CN103027362A - Drying equipment using green energy - Google Patents

Abstract

A drying apparatus using green energy, comprising: the solar heat collection device is connected with a water source, converts the solar heat collection device into heat energy after absorbing solar radiation energy and heats water provided by the water source; the water storage device comprises at least one hot water storage container, wherein the hot water storage container is provided with an electric heater, is connected with the solar heat collection device and is used for storing hot water heated by the solar heat collection device; the heat exchange device comprises a section of pipeline and an air supply unit, wherein one end of the pipeline is connected with the water storage device; the air supply unit is used for supplying air to the pipeline towards the pipeline to generate a heat exchange effect and form high-temperature hot air; the drying equipment can be connected with a wind power generation device for providing power supply for the drying equipment; by means of the method, the green energy is converted into heat energy, the heat energy is heated, and then the high-temperature hot air formed by the heat exchange device is used for achieving drying treatment, so that the method has the advantages and effects of being environment-friendly, energy-saving, capable of keeping the moisture freshness and the nutritional ingredients of the dried materials and capable of moving flexibly.

Description

Drying equipment using green energy

technical field

The invention relates to a drying equipment using green energy, especially a drying equipment that uses solar thermal energy to heat water sources and wind energy to generate electricity, and then converts hot water into hot air that achieves drying effects. It is environmentally friendly, energy-saving, and dry The water freshness and nutritional content of the food, as well as the advantages and efficacy of mobile mobility.

Background technique

Generally, agricultural products such as vegetables, fruits or rice, in order to be able to be stored in good condition for a long time without mold damage, these agricultural products must be processed by drying technology. Drying treatment is to remove the moisture in the food and convert it into water vapor, so that the food does not It can be stored for a long time by adding preservatives. As far as the current food drying technology is concerned, traditional electric heating drying equipment is mainly used to achieve the effect of food dehydration and drying. However, the power source of traditional electric heating drying equipment is provided by The power company supplies power. The power generation method of the power company is to burn oil and natural gas as fuel. The relative fuel consumed by it is measured in coal equivalent, which can be as high as several million tons per year in a single country. It can be converted into traditional electric heating drying equipment. The heat source required for drying food means that the cost of fuel required by traditional electric drying equipment accounts for a large proportion of the cost of drying treatment. In addition, in recent years, the earth's resources have become increasingly scarce, causing the cost of traditional fuels to continue to rise. The awareness of environmental protection is gradually increasing in the world. Traditional electric heating drying equipment uses traditional power generation to dry food, which consumes too much energy. It has caused many serious environmental issues.

Furthermore, traditional electric drying equipment dehydrates and dries food by converting electrical energy into heat energy, and then directly heats the air with this heat energy, so that the heated air reaches a temperature that can be dried. It is in direct contact with the surface of the food. When the temperature of the air used for drying is too high and too dry, it will often cause the complete loss of food moisture, so the shape, texture and color of the food are easily damaged. In other words, the structure of over-dehydrated food Embrittlement occurs, so that there is a serious loss of nutrients in the food.

In addition, traditional electric heating drying equipment can only be installed in indoor spaces in order to match the location of the power supply, and its complex structure cannot be easily disassembled, that is, it takes a lot of effort to reassemble, so traditional electric heating drying equipment is a fixed-point device , there are deficiencies that cannot be easily migrated to other places according to user needs.

In view of the various problems of the above-mentioned traditional electric heating drying equipment, the inventor developed a drying equipment using green energy to replace the traditional electric heating drying equipment, and after a long period of design, testing and continuous improvement, the present invention come out.

Contents of the invention

In this way, the purpose of the present invention is to solve the problems of high fuel cost and energy consumption of traditional electric heating drying equipment, which cause environmental protection issues. At the same time, there are also problems of food moisture and freshness being damaged and nutrients being lost after food drying. problems, and the lack of traditional electric heating drying equipment that is difficult to migrate.

The present invention mainly provides a drying equipment using green energy, including: a solar heat collection device connected to a water source, and the solar heat collection device converts heat energy after absorbing solar radiation energy, and provides water to the water source Water heating; a water storage device, including at least one hot water storage container, the hot water storage container has an electric heater and is connected to the solar heat collection device, and is used to store hot water heated by the solar heat collection device; and a The heat exchange device includes a section of pipeline and an air supply unit, wherein one end of the pipeline is connected to the water storage device; the air supply unit faces the pipeline and supplies air to the pipeline to generate heat exchange effect and form high-temperature hot air.

According to the above-mentioned drying equipment using green energy, the power source required by the drying equipment can be provided by a wind power generation device, and the wind power generation device has an energy storage unit, which is used to store wind power The power of the device and provide the required power to the drying equipment.

According to the above-mentioned drying equipment using green energy, the heat exchange device is connected to a return air pipeline device, and the return air pipeline device is provided with an air intake control unit.

According to the above-mentioned drying equipment using green energy, the solar heat collecting device is provided with an orientation adjustment unit for adjusting its orientation.

According to the above-mentioned drying equipment using green energy, the water storage device may include a backflow water storage container, the backflow water storage container has a water inlet end connected to the pipeline of the heat exchange device; and a water outlet end , connected to the solar thermal collector and used as a water source for the solar thermal collector.

According to the above-mentioned drying equipment using green energy, the water storage device may include a supplementary water storage container for supplementing the water source required by the solar heat collection device.

According to the above-mentioned drying equipment using green energy, the drying equipment is controlled by a control device to control the temperature, humidity and power configuration of the drying equipment.

According to the above-mentioned drying equipment using green energy, the drying equipment further includes a closed space in which the high-temperature hot air formed by the heat exchange effect is used for drying treatment.

According to the above-mentioned drying equipment using green energy, the inner wall of the closed space is equipped with a plurality of light sources for heating, and these light sources can provide heat energy of different spectra and have multiple colors.

According to the above-mentioned drying equipment using green energy, the enclosed space is provided with storage racks for multiple heating light sources.

With the above settings, compared with the traditional electric heating drying equipment, the present invention has the advantages and effects of environmental protection and energy saving, retaining the moisture freshness and nutritional content of the dried product, and being able to move freely.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional appearance schematic diagram of the first embodiment;

Fig. 2 is a schematic front view of the first embodiment;

Fig. 3 is a schematic front view of the second embodiment, including the wind power generation device and the system of the power company;

Fig. 4 is a schematic front view of the second embodiment, the heat exchange device is arranged inside the closed space;

Fig. 5 is a hot water circulation flow chart of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the use state of the first embodiment;

Fig. 7 is a schematic view 1 of the use state of the second embodiment;

Fig. 8 is a schematic view 2 of the use state of the second embodiment.

Explanation of reference signs: 1- solar heat collection device; 11- orientation adjustment unit; 2- water storage device; 21- hot water storage container; 211- electric heater; 22- return water storage container; 221- water inlet end; 222- Water outlet; 23-supplementary water storage container; 3-pump; 4-heat exchange device; 41-pipeline; 42-air supply unit; 5-closed space; 51-control device; 52-shelf; 53-light source 6-things to be dried; 7-wind power generation device; 71-energy storage unit; 8-power supply system of the power company; 9-return air pipeline device; 91-intake control unit.

Detailed ways

With regard to the technical means of the inventor, two kinds of embodiments are given and described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings, so as to provide an in-depth understanding and recognition of the present invention.

See also shown in Fig. 1, the first embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of drying equipment that uses green energy, utilizes solar energy to provide the thermal energy source that this drying equipment needs, and this drying equipment includes: a solar heat collecting device 1 (such as a solar thermal collector, but not limited thereto), which is provided with an orientation adjustment unit 11 for adjusting its orientation, and the solar thermal collector 1 is connected to a water source, and after absorbing solar radiation energy, it is converted into Heat energy, heating the water provided by the water source; a water storage device 2, including a hot water storage container 21, a return water storage container 22 and a supplementary water storage container 23, wherein the hot water storage container 21 has an electric heater 211 and connected to the solar thermal collector 1, and used to store hot water heated by the solar thermal collector 1; the backflow water storage container 22 has a water inlet 221 and a water outlet 222, wherein the water outlet 222 The solar heat collection device 1 is also provided with a booster pump 3; the replenishment water storage container 23 is used to replenish the water source of the solar heat collection device 1; and a heat exchange device 4 includes a section of pipeline 41 and an air supply unit 42 , wherein, one end of the pipeline 41 is connected to the hot water storage container 21, and the other end is connected to the water inlet 221 of the return water storage container 22 and is provided with a booster pump 3; the air supply unit 42 is, in terms of this embodiment, It is a fan, and the fan is directed toward the pipeline 41 and blows air to the pipeline 41 to generate heat exchange effect and form high-temperature hot air. What the inventor needs to explain here is that the water source connected to the solar thermal collector 1 can be a water pipe or a water storage device 2 .

Then please refer to shown in Figure 2, the heat exchange device 4 is fixed in a closed space 5, and the high-temperature hot air is sent into the closed space 5 by means of the fan of the heat exchange device 4, and the closed space 5 is installed A control device 51 is used to control the temperature, humidity and power configuration of the drying equipment, and a plurality of storage racks 52 are arranged in the closed space 5, and these storage racks 52 are used to place the drying equipment to be Dried objects 6 (please refer to Fig. 6), such as: agricultural products such as persimmons and tea leaves, on the inner wall surface of this closed space 5 and on these racks 52, a plurality of light sources 53 for heating are installed, as in the present embodiment , said light sources 53 are plural heating bulbs.

With the above settings, the orientation adjustment unit 11 enables the solar thermal collector 1 to adjust the orientation of the solar thermal collector 1 according to different geographical locations or time conversions, so as to improve the absorption efficiency of the solar thermal collector 1 to solar radiation energy , again, said these heating bulbs are mainly used to supplement the thermal energy in the closed space 5 to increase the overall temperature, and said these heating bulbs can change or mix their spectrum according to different kinds of objects to be dried 6 , that is to provide heat energy of different spectra and present multiple colors to reduce the loss of nutrients of the object to be dried 6, wherein, if the spectrum is ultraviolet light, it can produce disinfection and sterilization.

Regarding the second embodiment of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 3 . Solar energy and wind power are used to provide the heat and power required by the drying equipment respectively. The difference between the second embodiment of the present invention and the first embodiment is that The electric power needed by this drying equipment is supplied by a wind power generator 7, and this wind power generator 7 has an energy storage unit 71, and this energy storage unit 71 is used for storing the electric energy of this wind power generator 7, and this drying The equipment provides the required power; in addition, the inventor imagines that if the solar thermal collector 1 and the wind power generation device 7 of the drying equipment cannot operate normally, the heat energy and power provided by the two are insufficient to make the drying equipment dry. For processing, the drying equipment of the present invention can be provided by a power supply system 8 of a power company (such as: Taipower power supply system), through which the power supply system 8 of the power company can continue to supply the insufficient power of the drying equipment.

Referring again to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, the heat exchange device 4 is installed on the outer wall of the closed space 5, however, the inventors provide that as shown in Fig. 4, the heat exchange device 4 can be installed in the closed space Inside the space 5, and the heat exchange device 4 is connected to a return air pipeline device 9, the return air pipeline device 9 is used to circulate the high-temperature hot air formed by the heat exchange effect in the closed space 5, and it is provided with an air intake control The unit 91 allows the air outside the closed space 5 to enter the closed space 5 in an appropriate amount.

For the hot water circulation process of the above two embodiments of the present invention, please refer to Fig. 5, the solar thermal collector 1 utilizes the heat energy absorbed by solar radiation and converted into heat energy for heating water, and then the hot water flows into the hot water Store in storage container 21, and in order to carry out heat exchange effect, this hot water continues to flow in this heat exchange device 4, relies on the fan of this heat exchange device 4 to produce heat exchange effect and form high-temperature hot air, this high-temperature hot air is sent into the airtight The drying process is carried out in the space 5, and the hot water cooled by the heat exchange device 4 in the process of the heat exchange effect needs to be sent to the return water storage container 22 through the booster pump 3; , in order to carry out the follow-up drying process, the water in the backflow water storage container 22 is also sent into the solar heat collector 1 through the pressurized pump 3, and the solar radiation energy is used again to increase the water temperature. The above-mentioned continuous process makes the drying process of the present invention The dry equipment forms a circulating hot water system. If the water quantity in the circulating hot water system is insufficient, it is necessary to supply the required water quantity of the supplementary water storage container 23 through the water source, and the water in the supplementary water storage container 23 will be drained. Send it into the reflux water storage container 22, and continue the process of the above-mentioned hot water circulation.

With the above settings, the use states of the two embodiments of the present invention are shown in Figures 6 to 8 respectively. After the solar heat collection device 1 absorbs solar radiation energy, it converts the solar radiation energy into thermal energy, and convectively flows through the solar heat collection device 1. The water in the device 1 is heated to a certain temperature, and then the hot water is sent to the hot water storage container 21, and the hot water storage container 21 is connected to the heat exchange device 4, and the hot water passes through the pipeline of the heat exchange device 4 41 and the heat exchange effect is generated by the operation of the fan. The fan blows high-temperature hot air into the closed space 5. Since the temperature of the high-temperature hot air reaches the effect of drying treatment, the drying process placed in the closed space 5 The object 6 is continuously blown into the closed space 5 by high-temperature hot air, and the moisture in the object 6 to be dried can be gradually removed. Moreover, when the solar radiation energy absorbed by the above-mentioned solar heat collecting device 1 is insufficient, It is difficult to provide sufficient thermal energy for the drying equipment. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the electricity generated by the wind power generator 7 is used to supply the drying equipment. The wind power generator 7 utilizes natural wind to drive its blades to rotate (as shown in Figure 7 shown), the wind energy is first converted into mechanical energy, and then the power is transmitted to the generator (not shown in the figure) to generate electric energy, and the wind power generation device has an energy storage unit 71, and the sun absorbed by the solar thermal collector 1 When the radiant energy is enough to supply heat energy, the energy storage unit 71 has stored the electric energy produced by the wind power generating device 7, which can be used to supplement the required power supply of the drying equipment of the present invention at any time. Then, please refer to Fig. 8 again , when external natural factors make the drying equipment unable to operate normally (such as when the weather is not good and there is no sunshine or wind), the drying equipment of the present invention can be continuously supplied to the drying equipment by the power supply system 8 of the power company (such as the Taipower power supply system). The electric power required by the drying equipment, in order to avoid the situation that the drying equipment uses green energy to generate electricity that may cause insufficient power.

Through the above description, it can be known that the present invention mainly has the following advantages and effects:

Awareness of environmental protection and energy saving and its essential actions: Since the drying equipment of the present invention uses solar thermal energy to heat water sources and wind energy to generate electricity, both of which convert green energy into required thermal and electrical energy, compared with traditional electric heating The fuel power generation method adopted by the equipment, the present invention can not only save fuel cost, but more importantly, can reduce a large amount of energy consumption. In addition, the drying equipment of the present invention forms a circulating hot water system, which can save drying treatment It has the advantages of improving the awareness of environmental protection and energy saving and actually protecting the environment.

Preserve the moisture freshness and nutritional content of the dried object: the drying equipment of the present invention converts hot water into high-temperature hot air by virtue of the heat exchange effect, and performs drying treatment on the object to be dried. Compared with the traditional electric heating drying equipment, it directly There is a problem of over-drying due to air heating. The drying equipment of the present invention can make the high-temperature hot air carry an appropriate amount of moisture (that is, maintain an appropriate humidity). When drying, it can prevent the dry product from being over-dried, so it can Retain the moisture freshness of the dry matter and reduce the loss of nutrients in the dry matter.

Mobile mobility: the drying equipment of the present invention is a movable structural design, the overall structure is simple and easy to assemble, and the drying equipment of the present invention only needs to be set in an environment with sufficient sunlight or wind to carry out Drying treatment, it can be seen that the drying equipment of the present invention does not need to consider the power source before setting up like traditional electric heating drying equipment, and the drying equipment of the present invention can be installed above or inside the closed space according to actual needs, and No matter where it is installed, it is beneficial to the hoisting and transportation of the overall equipment and space, so it has the advantage of mobility.

The above description is only illustrative of the present invention, rather than restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art understand that many modifications, changes or equivalents can be made without departing from the spirit and scope defined in the claims, but All will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A drying equipment using green energy, characterized in that it comprises: A solar heat collection device connected to a water source, and the solar heat collection device converts heat energy after absorbing solar radiation energy, and heats the water provided by the water source; A water storage device, including at least one hot water storage container, the hot water storage container has an electric heater connected to the solar heat collection device, and is used to store hot water heated by the solar heat collection device; and A heat exchange device includes a section of pipeline and an air supply unit, wherein one end of the pipeline is connected to the water storage device; the air supply unit faces the pipeline and supplies air to the pipeline to generate heat exchange effect and form high-temperature hot air. 2. The drying equipment using green energy according to claim 1, characterized in that: the drying equipment is connected to a wind power generation device, the wind power generation device has an energy storage unit, and the energy storage unit is used to store wind power generation The power of the device and provide the required power to the drying equipment. 3 . The drying equipment using green energy according to claim 2 , wherein the heat exchange device is connected to a return air pipeline device, and the return air pipeline device is provided with an air intake control unit. 4 . 4. The drying equipment using green energy according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the solar heat collecting device is provided with an orientation adjustment unit for adjusting its orientation. 5. The drying equipment using green energy according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the water storage device includes a backflow water storage container, the backflow water storage container has a water inlet and a water outlet, the water inlet The end is connected to the pipeline of the heat exchange device, and the water outlet is connected to the solar heat collection device and used as the water source of the solar heat collection device. 6. The drying equipment using green energy according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the water storage device includes a supplementary water storage container for supplementing the water source required by the solar heat collection device. 7. The drying equipment using green energy according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the drying equipment is connected with a control device for controlling the temperature, humidity and power configuration of the drying equipment. 8. The drying equipment using green energy according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: the drying equipment further comprises a closed space in which the high-temperature hot air formed by the heat exchange effect is used for drying treatment. 9. The drying equipment using green energy according to claim 8, characterized in that: the inner wall of the closed space is equipped with a plurality of light sources for heating, and these light sources provide heat energy of different spectra and are multiple kinds of colors. 10. The drying equipment using green energy according to claim 8, characterized in that: the enclosed space is provided with a shelf for installing multiple heating light sources.

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