JP2006126097A - Mirror surface cooling type dew-point instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure responsiveness in a low dew point, and settability in a high dew point, and to measure the accurate dew point (true dew point) in a short time over a full dew point range. <P>SOLUTION: A memory 26 stores an approximate expression f1 indicating a relation between the dew point temperature found by an experiment and the optimum control parameter. A temperature of a mirror surface 3-1 is detected as a temporal dew point when luminous energy of reflected light received by a photoreception element 9 is changed greatly after starting cooling, the approximate expression f1 is substituted with the detected temporal dew point to find the control parameter, and the found control parameter is set in a Peltier output control part 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  In this invention, the mirror surface exposed to the gas to be measured is cooled using a thermoelectric cooling element such as a Peltier element, and a part of the water vapor contained in the gas to be measured is condensed on the mirror surface, so that there is no increase or decrease in the condensation. The present invention relates to a mirror-cooled dew point meter that detects the temperature of the mirror surface as a dew point.

  Conventionally, as a humidity measurement method, there has been known a dew point detection method for detecting a dew point by reducing the temperature of a gas to be measured and measuring the temperature when a part of water vapor contained in the gas to be measured is condensed. ing. For example, in Non-Patent Document 1, a mirror is cooled using a cryogen, a refrigerator, an electronic cooler, or the like, a change in the intensity of reflected light on the mirror surface of the cooled mirror is detected, and the temperature of the mirror surface at this time is detected. A mirror-cooled dew point meter that detects the dew point of moisture in the gas to be measured has been described.

  There are two types of mirror-cooled dew point meters depending on the type of reflected light used. One is a specularly reflected light detection method that uses specularly reflected light (see, for example, Patent Document 1), and the other is a scattered light detection method that uses scattered light (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

[Specular reflection detection method]
FIG. 13 shows a configuration of a sensor section (mirror-cooled sensor) in a conventional mirror-cooled dew point meter that employs a regular reflection light detection method. The mirror-cooled sensor 101 includes a chamber 1 into which a gas to be measured is introduced, and a thermoelectric cooling element (Peltier element) 2 provided at the bottom of the chamber 1. A mirror 3 is attached to the cooling surface 2-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2, and a heat radiating member 5 is attached to the heating surface 2-2 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2 via a heat pipe 4. That is, one end 4-1 of the heat pipe 4 is attached to the heating surface 2-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2, and the heat radiating member 5 is attached to the other end 4-2 of the heat pipe 4 separated from the thermoelectric cooling element 2. It has been.

  Further, a heat insulating member 6 is provided at one end 4-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2 and the heat pipe 4 so as to cover the periphery thereof, and a temperature detecting element 7 is attached to the upper surface (mirror surface) 3-1 of the mirror 3. It has been. In addition, a light emitting element 8 that irradiates light obliquely onto the mirror surface 3-1 of the mirror 3 and a regular reflection light of the light emitted from the light emitting element 8 to the mirror surface 3-1 are provided on the upper portion of the chamber 1. A light receiving element 9 for receiving light is provided. Further, a lead wire 10 to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is provided through the heat insulating member 6.

  In this mirror cooled sensor 101, the mirror surface 3-1 in the chamber 1 is exposed to the gas to be measured that flows into the chamber 1. If condensation does not occur on the mirror surface 3-1, almost all of the light emitted from the light emitting element 8 is regularly reflected and received by the light receiving element 9. Therefore, when there is no condensation on the mirror surface 3-1, the intensity of the reflected light received by the light receiving element 9 is high.

  When the current to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is increased and the temperature of the cooling surface 2-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is lowered, water vapor contained in the measured gas is condensed on the mirror surface 3-1, and the water molecules Part of the light emitted from the light emitting element 8 is absorbed or diffusely reflected. Thereby, the intensity of the reflected light (regularly reflected light) received by the light receiving element 9 is reduced. By detecting the change in the specularly reflected light on the mirror surface 3-1, it is possible to know the change in the state on the mirror surface 3-1, that is, that moisture (water droplets) has adhered to the mirror surface 3-1. Further, based on the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving element 9, in other words, the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving element 9 is set so as to achieve an equilibrium state in which the increase or decrease of the dew condensation occurring on the mirror surface 3-1 is eliminated. By controlling the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 so as to be in an equilibrium state where the temperature does not change and measuring the temperature of the mirror surface 3-1 at this time with the temperature detecting element 7, the dew point of the moisture in the gas to be measured Can know.

(Scattered light detection method)
FIG. 14 shows a configuration of a sensor section (mirror-cooled sensor) in a conventional mirror-cooled dew point meter that employs the scattered light detection method. The mirror-cooled sensor 102 has substantially the same configuration as the mirror-cooled sensor 101 that employs the regular reflection light detection method, but the mounting position of the light receiving element 9 is different. In this mirror-cooled sensor 102, the light receiving element 9 is provided at a position for receiving scattered light, not at a position for receiving specularly reflected light emitted from the light emitting element 8 to the mirror surface 3-1. .

  In the mirror-cooled sensor 102, the mirror surface 3-1 is exposed to the gas to be measured that flows into the chamber 1. If there is no condensation on the mirror surface 3-1, almost all of the light emitted from the light emitting element 8 is regularly reflected, and the amount of light received by the light receiving element 9 is extremely small. Therefore, when no condensation occurs on the mirror surface 3-1, the intensity of the reflected light received by the light receiving element 9 is small.

  When the current to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is increased and the temperature of the cooling surface 2-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is lowered, water vapor contained in the measured gas is condensed on the mirror surface 3-1, and the water molecules Part of the light emitted from the light emitting element 8 is absorbed or diffusely reflected. Thereby, the intensity | strength of the irregularly reflected light (scattered light) received by the light receiving element 9 increases. By detecting the change in the scattered light on the mirror surface 3-1, it is possible to know the change in the state on the mirror surface 3-1, that is, that moisture (water droplets) has adhered to the mirror surface 3-1. Further, based on the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving element 9, the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is controlled so as to be in an equilibrium state where there is no increase or decrease in condensation occurring on the mirror surface 3-1, and the mirror surface at this time By measuring the temperature of 3-1 with the temperature detecting element 7, the dew point of the moisture in the gas to be measured can be known.

JP-A-61-75235 Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-104304 Industrial Measurement Handbook, Showa 51.9.30, Asakura Shoten, P297.

  In the above-described mirror-cooled dew point meter, the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is controlled so that the dew condensation on the mirror surface 3-1 is in an equilibrium state. There is a characteristic that dew is not easily formed with respect to the degree of cooling of the mirror surface 3-1 by the cooling element 2, and conversely, when the dew point is high, dew is easily formed. Conventionally, the control parameter (PID parameter) for controlling the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 so that the dew condensation on the mirror surface 3-1 is in an equilibrium state is the same in all dew point temperature ranges. There are problems such as a slow response time at the dew point and hunting at the high dew point.

  FIG. 15 shows the relationship (control characteristics) between the mirror surface temperature and time when the same control parameters are used. FIG. 15A shows the control characteristics at the time of the low dew point, FIG. 15B shows the control characteristics at the time of the middle dew point, and FIG. 15C shows the control characteristics at the time of the high dew point. In this case, since the control parameter is too weak at the time of the low dew point, the response time is delayed. At high dew point, control parameters are too strong and cause hunting. That is, responsiveness is impaired at a low dew point, settling is impaired at a high dew point, and as a result, the time until the dew point is obtained is prolonged.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the object thereof is to ensure responsiveness at low dew point and settling at high dew point, and in a short dew point temperature range. An object of the present invention is to provide a mirror-cooled dew point meter capable of measuring an accurate dew point (main dew point) over time.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a mirror surface exposed to a gas to be measured, a thermoelectric cooling element that cools the mirror surface, a light projecting unit that irradiates light to the mirror surface, and a mirror surface from the light projecting unit. Light receiving means for receiving the reflected light of the light irradiated to the light, a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the mirror surface, and an equilibrium state in which there is no increase or decrease in condensation on the mirror surface based on the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving means In a specular cooling type dew point meter comprising a control means for controlling the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element so as to become, an approximate expression storage means for storing an approximate expression indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter, and a light receiving means Temporary dew point detection means for detecting the mirror surface temperature as the temporary dew point when the amount of reflected light received by the first major change after the mirror surface starts cooling, and the temporary dew point detected by the temporary dew point detection means are substituted into the approximate expression. System Calculated parameters, in which a control parameter setting means for setting a control parameter in controlling the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element is provided by the control means a control parameter thus determined.

  According to this invention, when cooling of the mirror surface is started and the temperature of the mirror surface is lowered, a part of water vapor contained in the gas to be measured is condensed on the mirror surface. At this time, the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving means changes greatly. In the present invention, the temperature of the mirror surface at this time is detected as a temporary dew point, and this temporary dew point is substituted into an approximate expression indicating the relationship between the predetermined dew point temperature and the control parameter to obtain a control parameter. The control parameter is used as a control parameter when controlling the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element. The temporary dew point is the starting point of condensation, and the mirror surface temperature when the condensation on the mirror surface is in an equilibrium state by controlling the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element is the final dew point. It will be stable at this dew point. The dew point is at a position slightly lower than the temporary dew point.

  Optimal control parameters at each dew point can be determined by experiment. In the present invention, the optimum control parameter at each dew point is obtained by experiment, and an approximate expression indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter is determined from the experimental result. When the control parameter is set to the PID parameter by the inventors' experiment, the P value (proportional gain) is affected by the temperature and dew point of the gas to be measured, and the I value (integration time) or D value (differentiation time). Confirmed the tendency to be less affected by the temperature and dew point of the gas to be measured. By defining such an approximate expression, when a temporary dew point is obtained, that is, when a temporary dew point approximately equal to the present dew point is obtained, an appropriate control parameter corresponding to the dew point of the gas to be measured is used. The current supplied to the cooling element is controlled. As a result, responsiveness at low dew points and settling at high dew points are ensured, and dew points can be measured in a short time in all dew point temperature ranges.

Instead of an approximate expression indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter, an approximate expression indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the temperature of the measured gas and the control parameter is defined. The control parameter may be obtained by substituting the temperature.
Also, instead of using an approximate expression indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter, a table indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature range and the control parameter is defined, and the control parameter of the dew point temperature range to which the temporary dew point belongs is obtained from this table. May be.
In addition, instead of using an approximate expression indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter, a table indicating the relationship between the control parameter and the range divided by the dew point temperature and the temperature of the gas to be measured is defined. You may make it obtain | require the control parameter of the range to which the temperature of measurement gas belongs.

  Further, after detecting the temporary dew point, a deviation between the temporary dew point and the temperature of the mirror surface at that time may be periodically obtained, and the currently set control parameter may be changed according to the deviation. In this way, the control parameter set at the temporary dew point is periodically changed (automatically changed) according to the deviation between the temporary dew point and the mirror surface temperature at that time. For example, when the control parameter is a PID parameter, the proportional gain of the currently set control parameter is increased if the deviation is large, and the proportional gain of the currently set control parameter is decreased if the deviation is small. As a result, if the mirror surface temperature greatly decreases after passing the temporary dew point, the mirror surface temperature greatly increases due to a large proportional gain.If the mirror surface temperature approaches the temporary dew point due to this large temperature increase, the mirror surface temperature decreases. The proportional gain is changed, and the response and settling are improved.

  According to the present invention, the temperature of the mirror surface when the light amount of the reflected light received by the light receiving means is first largely changed after the mirror surface starts cooling is detected as the temporary dew point, and the detected temporary dew point or the temporary dew point and the measurement target are detected. An appropriate control parameter corresponding to the dew point of the gas to be measured is obtained from the gas temperature using a predetermined approximate expression or table, and the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element is controlled using this control parameter. Therefore, responsiveness at low dew point and settling at high dew point are ensured, and accurate dew point (main dew point) can be measured in a short time in all dew point temperature ranges.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.
[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment (Embodiment 1) of a mirror-cooled dew point meter according to the present invention. 1, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 13 and 14 denote the same or equivalent components as those described with reference to the drawings, and the description thereof will be omitted. The mirror-cooled dew point meter 201 shown in the first embodiment employs a scattered light detection method.

  The mirror-cooled dew point meter 201 has a sensor unit (mirror-cooled sensor) 201A and a control unit 201B. The sensor unit 201 </ b> A includes a thermoelectric cooling element 2, a light emitting element 8, and a light receiving element 9, and a mirror 3 is attached to the cooling surface 2-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2. A temperature detection element 7 is attached to the mirror surface 3-1 of the mirror 3.

  The control unit 201B is provided with a dew point temperature display unit 21, a dew condensation detection unit 22, a Peltier output control unit 23, a signal conversion unit 24, a control parameter calculation unit 25, and a memory 26. The memory 26 stores an approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter. The approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter is obtained by repeated experiments by the inventors.

  That is, in this embodiment, as will be described later, the current to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is controlled by the Peltier output control unit 23 so that the dew condensation generated on the mirror surface 3-1 is in an equilibrium state. An optimum control parameter (PID parameter) at each dew point used in the output control unit 23 is obtained by experiment, and an approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter is determined from the experimental result.

  FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the dew point temperature and the PID parameter when the air obtained by the experiment is the measured gas. 2 (a) shows the relationship between P value and dew point temperature at the same air temperature, FIG. 2 (b) shows the relationship between dew point temperature and I value at the same air temperature, and FIG. 2 (c) shows the same air temperature. The relationship between the dew point temperature and the D value is shown. From the experimental results, it was found that in the air having the same air temperature, the P value decreased as the dew point temperature increased, the I value slightly decreased, and the D value almost unchanged.

  FIG. 3 shows the relationship between the air temperature and the PID parameter when the air obtained by the experiment is the gas to be measured. 3 (a) shows the relationship between P value and air temperature at the same dew point temperature, FIG. 3 (b) shows the relationship between I value and air temperature at the same dew point temperature, and FIG. 3 (c) shows the same dew point temperature. The relationship between the D value and the air temperature is shown. From the experimental results, it was found that in the air having the same dew point temperature, the P value increased as the air temperature increased, the I value slightly increased, and the D value almost unchanged.

  In the present embodiment, the approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter is determined from the experimental results shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. This approximate expression f1 is an expression for obtaining a PID parameter, and an appropriate PID parameter corresponding to the dew point of the gas to be measured can be obtained by substituting the dew point temperature into the approximate expression f1. Note that the approximate expression f2 in the second embodiment, the table T1 in the third embodiment, and the table T4 in the fourth embodiment, which will be described later, are also intended to obtain appropriate PID parameters according to the dew point of the gas to be measured. These are determined from the experimental results shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.

Hereinafter, the function of each part of the control part 201B in the specular cooling type dew point meter 201 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
When a power switch (not shown) is turned on, the dew condensation detection unit 22 irradiates the mirror surface 3-1 with pulsed light at a predetermined cycle from the light emitting element 8 (see FIG. 5A). The mirror surface 3-1 is exposed to the gas to be measured, and if no condensation occurs on the mirror surface 3-1, almost all of the pulsed light emitted from the light emitting element 8 is regularly reflected and received by the light receiving element 9. The reflected pulsed light (scattered light) from the mirror surface 3-1 is extremely small. When the power switch is turned on, condensation has not yet occurred on the mirror surface 3-1, so that the intensity of the reflected pulse light received by the light receiving element 9 is small.

  In the dew condensation detector 22, the difference between the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the reflected pulse light received through the light receiving element 9 is obtained as the intensity of the reflected pulse light, and the signal S1 corresponding to the intensity of the reflected pulse light is subjected to Peltier output control. Send to part 23. In this case, since the intensity of the reflected pulse light is almost zero and has not reached a predetermined threshold value, the Peltier output control unit 23 converts the control signal S2 for increasing the current to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 into a signal. Send to part 24. Thereby, the current S3 from the signal conversion unit 24 to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 increases, and the temperature of the cooling surface 2-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is rapidly lowered.

  When the temperature of the cooling surface 2-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is lowered, that is, the temperature of the mirror 3, the water vapor contained in the gas to be measured is condensed on the mirror surface 3-1, and the water molecules Part of the irradiated pulsed light is absorbed or irregularly reflected. Thereby, the intensity | strength of the reflected pulse light (scattered light) from the mirror surface 3-1 received through the light receiving element 9 increases. The dew condensation detection unit 22 has a mirror surface 3-1 when the temperature of the mirror surface 3-1 from the temperature detection element 7 at this time, that is, the amount of reflected pulsed light received by the light receiving element 9 changes greatly after the start of cooling. The temperature (mirror surface temperature Tm) is detected as the provisional dew point P0 (step 401 shown in FIG. 4) and sent to the control parameter calculator 25.

  The control parameter calculation unit 25 receives the temporary dew point P0 from the dew condensation detection unit 22, and substitutes this temporary dew point P0 into the approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature stored in the memory 26 and the control parameter (step S1). 402) An appropriate control parameter corresponding to the dew point of the gas to be measured is obtained (step 403), and the obtained control parameter is set in the Peltier output control unit 23 (step 404).

  On the other hand, the dew condensation detection part 22 calculates | requires the difference of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the 1 pulse for every 1 pulse of the received reflected pulse light, and makes this the intensity | strength of reflected pulse light. That is, as shown in FIG. 5B, a difference ΔL between the upper limit value Lmax and the lower limit value Lmin of one pulse of the reflected pulse light is obtained, and this ΔL is used as the intensity of the reflected pulse light. By the processing in the dew condensation detection unit 22, the disturbance light ΔX included in the reflected pulse light is removed, and malfunction due to the disturbance light is prevented. A processing method for preventing malfunction due to disturbance light using pulsed light in the dew condensation detection unit 22 is referred to as a pulse modulation method. With this process, the mirror-cooled dew point meter 201 shown in FIG. 1 can eliminate the chamber intended to block light from the mirror-cooled sensor 201A.

  When the intensity of the reflected pulse light received through the light receiving element 9 exceeds the threshold value, the Peltier output control unit 23 sends a control signal S2 for reducing the current to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 to the signal conversion unit 24. Thereby, the fall of the temperature of the cooling surface 2-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is suppressed, and generation | occurrence | production of dew condensation is suppressed. By suppressing the dew condensation, the intensity of the reflected pulse light received through the light receiving element 9 is reduced. When the intensity falls below the threshold, a control signal S2 for increasing the current from the Peltier output control unit 23 to the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is a signal. It is sent to the conversion unit 24. By repeating this operation, the temperature of the cooling surface 2-1 of the thermoelectric cooling element 2 is adjusted so that the intensity of the reflected pulse light received through the light receiving element 9 is approximately equal to the threshold value. The adjusted temperature, that is, the temperature at which the dew condensation on the mirror surface 3-1 reaches the equilibrium state is displayed on the dew point temperature display unit 22 as the dew point temperature (main dew point).

  In this case, since the control parameter obtained from the approximate expression f1 is set in the Peltier output control unit 23 at the time of detection of the temporary dew point P0, that is, an appropriate control parameter corresponding to the dew point of the gas to be measured is set. Therefore, even when the dew point is low or high, good control characteristics can be obtained as shown in FIG. 6B.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the control parameter calculation unit 25 periodically captures the mirror surface temperature Tm (step 405), and obtains the difference ΔP between the captured mirror surface temperature Tm and the provisional dew point P0 (step 406). When the deviation ΔP is large, the P value (proportional gain) of the control parameter currently set for the Peltier output control unit 23 is increased, and when the deviation ΔP is small, the P value of the control parameter currently set for the Peltier output control unit 23 is set. The P value (proportional gain) of the control parameter is reduced (steps 407 and 408).

  Thereby, after the temperature of the mirror surface 3-1 passes through the temporary dew point P0 (point t1 shown in FIG. 6 (a)), the temperature of the mirror surface 3-1 greatly increases due to a large proportional gain if it is to decrease greatly. (Point t2 shown in FIG. 6A), when the temperature of the mirror surface 3-1 approaches the temporary dew point due to this temperature rise (point t3 shown in FIG. 6A), the proportional gain is changed to a small proportional gain. And the settling is improved.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing control characteristics at the time of a low dew point in comparison with the conventional one. In the control characteristic (dotted line) of the present application, when the dew point is low, the speed increases at a distance from the dew point (main dew point), the speed decreases at a close distance, reaches the dew point faster than before, and stabilizes.
FIG. 6B is a diagram showing control characteristics at the time of the dew point in comparison with the conventional one. In the control characteristics (dotted line) of this application, when the dew point is far from the dew point (main dew point), the speed is slightly increased compared to the conventional one. I do not.
FIG. 6C is a diagram showing the control characteristics at the time of the high dew point in comparison with the conventional one. In the control characteristic (dotted line) of the present application, when the dew point is high, the speed is reduced when approaching the dew point (the main dew point). Conventionally, the dew point is reached first, but it takes time until it stabilizes, so it is faster for the present application to measure as a result.

[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment described above, the approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter is stored in the memory 26. Instead of the approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter, the dew point is used. An approximate expression f2 indicating the relationship between the temperature and the temperature of the gas to be measured (in this example, the difference between the dew point temperature and the temperature of the gas to be measured) and the control parameter is obtained, and this approximate expression f2 is stored in the memory 26. May be.

  In this case, as shown in the block diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 in FIG. 7 and the flowchart corresponding to FIG. 4 in FIG. 8, the control parameter calculation unit 25 detects the provisional dew point P0 (YES in step 501), The temperature Tgas of the measurement gas is taken (step 502), a difference ΔT between the temporary dew point P0 and the temperature Tgas of the measurement gas is obtained (step 503), and this ΔT is substituted into the approximate expression f2 stored in the memory 26 ( In step 504), an appropriate control parameter corresponding to the dew point of the gas to be measured is obtained (step 505), and the obtained control parameter is set in the Peltier output control unit 23 (step 506).

[Embodiment 3]
In the first embodiment described above, the approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter is stored in the memory 26. Instead of the approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter, the dew point is used. A table T1 indicating the relationship between the temperature range and the control parameter may be determined, and this table T1 may be stored in the memory 26.

  In this case, as shown in the block diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 in FIG. 9 and the flowchart corresponding to FIG. 4 in FIG. 10, the control parameter calculator 25 detects the temporary dew point P0 (YES in step 601), and stores the memory. The control parameter of the dew point temperature range to which the temporary dew point P0 belongs is obtained from the table T1 stored in the table 26 (steps 602 and 603), and the obtained control parameter is set in the Peltier output control unit 23 (step 604).

[Embodiment 4]
In the first embodiment described above, the approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter is stored in the memory 26. Instead of the approximate expression f1 indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter, the dew point is used. A table T2 indicating the relationship between the range divided by the temperature and the temperature of the gas to be measured (in this example, the difference between the dew point temperature and the temperature of the gas to be measured) and the control parameter is determined, and this table T2 is stored in the memory 26. You may make it do.

  In this case, as shown in the block diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 in FIG. 11 and the flowchart corresponding to FIG. 4 in FIG. 12, the control parameter calculation unit 25 detects the provisional dew point P0 (YES in step 701), The temperature Tgas of the measurement gas is taken in (step 702), ΔT of the difference between the temporary dew point P0 and the temperature Tgas of the measurement gas is obtained (step 703), and the dew point to which the temporary dew point P0 belongs from the table T2 stored in the memory 26. A control parameter for the temperature range is obtained (steps 704 and 705), and the obtained control parameter is set in the Peltier output control unit 23 (step 706).

  In the first to fourth embodiments described above, the case where the scattered light detection method is adopted as the mirror-cooled dew point meter 201 has been described as an example, but the same configuration is also adopted when the specular reflection light detection method is adopted. Needless to say, you can.

It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment (Embodiment 1) of the mirror surface cooling type dew point meter which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a dew point temperature when the air calculated | required by experiment is made into a to-be-measured gas, and a PID parameter. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the air temperature when the air calculated | required by experiment is made into a to-be-measured gas, and a PID parameter. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the function of each part of the control part in this specular cooling dew point meter. It is a figure which shows the pulsed light irradiated with respect to a mirror surface, and the reflected pulsed light received from a mirror surface. It is a figure which shows the change of the mirror surface temperature at the time of the low dew point, the middle dew point, and the high dew point accompanying the automatic change of the proportional gain. It is a block diagram which shows other embodiment (Embodiment 2) of the mirror surface cooling type dew point meter which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the function of each part of the control part in this specular cooling dew point meter. It is a block diagram which shows other embodiment (Embodiment 3) of the mirror surface cooling-type dew point meter which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the function of each part of the control part in this specular cooling dew point meter. It is a block diagram which shows other embodiment (Embodiment 4) of the mirror surface cooling type dew point meter which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the function of each part of the control part in this specular cooling dew point meter. It is a figure which shows the structure of the sensor part (mirror surface cooling type sensor) in the conventional mirror surface cooling type dew point meter which employ | adopted the regular reflection light detection system. It is a figure which shows the structure of the sensor part (mirror surface cooling type sensor) in the conventional mirror surface cooling type dew point meter which employ | adopted the scattered light detection system. It is a figure which shows the relationship (control characteristic) of mirror surface temperature at the time of using the same control parameter.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... thermoelectric cooling element (Peltier element), 2-1 ... cooling surface, 2-2 ... heating surface, 3 ... mirror, 3-1 ... mirror surface, 7 ... temperature detection element, 8 ... light emitting element, 9 ... light receiving element, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Dew point temperature display part, 22 ... Condensation detection part, 23 ... Peltier output part, 24 ... Signal conversion part, 25 ... Control parameter calculation part, 26 ... Memory, 201 ... Mirror surface cooling-type dew point meter, 201A ... Sensor part, 201B ... Control part, f1, f2 ... Approximate expression, T1, T2 ... Table, Tm ... Mirror surface temperature, Tgas ... Temperature of measured gas, P0 ... Temporary dew point.

Claims (6)

A mirror surface exposed to the gas to be measured, a thermoelectric cooling element that cools the mirror surface, a light projecting unit that irradiates light to the mirror surface, and a reflected light of the light irradiated from the light projecting unit to the mirror surface The thermoelectric cooling so as to achieve an equilibrium state in which there is no increase / decrease in condensation on the mirror surface based on the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving device. In a mirror-cooled dew point meter equipped with a control means for controlling the current supplied to the element,
An approximate expression storage means for storing an approximate expression indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the control parameter;
A temporary dew point detecting means for detecting the temperature of the mirror surface when the light amount of the reflected light received by the light receiving means is first largely changed after the cooling of the mirror surface is started;
A control parameter is obtained by substituting the temporary dew point detected by the temporary dew point detection means into the approximate expression, and the obtained control parameter is used as a control parameter when controlling the current supplied to the thermoelectric cooling element by the control means. A mirror-cooled dew point meter, characterized by comprising control parameter setting means for setting. A mirror surface exposed to the gas to be measured, a thermoelectric cooling element that cools the mirror surface, a light projecting unit that irradiates light to the mirror surface, and a reflected light of the light irradiated from the light projecting unit to the mirror surface The thermoelectric cooling so as to achieve an equilibrium state in which there is no increase / decrease in condensation on the mirror surface based on the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving device. In a mirror-cooled dew point meter equipped with a control means for controlling the current supplied to the element,
An approximate expression storage means for storing an approximate expression indicating the relationship between the dew point temperature and the temperature of the gas to be measured and the control parameter;
A temporary dew point detecting means for detecting the temperature of the mirror surface when the light amount of the reflected light received by the light receiving means is first largely changed after the cooling of the mirror surface is started;
Temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the gas to be measured;
A control parameter is obtained by substituting the temporary dew point detected by the temporary dew point detection unit and the temperature of the gas to be measured detected by the temperature detection unit into the approximate expression, and the obtained control parameter is obtained by the control unit. A specular cooling dew point meter comprising: control parameter setting means for setting as a control parameter when controlling the current supplied to the cooling element. A mirror surface exposed to the gas to be measured, a thermoelectric cooling element that cools the mirror surface, a light projecting unit that irradiates light to the mirror surface, and a reflected light of the light irradiated from the light projecting unit to the mirror surface The thermoelectric cooling so as to achieve an equilibrium state in which there is no increase / decrease in condensation on the mirror surface based on the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving device. In a mirror-cooled dew point meter equipped with a control means for controlling the current supplied to the element,
Means for storing a table indicating a relationship between the dew point temperature range and the control parameters;
A temporary dew point detecting means for detecting the temperature of the mirror surface when the light amount of the reflected light received by the light receiving means is first largely changed after the cooling of the mirror surface is started;
A control parameter for determining a dew point temperature range control parameter to which the temporary dew point detected by the temporary dew point detection means belongs, from the table, and controlling the obtained control parameter by the control means for supplying current to the thermoelectric cooling element. And a control parameter setting means for setting as a specular cooling dew point meter. A mirror surface exposed to the gas to be measured, a thermoelectric cooling element that cools the mirror surface, a light projecting unit that irradiates light to the mirror surface, and a reflected light of the light irradiated from the light projecting unit to the mirror surface The thermoelectric cooling so as to achieve an equilibrium state in which there is no increase / decrease in condensation on the mirror surface based on the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving device. In a mirror-cooled dew point meter equipped with a control means for controlling the current supplied to the element,
Table storage means for storing a table indicating a relationship between a control parameter and a range divided by the dew point temperature and the temperature of the gas to be measured;
A temporary dew point detecting means for detecting the temperature of the mirror surface when the light amount of the reflected light received by the light receiving means is first largely changed after the cooling of the mirror surface is started;
A control parameter in the range to which the temporary dew point detected by the temporary dew point detection means and the temperature of the gas to be measured detected by the temperature detection means belong is obtained from the table, and the obtained control parameter is obtained by the thermoelectric cooling by the control means. A specular cooling dew point meter, comprising: control parameter setting means for setting a control parameter for controlling a current supplied to the element. In the specular cooling dew point meter according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
After detecting the temporary dew point by the temporary dew point detecting means, a control parameter changing means for periodically obtaining a deviation between the temporary dew point and the temperature of the mirror surface at that time and changing a currently set control parameter according to the deviation. A mirror-cooled dew point meter characterized by comprising: In the mirror-cooled dew point meter according to claim 5,
The control parameter changing means increases the proportional gain of the currently set control parameter if the deviation is large, and decreases the proportional gain of the currently set control parameter if the deviation is small. Cooling dew point meter.

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