KR102368792B1 - Hot water system for beverage factory - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hot water system for a beverage manufacturing plant capable of continuously supplying purified water of an optimal temperature. The hot water system for a beverage manufacturing plant according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main tank supplying hot water to a stirrer for beverage manufacturing through a manufacturing distribution pipe; a spare tank connected to the main tank through a connection valve and storing hot water; and a control device connected to the manufacturing distribution pipe and the connection valve either by wire or wirelessly, wherein the main tank includes a plurality of water level measuring sensors and a temperature sensor, and the control device can control the opening and closing of the manufacturing distribution pipe and connection valve using the measured values of the plurality of water level measuring sensors and the temperature sensor.

Description

HOT WATER SYSTEM FOR BEVERAGE FACTORY

Embodiments relate to a hot water system for increasing the efficiency of the manufacturing method in a beverage manufacturing plant. More specifically, the embodiments relate to a hot water system for a beverage factory for supplying purified water of an appropriate temperature to complete a beverage by mixing with a beverage undiluted solution in a beverage manufacturing factory.

The productivity of a general manufacturing plant is proportional to its mass production capacity and production continuity.

In beverage manufacturing plants, since purified water and beverage undiluted solution (or powder) are generally mixed in a stirrer to complete beverages, the continuous supply of hot water in beverage companies depends on a constant supply of hot water. That is, purified water of an appropriate temperature is required in the beverage manufacturing process, and in order to supply purified water of an appropriate temperature, a method of manufacturing by discharging the required amount to a stirrer after storage in a tank is used.

In order to manufacture a beverage of uniform quality, purified water at an appropriate temperature should be provided constantly. In order to constantly maintain the purified water at a specific temperature in the tank, a method such as heating may be used.

Continuous heating in order to keep the temperature of the purified water constant at a specific temperature in the tank may cause a problem of increasing the manufacturing cost. In addition, if heating and stirring are sequentially performed, there is a problem in that the manufacturing time is long.

Accordingly, a device for continuously supplying purified water of an appropriate temperature may be required, which will be described below.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0028509

The present specification relates to a hot water system for increasing efficiency in a manufacturing method in a beverage manufacturing plant.

The present specification relates to a hot water system including a tank for storing purified water for beverage production at a specific temperature.

The present specification relates to a hot water system for continuously supplying purified water of an appropriate temperature from the preliminary tank by additionally connecting a preliminary tank in addition to the main tank for storing purified water at a specific temperature.

The problem to be solved in the present specification is not limited to the above, but may be extended to various matters that can be derived by the embodiments of the invention described below.

According to an embodiment of the present specification, in a hot water system for a beverage factory, a main tank for supplying hot water to a stirrer for beverage production through a manufacturing drain pipe, a preliminary tank connected to the main tank and a connection valve through a connection valve and storing hot water and a control device connected to the manufacturing drain pipe and the connection valve by wire or wirelessly, wherein the main tank includes a plurality of water level measuring sensors and a temperature sensor, and the control device includes the plurality of water level measuring sensors and the temperature Opening and closing of the manufacturing drain pipe and the connection valve may be controlled using the measured value of the sensor.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present specification, the preliminary tank is connected to the main tank through a plurality of connection valves, and includes a plurality of temperature sensors, and the control device is measured through the plurality of temperature sensors. It is possible to control the opening and closing of a specific connection valve among the plurality of connection valves based on the temperature for each water level in the preliminary tank.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present specification, the preliminary tank further includes a water level control ball therein, and the control device controls the water level when the water level in the preliminary tank does not reach the specified connection valve. The ball can be controlled so that air is injected.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present specification, the control device controls the production drain pipe to be closed when the water level of the main tank measured through the plurality of water level measuring sensors is less than or equal to a preset first threshold, and the connection The valve can be controlled to open.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present specification, the control device controls the connection valve to be closed when the water level in the main tank measured through the plurality of water level measuring sensors is greater than or equal to a preset second threshold, and the temperature When the temperature of the water in the main tank measured through the sensor is also higher than a preset threshold, it is possible to control the manufacturing drain pipe to be opened.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present specification, it further includes an additional preliminary tank for storing hot water and connected to the preliminary tank through a connection valve, wherein the control device is the main measured through the plurality of water level measuring sensors. When the water level in the tank is less than or equal to a preset first threshold, the manufacturing drain pipe is controlled to be closed, and the connection valve between the main tank and the preliminary tank and all the connection valves between the preliminary tank and the additional preliminary tank are opened. can

The present specification may provide a hot water system for a beverage factory that can continuously provide purified water of an appropriate temperature.

The present specification may provide a hot water system for continuously supplying purified water of an appropriate temperature from the preliminary tank by additionally connecting a preliminary tank for storing purified water at a specific temperature in addition to the main tank for supplying purified water.

The present specification has an effect of efficiently performing energy saving and temperature control by providing a device for maintaining an appropriate water level in a preliminary tank for storing purified water at a specific temperature in addition to the main tank for supplying purified water.

The problem to be solved in the specification is not limited to the above, but may be extended to various matters that can be derived by the embodiments of the invention described below.

1 is a structural diagram of a hot water system for a beverage factory including a main tank and a spare tank to supply purified water of an appropriate temperature according to an embodiment.
2 is a conceptual diagram for water level control in a hot water system including a connection structure of a main tank and a preliminary tank according to an embodiment.
3 is a structural diagram including an additional preliminary tank in the hot water system for a beverage factory according to an embodiment.
4 is a structural diagram in which a control device for controlling a temperature, a water level, a connection valve, and the like in a hot water system including a main tank and a spare tank according to an embodiment is connected.
5 is a schematic block diagram of the control device shown in FIG.

A preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION The detailed description set forth below in conjunction with the appended drawings is intended to describe exemplary embodiments of the present specification and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. The following detailed description includes specific details in order to provide a thorough understanding of the specification. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.

The following embodiments combine elements and features of the present specification in a predetermined form. Each component or feature may be considered optional unless explicitly stated otherwise. Each component or feature may be implemented in a form that is not combined with other components or features. In addition, some elements and/or features may be combined to constitute an embodiment of the present specification. The order of operations described in the embodiments of the present specification may be changed. Some features or features of one embodiment may be included in another embodiment, or may be replaced with corresponding features or features of another embodiment.

Specific terms used in the following description are provided to help the understanding of the present specification, and the use of such specific terms may be changed to other forms without departing from the technical spirit of the present specification.

In some cases, well-known structures and devices are omitted in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present specification, or are shown in block diagram form focusing on core functions of each structure and device. In addition, the same reference numerals are used to describe the same components throughout the present specification.

In the embodiments of the present specification, when a component is "connected", "coupled" or "connected" with another component, it is not only a direct connection relationship, but also an indirect relationship where another component exists in the middle. It can also include human connections. In addition, when a component is said to "include" or "have" another component, it means that another component may be further included without excluding other components unless otherwise stated. .

In the embodiment of the present specification, terms such as first, second, etc. are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, and unless otherwise specified, do not limit the order or importance between the components. does not Accordingly, within the scope of the embodiments herein, a first component in an embodiment may be referred to as a second component in another embodiment, and similarly, a second component in an embodiment is referred to as a first component in another embodiment. can also be called

Embodiments described herein may have aspects that are entirely hardware, partly hardware and partly software, or entirely software. As used herein, "unit," "device," or "system," or the like, refers to hardware, a combination of hardware and software, or a computer-related entity, such as software. For example, as used herein, a part, module, device, or system is a running process, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. (computer), but is not limited thereto. For example, both an application running on a computer and a computer may correspond to a part, module, device, or system of the present specification.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a structural diagram of a hot water system for a beverage factory including a main tank and a spare tank to supply purified water of an appropriate temperature according to an embodiment.

It is important to receive purified water at an appropriate temperature in a beverage manufacturing plant that completes beverages by putting purified water of an appropriate temperature in a beverage stock solution (or powder) in a stirrer (not shown) and mixing it. In general, the productivity of the manufacturing process is proportional to the mass manufacturing capacity and production continuity. In particular, small factory facilities, not large factory facilities, sometimes rely on water heaters for hot water supply. In this way, energy efficiency and production efficiency may be reduced.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a hot water system 1000 for a beverage factory for increasing the efficiency of a manufacturing process according to an embodiment of the present invention is proposed. 1, the hot water system 1000 for supplying purified water of an appropriate temperature includes a main tank 100 and a preliminary tank 200 connected to the main tank 100 to store purified water at a specific temperature. do.

Water is supplied to the main tank 100 through a water supply pipe 103 , and a purified water filter 101 is connected in the middle of the water supply pipe 103 to supply purified water.

The main tank 100 may include a temperature sensor 109 for temperature measurement to maintain a constant temperature, and may supply purified water to a stirrer (not shown) through a manufacturing drain pipe 107 .

The main tank 100 is connected to the preliminary tank 200 , and can receive purified water of a predetermined temperature from the preliminary tank 200 through the opening/closing control of the connection valve 11 .

The preliminary tank 200 may be provided with a separate water supply pipe 203 and a water filter 201 to receive water independently from the main tank 100 .

The main tank 100 and the preliminary tank 200 are provided with cleaning drain pipes 105 and 205, respectively, and may be used to be opened to empty the inside when cleaning in the tank is required.

The sensors may be installed on the wall or inside of the main tank 100 and the preliminary tank 200 as shown.

2 is a conceptual diagram for water level control in the hot water system 1000 including the connection structure of the main tank 100 and the preliminary tank 200 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , a plurality of water level measuring sensors 111 , 112 , and 113 may be provided in the main tank 100 for each water level. It is possible to appropriately control the water level of the main tank 100 by using a plurality of water level measuring sensors located at different water levels, and to enable continuous hot water supply while increasing energy efficiency.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first water level measuring sensor 111, the second water level measuring sensor 112, and the third water level measuring at 10%, 50%, and 95% of the capacity of the main tank 100, respectively A sensor 113 may be installed.

For example, when the purified hot water of the main tank 100 is supplied to a stirrer (not shown) through the manufacturing drain pipe 107 and the water level in the main tank 100 becomes 50%, the second water level measuring sensor 112 , and the connection valve 11 of the preliminary tank 200 is opened.

According to an embodiment, when the supply of purified water from the preliminary tank 200 is sufficiently performed and the first water level measuring sensor 111 detects that the water level in the main tank 100 has become 95% or more, the connection valve 11 is It can be controlled to close. In addition, when water is continuously supplied to the main tank 100 through the water supply pipe 103, and the first water level measurement sensor 111 detects that the water level has reached 95% or more, the water supply pipe 103 so that the water supply is automatically terminated. ) opening and closing can be controlled.

Although not shown, such a plurality of water level measuring sensors may be provided in the preliminary tank 200 , and the water supply pipe 203 may be controlled in a similar manner as described above.

According to an embodiment, when the purified hot water of the main tank 100 is supplied to a stirrer (not shown) through the manufacturing drain pipe 107 and the water level in the main tank 100 is 10% or less, a warning sensor is activated An alarm can be provided for the operator to confirm and terminate the trip. Alternatively, a change in the purified water temperature of the main tank 100 is sensed using a temperature sensor 109 as described below, and when the purified water temperature of the main tank 100 is 80° C. or less, a warning sensor is also activated and the operator operates You can exit and confirm.

3 is a structural diagram including an additional preliminary tank 300 in the hot water system 1000 for a beverage factory according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in the hot water system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the preliminary tank 200 directly connected to the main tank 100 to supply hot water, one or more hot water systems connected to the preliminary tank 200 . An additional preliminary tank 300 may be further included. The connection structure of the main tank 100 and the preliminary tanks 200 and 300 is not necessarily limited thereto, and the main tank 100 is transformed into a structure directly connected to the preliminary tank 200 and the additional preliminary tank 300, respectively. possible.

According to an embodiment, the main tank 100 and the preliminary tanks 200 and 300 are all the same tank having a capacity of 100L, 1000L or more, or tanks having different capacities may be used. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the main tank 100 and the preliminary tanks 200 and 300 have the same capacity as 100L.

The capacity of the main tank 100 and the preliminary tanks 200 and 300 are all 100L, and water is supplied at a supply rate of 10L/min. In this case, it takes 9.5 minutes to fill the empty tank to 95L, which is 95% of the water level.

In general, the temperature of the water supplied through the water supply pipe (103, 203, 303) is supplied at 20 ℃, the required temperature of the purified water supplied for beverage manufacturing is high-temperature purified water of about 95 ℃.

It may vary depending on conditions such as the performance of the heating device, but if the temperature increase rate of the purified water supplied to the empty tank 95L is 2.5°C/min, the time it takes to raise the temperature of the purified water supplied from 20°C to 95°C is 30 minutes am.

When stirring with a mass stirrer No. 1, 12L is used, and one time production time is 20 minutes.

Comparative Example: When only the main tank is used

In the case of using only the main tank 100 as in the conventional case, the operator supplies water up to 95% whenever the water level becomes 50% or less (condition 1), and stops the operation when supplying purified water using the water supply pipe 103. (Condition 2).

Since 12L of water is used for stirring with the mass stirrer No. 1, 60L of purified water is used for No. 5 preparation and it takes 100 minutes. At this time, 40L (40%) of the purified water in the main tank 100 remains, and the operator supplies purified water using the water supply pipe 103 .

If re-watering is performed until the water level reaches 95%, it will take 5.5 minutes, and the water temperature will be approximately 54°C. The operator stops the work and waits until the water temperature reaches 95℃, which takes about 25 minutes.

Therefore, the beverage can be stirred approximately 19 times with high-temperature purified water between 95°C and 80°C during the worker's 8-hour working hours.

Example: When using a proposed structure including a spare tank

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the hot water system 1000 having a connection structure of the main tank 100, the preliminary tank 200, and the additional preliminary tank 300 as shown in FIG. 3 is used, the water supply pipe 103 ) to supply purified water, the operator stops the work (Condition 2).

Since 12L of water is used for stirring with the mass stirrer No. 1, 60L of purified water is used for No. 5 preparation and it takes 100 minutes. At this time, when 40L (40%) of the purified water of the main tank 100 remains, both the connection valve 11 of the preliminary tank 200 and the connection valve 21 of the additional preliminary tank 300 are opened and the main tank 100 ) rises to about 76% (76L). Since the temperature of the water in all tanks starts in a warmed state to 95°C, the water temperature in the main tank 100 at this time becomes 95°C as it is.

Here, if the main tank 100, the preliminary tank 200, and the additional preliminary tank 300 are all re-supplied through the water supply pipes 103, 203, and 303 until the water level reaches 95%, the temperature of the water is approximately about 80°C. The main tank 100, the reserve tank 200, and the additional reserve tank 300 all take 1.9 minutes to supply water to 95% of the capacity, and the time it takes to raise water from 80°C to 95°C is about 7.6 minutes. It takes

Therefore, the beverage can be stirred approximately 22 times with high-temperature purified water between 95°C and 80°C during the worker's 8-hour working hours.

Comparing the above-described comparative example with the embodiment, it can be seen that the hot water system 1000 proposed in the present invention can improve the daily production capacity corresponding to 60 minutes three times with only agitation time. Here, it is assumed that the beverage factory is operated only during the worker's working time, but when the operation of the water supply pipe for processing the sensed value is automatically controlled by the control device 500, the operating time may be longer, and the working efficiency according to the present system can be higher.

According to an embodiment, a similar effect can be obtained even when the capacity of the preliminary tank 200 is doubled (200L) even without the additional preliminary tank 300 . It may take longer to fill 95% of the capacity of the reserve tank 200, but when the water level in the main tank 100 reaches 95%, the connection valve 11 can be closed, and independent water supply can be made. You can avoid wasting time. That is, while stirring is performed through the manufacturing drain pipe 107 of the main tank 100, the preliminary tank 200 supplies purified water through the water supply pipe 203 and heating of the water temperature can be performed in parallel at the same time, so the main tank (100) agitation, water supply and water temperature rise time may not be affected.

4 is a structural diagram in which a control device 500 for controlling a temperature, a water level, a connection valve, and the like in a hot water system including the main tank 100 and the preliminary tank 200 according to an embodiment is connected. Referring to FIG. 4 , a structure for storing and discharging purified water having a more constant and accurate temperature is proposed.

In one embodiment, a plurality of connection valves 11 , 12 , 13 are formed at different heights between the main tank 100 and the preliminary tank 200 , and a plurality of temperature sensors ( 211, 212, 213 may be attached. A temperature sensor 109 may be provided in the main tank 100 as well, and heating devices 115 and 215 may be installed in the main tank 100 and the preliminary tank 200, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 4 , a connection valve to be opened may be determined according to the temperature of water in the main tank 100 among the plurality of connection valves 11 , 12 , and 13 . After heating, since the temperature of the water in the preliminary tank 200 will be higher in the upper part, when the water temperature in the main tank 100 is lower than the set threshold temperature, the third connection valve 13 located in the upper part is opened to increase the temperature quickly. Hot water of the preliminary tank 200 may be supplied. Although the temperature difference between the upper and lower layers is not large, a plurality of connection valves and a plurality of temperature sensors are provided in the preliminary tank 200 to supply purified water of a desired temperature from the main tank 100 as quickly as possible using the water temperature difference by water level. can be installed.

In one embodiment, the preliminary tank 200 may include a water level control ball 250 therein. When the amount of water in the preliminary tank 200 is small and the water level is formed between the connection valves 11, 12, 13, the water level control ball 250 may be used to increase the water level. That is, the water of the required temperature is water in the upper layer in the preliminary tank 200, but when the water level does not reach the upper connection valve (refer to FIG. 4, the third connection valve 13), the water level control ball ( 250) by injecting and expanding air, thereby raising the water level.

Such a water level control ball 250 may be a spherical shape or a shape having any other arbitrary volume, and may perform a stirring function by rotating it as needed.

In one embodiment, the water level control ball may be provided in the main tank 100 as well, and even if water is supplied through the connection valve (eg, the third connection valve 13 ) at the upper level in the preliminary tank 200 , water It can be prevented by adjusting the water level to prevent bubbles from falling.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the water level measuring sensors 111 , 112 , 113 of the main tank 100 and the preliminary tank 200 , the manufacturing drain pipe 107 , the heating devices 115 , 215 , and the temperature sensors 109 and 211 , 212, 213), connection valves 11, 12, 13, etc. are connected to the control device 500 by wire or wirelessly so that sensing, opening and closing, operation, etc. are automatically or manually commanded by the control device 500. can be controlled by

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of the control device 500 shown in FIG. 4 .

The devices described herein may be wholly hardware, or may have aspects that are partly hardware and partly software. For example, the control device 500 of the hot water system 1000 and each system communicating therewith, the sensor device, and each module or unit included therein transmit data in a specific format and content in an electronic communication method. A device for sending and receiving and software related thereto may be collectively referred to. As used herein, terms such as “unit”, “module”, “server”, “system”, “platform”, “device” or “terminal” are intended to refer to a combination of hardware and software driven by the hardware. do. For example, the hardware herein may be a data processing device including a CPU or other processor. In addition, software driven by hardware may refer to a running process, an object, an executable file, a thread of execution, a program, and the like.

In addition, in the present specification, a unit constituting the control device 500 is not necessarily intended to refer to a separate physically distinct component. That is, although the control device 500 is illustrated as separate blocks in FIG. 5 , the control device 500 is functionally divided by the operations executed thereby. Depending on the embodiment, some or all of the above-described units may be implemented by being modularized by the same single processor or a plurality of processors.

In one embodiment, the control device 500 includes a water level measuring unit 501, a drainage control unit 503, a temperature sensing unit 505, a heating control unit 507, a water level control unit 509 and a connection valve control unit 511. include

The water level measuring unit 501 collects sensing data such as whether water is detected, only partially sensed, or not sensed at all from the water level measuring sensors 111, 112, and 113, and using the collected data, the main tank 100 measure the level of When the water level measuring unit 501 determines that the water level in the main tank 100 is lowered below a preset critical water level, the water level measurement unit 501 transmits the information to the drainage control unit 503, the connection valve control unit 511, etc. to manufacture the drain pipe 107 and To control the opening and closing of the connection valves (11, 12, 13, 21).

The water level measuring sensor may also be installed in the preliminary tank 200 or 300, and the water level measuring unit 501 may measure the water level of the preliminary tank 200 or 300 from the sensing data collected from these water level measuring sensors. The water level measuring sensor may be installed in a larger number than shown.

Although not shown in FIG. 4 , the control device 500 may be further connected to the water supply pipes 101 , 201 , 301 , and controls the opening and closing of each water supply pipe according to the water level information of each tank measured by the water level measuring unit 501 . It may further include a water supply pipe control unit that can.

The drainage control unit 503 may process the operator's command to control the opening and closing of the manufacturing drainage pipe 107 . In addition, the drainage control unit 503 reflects the water level information of the main tank 100 estimated by the water level measurement unit 501. When it is determined that the stirring amount (eg, 12L) of the high-temperature purified water is stirred, the manufacturing drain pipe Close the 107, it can be controlled to open the production drain pipe 107 again after the stirring time required (eg, 20 minutes). When the water level measurement unit 501 receives information that the water level has reached the first threshold or less (for example, 50% or less of the tank capacity) while repeating such opening and closing, the drainage control unit 503 controls the manufacturing drain pipe ( 107) to keep it closed. Thereafter, information that the water level has reached a second threshold (eg, 95% of the tank capacity) is transmitted from the water level measuring unit 501 , and the purified water temperature is set in advance from the temperature sensing unit 505 (eg, 80 ℃ to 95 ℃), the drainage control unit 503 may control the production drain pipe 107 to be opened again to stir the high-temperature purified water when receiving the information.

The temperature sensing unit 505 collects temperature information of the main tank 100 measured from the temperature sensor 109 and temperature information for each water level of the preliminary tank 200 measured from the temperature sensors 211 , 212 , and 213 . .

The temperature sensing unit 505 transmits to the heating control unit 507 when the temperature of the main tank 100 is measured lower than a preset temperature (eg, 80° C. to 95° C.) and the heating device 115 operates can be made to control. In addition, the temperature sensing unit 505 transmits to the heating control unit 507 also when the temperature for each water level collected from the temperature sensors 211 , 212 , 213 of the preliminary tank 200 is lower than a preset temperature, and transmits it to the heating device ( 215) to control the operation.

The temperature sensing unit 505 transmits the temperature information for each water level collected from the temperature sensors 211 , 212 , 213 of the preliminary tank 200 and the temperature information of the main tank 100 to the connection valve control unit 511 . In order to quickly increase the temperature of the purified water in the tank 100 , it is possible to control the opening of the connection valve (eg, the connection valve 13 ) of the upper layer.

When the heating control unit 507 receives information from the temperature sensing unit 505 that the temperature of the main tank 100 is lower than a preset temperature (eg, 80° C. to 95° C.), the heating device 115 You can control it to work. In addition, the heating control unit 507 may control the heating device 215 to operate when receiving information from the temperature sensing unit 505 that the temperature for each water level of the preliminary tank 200 is lower than a preset temperature.

The water level control unit 509, the water level in the preliminary tank 200 as a result of the sensing of the water level measuring sensor installed in the preliminary tank 200 from the water level measuring unit 501 is the upper connection valve (for example, the third connection valve ( 13)), it is possible to control to operate the compressor 251 to inflate the water level control ball 250 when receiving the information. Through this, the water level of the preliminary tank 200 is increased, so that high-temperature purified water can be injected into the main tank 100 through the connection valve of the upper layer.

When the connection valve control unit 511 receives information from the water level measuring unit 501 that the water level of the main tank 100 has dropped below a preset first threshold (eg, 50% of the tank capacity), one or more connection valves (11, 12, 13, 21) can be controlled to open. In addition, when the connection valve control unit 511 receives information that the water level of the main tank 100 has reached a preset second threshold (for example, 95% of the tank capacity) from the water level measuring unit 501, the connection valve ( 11, 12, 13, 21) can all be controlled to be closed.

The connection valve control unit 511 receives the water level information of the main tank 100 received from the water level measuring unit 501 and the temperature information for each water level of the main tank 100 and the preliminary tank 200 received from the temperature sensing unit 505. It can be controlled to open and close only a specific connection valve (eg, the third connection valve 13 ) among the plurality of valves by using it.

Through such configurations, the hot water system 1000 for a beverage factory can efficiently perform temperature control while saving energy.

The embodiments described above may be at least partially implemented as a computer program and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for implementing the embodiments is recorded includes all types of recording devices in which computer-readable data is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, and optical data storage devices. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed in a network-connected computer system, and the computer-readable code may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present embodiment may be easily understood by those skilled in the art to which the present embodiment belongs.

Although the present specification described above has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, it will be understood that this is merely exemplary, and that various modifications and variations of the embodiments are possible therefrom by those of ordinary skill in the art. However, such modifications should be considered to be within the technical protection scope of the present specification. Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present specification should be defined to include other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims by the spirit of the appended claims.

Claims (6)

In the hot water system for a beverage factory,
a main tank for supplying hot water to a stirrer for beverage production through a production drain pipe;
a spare tank connected to the main tank through a connection valve and storing hot water; and
Including a control device connected to the manufacturing drain pipe and the connection valve by wire or wirelessly,
The main tank includes a plurality of water level measuring sensors and temperature sensors,
The control device controls the opening and closing of the manufacturing drain pipe and the connection valve using the measured values of the plurality of water level measuring sensors and the temperature sensor,
The preliminary tank is connected to the main tank through a plurality of connection valves, and includes a plurality of temperature sensors,
The control device, on the basis of the temperature for each water level in the preliminary tank measured through the plurality of temperature sensors to control the opening and closing of a specific connection valve among the plurality of connection valves, hot water system.
delete The method of claim 1,
The preliminary tank further includes a water level control ball therein,
The control device, when the water level in the preliminary tank does not reach the specified connection valve, controls to inject air into the water level control ball, hot water system.
The method of claim 1,
The control device is
When the water level in the main tank measured through the plurality of water level measuring sensors is less than or equal to a preset first threshold, controlling the manufacturing drain pipe to be closed and controlling the connection valve to open.
5. The method of claim 4,
The control device is
When the water level of the main tank measured through the plurality of water level measuring sensors is equal to or higher than a preset second threshold, the connection valve is controlled to close, and the water temperature of the main tank measured through the temperature sensor is also higher than or equal to a preset threshold. In this case, the hot water system to control the production drain pipe to be opened.
The method of claim 1,
Further comprising an additional reserve tank connected to the reserve tank and through a connection valve and storing hot water,
The control device is
When the water level of the main tank measured through the plurality of water level measuring sensors is less than or equal to a preset first threshold, the manufacturing drain pipe is controlled to be closed, and a connection valve between the main tank and the preliminary tank, and the preliminary tank and the addition A hot water system that controls all of the connecting valves between the reserve tanks to open.

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