WO2022053970A1 - System for measuring the flow rate of a fluid medium - Google Patents
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F7/00—Volume-flow measuring devices with two or more measuring ranges; Compound meters
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F15/00—Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus
- G01F15/001—Means for regulating or setting the meter for a predetermined quantity
- G01F15/003—Means for regulating or setting the meter for a predetermined quantity using electromagnetic, electric or electronic means
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F15/00—Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus
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- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- G05D7/00—Control of flow
- G05D7/06—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means
- G05D7/0617—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials
- G05D7/0629—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means
- G05D7/0635—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means by action on throttling means
- G05D7/0641—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means by action on throttling means using a plurality of throttling means
- G05D7/0652—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means by action on throttling means using a plurality of throttling means the plurality of throttling means being arranged in parallel
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
- A01C23/00—Distributing devices specially adapted for liquid manure or other fertilising liquid, including ammonia, e.g. transport tanks or sprinkling wagons
- A01C23/007—Metering or regulating systems
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
- G01F1/56—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using electric or magnetic effects
- G01F1/58—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using electric or magnetic effects by electromagnetic flowmeters
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- the present invention relates to a system for measuring the flow rate of a fluid medium.
- modem spraying and weeding machines that apply so-called "precision farming” methods require accurate dosage of the plant protection products delivered as a function of the characteristics of the area to be treated.
- Such machines substantially consist of a tractor which carries or tows through the area to be treated a spraying bar which bears a plurality of dispensing nozzles fed with a liquid to be distributed in a controlled manner. Therefore, dispensed flow rate distribution measurement systems integrated in feedback control circuits are used which monitor the value of the actual dispensed flow rate, compare it with that of the required flow rate and, where necessary, actuate the components of the hydraulic circuit in order to correct the actual dispensed flow rate.
- Such machines can be equipped with electronic management and control units associated with systems for geolocation of the current position in the area to be treated.
- the required flow rate values are generally predefined on the basis of specific prescription maps related to the area to be treated, which are set in the electronic management and control unit, and can vary abruptly during the execution of the treatment also depending on the advancement speed and on the possible closure of one or more sections of the spraying bar.
- the required flow rate may vary in just a few seconds from the maximum value (for example of the order of magnitude of 200 1/min) to the minimum value (for example of the order of magnitude of 0.5 l/min) depending on the current position of the agricultural machine; therefore, it is necessary to provide a flow rate measurement system that is reliable and precise as the actual flow rate varies and with the shortest possible response times so as to avoid penalizing the effectiveness of feedback control.
- a first operating method which consists in performing an indirect measurement by means of adapted transducers that detect the actual pressure of the liquid in the circuit, from which the value of the actual flow rate is obtained by applying theoretical formulas containing specific parameters of the nozzles in use (number and flow rate).
- This known solution is relatively economical and is characterized by a fairly fast response time, but has poor accuracy, which is moreover affected by the state of efficiency of the nozzles in use.
- a second known operating method consists in using conventional flowmeters for agricultural machines adapted to perform a direct measurement of the dispensed flow rate. This system is fairly accurate and has a rather fast response time, but is penalized by a limited reading range.
- a third known operating method consists in carrying out a mixed measurement using both flowmeters for agricultural machines and pressure transducers.
- the aim of the present invention is to eliminate the above mentioned drawbacks of the background art by devising a system for measuring the flow rate of a fluid medium that allows to obtain a wide range of obtainable measurements, with a good degree of reliability, fast response times and low production costs.
- an object of the present invention is to have a degree of reliability that is as constant as possible in the range of obtainable measurements.
- a further object of the present invention is to allow its integration in feedback control systems and its interfacing with electronic management and control units without entailing structural complications.
- Another object of the present invention is to be applied in agricultural machines that operate according to so-called precision farming operating methods, such as spraying bars.
- Not least object of the present invention is to provide a structure that is simple, relatively easy to provide in practice, safe in use, effective in operation, and having a relatively low cost.
- Figures 1-4 are schematic circuit diagrams respectively of a first, a second, a third and a fourth embodiment of a system for measuring the flow rate of a fluid medium, according to the invention
- Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of a possible constructive form of the second embodiment of the system according to the invention.
- Figures 6 and 7 are sectional views, taken along a longitudinal plane of the system of Figure 5, in a first operating position and in a second operating position, respectively;
- Figures 8 and 9 are sectional views, taken along a longitudinal plane, of an alternative constructive form of the second embodiment of the system according to the invention, in a first operating position and in a second operating position, respectively;
- Figure 10 is a block diagram of the operating method performed by the system according to the invention in the first or second embodiment
- Figure 11 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of a circuit for feedback control of the flow rate of a fluid medium supplied to a spraying bar which incorporates a system according to the invention
- Figure 12 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of a circuit for feedback control of the flow rate of a fluid medium supplied to a spraying bar which incorporates two systems according to the invention.
- a system for measuring the flow rate of a fluid medium is generally designated by the reference numeral 1.
- the system 1 can, therefore, be used to measure the flow rate of a liquid or gas.
- the system 1 is applied to measure the flow rate of a liquid.
- the system 1 can be used to measure the flow rate of a liquid containing at least one plant protection product.
- different applications of the system 1 in other sectors, such as the civil or industrial sector, are not excluded.
- the system 1 comprises an input line 2 of the fluid medium which, during use, is adapted to be placed in fluid communication with a supply line of said medium, an output line 3 of the fluid medium which, during use, is adapted to be placed in fluid communication with a line for the distribution of said medium, means 4 for measuring the flow rate of the fluid medium in transit which are interposed between the input line 2 and the output line 3, and electronic management and control means 5 functionally associated with the measurement means 4.
- the measurement means 4 comprise at least two connecting lines 6 arranged in parallel between the input line 2 and the output line 3, and a flowmeter 7 in fluid communication with each one of the connecting lines 6.
- a corresponding interval of measurable flow rate values stored in the electronic means 5 is associated with each flowmeter 7.
- stored is understood to mean that it can be set in the electronic means 5 during construction or directly by the user.
- the measurement means 4 further comprise valve means 8 for directional control with at least three ways and at least two operating positions, which are interposed between the at least two connecting lines 6 and the input line 2 or the output line 3 and are adapted to open, in each of the at least two operating positions, the fluid communication between a corresponding connecting line 6 and the input line 2 or the output line 3 in order to render the corresponding flowmeter 7 operational.
- the electronic means 5 are functionally associated with the flowmeters 7 and with the valve means 8 and are adapted to hold/switch the operating position of the valve means 8 as a function of the actual flow rate value detected by the flowmeter 7 in use, i.e., that has the corresponding connecting line 6 in fluid communication with the input line 2 or with the output line 3 via the valve means 8, in order to select the flowmeter 7 with which a measurable flow rate value interval comprising the actual detected flow rate value is associated, opening the fluid communication between the corresponding connecting line 6 and the input line 2 or the output line 3.
- each flowmeter 7 is arranged directly along the corresponding connecting line 6, dividing it in two portions 6a and 6b upstream and downstream.
- each flowmeter 7 is in any case arranged in fluid communication, even indirectly, with the corresponding connecting line 6.
- the system 1 allows to select the flowmeter 7 in use as a function of the actual detected flow rate value, optimizing the precision of the measurement obtained and keeping it constant as the flow rate to be measured varies.
- the system 1 substantially allows to select the flowmeter 7 with which to perform the measurement by actuating the valve means 8 so that they assume the operating position in which the corresponding connecting line 6 is placed in fluid communication with the input line 2 or with the output line 3.
- the production costs of the system 1 are relatively low, since commercial components in use in the agricultural, civil and industrial sector can be used.
- the flowmeters 7 can be of the electromagnetic type, such as those normally used in the agricultural sector.
- the flowmeters 7 used and of the corresponding connecting lines 6 it is possible to extend the range of the obtainable measurements, keeping in any case the precision of the measurement constant as the flow rate varies.
- valve means 8 are interposed between at least two connecting lines 6 and the output line 3.
- valve means 8 can be interposed between the input line 2 and the at least two connecting lines 6.
- the valve means 8 in order to reduce the turbulence in the flow downstream of the valve means 8, in order to avoid compromising the measurement made by the flowmeters 7 when the operating position assumed by the valve means varies, it would be advisable to lengthen the portion 6a of the connecting line 6 interposed between the valve means 8 and each flowmeter 7.
- Figure 1 shows a circuit that corresponds to a first embodiment of the system 1, which comprises two flowmeters 7 arranged along corresponding connecting lines 6 mutually in parallel, with the valve means 8 interposed between the input line 2 and said connecting lines.
- the valve means 8 comprise a conventional shunt valve with three ways and two operating positions. In each operating position the shunt valve 8 opens the fluid communication of the input line 2 with a corresponding connecting line 6, so that the corresponding flowmeter 7 can detect the flow rate of the fluid medium in transit.
- the two flowmeters 7 are characterized by respective measurable flow rate value intervals and in Figures 1-2, 6-7, 8-9 the flowmeter 7 designed to measure the lower flow rates is designated by FL and the one designed to measure the higher flow rates is designated by FH.
- Figure 2 shows a circuit that corresponds to a second embodiment of the system 1, which comprises two flowmeters 7 arranged along corresponding connecting lines 6 mutually in parallel, with the valve means 8 interposed between the connecting lines and the output line 3.
- the valve means 8 comprise a conventional shunt valve with three ways and two operating positions. In each operating position the shunt valve 8 opens the fluid communication of a corresponding connecting line 6 with the output line 3, so that the corresponding flowmeter 7 can detect the flow rate of the fluid medium in transit.
- Figure 3 shows schematically a third embodiment of the system 1, which comprises three flowmeters 7 arranged along corresponding connecting lines 6 mutually in parallel, with the valve means 8 interposed between the input line 2 and the connecting lines.
- the valve means 8 comprise a conventional shunt valve with four ways and three operating positions, in each of which it allows alternately fluid communication between the input line 2 and a corresponding connecting line 6, activating the corresponding flowmeter 7.
- the three flowmeters 7 are characterized by respective measurable flow rate value intervals, a lower one, an intermediate one and a higher one.
- FIG. 4 shows schematically a fourth embodiment of the system 1, which comprises three flowmeters 7 arranged along corresponding connecting lines 6 mutually in parallel, with the valve means 8 interposed between said connecting lines and the output line 3.
- Said valve means 8 comprise a conventional shunt valve with four ways and three operating positions, in each of which it allows alternately fluid communication between a corresponding connecting line 6 and the output line 3, activating the corresponding flowmeter 7.
- the measurement means 4 may have a different number of connecting lines 6 with corresponding flowmeters 7 according to the requirements of the specific application.
- valve means 8 which are not described in detail since they are of a conventional type, can have a flow control element of the type of a slider 9 which can move by sliding along a valve body 10 which forms a sliding seat 11 in fluid communication with the various fluid medium inlet and outlet ports ( Figures 5-7).
- valve means 8 can have a flow control element of the type of a ball 12 which can move by rotation inside a valve body 13 which forms a rotation seat 14 in fluid communication with the various fluid medium inlet and outlet ports ( Figures 8-9).
- the system 1 can be assembled inside a containment body 15 which comprises a first section 16 provided with an input coupling 17 for connection to the supply line and in which the input line 2 and at least two branching portions 18 that derive from it are formed, a second section 19 in which the at least two connecting lines 6 are formed and the respective flowmeters 7 are accommodated, and a third section 20 provided with an output coupling 21 for connection to the distribution line and in which the output line 3 and at least two connecting portions 22 that converge toward it are formed.
- Each connecting line 6 is in fluid communication, at the opposite ends, with a respective branching portion 18 and a respective connecting portion 22.
- the valve means 8 can be accommodated in the first section 16, between the input line 2 and the branching portions 18, or in the third section 20, between the connecting portions 22 and the output line 3.
- the number of the provided branching portions 18 and connecting portions 22 may vary as a function of the number of connecting lines 6 with respective flowmeters 7 with which the measurement means 4 are provided.
- the system 1 has a compact shape which facilitates its installation inside machines or apparatuses designed for specific applications.
- Figures 5-7 show a possible constructive form of a system 1 in which the measurement means 4 have two connecting lines 6 in parallel with respective flowmeters 7 and the valve means 8 are accommodated in the third section 20.
- Said valve means 8 have a conventional shunt valve with a slider 9, provided with corresponding sliding actuation means 23 functionally connected to the electronic means 5 to manage the switching of said valve.
- Figures 6 and 7 show the operation of the system 1 with the shunt valve 8 in the two operating positions.
- the shunt valve 8 is in a first operating position and opens the fluid communication between the connecting line 6 arranged in a lower region in the figure and the output line 4, so that the electronic means 5 read the actual flow rate value detected by the corresponding flowmeter 7, adapted to detect higher flow rates than the other one.
- the shunt valve 8 is in a second operating position and opens the fluid communication between the connecting line 6 arranged in an upper region in the figure and the output line 4, so that the electronic means 5 read the actual flow rate value detected by the corresponding flowmeter 7, adapted to detect flow rates that are lower than the other one.
- FIGS 8 and 9 show an alternative constructive form of a system 1 in which the measurement means 4 have two connecting lines 6 in parallel with respective flowmeters 7 and the valve means 8 are accommodated in the third section 20.
- Such valve means 8 have a conventional shunt valve with a ball 12 provided with corresponding rotational actuation means, not shown, functionally connected to the electronic means 5 for the management of the switching of said valve.
- Figures 8 and 9 show the operation of the system 1 with the shunt valve 8 in the two operating positions.
- the shunt valve 8 is in a first operating position and opens the fluid communication between the connecting line 6 arranged in an upper region in the figure and the output line 4, so that the electronic means 5 read the actual flow rate value detected by the corresponding flowmeter 7, adapted to detect higher flow rates than the other one.
- the shunt valve 8 is in a second operating position and opens the fluid communication between the connecting line 6 arranged in a lower region in the figure and the output line 4 so that the electronic means 5 read the actual flow rate value detected by the corresponding flowmeter 7, adapted to detect lower flow rates than the other one.
- the measurable flow rate value intervals associated with the flowmeters 7 comprise, in pairs, at least one common value so that the system 1 covers a continuous measurement range.
- the measurable flow rate value intervals associated with the flowmeters 7 comprise, in pairs, a subinterval of common values, at least one threshold value stored in the electronic means 5 being provided for each subinterval in order to actuate the valve means 8 by activating the selection of the corresponding flowmeter 7.
- This solution allows to manage the transient step for passing from one flowmeter 7 to the other.
- connection lines 6 with corresponding flowmeters 7 characterized by respective measurable flow rate value intervals increases, it is therefore possible to extend the measurement range of the system 1.
- the electronic means 5 are programmed to implement the operating method described hereinafter.
- FH to indicate the flowmeter 7 designed to measure the higher flow rate values, characterized by a measurable flow rate value interval P1H-P2H where PIH ⁇ P2L and PIL ⁇ P2L SO that the two intervals include a subinterval of common values P1H-P2L stored in the electronic means 5;
- PUP is a threshold flow rate value set in the electronic means 5 to activate the switching of the valve means 8 from FL to FH and comprised in the value interval PIH-?2L; tup is the duration of a transient for activating the switching from FL to FH;
- PDOWN is a threshold flow rate value set in the electronic means 5 to activate the switching of the valve means 8 from FH to FL and is also comprised in the value interval P1H-P2L. Generally, the value of PDOWN is lower than the value of PUP, but they might also coincide; toowN is the duration of a transient for activating the switching from FH to FL;
- PEFF is the flow rate detected by the system 1.
- tup e t D owN can be mutually identical or different and preferably are set as not zero in order to avoid unwanted switchings in the presence of high instability of the measured flow rate.
- the detected flow rate PEFF is in any case zero.
- the operating method performed by the electronic means 5 is as follows.
- the electronic means 5 then implement periodically, with a frequency that is or can be set by the operator, the following cycle of operation:
- the detected flow rate value P EF F is compared with the threshold flow rate value PUP. If PEFF ⁇ PUP, one returns to step 120 and after a preset time the measurement is repeated. If P EFF >P UP for a time at least equal to tup, one proceeds with the following step;
- the detected flow rate value P EF F is compared with the threshold flow rate value PDOWN. If P E FF>PUP, one returns to step 150 and after a preset time the measurement is repeated. If P EFF ⁇ P UP for a time at least equal to t D owN, one proceeds with the following step;
- step 120 One then returns to step 120 and the electronic means 5 repeat the measurement cycle described above at time intervals which are set or can be set.
- the electronic means 5 compare the detected flow rate value P E FF with the set threshold values and manage the valve means 8 accordingly.
- the system 1 can be incorporated in a circuit 100 for feedback control of the flow rate of a fluid medium, comprising a line 101 for the supply of a fluid medium from at least one source 102 provided with a flow rate adjustment system 103, a line 104 for the distribution of said fluid to at least one user 105, an electronic management and control unit 106 adapted to adjust the flow rate of fluid medium that is dispensed to the user 105 as a function of a theoretical flow rate value by acting on the adjustment system 103.
- the adjustment system 103 may be constituted by a variable delivery pump with optional adjustment valve or by a fixed delivery pump with an adjustment valve.
- the electronic means 5 are functionally associated with the electronic unit 106 for the selection of the flowmeter 7 to be used as a function of the detected actual flow rate value.
- the electronic means 5 can be interfaced with or integrated in the electronic unit 106 according to methods known to the person skilled in the art.
- the circuit 100 can be applied to a user 105 of the type of a spraying bar provided with spraying nozzles 107 for spraying or weeding machines.
- the fluid medium treated in this case, can be a liquid containing at least one plant protection compound and the source 102 may be constituted by a tank arranged on board said machine.
- prescription maps that establish the quantities and methods of distribution of the liquid in the various areas to be treated are stored or set in the electronic unit 106 and said unit, based on a geolocation system of the agricultural machine, manages the adjustment system 103 and the nozzles 107 in order to dispense the correct flow rate of liquid, by means of technologies known to the person skilled in the art.
- the use of the system 1 allows to obtain a reliable measurement, with such response times as to not penalize the reliability of the circuit 100 and with low production costs.
- Figure 11 shows a first embodiment of the circuit 100, which provides a single system 1 arranged along the supply line 101 of the spraying bar 105.
- Figure 12 shows a variation of the circuit 100, in which the spraying bar 105 is divided into two sections 105a and 105b, each associated with a corresponding system 1.
- the supply line 101 has two branches 108, each in fluid communication with the input line 2 of a respective system 1.
- the electronic means 5 of each system 1 are in mutual communication so as to send a single signal to the electronic unit 106.
- system according to the invention achieves the intended aim and objects and in particular it is noted that the system according to the invention allows to obtain a good precision in a wide measurement range, moreover with short response times and low production costs.
- the system according to the invention can have a compact shape and be easy to install.
- system according to the invention can be integrated in systems for the feedback control of the flow rate of a fluid medium, ensuring good operating reliability.
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