WO2016023261A1

WO2016023261A1 - Pipeline fluid monitoring system

Info

Publication number: WO2016023261A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/087745
Authority: WO
Inventors: 黄忠; 李进武; 陆勇喜; 李烜
Original assignee: 湖北泽捷电子科技有限公司
Priority date: 2014-08-12
Filing date: 2014-09-29
Publication date: 2016-02-18

Abstract

A pipeline fluid monitoring system. The system comprises a system host (30), and further comprises a plurality of signal collectors (20) and a plurality of pipeline fluid monitors (10), the pipeline fluid monitors (10) being mounted in a pipeline (40). The pipeline fluid monitors (10) are in signal wireless connection, and are divided into multiple groups. One of the pipeline fluid monitors (10) in each group is electrically connected to one signal collector (20). The signal collectors (20) are connected to the system host (30). Each pipeline fluid monitor (10) comprises a housing (1), a controller (2) disposed inside the housing (1), detection sensors electrically connected to the controller (2), a sonar sensor (5) used for receiving information transmitted from other pipeline fluid monitors (10), and a sonar sensor (5) used for transmitting information of the pipeline fluid monitor (10) where it is located. The sonar reception part and the sonar transmission part of the two sonar sensor (5) are arranged opposite to each other. According to the pipeline fluid monitoring system, the sonar sensors (5) are used for realizing wireless data transmission, so that multiple external influences are prevented; communication cables are not needed, so that the system has low costs of construction and maintenance, simple structure and small size; and the monitors can be mounted in a pipeline by being inserted into drilled holes, so that the effect is good.

Description

Pipeline fluid monitoring system

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of water pipe networks, in particular to a pipe fluid monitoring system.

Background technique

The existing water pipe network system mainly consists of a host computer, a monitor and a communication cable and a power supply cable connecting the various monitors and the system host. The monitor mainly monitors the water pressure in the water pipe, and feedbacks the water pressure information and the position information through the cable. Give the host, for the host to analyze whether there are any abnormalities such as damage or leakage in the water pipe network.

The existing monitor is a ring structure having a ring diameter comparable to that of a water pipe. The installation method of the monitor is very complicated. It is necessary to cut off the tap water pipe first, then install the ring-shaped monitor device through the flange at the fracture point, and then lay the communication cable and power supply cable of the system mainframe from the ground to the respective monitors. Connected. Such a structure has various defects, high equipment cost, mainly relying on imports, difficulty in construction, high maintenance costs, and data collection and communication are highly susceptible to external conditions and interference.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to overcome the defects of high cost and limited data collection in the existing water pipe network system, which provides a pipeline fluid monitoring system for wirelessly collecting data.

To achieve the above object, the pipeline fluid monitoring system designed by the present invention comprises a system host, and further comprises a plurality of signal collectors and a plurality of pipeline fluid monitors installed on the pipeline;

The pipeline fluid monitors are wirelessly connected by signals, and the plurality of pipeline fluid monitors are divided into an array, and one of each group of pipeline fluid monitors is electrically connected to the signal collector, and the signal collector is connected to the system host;

The pipeline fluid monitor includes a housing, a controller disposed within the housing, a detection sensor electrically coupled to the controller, and a sound for receiving information transmitted by the other conduit fluid monitor A nanosensor and a sonar sensor for transmitting information of the fluid monitor of the pipeline in which it is located; the sonar transceivers of the two sonar sensors are arranged opposite each other.

Preferably, the detecting sensor is one or more of an ultrasonic transducer, a pressure sensor, and a temperature detector.

Preferably, the detecting sensor comprises two ultrasonic transducers and at least one pressure sensor.

Preferably, the housing is provided with two hollow rods which are convex and parallel to each other, and two sonar sensors are respectively arranged on the two hollow rods.

Preferably, the two ultrasonic transducers are also respectively disposed on the two hollow rods, and the ultrasonic transmitting and receiving portions of the two ultrasonic transducers are oppositely arranged.

Preferably, the pressure sensor is arranged at the end of the hollow rod.

Preferably, a battery is also connected to the controller.

Optionally, one of the sets of pipeline fluid monitors is electrically connected to the signal collector via a communication cable, the signal collector is connected to the GPRS signal transmitter via a communication cable, and the GPRS signal transmitter is wirelessly connected to the system host.

Preferably, the ducts are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction by a plurality of mounting holes, and the plurality of duct fluid monitors are mounted on the ducts by being inserted into the mounting holes.

It should be noted that the present invention can be applied not only to a water pipe network system but also to a plurality of fluid pipe networks.

The beneficial effects of the invention:

1) By using the sonar sensor to transmit data, the wireless data transmission between the pipeline fluid monitoring systems is realized. Since the data transmission occurs in the pipeline, compared with the traditional cable data transmission mode, various external environments can be avoided. Impact, stability, and data fidelity.

2) After the data is transmitted by sonar, it is not necessary to lay the communication cable at each pipeline fluid monitoring system, which greatly reduces the cost, simple construction, saves time and labor, and the maintenance cost of the invention is greatly reduced compared with the maintenance of the communication cable. The workload is small during maintenance and saves costs.

3) Change the traditional power supply cable transmission mode, and supply power to the pipeline fluid monitoring system with large-capacity batteries to further reduce project cost and maintenance costs.

4) The pipeline fluid monitor configured in the system is simple in structure, small in volume, and does not need to be cut off during installation. It can be inserted into the pipeline through the form of drilling, which has low cost, good effect and good practicability.

DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a pipeline fluid monitoring system of the present invention.

2 is a schematic enlarged view of the pipeline fluid monitor of FIG. 1.

detailed description

The invention is further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

As shown in Figure 1, the pipeline fluid monitoring system includes a system mainframe 30, a plurality of signal collectors 20, and a plurality of pipeline fluid monitors 10 mounted on the pipeline 40;

The ducts 40 are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction by a plurality of mounting holes, and the plurality of duct fluid monitors 10 are mounted on the duct 40 by being inserted into the mounting holes.

The pipeline fluid monitors 10 are wirelessly connected by signals, and the plurality of conduit fluid monitors 10 are divided into an array, and one of each group of pipeline fluid monitors 10 is electrically connected to the signal collector 20 via a communication cable 50, the signal acquisition The device 20 is connected to the GPRS signal transmitter 60 via a communication cable 50, and the GPRS signal transmitter 60 is wirelessly connected to the system host 30;

As shown in FIG. 2, the pipeline fluid monitor 10 includes a housing 1, a controller 2 disposed in the housing 1, a detection sensor electrically connected to the controller 2, and a monitoring fluid for receiving other pipelines. The sonar sensor 5 of the information transmitted from the device 10 and a sonar sensor 5 for transmitting information of the pipe fluid monitor 10 in which it is located; the sonar transceiving portions of the two sonar sensors 5 are arranged opposite each other. The controller 2 is used for information processing and transceiving control; the battery 2 is also connected to the controller 2.

The detecting sensor includes two ultrasonic transducers 4 and at least one pressure sensor 3 (the detecting sensor may be an ultrasonic transducer 4, a pressure sensor 3 or a temperature detector alone, or may be used in combination with several sensors).

The housing 1 is provided with two hollow rods 7 which are convex and parallel to each other, and the two sonar sensors 5 are respectively arranged on the two hollow rods 7. Two ultrasonic transducers 4 are also arranged on the two hollow rods 7, respectively. The ultrasonic transceiving portions of the two ultrasonic transducers 4 are arranged opposite each other. The pressure sensor 3 is arranged at the end of the hollow rod 7.

The pipeline fluid monitoring system of the present invention does not need to cut off the pipeline when installing, and only needs to open a hole in the pipeline 40, and then the hollow rod 7 is inserted into the hole for installation, and a plurality of pipeline fluid monitors are arranged at intervals on the section of the pipeline 40. 10, the pipeline fluid monitor 10 collects the pressure and flow rate information of the water flow and sends it to the next pipeline fluid monitor 10, and the next pipeline fluid monitor 10 packages the last transmitted packet with its own collected information. To the next pipeline fluid monitor 10, a pipeline collector 10 at the end of a section of conduit 40 is coupled to a signal collector 20 which, when transmitted to the pipeline fluid monitor 10, transmits all of the information to the signal acquisition. The plurality of signal collectors 20 package the collected information along with its own location information and then transmit it to the system host 30 via the GPRS signal transmitter 60 for the system host 30 to analyze the real-time conditions within the pipeline 40.

The working process of the single pipeline fluid monitor 10 is as follows:

First, the controller 2 issues an instruction to the ultrasonic transducer 4, the pressure sensor 3, and the sonar sensor 5 to operate, one ultrasonic transducer 4 transmits ultrasonic waves, and the other ultrasonic transducer 4 receives and transmits the received ultrasonic waves. The signal is converted into an electric signal and fed back to the controller 2. The pressure sensor 3 also feeds back the pressure electric signal to the controller 2, and a sonar sensor 5 receives the information sent by the last pipeline fluid monitor 10 and transmits it to the controller 2 for control. The device 2 packs the information fed back by the ultrasonic transducer 4 and the pressure sensor 3 together with the information received by the sonar sensor 5 into another sonar sensor 5, and the other sonar sensor 5 converts the received electric signal into a sonar. Send to the next pipeline fluid monitor 10.

Claims

A pipeline fluid monitoring system includes a system mainframe (30), further comprising: a plurality of signal collectors (20), a plurality of pipeline fluid monitors (10) mounted on the pipelines (40);

The pipeline fluid monitors (10) are wirelessly connected by signals, and the plurality of pipeline fluid monitors (10) are divided into an array, and one of each group of pipeline fluid monitors (10) is electrically connected to the signal collector (20). Connected, the signal collector (20) is connected to the system host (30);

The pipeline fluid monitor (10) comprises a housing (1), a controller (2) disposed in the housing (1), a detection sensor electrically connected to the controller (2), and a receiving sensor. a sonar sensor (5) for transmitting information from the pipeline fluid monitor (10) and a sonar sensor (5) for transmitting information of the pipeline fluid monitor (10) in which it is located; the sound of the two sonar sensors 5 The receiving and receiving sections are arranged opposite each other.
The pipeline fluid monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the detecting sensor is one or more of an ultrasonic transducer (4), a pressure sensor (3), and a temperature detector.
The pipeline fluid monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that said detecting sensor comprises two ultrasonic transducers (4) and at least one pressure sensor (3).
The pipeline fluid monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the casing (1) is provided with two convex rods (7) which are convex and parallel to each other, and two sonar sensors (5) They are respectively arranged on two hollow rods (7).
The pipeline fluid monitoring system according to claim 3, characterized in that: the casing (1) is provided with two outwardly convex and parallel hollow rods (7), and the two sonar sensors (5) are respectively arranged On the two hollow rods (7).
The pipeline fluid monitoring system according to claim 5, characterized in that the two ultrasonic transducers (4) are also arranged on two hollow rods (7), respectively, of the two ultrasonic transducers (4) The ultrasonic transmitting and receiving sections are arranged oppositely.
A pipeline fluid monitoring system according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the pressure sensor (3) is arranged at the end of the hollow rod (7).
The pipeline fluid monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the controller (2) is further connected with a battery (6).
The pipeline fluid monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein one of said each set of pipeline fluid monitors (10) is electrically coupled to a signal collector (20) via a communication cable (50), said signal acquisition The device (20) is connected to the GPRS signal transmitter (60) via a communication cable (50), and the GPRS signal transmitter (60) is wirelessly connected to the system host (30).
The pipeline fluid monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the ducts (40) are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction by a plurality of mounting holes, and the plurality of pipeline fluid monitors (10) are inserted into the mounting holes. The way is installed on the pipe (40).