JPWO2020058332A5

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Publication number: JPWO2020058332A5
Application number: JP2021510389A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2022-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 2039-09-18

Claims

A fouling reducing and/or antifouling system for an object that is exposed to fouling conditions during use, the antifouling system providing protection to at least a portion of the object and/or at least a portion of the fouling system. a plurality of antifouling devices for providing fouling radiation, the antifouling system further comprising a power transmission system;
The power transmission system is
an inductive power radiator having at least one inductive radiation element;
a plurality of inductive power receivers each having at least one inductive receiving element;
has
The inductive power radiator and the plurality of inductive power receivers are for being attached to the object in a fixed configuration relative to each other, whereby power is inductively transmitted during use of the power transmission system. providing inductive coupling between each of the at least one inductive receiving element and the at least one inductive emitting element, such that
An antifouling system, wherein the plurality of antifouling devices are configured to be driven using transmitted power from the plurality of inductive power receivers during use of the antifouling system.

a first panel containing the inductive power radiator; and a plurality of second panels separate from the first panel, each of the second panels comprising at least one of the plurality of inductive power receivers. 2. The antifouling system of claim 1, comprising at least one of one and said plurality of antifouling devices.

3. An antifouling system according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein each of said plurality of antifouling devices has a UV light source for providing UV light as said antifouling radiation.

The inductive radiating elements each have a power radiating coil, the inductive receiving elements each have a power receiving coil, and when the antifouling system is attached to the object, each of the power receiving coils 4. The antifouling system of any one of claims 1-3 , wherein the inductive power radiator and the inductive power receiver are configured to at least partially overlap at least one of the radiating coils.

the plurality of inductive powers such that the at least one power receiving element of an inductive power receiver at least partially overlaps the at least one power radiating element when the antifouling system is attached to the object 3. The antifouling system of claim 2, wherein each of the receivers is configured and each of the plurality of second panels has one or more edge regions on which at least one power receiving element is located.

The inductive power radiator has a power supply line and a power return line, the at least one inductive radiating element has a plurality of inductive radiating elements, each of the plurality of inductive radiating elements, each of the plurality of inductive radiating elements energizing the power electrically connected to the supply line and the power return line and arranged in series with each other within the inductive power radiator, each of the plurality of inductive radiating elements being one of the plurality of inductive power receivers; 6. An antifouling system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , configured for inductive coupling to at least one of the at least one power receiving element.

the inductive power radiator has at least one inductive radiating element for inductively coupling to one or more of the at least one inductive receiving element of each of the plurality of inductive power receivers; or
6. Any of claims 1-5 comprising a power supply line and a power return line, wherein each of the one or more inductive radiation elements comprises a portion of the power supply line and a portion of the power return line. The antifouling system according to item 1.

the inductive power radiator having a power supply line and a power return line, each of the one or more inductive radiating elements having a portion of the power supply line and a portion of the power return line; The system comprises a further inductive power radiator and at least one connecting member, the power supply line of the inductive power radiator being connected to the power return line of the further inductive power radiator via the connecting member. 6. An antifouling system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , connected.

said inductive power radiator having a ferrite material disposed within said antifouling system, said ferrite material being in contact with said object and said at least one inductive radiation element and/or when said antifouling system is attached to said object; or said at least one inductive power receiver.

9. An antifouling system according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a coating material for application to said object, said coating material having a relative permeability of 20 or more.

11. An antifouling system according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a power supply for powering the inductive power radiator and/or the further inductive power radiator if present.

An object exposed to fouling conditions during normal use, said object comprising an antifouling system according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , said inductive power radiator and said plurality of are attached to said object in a fixed configuration with respect to each other, thereby providing said inductive coupling.

The antifouling system has a first panel containing the inductive power radiator and a plurality of second panels separate from the first panel, each of the second panels receiving the plurality of inductive power at least one of the antifouling devices and at least one of the plurality of antifouling devices;
13. The object of claim 12 , wherein the first panel and the plurality of second panels are attached to the object such that each of the plurality of second panels is attached at least partially to different regions of the object. .

The object is partially or completely submerged during normal use and each of the second panels comprises one or more water-resistant materials, the water-resistant materials presiding within that particular second panel. any of the plurality of inductive power receivers and any of the plurality of antifouling devices are sealed to protect them from water ;
a power source for powering the inductive power radiator, wherein the object has a waterline and the object is mounted such that a portion of the first panel is above the waterline when the object is in use; 14. Object according to claim 13 , capable of being connected to said inductive power radiator via a galvanic connection located on said waterline.

the object is
said ferrite material between said object and said at least one inductive radiation element and/or said at least one inductive power receiver and/or a coating material applied to said object;
and the coating material has a relative permeability of 20 or more.