JP2006145437A - Ion concentration measuring device and chemicals concentration control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance control precision in a chemicals concentration control device for controlling chemicals concentration inside the coolant water contained in circulating water systems. <P>SOLUTION: Ground 25 of an amplifying unit 20 for amplifying the response electric potential inputted from ion electrodes 11 and 12, a power source line 26 of the amplifying unit, and an output signal line of the amplifying unit are isolated from ground 53 of the control unit 40, a power source line 54 of the control unit, and an input line of an A/D converter 30 for receiving the output from the amplifying unit 20, respectively. An arrester 24 connects the ground 25 of the amplifying unit with the ground 53 of the controlling unit, while the ground 53 of the control unit is grounded directly to the ground 55. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an ion concentration measurement device and a chemical concentration control device, and more specifically, an ion concentration measurement device that quantifies ion components contained in a solution such as circulating water using an ion electrode, and a chemical using the same. The present invention relates to a concentration control apparatus.

  Industrial water plays an important role in many industrial fields, including manufacturing, and is often used in circulating water systems. Examples of the circulating water system include a boiler water system and an open or closed cooling water system. In these circulating water systems, various water treatment chemicals such as corrosion inhibitors, dispersants, scale inhibitors, bactericides, and slime control agents are used in order to prevent corrosion, scales, slimes and other troubles in the piping system. .

  In order to perform appropriate water treatment with various chemicals in a circulating water system and maintain the effects of these chemicals, it is important to accurately grasp the concentration of the chemical and perform appropriate concentration control. As a method of grasping the drug concentration, for example, a method of detecting an ionic component contained in a medicine using an ion electrode is used. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a method of controlling the concentration of a water treatment chemical contained in circulating water by measuring a lithium ion concentration added to a water treatment chemical as a tracer substance using a lithium ion electrode. ing. As a similar technique, Patent Document 2 describes a method of measuring an inert tracer (potassium ion) added to a water treatment chemical using an ion electrode.

  In an ion concentration measurement method using an ion electrode, a pair of ion electrodes composed of a combination of an ion selective electrode and a reference electrode is used. The ion selective electrode includes a sensitive membrane that selectively responds to specific ions, and when the sensitive membrane is in contact with specific ions in the solution to be measured, a membrane potential corresponding to the concentration is generated. The membrane potential is measured by using a reference electrode immersed in the solution as a counter electrode of the ion selective electrode, connecting these electrodes to a DC potentiometer, and measuring the potential difference between the two electrodes. At this time, the relative potential measured by the DC potentiometer is called a response potential.

この式はネルンスト式と呼ばれる。ここでＥ₀は２５℃での標準電極電位、Ｒは気体定数、Ｔは絶対温度、Ｚは測定対象イオンの電荷数、Ｆはファラデー定数、Ｌｏｇは常用対数である。式１中の2.303ＲＴ／ＺＦをネルンスト定数と呼び、イオン濃度が１０倍変化したときの式１の右辺の変化値を理論応答勾配又はネルンスト勾配という。例えば１価イオンの２５℃でのネルンスト勾配理論値は約５９ｍＶとなる。イオン電極測定法については、例えばイオン電極測定方法通則（ＪＩＳ Ｋ ０１２２・日本規格協会発行）に詳しい。 There is a relationship represented by the following equation between the response potential E and the ion concentration C in the solution to be measured.

This equation is called the Nernst equation. Here, E ₀ is a standard electrode potential at 25 ° C., R is a gas constant, T is an absolute temperature, Z is the number of charges of an ion to be measured, F is a Faraday constant, and Log is a common logarithm. 2.303RT / ZF in Equation 1 is called the Nernst constant, and the change value on the right side of Equation 1 when the ion concentration changes 10 times is called the theoretical response gradient or Nernst gradient. For example, the theoretical value of Nernst gradient at 25 ° C. for monovalent ions is about 59 mV. The ion electrode measurement method is detailed in, for example, the general rules for ion electrode measurement methods (JIS K 0122, published by the Japanese Standards Association).

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional chemical concentration control apparatus described in Patent Document 1. A response potential generated between the ion electrodes including the ion selective electrode 11 and the reference electrode 12 is input to the pump control unit 50 and amplified by the amplifier circuit 20 of the pump control unit 50, and then the A / D conversion circuit (ADC). ) Is digitized by 30 and input to the arithmetic unit 40. The calculation unit 40 converts the digitized response potential signal into an ion concentration, calculates the concentration of the water treatment chemical contained in the circulating water, and then determines the operating state of the chemical injection pump 67. The drive unit 51 drives the chemical injection pump 67 according to the operation state determined by the calculation unit 40. The ground 53 of the pump control unit 50 is connected to the ground ground 55, and the circulating water is conducted to the ground ground 15 via a cooling tower, a cooling water storage tank, a cooling water pipe, and the like.
JP 2004-4045 A JP-A-2-115697 (p25, FIG. 16, FIG. 17)

のノイズ電圧が発生する。接地抵抗Ｒや接地間抵抗Ｒ_gは、設置場所、設置方法、天候、気温、湿度などによって変化し、ノイズ電流ＩやＩ_gも設備機器の稼働状態などによって大きく変動する。特に冷却塔では、冷却水がビル内の空調やプラントの冷却に利用されて循環していることから、運転状態による接地抵抗の変動が激しく、ノイズ混入が生じやすいという問題がある。この場合、イオン電極と大地との間、及び、双方のイオン電極間には、極めて大きな抵抗、例えば数百ＭΩ〜１ＧΩ程度と大きな抵抗があること、及び、双方のイオン電極の構造が大きく異なるため、それらと大地グランドとの間の抵抗値も大きく異なることが、このノイズの問題を複雑にする。 In the chemical concentration control apparatus of FIG. 14, a grounding resistance R is provided between the circulating water and the ground ground 15, and between the ground ground 15 and the ground ground 55 to which the ground 53 of the pump control unit 50 is connected. Has a ground resistance R _g . When noise currents I and _Ig flow through these resistors,

The noise voltage is generated. Grounding resistance R and the ground resistance between R _g is, location, installation method, the weather, air temperature, vary with such humidity, noise current I and I _g also varies greatly depending on the operating conditions of the equipment. Particularly in the cooling tower, the cooling water is used for air conditioning in the building and cooling of the plant and circulates. Therefore, there is a problem that the ground resistance varies greatly depending on the operation state, and noise is likely to be mixed. In this case, there is a very large resistance between the ion electrode and the ground and between the two ion electrodes, for example, a large resistance of about several hundred MΩ to 1 GΩ, and the structures of the two ion electrodes are greatly different. Therefore, the resistance value between them and the ground is also greatly different, complicating the noise problem.

  Patent Document 2 describes an ion concentration meter using a ground electrode in addition to an ion selective electrode and a reference electrode. FIG. 15 shows a configuration of a chemical concentration control apparatus using such an ion concentration meter. The ground electrode 17 is connected to the earth ground 18. By maintaining the ground potential 55 and the ground electrode 17 at the same potential, an effect of suppressing noise voltage generated between the circulating water and the signal ground 53 of the pump control unit 50 is expected.

  However, in general, the cooling tower is installed outdoors such as on the roof of a building, and the pump control unit 50 requires measures against wind and rain, and the place where the ion electrodes 11 and 12 can be installed in the circulating water system (the circulating water system Since the open part) is limited, the ion electrodes 11 and 12 and the pump control unit 50 are installed at a remote location. As a result, the signal line 13 from the ground electrode 17 to the pump control unit 50 becomes long, and it is actually difficult to keep the ground ground 55 and the ground electrode 17 at the same potential.

  As is apparent from Equation 1, for example, when measuring the concentration of monovalent ions under the condition of an ambient temperature of 25 ° C., the measurement error of 1 mV corresponds to the measurement error of ion concentration of about 4%, and the concentration of divalent ions Is measured at an ambient temperature of 25 ° C., a measurement error of 1 mV corresponds to an ion concentration measurement error of about 8%. Therefore, in the chemical concentration control apparatus that measures the ion concentration in the solution using the ion electrode, the measurement accuracy of the response potential is extremely important. In the prior art shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the ion concentration with limited accuracy is used. It is difficult to control the chemical concentration in the circulating water with practically sufficient accuracy.

  Further, in the chemical concentration control apparatus shown in FIG. 15, since surface resistance is generated due to corrosion of the surface of the ground electrode 17 or adhesion of scales, it is necessary to frequently replace the ground electrode 17 with a new one. There is also the problem that it is bulky.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems in the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an ion concentration measuring device capable of stably measuring ion concentration with high accuracy and a chemical concentration control device using the ion concentration measuring device. .

In order to achieve the above object, an ion concentration measuring device of the present invention is immersed in a solution and generates a response potential that responds to the concentration of an ionic component in the solution.
An amplification circuit for amplifying a response potential generated by the ion electrode to generate a response potential signal;
An A / D conversion circuit that converts a response potential signal output from the amplifier circuit into a digital signal;
In an ion concentration measurement apparatus comprising: an arithmetic circuit that calculates an ion concentration contained in a solution based on a response potential signal digitized by the A / D conversion circuit;
The ground of the amplifier circuit is insulated from the ground, and the ground of the amplifier circuit and the ground are connected by a coupling means for coupling at a predetermined frequency or higher or a predetermined potential difference or higher. .

Further, the chemical concentration control device of the present invention includes a chemical solution injection pump for adding a chemical containing an ionic component to the circulating water,
A pair of ion electrodes immersed in the circulating water and generating a response potential responsive to the concentration of the ionic component;
An amplifier circuit that amplifies the response potential generated by the ion electrode and generates a response potential signal, an A / D conversion circuit that converts the response potential signal output from the amplifier circuit into a digital signal, and the A / D conversion circuit A control unit having a calculation circuit that calculates a chemical concentration contained in the circulating water based on the response potential signal digitized in step, and generates a control signal for driving the chemical injection pump based on the chemical concentration; With
In the chemical concentration control apparatus for controlling the chemical concentration in the circulating water by driving the chemical injection pump based on the control signal generated by the arithmetic circuit,
The ground of the amplifier circuit is insulated from the ground, and the ground of the amplifier circuit and the ground are connected by a coupling means for coupling at a predetermined frequency or higher or a predetermined potential difference or higher. .

  According to the ion concentration measuring apparatus and the chemical concentration control apparatus of the present invention, the structure that insulates between the ground of the amplifier circuit and the earth ground from the outside of the amplifier circuit via the ground of the amplifier circuit. In addition to reducing the noise that enters the ground, surge overvoltages that enter the ground of the amplifier circuit are released to the ground through the coupling means, so the ion concentration can be measured with high accuracy and stability. is there. In addition, the chemical concentration control device can control the chemical concentration with high accuracy.

  In a particularly preferred aspect of the ion concentration measuring apparatus and chemical concentration measuring apparatus of the present invention, an arrester is employed as the coupling means to connect between the ground of the amplifier circuit and the ground and ground of other circuits. In addition, it is a preferable aspect of the present invention to employ a capacitor instead of the arrester, or to connect a capacitor in parallel to the arrester.

  In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, a shield of a signal line connecting the ion electrode and the amplifier circuit is connected to the ground of the amplifier circuit. In this case, noise entering the signal line connecting the ion electrode and the amplifier circuit can be reduced.

  Furthermore, between the power source of the amplifier circuit and the power source of the A / D converter circuit and the arithmetic circuit, between the output of the amplifier circuit and the input of the A / D converter circuit, and the A / D converter circuit, It is also a preferred aspect of the present invention to insulate each of the arithmetic circuits. In this case, noise that circulates to the amplifier circuit via the power line and noise that circulates from the digital circuit to the amplifier circuit that is an analog circuit via the signal line are reduced, so noise at the output of the amplifier circuit is reduced. Measurement of ion concentration with high accuracy is possible.

  In particular, the configuration in which the A / D converter circuit and the arithmetic circuit are isolated (isolated) indicates that the reference potential used in the comparator of the A / D converter circuit is affected by signal noise that flows backward from the computer side. It is thought to prevent. When a photocoupler is used as this isolator, the photocoupler is driven by current, so that it is not particularly susceptible to noise even if the wiring length is long, and this is particularly preferable.

  FIG. 1 shows a chemical concentration control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The chemical concentration control apparatus 100 includes a pair of ion electrodes including an ion selective electrode 11 and a reference electrode 12 that are immersed in cooling water in a cooling tower, and a chemical solution injection pump 67 that injects a chemical solution for water treatment into the cooling water. The response potential is received from the ion electrodes 11 and 12, the flow rate signal is received from the chemical flow meter, the operation signal of the cooling water circulation pump is received from the control circuit of the cooling water circulation pump, and the rotation of the flow meter chemical injection pump 67 is received. The pump control unit 50 generates a control signal to be controlled.

  The pump control unit 50 receives an amplifying unit 20 that inputs response potentials from the ion electrodes 11 and 12, and a response potential signal that is the response potential amplified by the amplifying unit 20, and converts this into a digital signal. Calculation is performed based on a converter (ADC) 30, a digital response potential signal input from the A / D converter 30, a flow rate signal and a circulation pump operation signal input from the outside, and a predetermined algorithm to inject a chemical solution A calculation unit 40 that generates a pump control signal for controlling the pump 67, a drive unit 51 that drives the chemical injection pump based on the pump control signal output from the calculation unit 40, and a power line for each circuit in the pump control unit 50 A power source unit 52 that supplies DC power sources V1, V2, and -V1 is provided through the terminal 54.

  The amplifying unit 20 includes a power source unit (DC-DC converter) 21 that converts the DC power source V2 supplied from the power source unit 52 of the pump control unit 50 into a DC power source dedicated to the amplifying unit 20, and the DC-DC converter 21 to DC An operational amplifier (OP amplifier) 22 that receives a power supply and amplifies a response potential, an isolator 23 that insulates an output signal of the OP amplifier 22, an amplification unit ground 25 dedicated to the amplification unit 20, and a ground 53 of the pump control unit 50 And an arrester 24 inserted between the two. For the isolator 23, for example, an isolation amplifier is used.

  Positive and negative power supplies are input to the OP amplifier 22 from the DC-DC converter 21 of the amplification unit 20 via the power supply line 26. The output of the OP amplifier 22 is input to the A / D converter 30 via the isolator 23.

  The calculation unit 40 calculates the chemical injection amount by calculating based on the digital response potential signal (ion concentration signal) input from the A / D converter 30, the flow meter signal input from the outside, and the circulation pump operation signal. Based on this, it has a function of generating a pump control signal and inputting it to the drive unit 51.

  FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a cooling water circulation system in which the chemical concentration control apparatus 100 of the above embodiment is installed. The cooling water circulation system 60 includes a cooling water storage tank 61, a cooling water circulation pump 62 that circulates the cooling water, cooling water sent from the cooling water storage tank 61 by the cooling water circulation pump 62, and cooling water used for indoor air conditioning. A heat exchanger 63 that performs heat exchange, a cooling tower 64 that cools the cooling water heated by heat exchange in the heat exchanger 63, and cooling water that is attached to the cooling tower 64 and accommodates the ion electrodes 11 and 12 in the cooling water. A pit 65, a chemical tank 66 for storing chemicals for water treatment, a pump control unit 50 having the configuration shown in FIG. 1, and controlled by the pump control unit 50 from the chemical tank 66 toward the cooling water storage tank 61. And a chemical solution injection pump 67 for injecting the chemical solution. The drive unit 51 drives the chemical injection pump 67 based on the pump control signal.

  In the chemical concentration control apparatus 100 of the above embodiment, the response potential generated between the ion electrodes 11 and 12 is input to the OP amplifier 22 via the signal line 13 and amplified by the OP amplifier 22. The response potential amplified by the OP amplifier 22 is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 30 and input to the arithmetic unit 40. The calculation unit 40 calculates the ion concentration (C) in the cooling water from the response potential (E) of the input digital signal to obtain the ion concentration (C) in the cooling water, and the water treatment chemical contained in the cooling water. Calculate the concentration. The calculation unit 40 determines the chemical concentration of the chemical solution injection pump 67 according to the calculated chemical concentration in the cooling water, the operating state of the cooling water circulation pump 67, the flow rate signal of the chemical solution introduced into the cooling water, and a predetermined control algorithm. The operation is determined and a pump control signal is generated and supplied to the drive unit 51. The drive unit 51 drives the chemical solution injection pump 67 accordingly.

  The chemical concentration control apparatus 100 of the above embodiment has a configuration in which the amplifying unit ground 25 and the ground 53 of the entire pump control unit 50 are separated by the arrester 24, and thus between the amplifying unit ground 25 and the ground 15 of the cooling water pit 65. No current wraps around, so noise can be prevented from entering. The arrester 24 protects the amplifying unit 20 from an overvoltage such as a surge voltage entering through the signal line 13 or the like by electrostatic induction or electromagnetic induction. A capacitor may be connected between the amplifying unit ground 25 and the ground 53 of the pump control unit 50 in place of the arrester 24 or in parallel with the arrester 24.

  In the above embodiment, the power supply line 54 of the pump control unit 50 and the power supply line 26 of the amplification unit 20 are separated via the DC-DC converter 21, and the output of the OP amplifier 22 and the input of the A / D converter 30 are separated. Since the isolator 23 is inserted between the signal line and the power line, the noise that circulates from the signal line and the power line outside the amplifying unit 20 of the pump control unit 50 to the OP amplifier 22 via the power line and the signal line inside the amplifying unit 20 Can be reduced. This makes it possible to measure the response potential with high accuracy.

  As the ion selective electrode 11, there is a sensitive part that selectively responds to ions to be detected. When this sensitive part comes into contact with ions in the solution to be measured, a material that generates a membrane potential corresponding to the concentration is used. use. As an example, a sodium ion electrode, a lithium ion electrode, a calcium ion electrode, a potassium ion electrode, a chloride ion electrode, a fluorine ion electrode, a copper ion electrode, and the like can be given. The ion electrode is described in detail in Patent Document 1.

  As the reference electrode 2, any material that generates a reference potential may be used. For example, a silver / silver chloride electrode is preferably used.

  The OP amplifier 22 has a very high impedance of about several hundred MΩ to 1 GΩ when the ion electrode side is viewed from the OP amplifier 22, and therefore, an OP amplifier having a high input impedance is particularly preferable. The isolator 23 may be any one that can insulate the input and output circuits, and an isolation amplifier, an isolation transformer, or the like is used.

  The arithmetic unit 40 has a function of converting a digitized response potential signal into an ion concentration, a function of converting the ion concentration into a chemical concentration, and a function of determining the operation of the chemical injection pump 67 from the obtained chemical concentration. For example, a microcomputer. However, it is not particularly limited to the microcomputer.

  The drive part 51 should just have a function which drives the chemical | medical agent injection pump 67 according to the control signal of the chemical | medical solution injection pump 67 determined by the calculating part 40, for example, a no-voltage contact output, a pulse output, a logic output, etc. It can be used according to the input specifications of the chemical injection pump 67 to be used. It is preferable to reduce noise from the motor that drives the chemical injection pump 67 by insulating the output from the output signal line of the arithmetic unit 40 using a relay, a photocoupler, or the like.

  The drive unit 51 may simply be a circuit for turning on / off the power of the chemical injection pump 67. In this case, it is preferable to disconnect the power supply line of the chemical injection pump 67 and the signal line from the calculation unit 40 electrostatically and electromagnetically using a relay circuit. For example, it is preferable to use a zero-cross type solid state relay to reduce noise during relay operation.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a chemical concentration control apparatus 100A according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the chemical concentration control apparatus of the present embodiment is the same as the chemical concentration control apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in that a shield wire is used as the signal line 13 and the shield 14 is connected to the dedicated ground 25 of the amplifying unit 20. Differently, other configurations are the same. In the present embodiment, the shield 14 that electrostatically shields the signal line 13 is connected to the amplifying unit ground 25 in common with the signal line 13 from the reference electrode 12, thereby electrostatic induction from the signal line 13 having a long signal path. Effectively reduces the intruding electrostatic noise. Further, when an overvoltage enters through the shield 14, the electrostatic overvoltage is released to the ground 15 through the signal line 13 and the ion electrodes 11 and 12, and surge characteristics are also generated. Is discharged to the earth ground 55 by the arrester 24 via the ground 53 of the control unit.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration of a chemical concentration control apparatus 100B according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the chemical concentration control apparatus of the present embodiment is different from the chemical concentration control apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in that a photocoupler 31 that constitutes an isolator is inserted between the A / D converter 30 and the calculation unit 40. Other configurations are the same. In this embodiment, the insertion of the photocoupler 31 causes noise to enter the amplification unit 20 that constitutes the analog circuit from the arithmetic unit 40 that constitutes the digital circuit via the A / D converter 30. The detection accuracy is prevented from deteriorating.

  Examples of the present invention will be specifically described below. In the examples, lithium ions are added as a tracer substance to water treatment chemicals, and the concentration of the water treatment chemicals contained in the cooling water is controlled by measuring the lithium ion concentration with a lithium ion electrode. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

As the chemical concentration control apparatus of Examples 1 to 3, devices having the configurations shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 were manufactured.
The control unit OP amplifier 22 has a circuit in which ICL7611DCPA (manufactured by Intersil) and OP177DS (manufactured by Analog Devices) are connected in series. ICL7135CPI (manufactured by Intersil) was used for the instrument 30, and H8 (manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd.) was used for the microcomputer of the calculation unit 40. A key input circuit 42 and a liquid crystal display circuit 42 are connected to the MPU 41 so that operation input can be performed from the outside. The timer circuit 44 is used for inputting the current time to the MPU 41. In the memory circuit 45, various set values and time-lapse data of the chemical concentration control apparatus 100 are stored.

  A solid state relay is used as the driving unit 51, and the chemical injection pump 67 is driven by this. An alarm output circuit 46 for outputting various alarms, a digital-analog conversion circuit 47 for outputting a measured value of a drug concentration as a 4-20 mV or 1-5 V signal, and time-lapse data stored in a memory circuit are taken out to the outside. A serial communication circuit 48 is provided. The power supply to the pump control unit 50 is performed by the power supply circuit 52, and NMA0505D (C & D Technologies) is used for the DC-DC converter 21 of the amplification unit 20.

  The MPU 41 calculates the lithium ion concentration from the input response potential using the pre-calibrated equation, and calculates the chemical concentration contained in the cooling water based on the lithium ion concentration and the chemical concentration conversion factor. Further, programming was performed to generate a signal for controlling On / Off of the chemical injection pump 67 by comparing with a preset target chemical concentration.

  Further, in order to perform more reliable concentration control, a flow meter signal output from a flow meter that measures a discharge side flow rate of the chemical injection pump 67 and an operation signal of the cooling water circulation pump are input to the MPU 41. The input of the flow meter signal is for detecting a failure of the chemical injection pump, and the input of the circulation pump operation signal is for stopping the chemical injection pump when the cooling tower is stopped to prevent the excessive chemical injection.

The ion electrode ion selective electrode 11 includes a sensitive membrane, an internal solution, and an internal reference electrode. A silver-silver chloride electrode was used as the internal reference electrode. As the internal solution, a 0.01 mol / L lithium chloride solution was used. The sensitive membrane is prepared by dissolving a lithium ion selective coordination molecule and an anion scavenger in a membrane solvent, adding a tetrahydrofuran solution in which polyvinyl chloride is dissolved therein, and then stirring the solution on a glass petri dish for a whole day and night. Dried to form a film. Thereafter, a 6 mm diameter membrane was cut out and attached to the outer cylinder. For the internal reference electrode and the outer cylinder, a commercially available liquid membrane ion electrode kit (manufactured by Toa DKK Corporation) was used.

The sensitive film was a liquid film, and its composition was as shown in Table 1. K-TCPB (manufactured by Dojindo Laboratories) was used as an anion scavenger, and NPOE (manufactured by Dojindo Laboratories) was used as a membrane solvent. Further, 2,2,3,3-tetramethyl-9-tetradecyl-1,4,8,11-tetraoxacyclotetradecane (manufactured by Dojindo Laboratories) was used as the lithium ion selective coordination molecule.

  For the reference electrode 12, a reference electrode without internal liquid supply type (manufactured by Toa DKK Co., product number 4401L type) was used.

The test was conducted in a cooling tower open circulating cooling water system. The test setup is as shown in FIG. The operating conditions of the open circulating cooling water system in which the experiment was conducted are shown below.
Raw water: Toda City, Saitama Prefecture Industrial water holding volume: 2 tons Circulating water volume: 1 ton / min Cooling water inlet water temperature of heat exchanger: 25 ° C
Cooling water outlet water temperature of heat exchanger: 35 ° C
The amount of evaporated water and the amount equivalent to the scattered water were replenished with Toda City industrial water.

The composition of the water treatment chemicals used in the water treatment chemical test is shown in Table 2.

  Lithium chloride was used as a lithium ion source as a tracer substance. Since 12% by weight of lithium chloride is about 2% by weight when converted to lithium ions, the conversion factor of the water treatment chemical concentration to the lithium ion concentration of the water treatment chemicals in Table 2 is 50 times. Moreover, the target management concentration of this chemical for water treatment is 50 mg / L, so the lithium ion concentration in the cooling water may be kept at 1.0 mg / L.

Example 1
The chemical for water treatment was put into the chemical tank 66, and the chemical concentration contained in the cooling water was controlled by the chemical concentration control device shown in FIG. The measured chemical concentration was recorded every 10 minutes and stored in the memory circuit 45. The cooling water is sampled over time, and the lithium ion concentration contained as a tracer is determined according to the atomic absorption method (according to the method for measuring sodium ions described in JIS K 0101, industrial water test method 47.2). (The atomic absorption wavelength of 670.8 nm of Li was used instead of the wavelength of 589.0 nm).

  After completion of the test for about one day, the record stored in the memory circuit 45 of the chemical concentration control device was taken out to a personal computer connected to the serial communication circuit 48. The result and the chemical concentration for water treatment calculated from the lithium ion concentration analyzed by the atomic absorption method are shown in FIG. The broken line is the measured value of the chemical concentration for water treatment measured by the chemical concentration control device, and the black circle is the chemical concentration for water treatment calculated by multiplying the lithium ion concentration by the atomic absorption method and then multiplying by the concentration conversion factor.

Example 2
The same experiment as in Example 1 was performed using the chemical concentration control apparatus of the second embodiment shown in FIG. This apparatus uses a shield wire for the signal line of the chemical concentration control apparatus of FIG. The results are shown in FIG. 10 as in FIG.

Example 3
The same experiment as in Example 1 was performed using the chemical concentration control apparatus of the third embodiment shown in FIG. In this apparatus, a photocoupler 31 is inserted between the A / D converter 30 and the MPU 41 of the chemical concentration control apparatus of FIG. The results are shown in FIG. 11 as in FIG.

Comparative Example 1
The same experiment as in Example 1 was performed using the chemical concentration control apparatus shown in FIG. In this apparatus, the configuration of the amplifying unit 20 is the same as the conventional one. The results are shown in FIG. 12 as in FIG.

Table 3 shows the fluctuation range (maximum value-minimum value) of the chemical concentration for water treatment measured by each chemical concentration control device of Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Example 1.

Table 4 shows the fluctuation range (maximum value-minimum value) of the chemical concentrations for water treatment of Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Example 1 measured by the atomic absorption method.

  As is clear from Tables 3 and 4, the chemical concentrations for water treatment in Examples 1 to 3 are well controlled, whereas Comparative Example 1 has a wide fluctuation range, and accurate and stable concentration control is performed. There wasn't.

Example 4
The chemical concentration contained in the cooling water was controlled using the chemical concentration control device of FIG. As a result, it operated stably for 3 months.

Comparative Example 2
Using the chemical concentration control apparatus shown in FIG. 13, the chemical concentration contained in the cooling water was controlled. This apparatus is obtained by removing the arrester 24 in the chemical concentration control apparatus of FIG. As a result, the MPU 41 stopped on the 14th day, and the concentration control became impossible. When the chemical concentration controller was turned on again, it returned to normal operation. After returning to normal operation, MPU 41 stopped again after another 12 days. This failure occurs because the noise that invades the input of the OP amplifier 22 can be reduced by the configuration in which the amplification unit ground 25 is insulated from the ground 55, but the potential of the amplification unit ground 25 increases due to surge overvoltage. It is presumed that this occurred.

  From the above experimental results, it can be considered that even if a capacitor is used instead of the arrester 24, the surge overvoltage can be removed, so that good control is possible. Since the response potential of the ion electrode is a low-frequency signal that fluctuates gradually with time, noise having a predetermined frequency or more entering through the capacitor can be removed by an appropriate filter means. Therefore, even if the amplification unit ground 25 is coupled to the ground ground 55 at a predetermined frequency or more by the capacitor, it does not become an obstacle in terms of measurement accuracy. The shield of the shield wire can be used as a capacitor having this purpose by connecting it to the amplifying unit ground 25. If an arrester and a capacitor are connected in parallel and inserted between the grounds, better control becomes possible.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the ion concentration detection apparatus and chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus of this invention are not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, The structure of the said embodiment To which various modifications and changes are made within the scope of the present invention. In addition, each configuration described as a preferred aspect of the present invention or each configuration described in the embodiment is preferably used together with the essential configuration of the present invention, but about a configuration that exhibits a beneficial effect even when used alone. However, it is not always necessary to use all the configurations described as the essential configurations of the present invention.

The block diagram of the chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The system diagram of the circulating cooling water system which has the chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus of FIG. The block diagram of the chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the specific example of the chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus of 1st Embodiment. The block diagram of the specific example of the chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. The block diagram of the specific example of the chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. The block diagram of the chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus of the comparative example 1. FIG. 3 is a graph showing the results of Example 1. The graph which shows the result of Example 2. 10 is a graph showing the results of Example 3. The graph which shows the result of the comparative example 1. The block diagram of the chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus used for the experiment of the comparative example 2. FIG. The block diagram of the conventional chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus. The block diagram of the conventional chemical | medical agent concentration control apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

11: ion selective electrode 12: reference electrode 13: signal line 14: shield 15: ground ground 17: ground electrode 18: ground ground 20: amplifier 21: DC-DC converter 22: OP amplifier 23: isolator 24: arrester 25 : Amplification unit ground 26: amplification unit power supply line 30: A / D converter 31: photocoupler 40: calculation unit 41: MPU
42: Keyboard 43: Display device 44: Timer 45: Memory circuit 46: Alarm output circuit 47: D / A converter 48: Serial communication device 50: Pump control unit 51: Drive unit 52: Power supply circuit 53: Control unit ground 54 : Control unit power line 55: Earth ground 60: Circulating cooling water system 61: Cooling water storage tank 62: Circulating pump 63: Heat exchanger 64: Cooling tower 65: Cooling water pit 66: Chemical liquid tank 67: Chemical liquid injection pump

Claims (7)

A pair of ion electrodes that are immersed in the solution and generate a response potential responsive to the concentration of the ionic component in the solution;
An amplification circuit for amplifying a response potential generated by the ion electrode to generate a response potential signal;
An A / D conversion circuit that converts a response potential signal output from the amplifier circuit into a digital signal;
In an ion concentration measurement apparatus comprising: an arithmetic circuit that calculates an ion concentration contained in a solution based on a response potential signal digitized by the A / D conversion circuit;
The ground of the amplifier circuit is insulated from the ground, and the ground of the amplifier circuit and the ground are connected by a coupling means for coupling at a predetermined frequency or higher or a predetermined potential difference or higher. Ion concentration measuring device.   The ion concentration measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coupling means is an arrester.   3. The ion concentration measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coupling means is a capacitor.   The ion concentration measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a shield of a signal line connecting the ion electrode and the amplifier circuit is connected to a ground of the amplifier circuit.   The power source of the amplifier circuit is insulated from the power source of the A / D converter circuit and the arithmetic circuit, and the output of the amplifier circuit and the input of the A / D converter circuit are insulated from each other. The ion concentration measuring apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-4.   The ion concentration measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the A / D conversion circuit and the arithmetic circuit are insulated from each other. A chemical injection pump for adding chemicals containing ionic components to the circulating water;
A pair of ion electrodes immersed in the circulating water and generating a response potential responsive to the concentration of the ionic component;
An amplifier circuit that amplifies the response potential generated by the ion electrode and generates a response potential signal, an A / D conversion circuit that converts the response potential signal output from the amplifier circuit into a digital signal, and the A / D conversion circuit A control unit having a calculation circuit that calculates a chemical concentration contained in the circulating water based on the response potential signal digitized in step, and generates a control signal for driving the chemical injection pump based on the chemical concentration; With
In the chemical concentration control apparatus for controlling the chemical concentration in the circulating water by driving the chemical injection pump based on the control signal generated by the arithmetic circuit,
The ground of the amplifier circuit is insulated from the ground, and the ground of the amplifier circuit and the ground are connected by a coupling means for coupling at a predetermined frequency or higher or a predetermined potential difference or higher. Chemical concentration control device.

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