CN110040387B - Cold acid storage sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device - Google Patents

Cold acid storage sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device Download PDF

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CN110040387B
CN110040387B CN201910349176.0A CN201910349176A CN110040387B CN 110040387 B CN110040387 B CN 110040387B CN 201910349176 A CN201910349176 A CN 201910349176A CN 110040387 B CN110040387 B CN 110040387B
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The invention discloses a device for monitoring storage and use of sulfuric acid in a cold acid storage, and relates to the technical field of storage battery production equipment. The device comprises a temperature detection device and a liquid level detection device, wherein the temperature detection device is arranged in a cold acid barrel and used for detecting the temperature of cold acid, and the liquid level detection device is used for detecting the liquid level of the cold acid; the temperature detection device comprises a thermometer probe which is electrically connected with a first transmitter, and the first transmitter is electrically connected with a temperature display and a first display; the liquid level detection device comprises a liquid level meter probe which is electrically connected with a second transmitter, the second transmitter is electrically connected with a liquid level display, and the second transmitter is electrically connected with the first display. The temperature and the liquid level of the cold acid are respectively detected by the temperature detection device and the liquid level detection device and are displayed by the display, so that the temperature and the liquid level of the cold acid in the cold storage can be read in real time, and the acid temperature and the liquid level in which the cold storage is used can be adjusted at any time according to the acid temperature and the liquid level displayed by the first display arranged outside the cold storage, so that the low and consistent acid temperature is ensured.

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Cold acid storage sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of storage battery production equipment, and particularly relates to a sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device for a cold acid storage.
Background
Lead-acid storage battery production enterprises, particularly maintenance-free storage battery production enterprises, have large acid consumption, and the commonly used sulfuric acid is 1.400g/cm3、1.280g/cm3、1.06g/cm3The density is about equal, and concentrated sulfuric acid is diluted to 1.42g/cm3About 54.89kJ/mol of heat is released to 1.288g/cm3The heat quantity of 62.57kJ/mol is released to 1.06g/cm3About 69.84kJ/mol of heat can be released; because a large amount of heat is released in the process of diluting concentrated sulfuric acid, the prepared dilute sulfuric acid must be stood and cooled to normal temperature for use unless a special acid preparation device is adopted, and the main used devices are an acid cooler and a cold storage. The main functions of the cold storage are as follows: 1. storing the sulfuric acid; 2. and cooling the colloidal electrolyte. Each cold storage has 2-3 groups of cold acid bucket groups, aiming at improving the maneuverability of operation. In the daily production process of adding acid, the temperature of the colloidal electrolyte is required to be low and consistent.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a device for monitoring the storage and use of sulfuric acid in a cold acid storage, which is characterized in that the temperature and the liquid level of cold acid are respectively detected by a temperature detection device and a liquid level detection device and are displayed by a display, so that the temperature and the liquid level of the cold acid in the cold storage can be read in real time, and the acid temperature and the liquid level in which the group of cold storage is used can be adjusted at any time according to the acid temperature and the liquid level displayed by a first display arranged outside the cold storage, thereby ensuring the low and consistent acid temperature.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
the invention relates to a sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device for a cold acid storage, which comprises a temperature detection device and a liquid level detection device, wherein the temperature detection device is arranged in a cold acid barrel and used for detecting the temperature of cold acid;
the temperature detection device comprises a thermometer probe, the thermometer probe is electrically connected with a first transmitter, and the first transmitter is electrically connected with a temperature display and a first display;
the liquid level detection device comprises a liquid level meter probe, the liquid level meter probe is electrically connected with a second transmitter, the second transmitter is electrically connected with a liquid level display, and the second transmitter is electrically connected with the first display.
Further, the temperature display and the liquid level display are both fixed on the outer side wall of the cold acid bucket; the first display is installed outside the refrigeration house.
The device further comprises a fixed frame for mounting the temperature detection device and the liquid level detection device, wherein the fixed frame comprises a cross beam fixed at the top of the cold acid bucket, the cross beam is provided with a sliding groove, and a first electric sliding block and a second electric sliding block are matched on the sliding groove in a sliding manner;
the bottom end of the first electric sliding block is fixedly provided with a first supporting plate through a first connecting column, the bottom side surface of the first supporting plate is fixedly provided with a first cylinder, the bottom side surface of the first supporting plate is also fixedly provided with a first motor and a second motor, the first motor is arranged on the bottom side surface of the first supporting plate in the first cylinder, and the second motor is arranged on the bottom side surface of the first supporting plate outside the first cylinder;
an installation plate is arranged in the first cylinder in a sliding fit mode, and a temperature detection device is arranged on the installation plate; first through holes are uniformly distributed on the peripheral side wall of the first cylinder;
an output shaft of the first motor is connected with the upper surface of the mounting plate through a first traction rope, and an output shaft of the second motor is connected with the lower surface of the mounting plate through a second traction rope;
the bottom of the electric sliding block of the second is fixed with a second supporting plate through a second connecting column, the bottom side surface of the second supporting plate is fixed with a second barrel, second through holes are uniformly distributed in the peripheral side wall of the second barrel, and a liquid level detection device is arranged at the bottom of the second barrel.
Furthermore, a plurality of sliding blocks are arranged on the peripheral side face of the mounting plate, and sliding chutes matched with the sliding blocks are formed in the inner side face of the first barrel.
Furthermore, the upper surface of the mounting plate is provided with a first fixing block for fixing a first traction rope, and the lower surface of the mounting plate is provided with a second fixing block for fixing a second traction rope.
Furthermore, an opening is formed in the side wall of the first barrel, a guide plate is installed at the opening, a plurality of guide rollers are fixed to the bottom side face of the guide plate, and the second traction rope is in rolling fit with the guide rollers.
Further, the first electric slide block and the second electric slide block are respectively and electrically connected with a first controller and a second controller, and the first motor and the second motor are respectively and electrically connected with a third controller and a fourth controller; the first electric sliding block, the second electric sliding block, the first motor and the second motor are all connected with a power supply.
Further, the aperture of the first through hole is 0.5-1.5 cm; the aperture of the second through hole is 0.5-1.5 cm.
The invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the temperature and the liquid level of the cold acid are respectively detected by the temperature detection device and the liquid level detection device and are displayed by the display, so that the temperature and the liquid level of the cold acid in the cold storage can be read in real time, and the acid temperature and the liquid level in which the cold storage is used can be adjusted at any time according to the acid temperature and the liquid level displayed by the first display arranged outside the cold storage, so that the low and consistent acid temperature is ensured;
2. the controller can control the two electric sliding blocks to move along the cross beam, and the motor can control the mounting plate to move up and down along the inner wall of the first cylinder body so as to detect the liquid level and the temperature of sulfuric acid at different positions in the cold acid bucket.
Of course, it is not necessary for any product in which the invention is practiced to achieve all of the above-described advantages at the same time.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a monitoring device according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a first partial structure of the fixing frame of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of the mounting plate of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of a second partial structure of the fixing frame of the present invention.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "opening," "upper," "lower," "thickness," "top," "middle," "length," "inner," "peripheral," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship that is merely for convenience in describing and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced component or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be considered as limiting the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-5, the present invention relates to a device for monitoring the storage and usage of sulfuric acid in a cold acid storage, which comprises a temperature detection device 41 installed in a cold acid tank for detecting the temperature of cold acid and a liquid level detection device 62 for detecting the liquid level of cold acid;
the temperature detection device 41 comprises a thermometer probe, the thermometer probe is electrically connected with a first transmitter, and the first transmitter is electrically connected with a temperature display and a first display;
the liquid level detection device 62 comprises a liquid level meter probe electrically connected with a second transmitter, the second transmitter is electrically connected with a liquid level display, and the second transmitter is electrically connected with the first display.
Further, the temperature display and the liquid level display are both fixed on the outer side wall of the cold acid bucket; the first display is installed outside the refrigeration house.
Further, the device also comprises a fixed frame for installing the temperature detection device 41 and the liquid level detection device 62, wherein the fixed frame comprises a beam 1 fixed at the top of the cold acid bucket, the beam 1 is provided with a sliding groove, and a first electric sliding block 11 and a second electric sliding block 13 are matched on the sliding groove in a sliding manner;
the bottom end of the first electric slide block 11 is fixed with a first support plate 2 through a first connecting column 12, the bottom side surface of the first support plate 2 is fixed with a first cylinder 3, the bottom side surface of the first support plate 2 is also fixed with a first motor 21 and a second motor 22, the first motor 21 is installed on the bottom side surface of the first support plate 2 in the first cylinder 3, and the second motor 22 is installed on the bottom side surface of the first support plate 2 outside the first cylinder 3;
a mounting plate 4 is in sliding fit with the first barrel 3, and a temperature detection device 41 is mounted on the mounting plate 4; first through holes 31 are uniformly distributed on the peripheral side wall of the first cylinder 3;
an output shaft of the first motor 21 is connected with the upper surface of the mounting plate 4 through a first traction rope 23, and an output shaft of the second motor 22 is connected with the lower surface of the mounting plate 4 through a second traction rope 24;
the bottom of the second electric sliding block 13 is fixed with a second supporting plate 5 through a second connecting column 14, the bottom side surface of the second supporting plate 5 is fixed with a second cylinder body 6, second through holes 61 are evenly distributed on the peripheral side wall of the second cylinder body 6, and a liquid level detection device 62 is arranged at the bottom of the second cylinder body 6.
Furthermore, a plurality of sliding blocks 42 are arranged on the peripheral side surface of the mounting plate 4, and a sliding groove matched with the sliding blocks 42 for sliding is arranged on the inner side surface of the first cylinder 3.
Further, a first fixing block 43 for fixing the first traction rope 23 is arranged on the upper surface of the mounting plate 4, and a second fixing block for fixing the second traction rope 24 is arranged on the lower surface of the mounting plate 4.
Furthermore, an opening 32 is formed in the side wall of the first barrel 3, a guide plate 33 is installed at the opening 32, a plurality of guide rollers 34 are fixed on the bottom side surface of the guide plate 33, and the second traction rope 24 is in rolling fit with the guide rollers 34.
Further, the first electric slider 11 and the second electric slider 13 are respectively and electrically connected with a first controller and a second controller, and the first motor 21 and the second motor 22 are respectively and electrically connected with a third controller and a fourth controller; the first electric sliding block 11, the second electric sliding block 13, the first motor 21 and the second motor 22 are all connected with a power supply.
Further, the aperture of the first through hole 31 is 0.5-1.5 cm; the aperture of the second through hole 61 is 0.5-1.5 cm.
When the device is used, the second electric slide block 13 is controlled to move along the cross beam 1 through the second controller so as to detect the liquid level heights at different positions, and the detection accuracy is improved.
When the device is used, the first controller is used for controlling the first electric slide block 11 to move along the cross beam 1 so as to detect the acid liquid temperatures at different positions at the same horizontal height; the first motor 21 and the second motor 22 are respectively controlled to move by the third controller and the fourth controller, so that the mounting plate 4 is controlled to ascend or descend along the inner wall of the first cylinder 3, the acid liquid temperatures at different liquid level positions are detected, and the detection accuracy is improved.
When the mounting plate 4 is controlled to ascend along the inner wall of the first barrel 3, the first motor 21 is controlled to be started through the third controller, at the moment, the first motor 21 rotates to drive the first traction rope 23 to be wound on the end part of the first motor 21 so as to control the mounting plate 4 to ascend along the inner wall of the first barrel 3, and at the moment, the second traction rope 24 drives the output shaft of the second motor 22 to rotate reversely;
when the control mounting panel 4 descends along the inner wall of the first barrel 3, the second motor 22 is controlled to be started through the fourth controller, at the moment, the second motor 22 rotates to drive the second traction rope 24 to wind and connect at the end part of the second motor 22, so that the control mounting panel 4 descends along the inner wall of the first barrel 3, and at the moment, the first traction rope 23 drives the output shaft of the first motor 21 to rotate reversely.
In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
The preferred embodiments of the invention disclosed above are intended to be illustrative only. The preferred embodiments are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise embodiments disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention. The invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

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1. A monitoring device for storing and using sulfuric acid in a cold acid storage comprises a temperature detection device (41) and a liquid level detection device (62), wherein the temperature detection device is installed in a cold acid barrel and used for detecting the temperature of cold acid; the temperature detection device (41) comprises a thermometer probe, the thermometer probe is electrically connected with a first transmitter, and the first transmitter is electrically connected with a temperature display and a first display; the liquid level detection device (62) comprises a liquid level meter probe which is electrically connected with a second transmitter, the second transmitter is electrically connected with a liquid level display, and the second transmitter is electrically connected with the first display; the method is characterized in that:
the device is characterized by also comprising a fixed frame for mounting a temperature detection device (41) and a liquid level detection device (62), wherein the fixed frame comprises a cross beam (1) fixed at the top of the cold acid bucket, the cross beam (1) is provided with a sliding groove, and a first electric sliding block (11) and a second electric sliding block (13) are matched on the sliding groove in a sliding manner;
the bottom end of the first electric sliding block (11) is fixed with a first supporting plate (2) through a first connecting column (12), the bottom side surface of the first supporting plate (2) is fixed with a first cylinder (3), the bottom side surface of the first supporting plate (2) is also fixed with a first motor (21) and a second motor (22), the first motor (21) is installed on the bottom side surface of the first supporting plate (2) in the first cylinder (3), and the second motor (22) is installed on the bottom side surface of the first supporting plate (2) outside the first cylinder (3);
the first barrel (3) is in sliding fit with an installation plate (4), and a temperature detection device (41) is installed on the installation plate (4); first through holes (31) are uniformly distributed on the peripheral side wall of the first cylinder (3);
an output shaft of the first motor (21) is connected with the upper surface of the mounting plate (4) through a first traction rope (23), and an output shaft of the second motor (22) is connected with the lower surface of the mounting plate (4) through a second traction rope (24);
the bottom of the electronic slider of second (13) is fixed with second backup pad (5) through a second spliced pole (14), the bottom side of second backup pad (5) is fixed with a second barrel (6), the equipartition has second through-hole (61) on the week lateral wall of second barrel (6), the bottom of second barrel (6) is equipped with liquid level detection device (62).
2. The apparatus for monitoring sulfuric acid storage and use of a cold acid storage according to claim 1, wherein the temperature display and the liquid level display are both fixed on the outer side wall of the cold acid bucket; the first display is installed outside the refrigeration house.
3. A cold acid storage sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting plate (4) is provided with a plurality of sliding blocks (42) on the peripheral side surface, and the first cylinder (3) is provided with sliding grooves on the inner side surface for sliding matching with the sliding blocks (42).
4. The sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device for the cold acid storage according to claim 1, wherein a first fixing block (43) for fixing a first traction rope (23) is arranged on the upper surface of the mounting plate (4), and a second fixing block for fixing a second traction rope (24) is arranged on the lower surface of the mounting plate (4).
5. The sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device for the cold acid storage according to claim 1, wherein an opening (32) is formed in the side wall of the first cylinder (3), a guide plate (33) is installed at the position of the opening (32), a plurality of guide rollers (34) are fixed on the bottom side surface of the guide plate (33), and the second traction rope (24) is in rolling fit with the guide rollers (34).
6. The sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device for the cold acid storage according to claim 1, wherein the first electric slider (11) and the second electric slider (13) are electrically connected with a first controller and a second controller respectively, and the first motor (21) and the second motor (22) are electrically connected with a third controller and a fourth controller respectively; the first electric sliding block (11), the second electric sliding block (13), the first motor (21) and the second motor (22) are all connected with a power supply.
7. A cold acid storage sulfuric acid storage and use monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the first through hole (31) has a hole diameter of 0.5-1.5 cm; the aperture of the second through hole (61) is 0.5-1.5 cm.
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