CHARGING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE

A charging system for an autonomous underwater vehicle includes: a sea floating body; a charging station suspended in water from the body through a string-shaped body and located downstream of the sea floating body by receiving a water flow, the station including a noncontact electricity supplying p...

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Main Authors OKADA, Takashi, TACHINAMI, Fumitaka, SAKAUE, Hiroshi, MUKAIDA, Minehiko, OKAYA, Noriyuki
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.10.2018
Subjects
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
MINE-LAYING
MINE-SWEEPING
OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
SUBMARINES
SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A charging system for an autonomous underwater vehicle includes: a sea floating body; a charging station suspended in water from the body through a string-shaped body and located downstream of the sea floating body by receiving a water flow, the station including a noncontact electricity supplying portion located away from the string-shaped body; and an autonomous underwater vehicle coupled to the station that is rotatable about the string-shaped body, the vehicle including a noncontact electricity receiving portion configured to receive electricity supplied from the supplying portion, wherein: the station takes by the water flow such a posture that the noncontact electricity supplying portion is located downstream of the string-shaped body in a water flow direction; and when the vehicle is coupled to the station, the vehicle takes by the water flow such a posture that the receiving portion is located downstream of the string-shaped body in the water flow direction.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615766758