DE4139811C1 - Directional mine with electrical equipment for processing signals and data - is supplied with electrical current by solar unit via electronic control - Google Patents

Abstract

The directional mine is equipped with an electrical unit for processing signals and data. The mine is provided with a solar unit (3), having cells supplying current to the electrical equipment (5) under the direction of the electronic control unit (4). In the case of an excess of solar energy, the current is stored in re-chargeable batteries or capacitors and this energy is utilised partly or wholly to supply the electrical equipment when the solar energy supply is deficient. A non-re-chargeable battery (1) is provided in addition to the re-chargeable battery (2). ADVANTAGE - Power supply improved, maintaining low cost and wt. to give long-lasting energy supply.

Description

The invention relates to a mine in the genus handle mentioned type. Such mines are used in new locking systems.

In view of the rooms that will become larger in the future can also be defended with less force, it is required, which was previously only available in large numbers mines deployed in a section of the site using modern mines Detonator, sensor technology, data and communication technology in to be able to autonomously monitor parts of the terrain, independently on the approaching or passing on to set up the gripper so that it can be used over long distances to ward off successfully. To increase tactical Flexibility should be created in the future by mines Activate and deactivate locking systems remotely be.

In addition, it is envisaged that the individual locking system components to communicate with each other leave to z. B. Exclude double combat.

DE-OS 39 20 973 uses a three-dimensional defense system against operating land forces described which at the same time has defense components, the troops, land and combat aircraft.

The system described has a special feature Management facility using wireless communication Coordinated use of individual components.  

The US 47 12 479 shows for example a mine on is suitable due to its sophisticated igniter design, to form a component in a modern mine fighting system.

A special feature of this new mine technology is it significantly higher electrical energy consumption than the known one Systems.

Previous mine designs provided, if they already over had an electrical ignition device, no special ones Internal power requirements.

More than the longest possible, non-rechargeable Battery that fires with the mine igniter was not required.

Such mines are known as Panzerabwehrrichtmine 1 (DM 12), Schützenabwehrmine (DM 41) or Panzerabwehrver legemine (DM 31).

The diverse extensions of the simple mine to one complex locking system in which the individual function groups the individual mines can be spatially distributed in the area, however, place higher demands on the power supply.

Significant obstacle to the implementation of the newly proposed NEN locking systems is therefore a missing mine a power supply technology that suits the effort guaranteed sufficient system life.

The invention has for its object a mine with a to create weight and inexpensive power source that with a small footprint of your power source, if possible unlimited supply of energy to the mine in the block system enables.  

The solution succeeds with the measures mentioned in claim 1.

It is envisaged at a suitable location on the top of the mine housing surface to install solar cells whose electricity is Control electronics is supplied to the consumer or the Electronics in the case of a power generation that exceeds their requirements supply stores this in rechargeable current collectors Buffering the power supply during low-light times.

It is also possible to increase operational safety Lich, a non-rechargeable battery with high energy density to be included in the solar power supply system, from which in In the event of a battery depletion that occurs during particularly un more favorable weather constellations could result from that temporary supply gap can be compensated.

In less demanding cases, it is suggested to to dispense with a current collector and only not charge one battery with possibly lower capacity or a more complex structure than usual, to optimize the duration of care to buffer.

The invention is based on one in the drawings gene illustrated embodiment explained.

It shows

Fig. 1 a block diagram of power supply for the overall arrangement of the solar,

Fig. 2 shows a mine arrangement with external solar cells.

The block diagram shown in Fig. 1 shows the structure of the solar power supply.

Using one or more solar cells, part of the incident sunlight converted into electrical current delt.

Since the output voltage of the solar cell varies greatly depending on the load and irradiance, it cannot work directly on the power consumers 5 . To equalize the fluctuations, a current collector 2 in the form of a rechargeable battery or capacitor etc. is provided for buffering.

The voltage conversion and the voltage supply of the current consumers 5 is effected by the control electronics 4 .

For cases in which, owing to the most unfavorable lighting conditions, the current collector 2 should be exhausted, the control electronics 4 can provide the power consumption of the current consumers 5 from a non-rechargeable battery 1 while at the same time producing insufficient solar power.

If the power requirement of the consumers 5 is less high or the requirement for security of supply is lower, it is possible not to provide a current collector 2 .

With this measure, then only a clear usage permanent extension reached.

A mine arrangement 6 is shown in FIG. 2, which is supplied with current by an external solar module 7 .

The solar module 7 can include an arrangement as described under FIG. 1.

From one or more solar modules 7 , several mines can also be supplied with current simultaneously via the signal and power supply lines 8 , and data can be exchanged.

Reference list

1 non-rechargeable battery
2 current collectors (accumulator, capacitor)
3 solar cells
4 control electronics
5 electricity consumers
6 topping-out dates
7 solar module
8 signal and power supply lines

Claims (5)

1. Mine with an electrical device for signal and / or data processing, characterized in that the mine is equipped with a solar device for supplying electricity to the electrical consumers, the electrical current generated by the solar device using control electronics, consumer-specific parameters sufficient, the Stromverbrau chern is supplied as well as in a solar energy excess this stores in rechargeable batteries or capacitors or from these partially or completely covers the power supply of the electrical devices in a solar power shortage. 2. Mine according to claim 1, characterized, that the mine surface is partially or entirely solar energy converter is trained.   3. Mine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized, that the mine body has solar cell paddles, which in different angles from the mine body folded down and out can be directed. 4. Mine according to claim 1 to 3, characterized, that they have plug couplings or other connecting elements has elements via which they are galvanically connected to external Solar devices can be connected. 5. Mine according to claim 1 to 4, characterized, that by means of control electronics next to the utility supply of electrical consumers with solar power in sunless times of solar power from a non rechargeable battery up to the required height is supplemented or this after the exhaustion of one rechargeable battery or a capacitor looks.