JP6979482B2 - Incinerator supply amount detection system, incinerator operation control system, incinerator supply amount detection method, and incinerator operation control method - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to an incinerator supply amount detection system, an incinerator operation control system, an incinerator supply amount detection method, and an incinerator operation control method.

The incinerator includes, for example, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, a combustion chamber capable of burning solid fuel (for example, waste and biomass) and a fuel supply device for supplying the solid fuel to the combustion chamber. Be prepared.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-132485 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-116252 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-161422

In order to stabilize the combustion state of the solid fuel in the combustion chamber, for example, the fuel supply device is configured to adjust the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber and the supply timing. However, the properties of solid fuels are often inhomogeneous, and solid fuels may be entangled with each other or adhere to each other to form nodules. Even if the fuel supply device is activated, the agglomerated solid fuel may not fall into the combustion chamber and may be in a state of protruding into the combustion chamber. Then, the agglomerated solid fuel collapses at an unintended timing, and a phenomenon occurs in which a large amount of solid fuel is supplied to the combustion chamber at one time (hereinafter referred to as excessive supply). When an excessive supply occurs, the combustion state of the solid fuel in the combustion chamber becomes unstable, so it is necessary to swiftly perform an operation for stabilizing the combustion state. Therefore, it is desirable to be able to quickly detect the occurrence of oversupply.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is an incinerator supply amount detection system capable of promptly detecting that a solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber, and incinerator provided with this supply amount detection system. It is an object of the present invention to provide a furnace operation control system, an incinerator supply amount detection method, and an incinerator operation control method including the supply amount detection method.

In order to achieve the above object, the incinerator supply amount detection system according to the present disclosure is an incinerator supply amount detection system that detects the amount of solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber of the incinerator, and is the incinerator. Based on an image pickup device configured to capture an image of the solid fuel before the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion of the combustion chamber falls into the combustion chamber, and the image captured by the image pickup device. A detection device for detecting the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is provided.

According to the supply amount detection system of the present disclosure, it is possible to quickly detect that the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the incinerator to which the supply amount detection system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this disclosure is applied. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the captured image which concerns on another embodiment of this disclosure. It is a schematic functional block diagram of the detection apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a figure which shows an example of the thermal image of the front surface of a solid fuel immediately after the occurrence of an oversupply. It is a figure which shows an example of the thermal image of the front surface of a solid fuel just before the occurrence of an oversupply. It is a graph which shows the brightness of the thermal image of the front surface of a solid fuel before falling into a combustion chamber. It is a schematic functional block diagram of the detection apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a figure for demonstrating the function of the section part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a block diagram which shows schematic the structure of the supply amount detection system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the flame position detection apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a figure which shows an example which binarized the image of the flame generated in a combustion chamber. It is a graph which shows the difference of the flame position when an oversupply occurs. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation of the overhang length detecting apparatus and the height detecting apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a block diagram which shows schematic the structure of the operation control system which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a schematic functional block diagram of the operation control apparatus which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation map. It is a figure which shows an example of an additional operation map. It is a flowchart of the supply amount detection method of the incinerator which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the determination step which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a flowchart of the operation control method of the incinerator which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the flow rate adjustment step which concerns on one Embodiment of this disclosure.

Hereinafter, the supply amount detection system of the incinerator according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the operation control system of the incinerator provided with this supply amount detection system, the supply amount detection method of the incinerator, and the incinerator provided with this supply amount detection method The operation control method will be described with reference to the drawings. Such embodiments show one aspect of the present disclosure, are not limited to this disclosure, and can be arbitrarily modified within the scope of the technical idea of the present disclosure.

<First Embodiment>
(Composition of incinerator)
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the configuration of an incinerator 100 to which the supply amount detection system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure is applied. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the incinerator 100 is a stoker-type waste incinerator that uses municipal waste, industrial waste, biomass, or the like as solid fuel Fg. The incinerator 100 is not limited to the stoker-type waste incinerator.

As shown in FIG. 1, the incinerator 100 includes a hopper 102, a feeder unit 104, a combustion chamber 108, an extrusion device 110 (dust supply device), an air supply device 112, a heat recovery boiler 114, and a temperature reduction. It includes a tower 116, a dust collector 118, and a chimney 120.

The feeder portion 104 is a passage extending toward the combustion chamber 108. The feeder unit 104 is configured to deposit the solid fuel Fg charged into the hopper 102. Assuming that the direction in which the solid fuel Fg moves in the incinerator 100 is the moving direction W1, the downstream end 121 (the end of the feeder 104 on the combustion chamber 108 side) on the downstream side of the moving direction W1 of the feeder section 104 burns. It is connected to the entrance 122 of the chamber 108.

The extrusion device 110 has an extrusion arm 124 for extruding the solid fuel Fg deposited in the feeder portion 104 into the combustion chamber 108 via the receiving port 122. The extrusion arm 124 is configured to be movable in the feeder portion 104 from the upstream side to the downstream side and from the downstream side to the upstream side in the moving direction W1. That is, the extrusion arm 124 reciprocates in the feeder portion 104 along the extending direction (horizontal direction) of the feeder portion 104.

The combustion chamber 108 includes a grate 126 (stalker) into which the solid fuel Fg extruded into the combustion chamber 108 through the inlet 122 falls. The grate 126 corresponds to the floor of the combustion chamber 108. The grate 126 is configured to move the solid fuel Fg on the grate 126 in a direction away from the receiving port 122 (from the upstream side to the downstream side in the moving direction W1). Further, the combustion chamber 108 includes a dry region 128, a combustion region 130, and a post-combustion region 132, which are arranged in order from the upstream side to the downstream side in the moving direction W1. The drying region 128 dries the solid fuel Fg by the heat in the combustion chamber 108. The combustion region 130 raises the flame 131 to burn the solid fuel Fg. The post-combustion region 132 completely burns the burnout that did not burn out in the combustion region 130. The solid fuel Fg that has been dried, burned, and then burned in the combustion chamber 108 becomes ash 135 and is discharged to the outside of the incinerator 100.

The air supply device 112 uses the primary air used for burning the solid fuel Fg and the secondary air used for reducing the concentration of unburned gas such as carbon monoxide generated by the combustion of the solid fuel Fg in the combustion chamber 108. Is configured to supply to. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the air supply device 112 includes an air supply pipe 136 and a blower 138 provided on the air supply pipe 136. Part of the air flowing through the air supply pipe 136 is supplied as primary air from the grate 126 to the lower part of the combustion chamber 108 via the first flow control valve 140, and the remaining part is as secondary air. It is supplied to the upper part of the combustion chamber 108 from the side wall of the combustion chamber 108 via the second flow control valve 142. The air supply device 112 functions as a secondary air supply device that supplies secondary air to the upper part of the combustion chamber 108. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, primary air is supplied to each of the dry region 128, the combustion region 130, and the post-combustion region 132 of the combustion chamber 108.

Each of the heat recovery boiler 114, the temperature reducing tower 116, the dust collector 118, and the chimney 120 is provided in the flue 144 of the incinerator 100 through which the exhaust gas 143 generated by burning the solid fuel Fg flows. The exhaust gas 143 is distributed in the order of the heat recovery boiler 114, the temperature reducing tower 116, the dust collector 118, and the chimney 120. The heat recovery boiler 114 generates steam from the thermal energy of the exhaust gas 143. The temperature reducing tower 116 lowers the temperature of the exhaust gas 143 that has passed through the heat recovery boiler 114. The dust collector 118 collects fly ash contained in the exhaust gas 143 that has passed through the temperature reducing tower 116. The chimney 120 exhausts the exhaust gas 143 that has passed through the dust collector 118 to the outside of the incinerator 100. The steam generated by the heat recovery boiler 114 may be configured to be supplied to a steam turbine (not shown).

(Configuration of supply amount detection system)
The supply amount detection system 1 applied to the incinerator 100 described above detects the amount of solid fuel Fg supplied to the combustion chamber 108. As shown in FIG. 1, the supply amount detection system 1 includes an image pickup device 2 and a detection device 4.

The image pickup apparatus 2 is configured to take a thermal image of the solid fuel Fg before the solid fuel Fg deposited in the feeder portion 104 of the incinerator 100 falls into the combustion chamber 108. The thermal image of the solid fuel Fg captured by the image pickup device 2 is sent to the detection device 4 in real time. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the image pickup apparatus 2 captures a thermal image of the front Fr facing the combustion chamber 108 on the surface of the solid fuel Fg before falling into the combustion chamber 108. It is provided in the furnace butt 145 of the combustion chamber 108 located on the downstream side in the moving direction W1 from the rear combustion region 132. The image pickup device 2 can capture a thermal image of the front surface Fr of the solid fuel Fg protruding from the receiving port 122 of the combustion chamber 108. If the thermal image of the front surface Fr of the solid fuel Fg can be imaged, the image pickup device 2 may be provided in a place other than the furnace butt 145 of the combustion chamber 108.

The image pickup apparatus 2 is, for example, an infrared camera that detects infrared rays in a predetermined wavelength range in which radiation from the flame 131 is small. In this case, the range of the predetermined wavelength range is, for example, 2 μm or more and 5 μm or less. In order to further suppress the influence of the flame 131 and capture the thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg, the range of the predetermined wavelength range is 3.8 μm or more and 4.2 μm or less. The target wavelength range to be imaged as a thermal image is 0.8 μm to 1000 μm. By passing a bandpass filter or the like in this wavelength range, it is possible to operate using only a part of the wavelengths as needed.

The image pickup device 2 is not limited to an infrared camera as long as it can capture a thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg beyond the flame 131. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, the image pickup device 2 includes a visible light camera 6 and a filter device 8 that limits the transmitted wavelength incident on the visible light camera 6 to a predetermined wavelength range.

The detection device 4 detects the amount of solid fuel Fg supplied to the combustion chamber 108 based on the time transition of the luminance information of the thermal image captured by the image pickup device 2. More specifically, the detection device 4 detects the amount of solid fuel Fg supplied to the combustion chamber 108 based on the amount of change in the luminance information over time of the luminance information of the thermal image captured by the imaging apparatus 2. do. FIG. 3 is a schematic functional block diagram of the detection device 4 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 3, the detection device 4 includes a thermal image acquisition unit 10, a luminance information output unit 12, a storage unit 14, and a determination unit 16. The detection device 4 is a computer such as an electronic control device, and includes a processor such as a CPU or GPU (not shown), a memory such as ROM or RAM, and an I / O interface. The detection device 4 realizes each of the above-mentioned functional units included in the detection device 4 by the processor operating (calculation or the like) according to the instruction of the program loaded in the memory.

The thermal image acquisition unit 10 receives a thermal image of the front surface Fr of the solid fuel Fg imaged by the image pickup apparatus 2. The thermal image acquisition unit 10 sends the received thermal image to the luminance information output unit 12. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg immediately after the solid fuel is oversupplied to the combustion chamber (immediately after the occurrence of the oversupply). FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg immediately before the solid fuel is oversupplied to the combustion chamber (immediately before the occurrence of the oversupply). In the thermal images shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the darker the color, the lower the brightness (darker), and the lighter the color, the higher the brightness (brighter).

The luminance information output unit 12 receives a thermal image from the thermal image acquisition unit 10 and outputs the luminance information of the thermal image including the luminance. The luminance information output unit 12 sends the luminance information of the output thermal image to each of the storage unit 14 and the determination unit 16.

The storage unit 14 stores the luminance information of the thermal image received from the luminance information output unit 12.

The determination unit 16 compares the brightness information of the thermal image received from the brightness information output unit 12 with the brightness information of the thermal image stored in the storage unit 14, and determines the amount of solid fuel Fg supplied to the combustion chamber 108. Detect. That is, the determination unit 16 compares the luminance information of the thermal image output in real time with the luminance information of the thermal image output earlier than the luminance information of the thermal image output in real time, and supplies it to the combustion chamber 108. The amount of solid fuel Fg produced is detected. Then, when the value of the difference ΔY between the luminance acquired in real time and the luminance output before the luminance output in real time exceeds a preset threshold value, the determination unit 16 is supplied to the combustion chamber 108. It is determined that the amount of solid fuel Fg is excessive (excessive supply has occurred). Although not shown, when it is determined that an oversupply has occurred, a notification device such as a display or an alarm may be used to notify the worker of the occurrence of the oversupply.

Further, the determination unit 16 has a first luminance, which is the luminance of the thermal image at the first timing, and a second luminance, which is the luminance of the thermal image at the second timing later than the first timing, and is lower than the first luminance. The presence or absence of oversupply may be determined based on the difference between the above. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the first luminance is the luminance included in the luminance information of the thermal image stored in the storage unit 14. The second luminance is the luminance included in the luminance information of the thermal image received in real time from the luminance information output unit 12. The time difference between the first timing and the second timing may be predetermined, for example, based on the rapid progress of drying of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg, and the second timing is later than the first timing. The timing is not particularly limited. The second timing (real aim) may be, for example, a timing one second after the first timing, or a timing 0.1 seconds after the first timing.

(Action / effect of supply amount detection system)
The operation and effect of the supply amount detection system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. FIG. 6 is a graph showing the luminance of the thermal image of the front surface Fr of the solid fuel Fg before falling into the combustion chamber 108, where the vertical axis shows the luminance and the horizontal axis shows the time. t1 and t2 are the times when the oversupply actually occurred. According to the diligent studies by the present inventors, as shown in FIG. 6, when the oversupply actually occurs at t1 and t2, the brightness of the thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg is significantly reduced. Therefore, it has been found that the occurrence of excess supply can be quickly detected by monitoring the brightness of the thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the brightness of the thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg before falling into the combustion chamber 108 immediately after the occurrence of the oversupply (see FIG. 4) is the brightness of the combustion chamber immediately before the occurrence of the oversupply. The brightness of the thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg (that is, the solid fuel Fg protruding from the inlet 122) before falling to 108 (see FIG. 5) is low. This is because the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg is dried by the heat in the combustion chamber 108, whereas the inside of the solid fuel Fg is not as dry as the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg. That is, the inside of the solid fuel Fg is exposed due to the occurrence of the excessive supply, so that the brightness of the thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg before falling into the combustion chamber 108 becomes low.

According to the first embodiment, the supply amount detection system 1 of the incinerator 100 captures a thermal image of the solid fuel Fg deposited in the feeder portion 104 of the incinerator 100 before it falls into the combustion chamber 108. An image pickup device 2 configured to take an image, and a detection device 4 for detecting the amount of solid fuel Fg supplied to the combustion chamber 108 based on the time transition of the brightness information of the thermal image captured by the image pickup device 2. , Equipped with. Therefore, the supply amount detection system 1 of the incinerator 100 can quickly detect the occurrence of excess supply.

Further, according to the diligent studies by the present inventors, since the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg before falling into the combustion chamber 108 faces the combustion chamber 108, the progress of drying due to the heat of the combustion chamber 108 can be seen. It is faster than the surface other than the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg. That is, it has been found that if the thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg before falling into the combustion chamber 108 can be monitored, the occurrence of excess supply can be detected promptly. According to the first embodiment, the image pickup apparatus 2 captures a thermal image of the front surface Fr of the solid fuel Fg before falling into the combustion chamber 108, so that the occurrence of excess supply can be quickly detected.

The incinerator 100 is provided with a sensor for measuring plant data indicating the state of the incinerator 100, and the determination unit 16 of the detection device 4 determines whether or not an excess supply has occurred in consideration of the plant data. May be good. For example, the incinerator 100 has a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the combustion chamber 108, a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the exhaust gas 143 flowing through the flue 144, and an oxygen concentration in the combustion chamber 108. Equipped with an oxygen concentration sensor. Then, the determination unit 16 of the detection device 4 determines whether or not an excessive supply has occurred in consideration of the pressure in the combustion chamber 108, the temperature of the exhaust gas 143, and the oxygen concentration in the combustion chamber 108. Further, in another embodiment, the determination unit 16 may determine whether or not an excess supply has occurred based on the plant data instead of the time transition of the luminance information of the thermal image.

<Second Embodiment>
The supply amount detection system 1 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the detection device 4 is further provided with the section portion 18, the counting unit 20, and the extrusion direction acquisition unit 22, but the other configurations are the first embodiment. It is the same as the configuration explained in. In the second embodiment, the same reference numerals as those of the constituent requirements of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 7 is a schematic functional block diagram of the detection device 4 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, the detection device 4 further includes a partition unit 18 and a counting unit 20.

The partition portion 18 receives a thermal image in which the front surface Fr of the solid fuel Fg is captured from the thermal image acquisition unit 10, and partitions the thermal image into a plurality of compartment images 19. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the section 18 has a region P in which the receiving port 122 is located on the thermal image in the first direction W2 (vertical direction) and the second direction W3 (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the first direction. A plurality of compartment images 19 arranged in a grid pattern along the vertical direction and the horizontal direction are formed.

The luminance information output unit 12 receives a thermal image from the thermal image acquisition unit 10 via the partition unit 18, and outputs the luminance for each partition image 19. The luminance information output unit 12 sends the luminance of each output section image 19 to each of the storage unit 14 and the determination unit 16. The storage unit 14 stores the luminance of each section image 19 received from the luminance information output unit 12.

The counting unit 20 compares the brightness of each section image 19 stored in the storage unit 14 at the first timing with the brightness of each section image 19 at the second timing received from the luminance information output unit 12. Then, the counting unit 20 is a value of the difference between the luminance (first luminance) in each of the plurality of compartment images 19 at the first timing and the luminance (second luminance) in each of the plurality of compartment images 19 at the second timing. Counts the number of compartment images 19 that exceed a preset threshold. When the number of counts counted by the counting unit 20 exceeds a preset number, the determination unit 16 determines that an excessive supply has occurred. In some embodiments, the number counted in the count may be different for each section image 19. For example, the upper section image 19A (19) is counted as a larger number than the lower section image 19B (19) located below the upper section image 19A (one of the first directions W2). When the difference between the first luminance and the second luminance in the lower section image 19B exceeds the threshold value, the count number increases by one, whereas the difference between the first luminance and the second luminance in the upper section image 19A exceeds the threshold value. And the count number increases by two.

It is possible that the oversupply has not occurred if the brightness of only a small part of the thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg before falling into the combustion chamber 108 is lowered. According to the second embodiment, the detection device 4 partitions the thermal image of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg into a plurality of compartment images 19, and the value of the difference (decrease in brightness) between the first luminance and the second luminance is set. When the number (count number) of the section images 19 exceeding the threshold value exceeds the set number, it is determined that an excessive supply has occurred. Therefore, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not an excess supply has occurred.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the detection device 4 may further include an extrusion direction acquisition unit 22. The extrusion direction acquisition unit 22 acquires the direction in which the extrusion arm 124 of the extrusion device 110 moves. Then, the determination unit 16 receives the moving direction of the extrusion arm 124 acquired by the extrusion direction acquisition unit 22, and determines whether or not an excessive supply has occurred only while the extrusion arm 124 is regressing in the direction away from the combustion chamber 108. judge. That is, the determination unit 16 determines that excess supply has occurred when the extrusion arm 124 is moving in the feeder unit 104 from the downstream side to the upstream side in the moving direction W1. On the other hand, the determination unit 16 does not determine the occurrence of excess supply when the extrusion arm 124 is moving in the feeder unit 104 from the upstream side to the downstream side in the moving direction W1.

While the extrusion arm 124 is traveling in the feeder section 104 from the upstream side to the downstream side in the moving direction W1, the solid fuel Fg deposited in the feeder section 104 is pushed out to supply the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108. It is in a state of being. On the other hand, while the extrusion arm 124 is retreating in the feeder portion 104 from the downstream side to the upstream side in the moving direction W1, the solid fuel Fg deposited on the feeder portion 104 is not intended to be extruded and is burned. The solid fuel Fg is not supplied to the chamber 108. It may be sufficient if the detection of the occurrence of excess supply is performed when the solid fuel Fg is not supplied to the combustion chamber 108. According to the second embodiment, the determination unit 16 determines whether or not an excessive supply has occurred only while the extrusion arm 124 is regressing in the direction away from the combustion chamber 108. Therefore, the detection device 4 can quickly detect the occurrence of excess supply when the solid fuel Fg is not supplied to the combustion chamber 108. In the second embodiment, it is illustrated that the occurrence of excess supply is detected when the extrusion arm 124 is regressed, but the present disclosure is not limited to this embodiment, and the extrusion arm 124 advances. The occurrence of excess supply may be detected while the device is running.

<Third Embodiment>
The supply amount detection system 1 according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the flame position detection device 24, the supply amount determination device 26, the protrusion length detection device 40, and the height detection device 42 are further provided. Other than that, the configuration is the same as the configuration described in the first embodiment. In the third embodiment, the same reference numerals as those of the constituent requirements of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The third embodiment may be a further limitation of the supply amount detection system 1 described in the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of the supply amount detection system 1 according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, the supply amount detection system 1 further includes a flame position detection device 24 and a supply amount determination device 26.

The flame position detecting device 24 detects the flame position X of the solid fuel Fg burned in the combustion chamber 108. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of the flame position detecting device 24 according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the flame position detecting device 24 uses the first camera 28 and the flame position X of the solid fuel Fg burned in the combustion chamber 108 based on the images captured by the first camera 28. The flame position determining device 30 for determining the above is included.

The first camera 28 images the flame 131 from above so that the captured image includes the boundary 133 between the combustion region 130 and the post-combustion region 132. If the flame 131 can be imaged from above, the above-mentioned image pickup device 2 may be provided as the first camera 28. The flame position determining device 30 includes a first image acquisition unit 32 and a flame position determining unit 34. The first image acquisition unit 32 receives the image captured by the first camera 28 and sends the image to the flame position determination unit 34. As shown in FIG. 11, the flame position determining unit 34 uses the image sent from the first image acquisition unit 32 as a portion having a specific brightness or higher (first portion 36) and a portion having a brightness lower than the specific brightness (second portion 38). ) And replace it with. That is, the flame position determining unit 34 binarizes the image captured by the first camera 28. Then, the flame position determining unit 34 determines the downstream end of the first portion 36 as the flame position X of the solid fuel Fg in the moving direction W1. Further, the flame position determining unit 34 calculates the distance D between the flame position X corresponding to the end of the flame and the boundary 133. In this way, the flame position detecting device 24 detects the flame position X of the solid fuel Fg. The flame position determination unit 34 calculates the distance D when the flame position X is located on the downstream side (post-combustion region 132 side) of the moving direction W1 from the boundary 133 as a positive value, and the flame position X is the boundary 133. The distance D when located on the upstream side (combustion region 130 side) of the moving direction W1 is calculated as a negative value.

The supply amount determination device 26 stores (accumulates) the flame position X and the distance D of the solid fuel Fg detected by the flame position detecting device 24. Then, when the detection device 4 detects the occurrence of the excess supply, the supply amount determination device 26 has the flame position X of the solid fuel Fg at the first timing immediately before the occurrence of the excess supply and the flame position X immediately after the occurrence of the excess supply. The degree of oversupply is determined based on ΔD (difference in change in flame position X), which is the difference in the moving direction W1 of the solid fuel Fg from the flame position X in the second timing. The supply amount determination device 26 classifies the degree of oversupply into a plurality of levels, for example, "large", "medium", and "small".

When the degree of oversupply becomes small, the change in the flame position X of the solid fuel Fg also becomes small, and when the degree of oversupply becomes large, the change in the flame position X of the solid fuel Fg also becomes large. According to the third embodiment, when the occurrence of the excess supply is detected by the detection device 4, the degree of the excess supply is automatically determined based on ΔD. Therefore, the degree of oversupply can be known promptly.

FIG. 12 is a graph showing the difference in flame position when the detection device 4 detects the occurrence of excess supply. Each of t3 to t9 is a time when the detection device 4 detects the occurrence of excess supply. As described above, the detection device 4 detects the occurrence of excess supply based on the time transition of the luminance information of the thermal image, which is two-dimensional information. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, even if the detection device 4 detects the occurrence of oversupply at t5, t6, and t9, the degree of oversupply is small, or it is solid in the combustion chamber 108 to the extent that it is “oversupply”. In some cases, the fuel Fg is not excessively supplied, and it is not necessary to perform an operation for stabilizing the combustion state of the solid fuel Fg in the combustion chamber 108. According to the third embodiment, when the occurrence of the excess supply is detected by the detection device 4, the degree of the excess supply is automatically determined by the supply amount determination device 26, so that the operation for stabilizing the combustion state is not possible. It can suppress what is needed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the supply amount detection system 1 may further include a protrusion length detection device 40. As shown in FIG. 13, the protrusion length detecting device 40 detects the protrusion length L of the solid fuel Fg protruding from the receiving port 122 of the combustion chamber 108 toward the combustion chamber 108. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 13, the protrusion length detecting device 40 is located between the receiving port 122 of the combustion chamber 108 and the most downstream portion Fr1 of the front Fr of the solid fuel Fg in the moving direction W1. The size is detected as the protruding length L. The supply amount determination device 26 stores (accumulates) the protrusion length L detected by the protrusion length detection device 40. Then, when the occurrence of the excess supply is detected by the detection device 4, the protrusion length L of the solid fuel Fg at the first timing immediately before the occurrence of the excess supply and the solid fuel Fg at the second timing immediately after the occurrence of the oversupply occur. The degree of oversupply is determined in consideration of ΔL, which is the difference from the overhang length L.

As the protrusion length L of the solid fuel Fg increases, the degree of oversupply tends to increase. Therefore, by determining the degree of excess supply in consideration of ΔL, the determination accuracy of the supply amount determination device 26 can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the supply amount detection system 1 may further include a height detection device 42. As shown in FIG. 13, the height detecting device 42 detects the height H of the solid fuel Fg deposited on the grate 126 (floor surface) of the combustion chamber 108. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 13, the height detection device 42 detects the height H of the solid fuel Fg deposited at the predetermined position 127 near the inlet 122 on the grate 126 included in the dry region 128. ing. The supply amount determination device 26 stores (accumulates) the height H detected by the height detection device 42. When the occurrence of the excess supply is detected by the detection device 4, the height H of the solid fuel Fg at the first timing immediately before the occurrence of the excess supply and the solid fuel Fg at the second timing immediately after the occurrence of the oversupply occur. The degree of oversupply is determined in consideration of ΔH, which is the difference from the height H of.

As the degree of oversupply increases, the change in height of the solid fuel Fg deposited on the grate 126 tends to increase. Therefore, by determining the degree of excess supply in consideration of ΔH, the determination accuracy of the supply amount determination device 26 can be improved.

<Fourth Embodiment>
The operation control system 50 of the incinerator 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. The operation control system 50 includes a supply amount detection system 1 according to the first embodiment and an operation control device 52. In the fourth embodiment, the same reference numerals as those of the constituent requirements of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The operation control system 50 may include the supply amount detection system 1 according to the second embodiment or the supply amount detection system 1 according to the third embodiment instead of the supply amount detection system according to the first embodiment. ..

FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of the operation control system 50 according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 14, the operation control system 50 includes a supply amount detection system 1 and an operation control device 52. The operation control system 50 and the supply amount detection system 1 may be provided as separate devices from each other, or may be provided in the same device.

When the detection device 4 detects the occurrence of excess supply, the operation control device 52 stops the supply of the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108. FIG. 15 is a schematic functional block diagram of the operation control device 52 according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 15, the operation control device 52 includes a stop instruction unit 54. When the detection device 4 detects the occurrence of excess supply, the stop instruction unit 54 instructs the extrusion device 110 to stop the operation of the extrusion arm 124. The extrusion device 110 stops the operation of the extrusion arm 124 when it receives an instruction from the stop instruction unit 54.

Further, the operation control device 52 increases the amount of secondary air supplied from the air supply device 112 (secondary air supply device) to the combustion chamber 108 when the detection device 4 detects an excessive supply. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 15, the operation control device 52 includes a flow rate adjusting unit 56. When the detection device 4 detects an excessive supply, the flow rate adjusting unit 56 instructs the air supply device 112 to increase the amount of secondary air supplied to the combustion chamber 108. Upon receiving the instruction from the flow rate adjusting unit 56, the air supply device 112 increases the opening degree of the second flow rate adjusting valve 142.

When an excessive supply occurs, the combustion state of the solid fuel Fg in the combustion chamber 108 becomes unstable, and unburned gas such as carbon monoxide is generated. In order to reduce the concentration of the unburned gas, an operation of stopping the supply of the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108 or an operation of supplying secondary air to the upper part of the combustion chamber 108 may be performed. According to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to automate the operation of stopping the supply of the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108 among the operations when the occurrence of the excessive supply is detected. Further, among the operations when the occurrence of excessive supply is detected, the operation of increasing the amount of secondary air supplied to the combustion chamber 108 can be automated.

When the operation control system 50 includes the supply amount detection system 1 according to the third embodiment, the operation may be automatically performed according to the degree of excess supply. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of an operation map. For example, in the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 16, the operation control device 52 stores a preset operation map M1. The operation map M1 contains input information including the degree of excess supply, whether or not to stop the operation of the extrusion arm 124 (whether or not to turn on the dust supply stop operation), and the opening degree of the second flow rate control valve 142. It is a map which shows the relationship with the output information including (secondary combustion air opening degree). Then, the stop instruction unit 54 determines whether or not to stop the operation of the extrusion arm 124 with reference to the operation map M1. The flow rate adjusting unit 56 determines the opening degree of the second flow rate adjusting valve 142 instructed to the air supply device 112 with reference to the operation map M1.

Further, the operation control device 52 may be configured so that an additional operation is automatically performed according to the plant data after the operation based on the operation map M1 is performed. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an additional operation map. For example, in the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 17, the operation control device 52 stores a preset additional operation map M2. The additional operation map M2 is a differential value of the operating state (dust supply state) of the extrusion arm 124, the opening degree of the second flow control valve 142 (secondary combustion air opening degree), and the temperature of the exhaust gas 143 flowing through the flue 144. Input information including deviation (gas temperature differential value / deviation) and oxygen concentration / differential value in the combustion chamber 108, and whether to start the operation of the extrusion arm 124 (whether to turn off the dust supply stop operation). ), And a map showing the relationship with the output information including the opening degree (secondary combustion air opening degree) of the second flow control valve 142. Then, the stop instruction unit 54 determines whether or not to stop the operation of the extrusion arm 124 with reference to the additional operation map M2, and instructs the extrusion device 110. The flow rate adjusting unit 56 determines the opening degree of the second flow rate adjusting valve 142 instructed to the air supply device 112 with reference to the additional operation map M2. In the fourth embodiment, the amount of secondary air supplied to the combustion chamber 108 by the second flow rate control valve 142 is adjusted, but the present disclosure is not limited to this fourth embodiment. The amount of secondary air supplied to the combustion chamber 108 may be adjusted by a method other than the second flow rate control valve 142.

(Supply amount detection method)
The supply amount detection method of the incinerator 100 is a method of detecting the amount of solid fuel Fg supplied to the combustion chamber 108 of the incinerator 100. FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a supply amount detection method for the incinerator 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 18, the supply amount detection method of the incinerator 100 captures a thermal image of the solid fuel Fg before the solid fuel Fg deposited in the feeder portion 104 of the incinerator 100 falls into the combustion chamber 108. The image pickup step S1 and the detection step S2 for detecting the amount of the solid fuel Fg supplied to the combustion chamber 108 based on the time transition of the brightness information of the thermal image captured by the image pickup step S1 are provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, in the supply amount detection method of the incinerator 100, the flame position detection step S3 for detecting the flame position X of the solid fuel Fg burned in the combustion chamber 108 and the oversupply by the detection step S2 are performed. When the occurrence is detected, a determination step S4 for determining the degree of excess supply based on the flame position X of the solid fuel Fg detected in the flame position detection step S3 is further provided. According to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 18, the flame position detection step S3 is located between the imaging step S1 and the detection step S2, but the present disclosure is not limited to this embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of the determination step S4 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 19, when the determination step S4 starts, the process proceeds to step S41. If the amount of solid fuel Fg supplied to the combustion chamber 108 detected in the detection step S2 is excessive (step S41: Yes), the process proceeds to step S42. If the amount of solid fuel Fg supplied to the combustion chamber 108 detected in the detection step S2 is not excessive (step S41: No), the determination step S4 ends.

In step S42, if ΔD is 0.5 m or more (step S42: Yes), the process proceeds to step S43. If ΔD is less than 0.5 m (step S42: No), the degree of oversupply is determined to be “small”, and the determination step S4 ends.

In step S43, when ΔD is 0.7 m or more (step S43: Yes), the degree of oversupply is determined to be “large”, and the determination step S4 ends. If ΔD is less than 0.7 m (step S43: No), the degree of oversupply is determined to be “medium”, and the determination step S4 ends.

(Operation control method)
FIG. 20 is a flowchart of an operation control method of the incinerator 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 20, the operation control method of the incinerator 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is a method including the above-mentioned supply amount detection method and the stop step S5. The stop step S5 stops the supply of the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108 when the excessive supply is detected in the detection step S2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 20, in the operation control method of the incinerator 100, when the supply of the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108 is stopped in the stop step S5, the supply of the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108 is stopped, depending on the degree of the excess supply determined in the determination step S4. A flow rate adjusting step S6 for adjusting the opening degree (secondary combustion air opening degree) of the second flow rate control valve 142 may be further provided. If the supply of the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108 is not stopped in the stop step S5, that is, if the occurrence of excessive supply is not detected, the flow rate adjustment step S6 is not executed. ing.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the flow of the flow rate adjusting step S6 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 21, when the flow rate adjusting step S6 starts, the process proceeds to step S61. If the degree of excess supply is determined to be "large" or "medium" in the determination step S4 (step S61: Yes), the secondary combustion air opening degree is adjusted to 100%, and the process proceeds to step S62. If the degree of oversupply is not determined to be "large" or "medium" in the determination step S4, that is, if the degree of oversupply is determined to be "small" (step S61: No), the process proceeds to step S62. ..

In step S62, the supply of the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108 is stopped, and the gas temperature differential value <0 is continued for 10 seconds, or the gas temperature deviation <5 ° C. is continued for 10 seconds. That is, when the combustion state of the solid fuel Fg becomes stable (step S62: Yes), the supply of the solid fuel Fg to the combustion chamber 108 is started, and the process proceeds to step S63. On the other hand, if the above conditions are not satisfied, that is, if the combustion state of the solid fuel Fg remains unstable due to the occurrence of excess supply (step S62: No), the process returns to step S62.

In step S63, when the secondary combustion air opening degree is 100% (step S63: Yes), the secondary combustion air opening degree is adjusted to 40%, and the flow rate adjusting step S6 ends. If the secondary combustion air opening degree is not 100% (step S63: No), the process proceeds to step S64. In step S64, if the secondary combustion air opening degree is 40%, the process proceeds to step S65. If the secondary combustion air opening degree is not 40% (step S64: No), the flow rate adjusting step S6 ends.

In step S65, when the oxygen concentration differential value> 0 is continued for 10 seconds or the oxygen concentration> 3% is continued for 10 seconds (step S65: Yes), the secondary combustion air opening degree is set to 10%. After adjusting, the flow rate adjusting step S6 ends. On the other hand, if the above conditions are not satisfied (step S65: No), the flow rate adjustment step S6 ends. The secondary combustion air opening degree described in the operation control method of the incinerator 100 is merely an example, and may be arbitrarily set.

The contents described in each of the above embodiments are grasped as follows, for example.

(1) The incinerator supply amount detection system (1) according to the present disclosure detects the amount of solid fuel (Fg) supplied to the combustion chamber (108) of the incinerator (100). An image pickup device (2) configured to capture an image of the solid fuel before the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion (104) of the incinerator falls into the combustion chamber. A detection device (4) for detecting the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber based on the image captured by the image pickup device.

According to the diligent studies of the present inventors, by monitoring the image of the solid fuel (brightness information of the image) before the solid fuel accumulated in the feeder portion of the incinerator falls into the combustion chamber, the combustion chamber can be used. We have found that it is possible to quickly detect the oversupply of solid fuel. Specifically, the brightness of the image of the solid fuel immediately after the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber and before it falls into the combustion chamber is in the combustion chamber immediately before the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber. Low compared to the brightness of the solid fuel image before it falls. This is because the surface of the solid fuel is dried by the heat in the combustion chamber, whereas the inside of the solid fuel is not as dry as the front surface of the solid fuel. That is, the inside of the solid fuel is exposed due to the occurrence of the excess supply, so that the brightness of the thermal image of the solid fuel before it falls into the combustion chamber becomes small.

According to the configuration described in (1) above, the supply amount detection system of the incinerator captures an image of the solid fuel before the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion of the incinerator falls into the combustion chamber. It includes a configured image pickup device and a detection device that detects the amount of solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber based on the brightness information of the image captured by the image pickup device. Therefore, the supply amount detection system of the incinerator can quickly detect that the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber (occurrence of excessive supply).

(2) In some embodiments, in the configuration described in (1) above, the image pickup apparatus is a front surface (Fr) of the surface of the solid fuel before falling into the combustion chamber facing the combustion chamber. It was configured to capture the image of.

According to the diligent studies of the present inventors, it has been found that if the image of the front surface of the solid fuel before falling into the combustion chamber facing the combustion chamber can be monitored, the occurrence of oversupply can be detected promptly. rice field. According to the configuration described in (2) above, the image pickup apparatus captures an image of the front surface of the solid fuel before it falls into the combustion chamber, so that the amount of solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is excessive. It can be detected quickly.

(3) In some embodiments, in the configuration described in (2) above, the image has a first luminance, which is the luminance of the image at the first timing, and a second luminance later than the first timing. A second luminance, which is the luminance of the image and is lower than the first luminance, is included, and the detection device supplies the combustion chamber based on the value of the difference between the first luminance and the second luminance. It was configured to detect the amount of solid fuel produced.

According to the configuration described in (3) above, the detection device has a first luminance in the first timing and a second luminance in the second timing later than the first timing, and the second luminance is lower than the first luminance. The amount of solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is detected based on the value of the difference from the brightness. Therefore, the occurrence of excess supply can be quickly detected.

(4) In some embodiments, in the configuration described in (3) above, the detection device partitions the image of the front surface of the solid fuel into a plurality of compartment images (19). (18) and a counting unit (20) for counting the number of the section images in which the value of the difference between the first brightness and the second brightness in each of the plurality of section images exceeds a preset threshold value. , The detection device is to detect that the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is excessive when the count number counted by the counting unit exceeds a preset set number. It was configured in.

It is possible that the amount of solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is not excessive if only a small portion of the image of the front of the solid fuel before it falls into the combustion chamber becomes less bright. According to the configuration described in (4) above, the detection device has a section portion that divides the image of the front surface of the solid fuel before falling into the combustion chamber into a plurality of section images, and each of the plurality of section images. Includes a counting unit that counts the number of section images in which the value of the difference between the first luminance and the second luminance exceeds a preset threshold value. Then, when the count number counted by the counting unit exceeds a preset number, the detection device detects the occurrence of excess supply. Therefore, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not an excessive supply has occurred.

(5) In some embodiments, in the configuration according to any one of (2) to (4) above, an extrusion device (110) having an extrusion arm (124) that reciprocates in the feeder portion is further provided. The detection device is configured to detect the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber based on the moving direction of the extrusion arm.

According to the configuration described in (5) above, the occurrence of excess supply can be quickly detected in consideration of the moving direction of the extrusion arm.

(6) In some embodiments, in the configuration according to any one of (2) to (5) above, the image pickup apparatus includes an infrared camera.

According to the configuration described in (6) above, by adopting an infrared camera, an image of the solid fuel before the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion of the incinerator falls into the combustion chamber is easily captured. be able to.

(7) In some embodiments, in the configuration according to any one of (2) to (5) above, the image pickup apparatus is a visible light camera (6) and a transmission incident on the visible light camera. Includes a filter device (8) that limits the wavelength to a predetermined wavelength range.

According to the configuration described in (7) above, by preparing a visible light camera and a filter device, the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion of the incinerator can be easily charged to the solid fuel before it falls into the combustion chamber. Images can be captured.

(8) In some embodiments, in the configuration according to any one of (1) to (7) above, a flame position detecting device for detecting the flame position of the solid fuel burned in the combustion chamber (8). 24) When the detection device detects that the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is excessive, the combustion is based on the flame position of the solid fuel detected by the flame position detection device. Further, a supply amount determining device (26) for determining the degree of excess of the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the chamber is provided.

As the amount of oversupply of solid fuel decreases, the change in the flame position of the solid fuel also decreases, and as the amount of oversupply of the solid fuel increases, the change in the flame position of the solid fuel also increases. According to the configuration described in (8) above, when the detection device detects that the amount of solid fuel is excessive, the supply amount determination device determines the amount of solid fuel based on the change in the flame position of the solid fuel. The degree of excess is automatically determined. Therefore, it is possible to quickly know the degree of excess of the amount of solid fuel.

(9) In some embodiments, in the configuration described in (8) above, a protrusion length detecting device for detecting the protrusion length of the solid fuel protruding from the inlet (122) of the combustion chamber toward the combustion chamber. (40) is further provided, and the supply amount determination device considers the protrusion length of the solid fuel detected by the protrusion length detecting device, and the degree of excess of the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber. Is determined.

When the protrusion length of the solid fuel becomes large, the degree of excess of the amount of the solid fuel when the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber tends to be large. According to the configuration described in (9) above, the supply amount determination device determines the degree of excess of the amount of solid fuel in consideration of the protrusion length of the solid fuel. Therefore, the determination accuracy of the supply amount determination device can be improved.

(10) In some embodiments, in the configuration according to (8) or (9) above, a height detecting device (42) that detects the height of the solid fuel deposited on the floor surface of the combustion chamber. ), The supply amount determination device considers the change in the height of the solid fuel detected by the height detection device, and the degree of excess of the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber. Is determined.

When the degree of excess of the amount of solid fuel when the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber becomes large, the change in the height of the solid fuel deposited on the floor surface of the combustion chamber tends to be large. According to the configuration described in (10) above, the supply amount determination device determines the degree of excess of the amount of solid fuel in consideration of the change in the height of the solid fuel. Therefore, the determination accuracy of the supply amount determination device can be improved.

(11) The incinerator operation control system (50) according to the present disclosure includes the supply amount detection system according to any one of (1) to (10) above, and the combustion chamber detected by the detection device. The operation control device (52) is configured to stop the supply of the solid fuel to the combustion chamber when the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is excessive.

When the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber, the combustion state of the solid fuel in the combustion chamber becomes unstable, and unburned gas such as carbon monoxide is generated. In order to reduce the concentration of this unburned gas, an operation of stopping the supply of solid fuel to the combustion chamber may be performed. According to the configuration described in (11) above, it is possible to automate the operation of stopping the supply of solid fuel to the combustion chamber among the operations when the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber.

(12) In some embodiments, in the configuration described in (11) above, the operation control device is further provided with a secondary air supply device (112) for supplying secondary air to the upper part of the combustion chamber. Increases the amount of the secondary air supplied from the secondary air supply device to the combustion chamber when the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber detected by the detection device is excessive. It was configured to let you.

When the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber, the combustion state of the solid fuel in the combustion chamber becomes unstable, and unburned gas such as carbon monoxide is generated. In order to reduce the concentration of this unburned gas, an operation of supplying secondary air to the upper part of the combustion chamber may be performed. According to the configuration described in (12) above, it is possible to automate the operation of increasing the amount of secondary air supplied to the combustion chamber among the operations when the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber.

(13) The method for detecting the supply amount of the incinerator according to the present disclosure is a method for detecting the supply amount of the incinerator that detects whether the amount of solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber of the incinerator is excessive, and is the above-mentioned incineration. The image pickup step (S1) for capturing an image of the solid fuel before the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion of the furnace falls into the combustion chamber, and the image captured by the image pickup step are used as the basis for the image pickup. A detection step (S2) for detecting the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is provided.

As described above, according to the diligent study of the present inventors, it is necessary to monitor the image (brightness information of the image) of the solid fuel before the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion of the incinerator falls into the combustion chamber. Therefore, it was found that it is possible to quickly detect that the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber. According to the method described in (13) above, the imaging step captures an image of the solid fuel before the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion of the incinerator falls into the combustion chamber. The detection step detects the amount of solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber based on the luminance information of the image captured by the imaging step. Therefore, it is possible to quickly detect that the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber.

(14) In some embodiments, in the method described in (13) above, the flame position detection step (S3) for detecting the flame position of the solid fuel burned in the combustion chamber and the detection step for detecting the flame position are detected. When the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is excessive, the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is based on the flame position of the solid fuel detected in the flame position detection step. A determination step (S4) for determining the degree of excess of the amount is further provided.

As described above, when the degree of oversupply of solid fuel is small, the change in the flame position of the solid fuel is also small, and when the amount of oversupply of solid fuel is large, the change in the flame position of the solid fuel is also large. .. According to the method described in (14) above, when the amount of solid fuel detected by the detection step is excessive, the determination step is based on the change in the flame position of the solid fuel detected in the flame position detection step. The degree of excess of the amount of solid fuel is automatically determined. Therefore, it is possible to quickly know the degree of excess of the amount of solid fuel.

(15) The operation control method of the incinerator according to the present disclosure is the supply amount detection method according to the above (13) or (14) and the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber detected by the detection step. A stop step (S5) for stopping the supply of the solid fuel to the combustion chamber when the amount is excessive is provided.

According to the method described in (15) above, it is possible to automate the operation of stopping the supply of solid fuel to the combustion chamber among the operations when the solid fuel is excessively supplied to the combustion chamber.

1 Supply amount detection system 2 Imaging device 4 Detection device 6 Visible light camera 8 Filter device 18 Section section 19 Section image 20 Count section 22 Extrusion direction acquisition section 24 Flame position detection device 26 Supply amount determination device 40 Overhang length detection device 42 Height Detection device 50 Operation control system 52 Operation control device 100 Incinerator 104 Feeder unit 108 Combustion chamber 110 Extruder 112 Air supply device (secondary air supply device)
122 Inlet 124 Extrusion arm

S1 Imaging step S2 Detection step S3 Flame position detection step S4 Judgment step S5 Stop step

Fg solid fuel Fr front of solid fuel

Claims (12)

It is an incinerator supply amount detection system that detects the amount of solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber of the incinerator.
An image pickup device configured to capture an image of the solid fuel before the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion of the incinerator falls into the combustion chamber.
A detection device for detecting the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber based on the image captured by the image pickup device is provided .
The image pickup apparatus is configured to capture an image of the front surface of the solid fuel surface facing the combustion chamber before falling into the combustion chamber.
The image has a first luminance, which is the brightness of the image at the first timing, and a second luminance, which is the luminance of the image at the second timing later than the first timing, and lower than the first luminance. Including,
The detection device is configured to detect the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber based on the value of the difference between the first luminance and the second luminance.
Incinerator supply detection system. The detection device is
A partition portion for partitioning the image obtained by capturing the front surface of the solid fuel into a plurality of partition images, and a partition portion.
A counting unit for counting the number of the section images in which the value of the difference between the first brightness and the second brightness in each of the plurality of section images exceeds a preset threshold value is included.
The detection device is configured to detect that the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is excessive when the number of counts counted by the counting unit exceeds a preset number. ,
The supply amount detection system for the incinerator according to claim 1. Further comprising an extruder having an extrusion arm that reciprocates in the feeder section.
The detection device is configured to detect the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber based on the moving direction of the extrusion arm.
The supply amount detection system for the incinerator according to claim 1 or 2. The image pickup device includes an infrared camera.
The supply amount detection system for an incinerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The imaging device includes a visible light camera and a filter device that limits the transmission wavelength incident on the visible light camera to a predetermined wavelength range.
The supply amount detection system for an incinerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A flame position detecting device that detects the flame position of the solid fuel burned in the combustion chamber, and
When the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber detected by the detection device is excessive, the solid fuel is supplied to the combustion chamber based on the change in the flame position of the solid fuel detected by the flame position detection device. Further provided with a supply amount determining device for determining the degree of excess of the solid fuel amount.
The supply amount detection system for an incinerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Further, a protrusion length detecting device for detecting the protrusion length of the solid fuel protruding from the receiving port of the combustion chamber toward the combustion chamber is provided.
The supply amount determining device determines the degree of excess of the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber in consideration of the change in the protrusion length of the solid fuel detected by the protrusion length detecting device.
The supply amount detection system for the incinerator according to claim 6. Further provided with a height detecting device for detecting the height of the solid fuel deposited on the floor surface of the combustion chamber.
The supply amount determining device determines the degree of excess of the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber in consideration of the change in the height of the solid fuel detected by the height detecting device.
The supply amount detection system for the incinerator according to claim 6 or 7. The supply amount detection system for the incinerator according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
An operation control device configured to stop the supply of the solid fuel to the combustion chamber when the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber detected by the detection device is excessive. Prepare, prepare
Incinerator operation control system. A secondary air supply device for supplying secondary air is further provided in the upper part of the combustion chamber.
The operation control device is the secondary air supplied from the secondary air supply device to the combustion chamber when the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber detected by the detection device is excessive. Configured to increase the amount of,
The operation control system for the incinerator according to claim 9. It is a supply amount detection method of an incinerator that detects the amount of solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber of an incinerator.
An imaging step of capturing an image of the solid fuel before the solid fuel deposited in the feeder portion of the incinerator falls into the combustion chamber, and
A detection step for detecting the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber based on the image captured by the imaging step, and a detection step.
A flame position detection step for detecting the flame position of the solid fuel burned in the combustion chamber, and
If the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber detected by the detection step is excessive, the combustion chamber will be charged based on the change in the flame position of the solid fuel detected in the flame position detection step. A determination step for determining the degree of excess of the amount of the solid fuel supplied.
How to detect the supply amount of an incinerator. The method for detecting the supply amount of the incinerator according to claim 11 and
A stop step for stopping the supply of the solid fuel to the combustion chamber when the amount of the solid fuel supplied to the combustion chamber detected by the detection step is excessive is provided.
Operation control method for incinerators.

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