UNDERWATER REFUELING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: HAN, NAM HEE, KIM, HO EUN, KANG, SUNG WOOK, DO, KYONG JONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 06.07.2015
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING; LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; SUBMARINES; TRANSPORTING

Disclosed is an underwater refueling system capable of supplying fuel oil, which is stored in a mother ship, to a submarine to be fueled by connecting the submarine to the mother ship underwater using an unmanned submarine. The underwater refueling system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an unmanned submarine stored in the hangar of a refueling mother ship; a fuel oil storage part included in the refueling mother ship and storing fuel oil; an unmanned submarine control part for controlling the maneuver and refueling operation of the unmanned submarine; and an electricity supply part for supplying electricity to the unmanned submarine. The unmanned submarine injected underwater conveys and connects a refueling pipe, which is connected to the refueling mother ship, to a submarine to be refueled. 무인잠수정을 이용하여 수중에서 잠수함과 모함 사이를 연결하여 모함에 저장된 연료유를 피급유잠수함에 공급할 수 있는 수중 급유 시스템에 관하여 개시한다. 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 수중 급유 시스템은, 급유모함의 격납고에 보관되는 무인잠수정과, 급유모함 내에 구비되며, 연료유를 저장하는 연료유 저장부와, 무인잠수정의 기동 및 급유 동작을 제어하는 무인잠수정 제어부와, 무인잠수정에 전기를 공급하는 무인잠수정 전기공급부를 포함하여, 수중에서 사출된 상기 무인잠수정이 상기 급유모함과 연결된 급유관을 피급유잠수함까지 운반하여 연결하는 것을 특징으로 한다.