BALLOON ALTITUDE CONTROL USING DENSITY ADJUSTMENT AND/OR VOLUME ADJUSTMENT
    5.
    发明公开
    BALLOON ALTITUDE CONTROL USING DENSITY ADJUSTMENT AND/OR VOLUME ADJUSTMENT 审中-公开
    其密度和/或体积调整气球高度控制

    公开(公告)号:EP2872394A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-20

    申请号:EP13816199.7

    申请日:2013-06-24

    申请人: Google Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64B1/44 B64B1/62 H01L31/042

    CPC分类号: B64B1/62 B64B1/40 B64B1/56

    摘要: A balloon having an envelope and a payload positioned beneath the envelope. The envelope comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion allows more solar energy to be transferred to gas within the envelope than the second portion. The balloon may operate in a first mode in which altitudinal movement of the balloon is caused, at least in part, by rotating the envelope to change an amount of the first portion that faces the sun and an amount of the second portion that faces the sun, and wherein the control system is further configured to cause the balloon to operate in a second mode in which altitudinal movement of the balloon is caused, at least in part, by moving a lifting gas or air into or out of the envelope.

    AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR VERTICALLY ASCENDING AND LANDING
    7.
    发明公开
    AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR VERTICALLY ASCENDING AND LANDING 有权
    FOR垂直上升和-LANDUNG配置飞机

    公开(公告)号:EP2132087A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-16

    申请号:EP08723889.5

    申请日:2008-03-10

    IPC分类号: B64B1/60 B64B1/62

    CPC分类号: B64B1/60 B64B1/62 B64B2201/00

    摘要: An aircraft which is configured for vertically ascending and landing, comprises at least two wings (2a, 2b, 4a, 51, 4b, 52), a space (2c, 4c) for the generating during operation of climbing power, and an intermediate portion (3), the intermediate portion (3) being provided with thrust motors (6), and the space (2c, 4c) for the generating during operation of climbing power being provided with a quantity of lifting power units (HV). Each lifting power unit comprises a first variable volume (Vl) for the storage of an amount of relatively light gas which is lighter than atmospheric air, and is configured for the controllable adjustment of an upward force or lifting power by means of the variable volume taken up by the amount of relatively light gas.

    A BALLONET SYSTEM FOR A LIGHTER-THAN-AIR VEHICLE
    9.
    发明授权
    A BALLONET SYSTEM FOR A LIGHTER-THAN-AIR VEHICLE 失效
    Ballonett SYSTEM FOR比空气轻的车辆

    公开(公告)号:EP0729423B1

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-29

    申请号:EP94927391.6

    申请日:1994-09-12

    IPC分类号: B64B1/62

    CPC分类号: B64B1/60

    摘要: The invention is a ballonet system for a lighter-than-air-vehicle, the vehicle having a lift producing gasbag and a longitudinal, vertical and lateral axis. In detail, the ballonet system includes a plurality of ballonets (34A) located within the gasbag (12) positioned along the longitudinal axis (18) and on each side of the vertical axis (19) of the vehicle (10). Each of the ballonets (34A) include a flexible sheet (40) joined at its periphery (43) thereof to a portion of the wall (44) of the gasbag. A ballonet pressurization system (45) is coupled ot each ballonet (34A) for pressurizing them with air that includes the portion of the wall (44) of the gasbag (12) forming the ballonet having a plurality of holes (54) therethrough. A manifold (60) having an inlet port (64) is joined to the wall covering the holes (54) therein and is adapted to diffuse the pressurized air entering therein. Also included is at least one fan (46) having an inlet port (50) coupled to ambient atmosphere and an outlet port (51) coupled to the inlet port (64) of the manifold (60) for providing pressurized air to the interior thereof. A check valve (52) located in the outlet port (51) of the fan (46) is provided for preventing air from flowing from the interior of the manifold out the inlet port of the fan. A ballonet venting system (70) is included for venting the interior of the ballonet to ambient atmosphere.