METHOD OF SUBMERGED BUOY FUNCTIONING AND INSTALLATION AND DEVICE FOR METHOD IMPLEMENTATION Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B63B22/00 G01V11/00 

FIELD: measuring instrumentation.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions refers to procedure of ocean research by autonomous and automatic submarine stations of anchored type. Method involves probe movement within buoy with the use of changes and control of ratio of multidirectional forces, water displacement and weight, affecting the unit in vertical direction. The same forces unfold buoy rope, a cable link of assembly elements, into cable vertical during setting submersion. Device includes case with deformable ballast tank, probe drive consisting of ballast loading and discharge device with microcontroller, electric power source. Discharge device consists of mobile part in the form of gate valve in lower base of the case. Loading device in the upper base of the case includes loading choke which, in the upper position of ballast loading, enters immobile part of loading device, a constrictor connected to ballast injector attached rigidly on the floater and controlled by microcontroller. Constrictor embraces the choke tightly to form tight connection to the supply line of injector made in the form of water accumulation dosing cylinder.

EFFECT: repeated use of equipment in hydrophysical measurements.

3 cl, 4 dwg