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US 11,760,660 · App. 18/083,147 · Granted Sep 19, 2023

Automatic control system and method for water treatment of thermal sterilization kettle

Inventors: Mingsen Deng (Guiyang, CN); Hengxiu Yang (Guiyang, CN); Hujun Shen (Guiyang, CN); Xuefeng Zou (Guiyang, CN); Fushao Li (Guiyang, CN); Qingqing Wu (Guiyang, CN); Ling Chen (Guiyang, CN)
Assignee: GUIZHOU EDUCATION UNIVERSITY
C02F1/008C02F1/02C02F1/50C02F1/72G01N1/42G01N21/64G01N21/85C02F2209/006C02F2209/02C02F2209/08C02F2209/11C02F2209/29C02F2209/42C02F2307/12G01N2021/8416
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Patent No.
US 11,760,660
App. No.
18/083,147
Granted
Sep 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an automatic control system and method for water treatment of a thermal sterilization kettle. The system comprises a sampling module, a monitoring module and a control module, wherein the sampling module is used for respectively sampling hot water and cold water, and the monitoring module is arranged to respectively monitor online fluorescence signals in the sampled hot water and the sampled cold water; the control module is used for respectively controlling whether to add a compound medicament into a hot water area or not according to the online fluorescence signal of the sampled hot water and controlling whether to add the compound medicament into a cold water area or not according to the online fluorescence signal of the sampled cold water; and meanwhile, the monitoring module is further used for monitoring the residual chlorine signal of the sampled cold water.

Claims (71)

1. An automatic control system for water treatment of a thermal sterilization kettle, comprising a sampling module, a monitoring module and a control module, wherein

the sampling module comprises a hot sampling pipeline and a cold sampling pipeline, wherein the hot sampling pipeline is connected with a hot water area of the thermal sterilization kettle and the cold sampling pipeline is connected with a cold water area of the thermal sterilization kettle, the hot sampling pipeline is configured to obtain sampled hot water from the hot water area of the thermal sterilization kettle and the cold sampling pipeline is configured to obtain sampled cold water from the cold water area of thermal sterilization kettle;

the monitoring module comprises a hot water monitoring submodule and a cold water monitoring submodule, wherein the hot water monitoring submodule is connected with the hot sampling pipeline and configured to monitor online fluorescence of the sampled hot water, and the cold water monitoring submodule is connected with the cold sampling pipeline and configured to monitor online fluorescence and online residual chlorine of the sampled cold water;

the control module comprises a hot water control submodule and a cold water control submodule, wherein the hot water control submodule is connected with the hot water monitoring submodule and configured to control whether to add a compound medicament into the hot water area according to an online fluorescence signal of the sampled hot water output from the hot water monitoring submodule; and the cold water control submodule is connected with the cold water monitoring submodule and configured to control whether to add the compound medicament into the cold water area according to an online fluorescence signal of the sampled cold water output from the cold water monitoring submodule and whether to add an oxidizing bactericide into the cold water area according to an online residual chlorine signal of the sampled cold water output from the cold water monitoring submodule;

wherein

the hot water monitoring submodule further comprises a first micro cooler, a first temperature detector and a second temperature detector, wherein the first micro cooler is arranged on the hot sampling pipeline, the first temperature detector and the second temperature detector are respectively arranged in front of and at the back of the first micro cooler, the first temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of water before entering the first micro cooler and the second temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of water after passing through the first micro cooler, and the hot water control submodule is further configured to control start or stop of the first micro cooler according to the temperature of water detected by the first temperature detector; and

the cold water monitoring submodule further comprises a second micro cooler, a third temperature detector and a fourth temperature detector, wherein the second micro cooler is arranged on the cold sampling pipeline, the third temperature detector and the fourth temperature detector are respectively arranged in front of and at the back of the second micro cooler, the third temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of water before entering the second micro cooler and the fourth temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of water after passing through the second micro cooler, and the cold water control submodule is further configured to control start or stop of the second micro cooler according to the temperature of water detected by the third temperature detector.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the hot water monitoring submodule is further configured to monitor conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water, and the hot water control submodule is further configured to control hot water blowdown in the hot water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water; and

the cold water monitoring submodule is further configured to monitor conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled cold water, and the cold water control submodule is further configured to control cold water blowdown in the cold water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled cold water.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the hot water monitoring submodule comprises a first liquid level sensor, wherein the first liquid level sensor is arranged in the hot water area and configured to acquire a liquid level signal of the hot water area; and the cold water monitoring submodule comprises a second liquid level sensor, wherein the second liquid level sensor is arranged in the cold water area and configured to acquire a liquid level signal of the cold water area; and

the hot water control submodule is further configured to control water supply to the hot water area according to the liquid level signal of the hot water area, and the cold water control submodule is further configured to control water supply to the cold water area according to the liquid level signal of the cold water area.

4. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a digital management module, wherein the digital management module is connected with the sampling module, the monitoring module and the control module, and the digital management module is configured to record data output by the sampling module, the monitoring module and the control module, and store the data in a cloud.

5. An automatic control method for water treatment of the thermal sterilization kettle, applied to the system according to claim 1 , comprising the following steps:

respectively sampling the hot water area and the cold water area to obtain the sampled hot water and the sampled cold water;

respectively monitoring the online fluorescence of the sampled hot water and the sampled cold water to obtain the online fluorescence signal of the sampled hot water and the online fluorescence signal of the sampled cold water;

controlling whether to add the compound medicament into the hot water area according to the online fluorescence signal of the sampled hot water, and controlling whether to add the compound medicament into the cold water area according to the online fluorescence signal of the sampled cold water;

carrying out online residual chlorine monitoring on the sampled cold water to obtain the online residual chlorine signal of the sampled cold water; and

controlling whether to add the oxidizing bactericide into the cold water area according to the online residual chlorine signal of the sampled cold water.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the hot water monitoring submodule is further configured to monitor conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water, and the hot water control submodule is further configured to:

control hot water blowdown in the hot water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water; and

the cold water monitoring submodule is further configured to monitor conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled cold water, and the cold water control submodule is further configured to control cold water blowdown in the cold water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled cold water.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the hot water monitoring submodule comprises a first liquid level sensor, wherein

the first liquid level sensor is arranged in the hot water area and configured to acquire a liquid level signal of the hot water area;

the cold water monitoring submodule comprises a second liquid level sensor, wherein the second liquid level sensor is arranged in the cold water area and configured to acquire a liquid level signal of the cold water area; and

the hot water control submodule is further configured to control water supply to the hot water area according to the liquid level signal of the hot water area, and the cold water control submodule is further configured to control water supply to the cold water area according to the liquid level signal of the cold water area.

8. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising a digital management module, wherein the digital management module is connected with the sampling module, the monitoring module and the control module, and the digital management module is configured to record data output by the sampling module, the monitoring module and the control module, and store the data in a cloud.

9. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising the following steps:

respectively monitoring conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water and the sampled cold water;

controlling whether to carry out cold water blowdown in the cold water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled cold water; and

controlling whether to carry out hot water blowdown in the hot water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water.

10. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising the following steps:

respectively monitoring the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water and the sampled cold water;

controlling whether to carry out the cold water blowdown in the cold water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled cold water; and

controlling whether to carry out the hot water blowdown in the hot water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water.

11. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising the following steps:

respectively monitoring the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water and the sampled cold water;

controlling whether to carry out the cold water blowdown in the cold water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled cold water; and

controlling whether to carry out the hot water blowdown in the hot water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water.

12. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising the following steps:

respectively monitoring conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water and the sampled cold water;

controlling whether to carry out cold water blowdown in the cold water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled cold water; and

controlling whether to carry out hot water blowdown in the hot water area according to the conductivity, total iron, turbidity and chemical oxygen demand of the sampled hot water.

13. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising the following steps:

acquiring a liquid level signal of the hot water area through a first liquid level sensor, and acquiring a liquid level signal of the cold water area through a second liquid level sensor; and

controlling water supply to the hot water area according to the liquid level signal of the hot water area, and controlling water supply to the cold water area according to the liquid level signal of the cold water area.

14. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising the following steps:

acquiring a liquid level signal of the hot water area through a first liquid level sensor, and acquiring a liquid level signal of the cold water area through a second liquid level sensor; and

controlling water supply to the hot water area according to the liquid level signal of the hot water area, and controlling water supply to the cold water area according to the liquid level signal of the cold water area.

15. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising the following steps:

acquiring the liquid level signal of the hot water area through the first liquid level sensor, and acquiring the liquid level signal of the cold water area through the second liquid level sensor; and

controlling the water supply to the hot water area according to the liquid level signal of the hot water area, and controlling the water supply to the cold water area according to the liquid level signal of the cold water area.

16. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising the following steps:

acquiring a liquid level signal of the hot water area through a first liquid level sensor, and acquiring a liquid level signal of the cold water area through a second liquid level sensor; and

controlling water supply to the hot water area according to the liquid level signal of the hot water area, and controlling water supply to the cold water area according to the liquid level signal of the cold water area.

17. The method according to claim 5 , wherein a first micro cooler is arranged on a hot sampling pipeline, and a second micro cooler is arranged on a cold sampling pipeline; the method further comprises the following steps:

monitoring a temperature of water before entering the first micro cooler by using a first temperature detector, and monitoring a temperature of water after passing through the first micro cooler by a second temperature detector;

controlling start or stop of the first micro cooler according to the temperature of water monitored by the first temperature detector and the temperature of water monitored by the second temperature detector;

monitoring a temperature of water before entering the second micro cooler by using a third temperature detector, and monitoring a temperature of water after passing through the second micro cooler by a fourth temperature detector; and

controlling start or stop of the second micro cooler according to the temperature of water monitored by the third temperature detector and the temperature of water monitored by the fourth temperature detector.

18. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a first micro cooler is arranged on a hot sampling pipeline, and a second micro cooler is arranged on a cold sampling pipeline; the method further comprises the following steps:

monitoring a temperature of water before entering the first micro cooler by using a first temperature detector, and monitoring a temperature of water after passing through the first micro cooler by a second temperature detector;

controlling start or stop of the first micro cooler according to the temperature of water monitored by the first temperature detector and the temperature of water monitored by the second temperature detector;

monitoring a temperature of water before entering the second micro cooler by using a third temperature detector, and monitoring a temperature of water after passing through the second micro cooler by a fourth temperature detector; and

controlling start or stop of the second micro cooler according to the temperature of water monitored by the third temperature detector and the temperature of water monitored by the fourth temperature detector.

19. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a first micro cooler is arranged on a hot sampling pipeline, and a second micro cooler is arranged on a cold sampling pipeline; the method further comprises the following steps:

monitoring a temperature of water before entering the first micro cooler by using a first temperature detector, and monitoring a temperature of water after passing through the first micro cooler by a second temperature detector;

controlling start or stop of the first micro cooler according to the temperature of water monitored by the first temperature detector and the temperature of water monitored by the second temperature detector;

monitoring a temperature of water before entering the second micro cooler by using a third temperature detector, and monitoring a temperature of water after passing through the second micro cooler by a fourth temperature detector; and

controlling start or stop of the second micro cooler according to the temperature of water monitored by the third temperature detector and the temperature of water monitored by the fourth temperature detector.

20. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising the following step:

recording generated data during the method of claim 5 through a digital module, and storing the data in a cloud.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 062152 FRAME: 0765. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 30, 2022
From: DENG, MINGSEN; YANG, HENGXIU; SHEN, HUJUN; ZOU, XUEFENG; LI, FUSHAO; WU, QINGQING; CHEN, LING
To: GUIZHOU EDUCATION UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 062252/0349 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2022
From: DENG, MINGSEN; YANG, HENGXIU; SHEN, HUJUN; ZOU, XUEFENG; LI, FUSHAO; WU, QINGQING; CHEN, LING
To: GUIZHOU EDUCATION UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 062152/0765 →
Priority Claims (1)
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