SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREVENTING DISASTER FOR A SKYSCRAPER
A system and a method of preventing disaster by compensating displacement of a skyscraper in accordance with wind pressure are disclosed. The system for preventing disaster of a skyscraper includes a displacement sensing module configured to sense displacement of the skyscraper, and a displacement compensating apparatus configured to pull the skyscraper in the gravity direction in case that the sensed displacement is more than a reference value.
Example embodiment of the present invention relates to a system and a method of preventing disaster for a skyscraper, more particularly relates to a system and a method of preventing disaster by compensating displacement of a skyscraper in accordance with wind pressure.
RELATED ARTLand on which a building is established becomes lack according as city is developed, and thus new building has been manhattanized. Recently, many skyscrapers have been established around the world, and more skyscrapers will be established in future.
Since height of the skyscraper is great, the skyscraper affects considerably to wind, i.e. wind pressure. The skyscraper is designed to tolerate against certain wind pressure. However, since the design is based on conventional data, the skyscraper may envisage a danger in case that unexpected great wind pressure occurs due to abnormal climate, etc.
Accordingly, a system for preventing disaster which can assure safety of the skyscraper though unexpected great wind pressure occurs has been required.
DISCLOSURE Technical ProblemExample embodiment of the present invention provides a system and a method of preventing disaster for compensating displacement of a skyscraper when great wind pressure occurs, thereby protecting safely the skyscraper from the wind pressure.
Technical SolutionIn one aspect, the present invention provides a system for preventing disaster of a skyscraper comprising: a displacement sensing module configured to sense displacement of the skyscraper; and a displacement compensating apparatus configured to pull the skyscraper in the gravity direction in case that the sensed displacement is more than a reference value.
The displacement sensing module includes at least one GPS module set to the skyscraper, and configured to detect location of the skyscraper in accordance with swing of the skyscraper through communication with a GPS satellite; and a laser sensing module configured to sense a laser beam. Here, a space is formed to an upper floor from a lower floor in the skyscraper, and the laser sensing module senses the laser beam outputted from a laser module in the space.
The system of claim further includes at least one stress sensing module set to parts of the skyscraper, and configured to sense stress/deformation of the skyscraper in accordance with swing of the skyscraper; and a central management module configured to receive the sensed result by the displacement sensing module and the sensed result by the stress sensing module from the displacement sensing module and the stress sensing module, detects the displacement of the skyscraper in accordance with the received results, and control operation of the displacement compensating apparatus in accordance with the detected displacement.
The displacement compensating apparatus pulls the skyscraper in the gravity direction by using a hydraulic method, and the stress sensing module is a fiber bragg grating sensor.
The displacement compensating apparatus includes at least one anchor structure formed to a space over a ground floor from a space under the ground floor; and a hydraulic system configured to control each of the anchor structures. The anchor structure includes an anchor wire; a fixing section configured to fix the anchor wire to an upper part of the skyscraper; a hydraulic cylinder; a tension section connected to the anchor wire, a part of the tension section being inserted into the hydraulic cylinder. Here, the tension section inserted into the hydraulic cylinder moves in the gravity direction or a direction opposed to the gravity direction in accordance with control of the hydraulic system.
The hydraulic system includes a hydraulic tank configured to supply hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic cylinder; a hydraulic pump configured to pump the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic tank; and a hydraulic controlling section connected between the hydraulic cylinder and the hydraulic pump, and configured to control flow of the hydraulic fluid pumped by the hydraulic pump.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of preventing disaster of a skyscraper comprising: measuring displacement of the skyscraper in accordance with wind pressure; and pulling the skyscraper in the gravity direction in case that the measured displacement is more than a reference value.
The step of measuring the displacement includes: measuring present location of the skyscraper in real time through communication with a GPS satellite; measuring the displacement of the skyscraper through reception location of a laser beam outputted to a space over a ground floor from a space under the ground floor.
The system further includes sensing stress/deformation of the skyscraper by using a stress sensing module. Here, a force pulling the skyscraper is determined in accordance with the measured displacement and the sensed stress/deformation.
The skyscraper is pulled by downing an anchor wire using a hydraulic method.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTSA system and a method of preventing disaster of the present invention compensate displacement of a skyscraper in case that the displacement, i.e. tilting angle is more than a reference value (angle) due to wind pressure, and thus the skyscraper may be safely protected from the wind pressure.
Specially, since the system detects the displacement of the skyscraper through various methods such as a GPS communication method, a laser sensing method, a stress sensing method, etc., it may detect accurately state of the skyscraper though a part of the methods is limited.
Example embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail example embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Accordingly, while the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout the description of the figures.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (i.e., “between” versus “directly between”, “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent”, etc.).
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”, “comprising,”, “includes” and/or “including”, when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings.
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Accordingly, the system of preventing disaster of the present embodiment detects displacement (e.g. tilting angle) of the skyscraper 100, and compensates the displacement of the skyscraper 100 in case that the detected displacement is more than a reference value. For example, in case that the skyscraper 100 is slant in the right direction 104 by high wind pressure as shown in
Hereinafter, a process of detecting the displacement (tilting angle) performed before compensating the displacement of the skyscraper 100 will be described in detail.
In a first method of detecting the displacement, the system of present embodiment detects the displacement of the skyscraper 100 using a GPS system as following.
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Each of the GPS modules 200 communicates with a GPS satellite (not shown), and detects its coordinates through the GPS satellite. Since the GPS modules 200 are set to several places of the skyscraper 100 as shown in
Each of the GPS modules 200 transmits the detected present coordinates to a central management module as described below. The central management module detects the displacement of the skyscraper 100 through the transmitted coordinates.
However, it is difficult to use the method of detecting the displacement of the skyscraper 100 through the GPS communication if the GPS communication can't be performed or the GPS module 200 has low reception ratio.
Accordingly, the system of the present invention provides further a method of detecting the displacement of the skyscraper 100 using a laser as well as the GPS communication method.
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A laser module locates in the lower part of the space 202, and outputs the laser beam 302 to the upper part of the space 202 in the space 202. That is, the laser module outputs the laser beam 302 to the upper part in the space 202 as shown in
In another embodiment of the present invention, the laser module may locate in the upper part of the space 202, and the laser sensing module 300 may locate in the lower part of the space 202. In other words, the location of the laser module and the laser sensing module 300, etc. may be variously modified as long as the system may detect the displacement of the skyscraper 100 using the laser beam 302.
In brief, the system for preventing disaster of the present embodiment detects the displacement of the skyscraper 100 using the GPS communication method and the laser sensing method. Here, the system may use both of the GPS communication method and the laser sensing method, or use only one of the GPS communication method and the laser sensing method.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the system for preventing disaster sets three first communication devices in the skyscraper 100 and sets three second communication devices outside the skyscraper 100, and may detect displacement of the skyscraper 100 through triangulation. That is, various methods may be used as long as they detect the displacement of the skyscraper 100.
In case that the wind pressure affects to the skyscraper 100, the skyscraper 100 swings and deformation may occur to several parts of the skyscraper 100. Accordingly, the system of the present embodiment may use also a stress sensor for sensing the deformation (stress).
Particularly, stress sensors, e.g. optical fiber sensors (specially fiber brag grating sensor, in which gratings are included in one optical fiber, having high sensitivity without being interfered by electromagnetic) for sensing stress through wavelength change in accordance with outside condition may be set to the parts of the skyscraper 100. The stress sensors sense stresses of the skyscraper 100 in accordance with the wind pressure, and transmits the sensed result to the central management module. The central management module analyzes the transmitted result, thereby detecting total stress (deformation) of the skyscraper 100.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the system of the present invention synthesizes information concerning the stresses of the parts of the skyscraper 100, and may display the synthesized result with color. For example, a part of the skyscraper 100 to which much deformation occurs is displayed with red color, and a part of the skyscraper 100 to which deformation little occurs is displayed with blue color. As a result, a manager may catch easily state of the skyscraper 100.
As described above, the system of the present invention detects the displacement (tilting angle) and total stress of the skyscraper 100 through various methods. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system may display the detected displacement through 3D image so that the manager catch easily the detected displacement, and display the total stress of the skyscraper 100 with color in the 3D image.
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The GPS module 200 detects present coordinates by communicating with a GPS satellite, and transmits the detected result to the central management module 402 through wireless or wire communication.
The laser sensing module 300 senses a laser beam outputted from a laser module, and transmits the sensed result to the central management module 402 through wireless or wire communication.
The fiber bragg grating sensor 400 as the stress sensor (stress measuring module) senses stress of the skyscraper 100 through wavelength change of a light, and transmits the sensed result to the central management module 402 through an optical fiber, wireless communication or wire communication. Here, the fiber bragg grating sensors 400 sense stress using fiber grating (short-period fiber grating, long-period fiber grating, chirped fiber grating, etc.) and are usually set in concrete of the skyscraper 100. Number and disposition of the fiber bragg grating sensors 400 may be various modified in accordance with object of a manager.
The central management module 402 synthesizes the results (information) transmitted from the GPS module 200, the laser sensing module 300 and the fiber bragg grating sensor 400, detects present state of the skyscraper 100 on the basis of the synthesized results, and provides the state of the skyscraper 100 to the manager. It is desirable that the central management module 402 displays the state of the skyscraper 100 through the 3D image and shows the stress sensed by the fiber bragg grating sensor 400 with color. As a result, the manager may catch easily and quickly the state of the skyscraper 100, and may compensate the displacement of the skyscraper 100 or repair a part of the skyscraper 100 determined as danger due to serious stress.
For example, the central management module 402 controls the displacement compensating apparatus 404 in case that the displacement of the skyscraper 100 is more than a reference value, thereby pulling the skyscraper 100 in the gravity direction. Here, the control process may be manually performed by the manager, or may be automatically performed by the central management module 402 in consideration of characteristic of the system for preventing disaster.
In addition, the central management module 402 may locate in the skyscraper 100, or locate outside the skyscraper 100. It is desirable that the central management module 402 locates in the skyscraper 100 in view of management.
The displacement compensating apparatus 404 compensates the displacement of the skyscraper 100 in accordance with control of the central management module 402. For example, in case that the displacement (tilting angle) of the skyscraper 100 is more than the reference value (reference tilting angle) due to high wind pressure, the displacement compensating apparatus 404 pulls the skyscraper 100 in the gravity direction. Subsequently, in case that the displacement of the skyscraper is changed to a value less than the reference value according as the wind is weak, the displacement compensating apparatus 404 cancels the pulling force.
Hereinafter, detail structure and operation process of the displacement compensating apparatus 404 will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings.
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In one embodiment of the present invention, the displacement compensating apparatus 404 includes anchor structures 500a to 500f. The system controls the anchor structures 500a to 500f so that some of the anchor structures 500a to 500f pull the skyscraper 100 in the gravity direction as shown in
On the other hand, since the skyscraper 100 has various structures, disposition and number, etc. of the anchor structures will be designed properly in accordance with structure of the skyscraper 100.
Hereinafter, the anchor structures 500 will be described in detail.
The anchor structure 500 has an upper part shown in
Hereinafter, the upper part and the lower part of the anchor structure 500 will be described in detail.
An end part 600 of the upper part of the anchor structure 500, i.e. upper fixing section has a structure shown in
The upper fixing section 600 of the anchor structure 500 is connected to the lower part of the anchor structure 500 through an anchor cable 602. Here, the anchor cable 602 includes an anchor wire 610 for tension and a sheath pipe 612 for protecting the anchor wire 610 as shown in
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The tension section 704 moves up or down in accordance with oil pressure under the condition that it is inserted into a hydraulic cylinder 700. That is, the tension section 704 functions a piston, and may be made up of for example a PC steel bar.
Hydraulic fluid 702 is included in the hydraulic cylinder 700, and the tension section 704 functioning as the piston goes up or down in accordance with movement of the hydraulic fluid 702.
A lower fixing section 706 is connected to a lower part of the hydraulic cylinder 700. Here, the lower fixing section 706 is inserted into a ground, and supports the anchor structure 500.
In other words, the anchor structure 500 includes the lower fixing section 706, the hydraulic cylinder 700, the tension section 704, the anchor cable 602 and the upper fixing section 600 disposed in sequence from the lower part. The anchor structure 500 is fixed to the skyscraper 100 through the lower fixing section 706 and the upper fixing section 600, and the tension section 704 changes to compensate the displacement of the skyscraper 100. Particularly, in case that the system of preventing disaster pulls the skyscraper 100 in the gravity direction to compensate the displacement of the skyscraper 100, it controls the anchor structure 500 so that the hydraulic fluid 702 in the hydraulic cylinder 700 flows down and so the tension section 704 moves in the gravity direction. As a result, the anchor wire 610 of the anchor cable 602 is pulled in the gravity direction, and thus the skyscraper 100 is pulled in the gravity direction.
Hereinafter, a method of providing the tension to the anchor structure 500 will be described in detail.
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The hydraulic tank 710 stores the hydraulic fluid 702.
The hydraulic pump 712 is connected to the hydraulic tank 710, and pumps the hydraulic fluid 702.
The hydraulic controlling section 714 adjusts the hydraulic fluid 702 pumped by the hydraulic pump 712, and then supplies the hydraulic fluid 702 to the hydraulic cylinder 700. Specially, the hydraulic controlling section 714 may be directly controlled by the central management module 402.
A gate valve 716 controls the hydraulic fluid 702 so that the hydraulic fluid 702 supplied from the hydraulic controlling section 712 flows in desired direction, and may be for example solenoid valve. Particularly, in case of moving the tension section 704 in the gravity direction, the gate valve 716 controls the hydraulic fluid 702 so that the hydraulic fluid 702 is supplied on the hydraulic cylinder 700 as shown in
A drain valve 718 controls the hydraulic fluid 702 between the hydraulic tank 710 and the hydraulic cylinder 700. For example, since the tension section 704 moves in the gravity direction when the hydraulic fluid 702 is supplied on the hydraulic cylinder 700, the drain valve 718 controls the hydraulic fluid 702 so that the hydraulic fluid 702 existed below the hydraulic cylinder 700 flows to the hydraulic tank 710.
In brief, the system of preventing disaster of the present embodiment pulls the skyscraper 100 in the gravity direction by using the hydraulic system so as to compensate the displacement of the skyscraper 100, thereby keeping safely the skyscraper 100. Specially, in case that the system of preventing disaster determines to compensate the displacement of the skyscraper 100 through measurement of the tilting angle of the skyscraper 100, the system may control automatically the hydraulic system irrespective of the manager's command.
In above description, the system of preventing disaster uses the hydraulic method to compensate the displacement of the skyscraper 100. However, the system may use other compensating methods such as a method using an electric motor, etc.
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In step of S802, the central management module 402 detects whether or not the measured tilting angle is more than a reference angle.
In case that the measured tilting angle is smaller than the reference angle, the step S800 is again performed. That is, since the skyscraper 100 does not envisage a danger by wind, the central management module 402 monitors continuously the wind pressure without compensating the displacement of the skyscraper 100.
In case that the measured tilting angle is more than the reference angle, the central management module 402 detects displacement (tilting angle), direction and stress, etc. of the skyscraper 100 through analysis of the collected information to compensate the displacement of the skyscraper 100 in step of S804.
In step of S806, the central management module 402 selects some of the anchor structures 500 to which tension is to be applied in accordance with the detected result.
In step of S808, the selected anchor structures pull the skyscraper 100 in the gravity direction in accordance with control of the central management module 402, thereby compensating the displacement of the skyscraper 100. Here, the tension may be varied in accordance with the wind pressure. In addition, tensions of the anchor structures may be the same or differ.
In step of S810, the central management module 402 measures the displacement of the skyscraper 100, e.g. tilting angle through information collected from the GPS module 200, the laser sensing module 300 and the stress measuring module 400, and detects whether or not the measured tilting angle is smaller than the reference angle.
In case that the measured tilting angle is more than the reference angle, the step S808 is continuously performed because the wind affects to the skyscraper 100.
In case that the measured tilting angle is smaller than the reference angle, the anchor structures related to the tension are returned to initial condition in step of S812. That is, the anchor structures for pulling the skyscraper 100 in the gravity direction cancel the tension.
Any reference in this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “example embodiment,” etc., means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with any embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the purview of one skilled in the art to affect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other ones of the embodiments.
Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number of illustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerous other modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled in the art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles of this disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modifications are possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subject combination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawings and the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications in the component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also be apparent to those skilled in the art.
Claims
1. A system for preventing disaster of a skyscraper, the system comprising:
- a displacement sensing module configured to sense displacement of the skyscraper; and
- a displacement compensating apparatus configured to pull the skyscraper in the gravity direction in case that the sensed displacement is more than a reference value.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the displacement sensing module includes:
- at least one GPS module set to the skyscraper, and configured to detect location of the skyscraper in accordance with swing of the skyscraper through communication with a GPS satellite; and
- a laser sensing module configured to sense a laser beam,
- and wherein a space is formed to an upper floor from a lower floor in the skyscraper, and the laser sensing module senses the laser beam outputted from a laser module in the space.
3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
- at least one stress sensing module set to parts of the skyscraper, and configured to sense stress/deformation of the skyscraper in accordance with swing of the skyscraper; and
- a central management module configured to receive the sensed result by the displacement sensing module and the sensed result by the stress sensing module from the displacement sensing module and the stress sensing module, detects the displacement of the skyscraper in accordance with the received results, and control operation of the displacement compensating apparatus in accordance with the detected displacement.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the displacement compensating apparatus pulls the skyscraper in the gravity direction by using a hydraulic method, and the stress sensing module is a fiber bragg grating sensor.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the displacement compensating apparatus includes:
- at least one anchor structure formed to a space over a ground floor from a space under the ground floor; and
- a hydraulic system configured to control each of the anchor structures,
- and wherein the anchor structure includes;
- an anchor wire;
- a fixing section configured to fix the anchor wire to an upper part of the skyscraper;
- a hydraulic cylinder;
- a tension section connected to the anchor wire, a part of the tension section being inserted into the hydraulic cylinder,
- and wherein the tension section inserted into the hydraulic cylinder moves in the gravity direction or a direction opposed to the gravity direction in accordance with control of the hydraulic system.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the hydraulic system includes:
- a hydraulic tank configured to supply hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic cylinder;
- a hydraulic pump configured to pump the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic tank; and
- a hydraulic controlling section connected between the hydraulic cylinder and the hydraulic pump, and configured to control flow of the hydraulic fluid pumped by the hydraulic pump.
7. A method of preventing disaster of a skyscraper, the method comprising:
- measuring displacement of the skyscraper in accordance with wind pressure; and
- pulling the skyscraper in the gravity direction in case that the measured displacement is more than a reference value.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of measuring the displacement includes:
- measuring present location of the skyscraper in real time through communication with a GPS satellite;
- measuring the displacement of the skyscraper through reception location of a laser beam outputted to a space over a ground floor from a space under the ground floor.
9. The system of claim 7, further comprising:
- sensing stress/deformation of the skyscraper by using a stress sensing module,
- wherein a force pulling the skyscraper is determined in accordance with the measured displacement and the sensed stress/deformation.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein the skyscraper is pulled by downing an anchor wire using a hydraulic method.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 11, 2009
Publication Date: Nov 10, 2011
Applicant: Golden Wheels Defense Fire Co., Ltd. (Seongnam, Kyeonggi-Do)
Inventor: Eun-Chong Kim (Seoul)
Application Number: 13/140,999
International Classification: E04H 9/14 (20060101);