Patents by Inventor Gongbo Zhou

Gongbo Zhou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11938974
    Abstract: A series-parallel monorail hoist based on an oil-electric hybrid power and a controlling method thereof. The monorail hoist includes a cabin, a hydraulic driving system, a lifting beam, a gear track driving and energy storage system, and a speed adaptive control system connected in series with each other and travelling on a track. The monorail hoist is capable of implementing an independent drive by an electric motor or a diesel engine in an endurance mode, a hybrid drive of the electric motor and the diesel engine in a transportation mode, and a hybrid drive of the diesel engine and a flywheel energy storage system in a climbing mode, according to different operating conditions that include conditions of an upslope, a downslope and a load. Power requirements for the monorail hoist under various operating conditions are satisfied, and the excess energy is recovered during the process of travelling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY, XUZHOU LIREN MONORAIL TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhencai Zhu, Hao Lu, Yuxing Peng, Gongbo Zhou, Yu Tang, Hua Chen, Zaigang Xu, Mingzhong Wang, Mai Du, Fuping Zheng
  • Publication number: 20240089879
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a time service and positioning network system for an underground chain-shaped large space in a coal mine. The system adopts a base station-level network internal time synchronization method which takes an optical fiber time service as a main part and takes a satellite time service as an auxiliary part to construct a time service and positioning network system with an unified time within the ad-hoc network base stations, based on the ad-hoc network base stations linearly arranged in the underground chain-shaped large space in the coal mine. Through the network construction, the network stabilization and the network application, the system unifies the time reference of the base station-level network and improves the positioning accuracy of the network application by utilization of the base station-level network internal time synchronization method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Gongbo ZHOU, Chuansheng ZHANG, Fan JIANG, Lianfeng HAN, Shudong WANG, Xin LIU, Duifang GU, Tao WANG, Chuansong WANG, Libing WANG, Niansheng LIU, Fuxing SHI, Dongrun LIU, Lizheng LI, Zhencai ZHU
  • Patent number: 11930463
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a time service and positioning network system for an underground chain-shaped large space in a coal mine. The system adopts a base station-level network internal time synchronization method which takes an optical fiber time service as a main part and takes a satellite time service as an auxiliary part to construct a time service and positioning network system with an unified time within the ad-hoc network base stations, based on the ad-hoc network base stations linearly arranged in the underground chain-shaped large space in the coal mine. Through the network construction, the network stabilization and the network application, the system unifies the time reference of the base station-level network and improves the positioning accuracy of the network application by utilization of the base station-level network internal time synchronization method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY, XUZHIU KERUI MINING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gongbo Zhou, Chuansheng Zhang, Fan Jiang, Lianfeng Han, Shudong Wang, Xin Liu, Duifang Gu, Tao Wang, Chuansong Wang, Libing Wang, Niansheng Liu, Fuxing Shi, Dongrun Liu, Lizheng Li, Zhencai Zhu
  • Patent number: 11893547
    Abstract: An intelligent reliability evaluation and service life prediction method for a kilometer deep well hoist brake, the method including: the establishment of a digital twin model for a hoist brake, data acquisition and synchronization, and reliability evaluation and service life prediction, wherein the digital twin model for the hoist brake can accurately reflect actual physical characteristics of the hoist brake, the data acquisition and synchronization can realize real-time mapping between a physical entity of the hoist brake and the digital twin model therefor, and furthermore, on the basis of the digital twin model for the hoist brake, the reliability evaluation and service life prediction are realized. Digital twin technology is combined with a reliability analysis method, so that real-time updating of reliability evaluation and service life prediction of the hoist brake are realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Hao Lu, Zhencai Zhu, Yuxing Peng, Gongbo Zhou, Gang Shen, Yu Tang, Xiang Li, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 11807465
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for monitoring a scraper chain based on a measurement on transmittance of a torsion spring and a method thereof. The system includes a sprocket-wheel torsion detection device, a fixing device, a wireless receiver, an A/D converter and an industrial computer. In the method, the relative torsion of the two sprocket wheels is converted into the density change of the torsion spring, the light transmission area is converted into the current value by the laser sensing panel, a varying range of the torsion spring is calculated by the industrial computer through the preset threshold and its own program to monitor the operating conditions of the chain. The method has a novel concept, a stable and reliable system, and a high promotion value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hao Lu, Hui Jiang, Zhencai Zhu, Guohua Cao, Yuxing Peng, Gongbo Zhou, Gang Shen, Fan Jiang, Yu Tang, Xiang Li, Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20230331263
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a low-energy-consumption grading and positioning method and system for a coal mine auxiliary transportation vehicle, which belongs to the technical field of mine tunnel transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Zhencai ZHU, Fan JIANG, Xingtao HUANG, Gongbo ZHOU, Niansheng LIU, Libing WANG, Chuansheng ZHANG, Junfeng GUO, Gang SHEN, Shuman CHENG, Jinlei MA, Chaofan ZHANG, Wenwen YI
  • Patent number: 11772687
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a low-energy-consumption grading and positioning method and system for a coal mine auxiliary transportation vehicle, which belongs to the technical field of mine tunnel transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou Kerui Mining Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Zhencai Zhu, Fan Jiang, Xingtao Huang, Gongbo Zhou, Niansheng Liu, Libing Wang, Chuansheng Zhang, Junfeng Guo, Gang Shen, Shuman Cheng, Jinlei Ma, Chaofan Zhang, Wenwen Yi
  • Patent number: 11691846
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a hoisting container pose control method of a double-rope winding type ultra-deep vertical shaft hoisting system. The method comprises the following steps of step 1, building a mathematical model of a double-rope winding type ultra-deep vertical shaft hoisting subsystem; step 2, building a position closed-loop mathematical model of an electrohydraulic servo subsystem; step 3, outputting a flatness characteristics of a nonlinear system; step 4, designing a pose leveling flatness controller of a double-rope winding type ultra-deep vertical shaft hoisting subsystem; and step 5, designing a position closed-loop flatness controller of the electrohydraulic servo subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Gang Shen, Zhencai Zhu, Xiang Li, Yu Tang, Guohua Cao, Gongbo Zhou, Songyong Liu, Yuxing Peng, Hao Lu
  • Publication number: 20230169471
    Abstract: An intelligent reliability evaluation and service life prediction method for a kilometer deep well hoist brake, the method including: the establishment of a digital twin model for a hoist brake, data acquisition and synchronization, and reliability evaluation and service life prediction, wherein the digital twin model for the hoist brake can accurately reflect actual physical characteristics of the hoist brake, the data acquisition and synchronization can realize real-time mapping between a physical entity of the hoist brake and the digital twin model therefor, and furthermore, on the basis of the digital twin model for the hoist brake, the reliability evaluation and service life prediction are realized. Digital twin technology is combined with a reliability analysis method, so that real-time updating of reliability evaluation and service life prediction of the hoist brake are realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Hao LU, Zhencai ZHU, Yuxing PENG, Gongbo ZHOU, Gang SHEN, Yu TANG, Xiang LI, Wei WANG
  • Publication number: 20230118041
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for monitoring a scraper chain based on a measurement on transmittance of a torsion spring and a method thereof. The system includes a sprocket-wheel torsion detection device, a fixing device, a wireless receiver, an A/D converter and an industrial computer. In the method, the relative torsion of the two sprocket wheels is converted into the density change of the torsion spring, the light transmission area is converted into the current value by the laser sensing panel, a varying range of the torsion spring is calculated by the industrial computer through the preset threshold and its own program to monitor the operating conditions of the chain. The method has a novel concept, a stable and reliable system, and a high promotion value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Hao LU, Hui JIANG, Zhencai ZHU, Guohua CAO, Yuxing PENG, Gongbo ZHOU, Gang SHEN, Fan JIANG, Yu TANG, Xiang LI, Wei WANG
  • Patent number: 11312007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a serpentine inspection robot mechanism for lifting cage guide driven by magnetic wheels, comprising a magnetic wheel drive part and a pitching yawing part, wherein the magnetic wheel drive part comprises a worm and gear transmission mechanism (I) and a magnetic wheel driving mechanism (II), and the pitching yawing part comprises a pitching yawing mechanism (III). Magnetic wheels are driven by the worm and gear transmission mechanism (I) and the magnetic wheel driving mechanism (II), while the pitching and yawing control of the robot are realized by the pitching yawing mechanism (III). The serpentine robot driven by the magnetic wheels (22) resolves the problems that the efficiency of ordinary serpentine robot is low, and it is difficult for the simple-wheel-type robot to span the large gap and to reach some concealed corners, with the cage guide of the lifting machine sucked by the magnetic wheels (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventors: Chaoquan Tang, Gongbo Zhou, Eryi Hu, Hua Zhu, Bi Ma, Xin Shu, Jian Zhao, Xin Chen, Chusheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11305946
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a drive system of a scraper conveyor and a control method. The drive system includes a nose sprocket, a tail sprocket, a nose sprocket drive mechanism, and a tail sprocket drive mechanism, where the nose sprocket drive mechanism is a hydraulic motor I, and the tail sprocket drive mechanism is a hydraulic motor II; and a hydraulic system that drives the hydraulic motor I and a hydraulic system that drives the hydraulic motor II include same hydraulic elements, and both include a three-position four-way solenoid directional valve, a two-position two-way solenoid directional valve, a two-position three-way solenoid directional valve, an accumulator, and an oil supplement valve group. The present invention is applicable to rapid starting and stopping of the scraper conveyor in a heavy load status while adjusting chain tension in real time, thereby resolving a power imbalance problem in a dual-drive system, and has a simple structure and a long service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: China University of Mining and Technology, JIANGSU TIANMING MACHINERY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Shen, Zhencai Zhu, Kaiyu Dai, Yu Tang, Xiang Li, Yuxing Peng, Hao Lu, Guohua Cao, Gongbo Zhou, Wei Li, Fan Jiang
  • Publication number: 20220063927
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a drive system of a scraper conveyor and a control method. The drive system includes a nose sprocket, a tail sprocket, a nose sprocket drive mechanism, and a tail sprocket drive mechanism, where the nose sprocket drive mechanism is a hydraulic motor I, and the tail sprocket drive mechanism is a hydraulic motor II; and a hydraulic system that drives the hydraulic motor I and a hydraulic system that drives the hydraulic motor II include same hydraulic elements, and both include a three-position four-way solenoid directional valve, a two-position two-way solenoid directional valve, a two-position three-way solenoid directional valve, an accumulator, and an oil supplement valve group. The present invention is applicable to rapid starting and stopping of the scraper conveyor in a heavy load status while adjusting chain tension in real time, thereby resolving a power imbalance problem in a dual-drive system, and has a simple structure and a long service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: China University of Mining and Technology, JIANGSU TIANMING MACHINERY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang SHEN, Zhencai ZHU, Kaiyu DAI, Yu TANG, Xiang LI, Yuxing PENG, Hao LU, Guohua CAO, Gongbo ZHOU, Wei LI, Fan JIANG
  • Patent number: 11215046
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wellbore inspection system and method for an ultra-deep vertical shaft. The wellbore inspection system includes a wire rope moving system, inspection robots, a visual image acquisition system, a wireless communication module, a central control system, and an image post-processing system of an upper computer. The wire rope moving system includes a surface wire rope guide rail, an underground wire rope guide rail, a surface wire rope moving device, an underground wire rope moving device, and a wire rope. The visual image acquisition system includes explosion-proof cameras. After image information acquired by the explosion-proof cameras is processed by a lower computer, the processed image is transmitted by a wireless image transmission module to the image post-processing system of the upper computer. The central control system is connected to the inspection robots and the wire rope moving system, and the inspection robots are connected to the central control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Gongbo Zhou, Chaoquan Tang, Zhencai Zhu, Hongwei Tang, Zhenzhi He, Gang Zhang, Wei Li, Fan Jiang
  • Patent number: 11155419
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dynamic reliability evaluation method for coupling faults of a middle trough of a scraper conveyor. Approximation precision of a moment-based saddlepoint approximation method and a function attribute of dynamic t-copula are fully utilized, and the dynamic reliability evaluation method for the coupling faults of the middle trough of the scraper conveyor is provided, so that dynamic correlation between failure modes of the middle trough of the scraper conveyor under a small sample condition is more accurately described, and accuracy of dynamic reliability evaluation of the coupling faults of the middle trough of the scraper conveyor is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Hao Lu, Zhencai Zhu, Fan Jiang, Wei Li, Yuxing Peng, Gongbo Zhou, Gang Shen, Dagang Wang, Yu Tang, Xiang Li
  • Patent number: 11155275
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a rope climbing robot capable of surmounting an obstacle and an obstacle surmounting method thereof. The rope climbing robot includes a robot body. The robot body includes a shell, a drive module and a guide module. The shell is longitudinally cut into an even number of shell segments, and is laterally cut into a corresponding drive housing segment and a corresponding guide housing segment according to mounting positions of the drive module and the guide module in the shell. There is at least one guide module and at least one guide housing segment, and a shell opening mechanism is further mounted in the shell. The shell opening mechanism includes a first shell opening mechanism configured to open/close the guide housing segment and a second shell opening mechanism configured to open/close the drive housing segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Gongbo Zhou, Hongwei Tang, Chaoquan Tang, Zhencai Zhu, Zhenzhi He, Wei Li, Fan Jiang
  • Publication number: 20210316946
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dynamic reliability evaluation method for coupling faults of a middle trough of a scraper conveyor. Approximation precision of a moment-based saddlepoint approximation method and a function attribute of dynamic t-copula are fully utilized, and the dynamic reliability evaluation method for the coupling faults of the middle trough of the scraper conveyor is provided, so that dynamic correlation between failure modes of the middle trough of the scraper conveyor under a small sample condition is more accurately described, and accuracy of dynamic reliability evaluation of the coupling faults of the middle trough of the scraper conveyor is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Hao LU, Zhencai ZHU, Fan JIANG, Wei LI, Yuxing PENG, Gongbo ZHOU, Gang SHEN, Dagang WANG, Yu TANG, Xiang LI
  • Patent number: 11136878
    Abstract: A movement-synchronized wellbore inspection system and a movement-synchronization control method thereof are disclosed. The wellbore inspection system comprises a rope-climbing robot, a wire rope, a ground wire rope moving device, a ground wire rope moving track, an underground wire rope moving device, an underground wire rope moving track, an inertial sensor and a control device. An upper end of the wire rope is connected to the ground wire rope moving device, and an lower end of the wire rope passes through the rope-climbing robot and is then connected to the underground wire rope moving device. The control device controls the underground and ground wire rope moving devices to move in synchronization, and then the inertial sensor carried on the rope-climbing robot detects posture data of the wire rope and transmits the data to the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Chaoquan Tang, Gongbo Zhou, Hongwei Tang, Zhenzhi He, Gang Zhang, Wei Li, Fan Jiang
  • Patent number: 11125072
    Abstract: Disclosed are a synchronous movement apparatus of tracks in a wellbore inspection system and a control method thereof. The synchronous movement apparatus includes an upper moving track, a lower moving track, an upper wire rope moving device, a lower wire rope moving device, and a control device; the upper moving track and the lower moving track are correspondingly embedded into an inner wall of a wellbore, and the upper moving track is located above the lower moving track; the upper wire rope moving device is fitted in the upper moving track, and the lower wire rope moving device is fitted in the lower moving track; the upper moving track and the lower moving track have the same structure and each include a track body. A rolling face is arranged on the track body, and grooves are evenly distributed on the rolling face along the extending direction of the track body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Gongbo Zhou, Chaoquan Tang, Zhencai Zhu, Gang Zhang, Zhenzhi He, Hongwei Tang, Wei Li, Fan Jiang
  • Publication number: 20210277765
    Abstract: A movement-synchronized wellbore inspection system and a movement-synchronization control method thereof are disclosed. The wellbore inspection system comprises a rope-climbing robot, a wire rope, a ground wire rope moving device, a ground wire rope moving track, an underground wire rope moving device, an underground wire rope moving track, an inertial sensor and a control device. An upper end of the wire rope is connected to the ground wire rope moving device, and an lower end of the wire rope passes through the rope-climbing robot and is then connected to the underground wire rope moving device. The control device controls the underground and ground wire rope moving devices to move in synchronization, and then the inertial sensor carried on the rope-climbing robot detects posture data of the wire rope and transmits the data to the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Chaoquan TANG, Gongbo ZHOU, Hongwei TANG, Zhenzhi HE, Gang ZHANG, Wei LI, Fan JIANG