Modified CO2 cycle for long endurance unmanned underwater vehicles and resultant chirp acoustic capability

    公开(公告)号:US10946944B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-16

    申请号:US16384012

    申请日:2019-04-15

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    发明人: Gregory W. Heinen

    摘要: A carbon dioxide cycle power generation system includes a first carbon dioxide storage configured to store a first portion of carbon dioxide and a second carbon dioxide storage configured to store a second portion of the carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide cycle power generation system also includes a generator configured to generate electrical power based on a flow of at least part of the carbon dioxide between the first and second carbon dioxide storages. The carbon dioxide cycle power generation system is configured to cycle between different underwater depths in order to employ water pressure and/or water temperature in creating the flow of the at least part of the carbon dioxide through the generator. The second carbon dioxide storage includes an annular region surrounding a central region, where the annular region has a variable internal volume configured to receive at least part of the second portion of the carbon dioxide.

    FLIGHT VEHICLE
    2.
    发明申请
    FLIGHT VEHICLE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190127060A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US15794169

    申请日:2017-10-26

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    IPC分类号: B64C29/00 B64C39/02 B64D27/24

    摘要: Method and apparatus for a flight vehicle including a wing having a high aspect ratio and first and second rotors having a high aspect ratio, with a ratio of the rotor diameter to wing length ratio is equal to or greater than about 0.25. In embodiments, the flight vehicle can include a first and second motor, each less than about one thousand HP, to drive a respective rotor and a second motor. The flight vehicle can include a cruise mode and a VTOL mode.

    Power generation systems based on thermal differences using slow-motion high-force energy conversion

    公开(公告)号:US11085425B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16451852

    申请日:2019-06-25

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    发明人: Gregory W. Heinen

    摘要: An apparatus includes first and second tanks each configured to receive and store a refrigerant under pressure. The apparatus also includes a cylinder defining a space configured to receive the refrigerant from the first and second tanks. The apparatus further includes a piston passing into the cylinder and having a head, where the head divides the space within the cylinder into a first volume for the refrigerant from the first tank and a second volume for the refrigerant from the second tank. In addition, the apparatus includes a converter configured to translate linear movement of the piston into rotational motion and a generator configured to produce electrical power based on the rotational motion.

    Tactical maneuvering ocean thermal energy conversion buoy for ocean activity surveillance

    公开(公告)号:US11001357B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US16460774

    申请日:2019-07-02

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    摘要: A system includes a first jacket that contains seawater and a first tank storing a first fluid under pressure. A second jacket contains seawater and a second tank storing a second fluid under pressure. An actuator cylinder defines a space that receives the fluids from the first and second tanks. The actuator cylinder includes an actuator piston that divides the space into a first volume for the first fluid and a second volume for the second fluid. A hydraulic cylinder includes a hydraulic piston configured to move and change an amount of hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic cylinder, wherein the hydraulic piston is fixedly coupled to the actuator piston. A buoyancy plug changes a position in connection with the amount of the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic cylinder, wherein the position of the buoyancy plug affects a buoyancy of a vehicle.

    HYDRAULIC DRIVES FOR USE IN CHARGING SYSTEMS, BALLAST SYSTEMS, OR OTHER SYSTEMS OF UNDERWATER VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20170349252A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:US15173214

    申请日:2016-06-03

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    发明人: Gregory W. Heinen

    摘要: An apparatus includes first and second tanks each configured to receive and store a refrigerant under pressure. The apparatus also includes at least one generator configured to receive flows of the refrigerant between the tanks and to generate electrical power based on the flows of the refrigerant. The apparatus further includes first and second hydraulic drives associated with the first and second tanks, respectively. Each hydraulic drive includes a first piston within the associated tank, a channel fluidly coupled to the associated tank and configured to contain hydraulic fluid, and a second piston within the channel and configured to move within the channel in order to vary an amount of the hydraulic fluid within the associated tank and vary a position of the first piston within the associated tank. The channel of each hydraulic drive has a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the associated tank.