Whasung-Si, KR); Dong Hyun Ha (Whasung-Si, KR); Jae Wung Jung (Whasung-Si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
F03D5/00B64U10/30B64U10/60B64U2101/10F05B2220/706
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Patent No.
US 12,018,650
App. No.
18/105,446
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aero wind power generation device may include a drone unit including drone wings configured to make the aero wind power generation device move and hover and a sensor unit configured to detect information for controlling the aero wind power generation device; a buoyancy generation unit including a side cover configured to open or close, a balloon disposed inside the side cover and configured to receive gas therein or release the gas therefrom, and a wire configured to surround the balloon; and a power generation unit including a rotating unit with a plurality of blades, a blade control unit of adjusting a state of the blades, and a motor unit of converting kinetic energy transferred from the rotating unit into electrical energy.

Claims (42)

1. An aero wind power generation apparatus comprising:

a drone unit including:

drone wings configured to make the aero wind power generation apparatus move and hover; and

a sensor unit configured to detect information for controlling the aero wind power generation apparatus;

a buoyancy generation unit including a side cover configured to open or close, a balloon disposed inside the side cover and configured to receive gas therein or release the gas therefrom, and a wire configured to surround the balloon; and

a power generation unit including a rotating unit with a plurality of blades, a blade control unit of adjusting a state of the blades, and a motor unit of converting kinetic energy transferred from the rotating unit into electrical energy.

2. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wire is configured to maintain the balloon in a predetermined form when the balloon is inflated.

3. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wire is configured to apply a compressive force to the balloon when the balloon is compressed.

4. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wire is configured to surround the balloon in a cobweb-shaped structure.

5. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the buoyancy generation unit further includes a connection ball positioned in a connection unit of the balloon and the wire.

6. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the gas is a helium gas, and

wherein the helium gas is injected into the balloon when the aero wind power generation apparatus takes off, and the helium gas is retrieved from the balloon when the aero wind power generation apparatus lands.

7. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 6 ,

wherein the balloon includes a first zone positioned at an upper end portion of the balloon, and an n-th zone sequentially positioned from the first zone to a lower end portion of the balloon, and

wherein the n-th zone is a natural number greater than or equal to 2.

8. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the helium gas is sequentially injected in an order of the first zone to the n-th zone when the helium gas is injected into the balloon.

9. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the helium gas is sequentially retrieved in an order of the first zone to the n-th zone when the helium gas is retrieved from the balloon.

10. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first zone to the n-th zone are sequentially stacked when the helium gas is retrieved from the balloon.

11. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the buoyancy generation unit further includes a plurality gas inlets connected respectively to the first zone to the n-th zone.

12. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the balloon is made of a urethane material with predetermined durability.

13. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the side cover is opened or closed using a bar linkage.

14. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 1 , further including:

a cable configured so that a first end portion thereof is connected to the power generation unit and a second end portion thereof is connected to an external battery of the aero wind power generation apparatus to transmit the electrical energy,

wherein the cable further includes a gas retrieval tube.

15. An aero wind power generation apparatus comprising:

a drone unit including drone wings configured to make the aero wind power generation apparatus move and hover and a sensor unit configured to detect information for controlling the aero wind power generation apparatus;

a buoyancy generation unit including:

a side cover configured to open or close; and

a collapsible balloon disposed inside the side cover and configured to receive gas therein or release the gas therefrom and enable collapsing and spreading thereby; and

a power generation unit including:

a rotating unit with a plurality of blades;

a blade control unit of adjusting a state of the blades; and

a motor unit of converting kinetic energy transferred from the rotating unit into electrical energy.

16. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the balloon includes a plurality of collapsible tube units and a collapsible skin unit positioned between the plurality of collapsible tube units.

17. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the balloon further includes a flexible hinge unit configured to assist in collapsing and spreading the balloon.

18. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the tube units and the skin unit spread when the gas is injected into the balloon, and are collapsed when the gas is retrieved from the balloon.

19. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 16 , wherein each of the tube units includes:

a main tube configured to inject the gas;

a bypass tube connected to a portion of the main tube and configured to bypass the main tube so as to not inject the gas into the main tube; and

a valve connected to the portion of the main tube and configured to adjust a path of the gas transferred to the main tube and the bypass tube.

20. The aero wind power generation apparatus of claim 19 , wherein each of the tube units further includes a wireless communication unit configured to control the valve.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2023
From: CHOI, JUNG HUN; HA, DONG HYUN; JUNG, JAE WUNG
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062585/0401 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0014627 · Feb 4, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230250798A1 · Aug 10, 2023
Cited By (1)
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