WO2024014743A1

WO2024014743A1 - Electrode installation apparatus of water fluid transfer means

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Publication number: WO2024014743A1
Application number: PCT/KR2023/008774
Authority: WO
Inventors: 장한호
Original assignee: 장한호
Priority date: 2022-07-13
Filing date: 2023-06-23
Publication date: 2024-01-18
Also published as: KR20240009347A

Abstract

The present invention is for providing an electrode installation apparatus of a water fluid transfer means, whereby an electrification electrode on a pipeline system has an improved structure which may be easily installed and is safer. That is, the present invention comprises: a fluid transfer means for transferring a fluid; a negative electrode terminal installed so as to make contact with the fluid inside the fluid transfer means; and a positive electrode terminal installed on the outer peripheral surface of the fluid transfer means. According to the present invention, conventional hazards may be eliminated, including a short circuit, electric leakage, and electric shock resulting from damage to an insulation tube for covering of a positive electrode terminal or damage to an electrode rod, and pipeline faults regarding fluid transfer caused by the electrode rod.

Description

Electrode installation device for water fluid transport means

The present invention relates to an electrode installation device applied to water treatment piping equipment for various functions such as sterilization and scale prevention by electronic hydration of water, and more specifically, for electrification of piping equipment such as various industrial water or bathhouse facilities. The structure for installing electrodes has been improved.

In general, piping equipment that supplies industrial water for various purposes or cold and hot water used in various buildings, swimming pools, bathhouses, etc., may experience problems such as scale, corrosion, and microbial growth due to organic and inorganic substances contained in the water in the pipes. there is.

In order to prevent scale and corrosion in piping equipment, electrodes, which are charging equipment, are installed to apply an electric field to the fluid, and this charging electric field equipment has been widely applied to various piping installations.

A conventional electrode is typically configured as shown in FIG. 6.

Among electronic water treatment devices, as published in Korean Patent Publication No. 0046773 of 1999 (published on December 15, 2000), water inlets and outlets are formed at the top and bottom along the side walls, and a flange with an O-ring groove is formed at the top, and the side walls are A cylindrical body formed by internal and external insulating layers surrounding an external electrode plate, an O-ring to be mounted in the O-ring groove, and a conductor mounted inside the body to become an internal electrode are wrapped with an insulator and made of the same material as the insulator. An internal electrode forming a lower flange to be guided and seated along the inner diameter of the body and an upper flange to be placed on the O-ring, a fixing cover for mounting and fixing the internal electrode inside the body, and the body and the internal electrode A technology has been disclosed that includes a control panel for supplying high-voltage polarization voltage for water treatment.

As another electronic water treatment device, as published in Republic of Korea Patent No. 0839556 (announced on June 12, 2008), in combining the electrode case of the electronic activated water machine and the electrode built into it, a planar plate is installed at the top of the electrode case. A branch is formed, and an O-ring groove communicating with the inside of the electrode case is formed on the upper inner peripheral side of the flange portion so that when the O-ring inserted into this is deformed, it comes into close contact with the electrode, and the electrode is coated with an elastic insulator on its surface. It is composed of a cover plate that is coupled to the flange portion of the electrode case and has a pressing protrusion protruding downward to press the O-ring. When the cover plate and the flange portion of the electrode case are coupled, the pressing protrusion There is a known technology in which the O-ring is deformed by negative pressure and comes into close contact with the insulator of the electrode, thereby achieving watertightness and fixation of the electrode to the electrode case by mutual deformation of the O-ring and the insulator.

In addition, as another electronic water treatment device, as published in Korean Patent No. 0910626 (announced on July 28, 2009), an inlet and an outlet are formed on one upper side and one lower side of the body, and a cylindrical electrode is installed inside. In the electromagnetic field water treatment device, which consists of a flange that integrally fixes the upper flange, the insulating sheet, and the lower flange at the top of the body, and is equipped with a drain valve at the bottom to neutralize water by operating the power control box, The inlet and outlet are made of titanium rods that are integrated into the body of the water treatment device by arc welding to form an expanded pipe with a curvature of 110 to 130°, and the electrodes include 3 to 6 cylindrical electrodes with a diameter of 2.5 to 4.0 cm. It is formed as one piece, and the threads formed on both ends of the electrode are coupled to thread grooves formed on the shaft fixed to the ends of the upper and lower surfaces of the body of the water treatment device, and the insulating sheet and the shaft are made of polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene. A technology is known that uses one of Teflon, urethane, epoxy, and glass fiber.

Another electronic water treatment device includes a housing formed in a cylindrical shape and connected to a negative (-) electrode, as published in Korean Patent No. 1216584 (announced on December 21, 2012), and a housing inserted into the housing and connected to a positive (+) electrode. ) An electromagnetic field water treatment device including an electrode to which an electrode is connected, comprising: a first partition provided below the interior of the housing and having a hole formed in the central portion; a second partition provided at the upper interior of the housing and having a hole formed in the central portion; a first metal filter inserted into the hole of the first partition and integrally coupled with it; and a second metal filter inserted into the hole of the second partition and integrally coupled thereto, wherein the interior of the housing is divided into a lower zone, a central zone, and an upper zone.

However, the anode (+) and cathode (-) electrodes connected to the high-voltage direct current power are exposed to the fluid in the pipe and are installed surrounded by an insulating tube. As a result, the insulating tube coated with fatigue accumulates due to irregular flow of fluid or long-term use. If the electrode is damaged or the electrode is broken, the positive electrode is exposed to fluid that functions as a negative (-) charge and loses its charging function due to the short-circuit effect of the negative and positive electrodes. Even if this is discovered later, It took a long time to replace the equipment, and there was a problem that it was difficult to stably maintain the expected water quality improvement management such as charging, sterilization, and purification.

The purpose of the present invention is to fundamentally improve the problems of the conventional electrode equipment structure. The technical problem of the present invention is that the negative (-) terminal of the electrode assembly applied to the piping line is the fluid in the pipe body of the piping equipment. It is installed so that it is exposed to, but the positive (+) terminal is installed on the outside of the pipe body to be isolated from the fluid, so that the phenomenon of functional deterioration due to damage to the conventional insulating tube, etc., is fundamentally eliminated.

In the present invention, as a specific means for solving the problem of the above-described invention, in constructing an electrode installation device for a water fluid transport means, the fluid transport means configured to transport fluid, and the fluid transport means installed to contact the fluid inside the fluid transport means It is characterized in that it includes a negative terminal and a positive terminal installed on the outer peripheral surface of the fluid transfer means.

Additionally, the positive terminal installed outside the fluid transport means may be characterized by selectively employing a solid or liquid conductor.

In addition, it may further include an insulating cover configured to cover the outer peripheral surface of the positive terminal to seal it.

In addition, when the fluid transport means is composed of a conductor, a non-slip insulator 41a is provided between the fluid transport means 100 and the positive terminal 40 so that the fluid transport means 100 and the positive terminal 40 are insulated from each other. It may be characterized as being further included.

The present invention is composed of a system that conducts positive charge to the transport fluid in a state in which the assembly structure of the negative and positive electrode equipment is completely isolated from the fluid in the piping pipe body by the above solution, so that the charging effect on the fluid is always good, and the conventional There is no risk of short-circuiting, electric leakage, or electric shock due to damage to the insulating tube for covering the positive terminal or damage to the electrode, and it has the effect of maintaining a stable charging effect of the negative and positive terminals at all times. It also makes it easy to check the installation status when inspecting the equipment. It can be confirmed with the naked eye.

In addition, there is an advantage that it can be easily installed and constructed without space restrictions on the installation location when installing and exchanging electrodes, and there is no need to provide a separate pump to flow and circulate fluid when installed in a large-capacity water tank.

In addition, effects such as low-temperature plasma sterilization that generate OH radicals can also occur.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the device of the present invention (the fluid transport means is a non-conductor)

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the anti-slip area of the device of the present invention

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the device of the present invention (the fluid transfer means is a floating body)

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the device of the present invention

Figure 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention installed in a water storage tank.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional electrode configuration.

The present invention seeks to provide an electrode installation device for a water fluid transport means, which will be described in more detail with the drawings below, and the attached drawings are examples for easily explaining the content and scope of the technical idea of the present invention. It is not limited to this, and the terms used are only for explaining the embodiment in detail and should not be interpreted as being limited to the terms.

In order to solve the technical problem of the present invention, the cathode terminal 21 inserted and coupled to the fluid transport means 100 among the electrode equipment is exposed to the fluid inside the fluid transport means 100 to propagate the negative charge to the fluid. The positive terminal 40, which acts as a positive conductor, provides a new technical means for attaching to the outer peripheral surface of the fluid transport means 100, such as the piping equipment pipe body 10 or the water storage tank 10a. will be.

The configuration of the electrode assembly 20 installed at an appropriate position inside the pipe body 10 or the water storage tank 10a of the fluid transport means 100 used for various purposes such as general water is as follows.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the configuration of the electrode assembly 20 installed at a predetermined position on the tube body 10 of the fluid transfer means 100 made of a non-conductor (insulator) material, the inner side of the fluid transfer means 100 A negative (-) terminal 21 is installed so that the negative terminal 21 is in direct contact with the fluid 30.

A positive terminal (40) is installed on the outside of the tube body (10) of the fluid transport means (100) adjacent to the negative terminal (21).

If there is a risk that the positive terminal 40 may come into contact with the body or other conductors, the outer side of the positive terminal 40 may be safely surrounded by an insulating cover 41.

The positive terminal 40 provided outside the tubular body 10 can be constructed by inserting a solid (plate or coil-shaped) or liquid conductor into the insulating cover 41 in a good sealing condition so that a uniform thickness is maintained.

Preferably, the positive terminal 40 is made of a solid type because it is stable and advantageous in that there is no risk of water leakage due to damage.

The positive terminal 40 and the negative terminal 21 installed in this way are electrically connected to the control box 50 that provides direct current voltage, so that the high voltage (+) is applied to the fluid 30 passing through the fluid transfer means 100. (-) voltage is supplied to purify the fluid 30 and provide an anti-scaling effect.

One of the negative terminal 21 or the control box 50 is configured to be grounded.

To explain the operation of the above configuration in more detail, the fluid 30 inside the fluid transfer means 100 in contact with the negative electrode terminal 21 becomes negative.

Since the fluid transport means 100 is a non-conductor (insulator), the negatively charged fluid 30 reacts with the positive terminal 40 formed on the outside of the fluid transport means 100.

Positive charges existing in the fluid 30 disappear into the ground through grounding, and negative charges in the ground are attracted to the positive terminal 40, causing more negative charges to increase inside the fluid 30.

Since the basic principle of purifying the fluid 30 and performing the scale prevention function by the anode voltage is a known technology in the conventional generalized good charging principle and effect, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, in addition to the configuration of FIG. 1, the end of the insulating cover 41 may be further extended to further include an anti-slip member 41b that is in close contact with the fluid transfer means 100.

When the insulating cover 41 is made of a material with high friction such as rubber or silicon, it prevents the slippery area 41b from slipping on the outside of the fluid transport means 100, and therefore the insulating cover 41 covers it. The positive terminal 40 can be firmly fixed to the fluid transport means 100.

As shown in FIG. 3, the case where the tubular body 10 of the fluid transport means 100 is made of a conductive material can also be considered.

When the fluid transport means 100 is a conductor and is configured as in the embodiment of FIG. 1, there is a problem in which the negative terminal 21 and the fluid 30 and the fluid transport means 100 and the positive terminal 40 are directly connected to each other. Since this occurs, a non-slip insulator 41a may be further provided between the fluid transfer means 100 and the positive terminal 40 to prevent this.

Accordingly, the fluid transport means 100 and the anode terminal 40, which are conductors, do not conduct electricity to each other, and the fluid 30 reacts with the anode terminal 40 formed on the outside of the fluid transport means 100.

In addition, when the non-slip insulator 41a is made of a material with high friction such as rubber or silicon, the non-slip insulator 41a does not slip on the fluid transfer means 100, and at the same time, the positive terminal 40 in the non-slip insulator 41a As it does not slip, the positive terminal 40 can be firmly fixed to the fluid transfer means 100.

Figure 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention in which an electrode installation device is installed at a bent corner of the fluid transfer pipe 10.

In this way, when the positive terminal 40 is placed at the bent corner of the pipe body and sealed by surrounding it with the insulating cover 41, the positive voltage is intensively radiated to the fluid 30 over a wide area, thereby causing the fluid 30 to radiate positive voltage. It has the effect of improving the electric field function.

Figure 5 is another embodiment in which the electrode installation device of the present invention is installed in a water storage tank (10a) with a relatively large storage capacity of the fluid 30. In this case, the negative (-) terminal 21 is located on the inside of the water tank. It is installed in, and the positive (+) terminal (40) is installed around the outer circumferential surface of the water storage tank (60) and fixed by sealing with an insulating cover (41).

In this case as well, the anode terminal 40 can be set to a cathode module using a solid or liquid conductor.

In addition, the insulating cover 41 not only surrounds the outer peripheral surface of the positive terminal 41 as shown in FIG. 5, but also closes one side (lower part in the drawing) of the fluid transfer means 100 like a bowl. You can also configure it.

Figure 6 illustrates a conventional fluid pipe electrode installation device.

In the conventional configuration, the tubular insulating tube 42 is wrapped around the outside of the anode terminal 40 installed in the electrode assembly to charge the fluid 30 with positive (+) voltage, but the insulating tube 42 itself is damaged during long-term use. If the insulating tube 42 is damaged or the electromagnetic rod is damaged, the fluid purification and scale prevention efficiency disappears due to a short circuit between the negative (-) fluid 30 and the positive terminal 40, and on the contrary, perforation occurs due to ionization of the metal pipe due to electrolysis phenomenon. This had the disadvantage of requiring a lot of time and cost to stop the operation of the facility or to replace the facility afterwards.

The new positive terminal separate installation function of the present invention described above provides the following advantageous effects.

First, the conventional electrode had to be installed and constructed in a straight line with a predetermined length because the anode terminal 40 wrapped in the insulating tube 42 was inserted into the fluid transport means 100, and the length of the conventional electrode was Although there were many installation location and space restrictions due to this, when the present invention is applied, it can be installed outside regardless of the curved or straight shape of the fluid transport means 100, so it is easy to secure installation space and excellent constructability.

Second, since the positive terminal 40 is installed on the outside of the fluid transfer means 100 and the negative terminal 21 is installed on the inside of the fluid transfer means 100, interference due to the anode installation location is unlikely even during long-term use. There will be no more,

Third, it can be applied to a variety of facilities without being limited by the material or shape of the pipe during installation, and there is no need for cutting or welding pipes and tank facilities.

Fourth, as shown in FIG. 5, when applying the existing electrode in the water storage tank 10a in a circulation-suspended state with a large cross-sectional area of the fluid receiving space, a separate pump capable of circulating the fluid must be provided, but the present invention If applied, the water treatment effect is continuously increased as the positive terminal 40 is installed around the entire circumference of the large-capacity water tank without the need for a separate circulation device such as a pump.

Fifth, it is a very useful invention that has several advantages that are very efficient and effective in terms of equipment management, such as being able to visually check the positive electrode module in the installed state without the need to disassemble it as in the past when inspecting equipment.

As described above, the most preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in the detailed description of the present invention, but various modifications may be made without departing from the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should not be limited to the above embodiments, but should be recognized to the technologies in the patent claims described later and to equivalent technical means from these technologies.

The electrode installation device for the water fluid transport means provided in the present invention consists of an electrode assembly applied to a piping line, where the negative terminal is installed so as to be exposed to the fluid in the pipe body of the piping facility, and the positive terminal is installed outside the pipe body to be isolated from the fluid. Therefore, it has high industrial applicability because functional deterioration due to damage to the conventional insulating tube is prevented.

Claims

Fluid transfer means 100 configured to transfer fluid 30;

A negative terminal 21 installed to contact the fluid 30 inside the fluid transport means 100;

A positive terminal 40 installed on the outer peripheral surface of the fluid transport means 100;

An electrode installation device for a water fluid transport means, characterized in that it includes.
According to clause 1,

An electrode installation device for a water fluid transport means, characterized in that the positive terminal (40) installed on the outside of the fluid transport means (100) selectively adopts a solid or liquid conductor.
According to clause 1,

An electrode installation device for a water fluid transport means, characterized in that it further includes an insulating cover (41) configured to cover and seal the outer peripheral surface of the positive terminal (40).
According to clause 1,

The fluid transport means 100 is composed of a conductor,

A water fluid transport means further comprising a non-slip insulator (41a) interposed between the fluid transport means (100) and the anode terminal (40) so that the fluid transport means (100) and the anode terminal (40) are insulated from each other. electrode installation device.