CN209675458U - A kind of automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of automatic cooling systems being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, the automatic cooling system includes high water level pond, low water level pond and electrolytic bath, the side wall of the electrolytic bath is equipped with the water inlet with motor-driven valve, and pass through piping connection high water level pond, the bottom of electrolytic bath is equipped with water outlet tubule, it is connected to low water level pond, the electrolytic bath is additionally provided with the first water level sensor of the first temperature sensor of temperature and detection electrolytic bath water level height in detection battery, and and motor-driven valve, first temperature sensor, the electric cabinet that first water level sensor is electrically connected.The automatic cooling system provided by the utility model being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, it can be according to the temperature in battery, automatically control the size of water flow disengaging, guarantee the chemical conversion of the proper temperature electrode in electrolytic bath, manually it need not monitor and operate, while and energy recycle cooling water, save water resource.
Description
Technical field
The utility model relates to lead-acid storage battery production equipment technical fields, in particular to a kind of in lead-acid accumulator
The automatic cooling system of chemical conversion.
Background technique
Lead-acid battery since invention in 1859, has had gone through nearly 150 years developing histories, often from Frenchman Pulan spy
For fields such as traffic, communication, electric power, military affairs, navigations, play the role of very important.It is wrapped in the preparation process of lead-acid battery
Include pole plate chemical conversion process procedure, the chemical conversion of current pole plate, which is divided into, to be internalized into tank formation technique, the mode being internalized into be by
After green plate is assembled into battery, electrolyte charging chemical conversion is added.The country from the eighties from foreign countries introduce be internalized into technology after,
The mode being internalized into is generallyd use to be melted into pole plate.Lead-acid accumulator can generate heat during being internalized into, and generate
Heat cause lead-acid accumulator temperature increase, excessively high temperature, which is internalized into lead-acid accumulator, to be adversely affected, it is therefore desirable to
Cool down when being internalized into lead-acid accumulator, current common practice is that a part of lead-acid accumulator is immersed in sink
In, it is cooled down using tap water, one end water inlet of sink, other end draining, due to being typically all to place many electricity in sink
Pond is melted into together, and the length of this sink is more normal, and water flow is slower in sink, and the water temperature temperature difference at sink both ends is bigger, water temperature
The temperature difference unevenly causes lead-acid accumulator chemical conversion quality inconsistent, it is difficult to Balance route, and also water after cooling is not at concentration
Reason, leads to water resource and energy waste, and in addition opening water needs manual control, troublesome in poeration, and water temperature is difficult to control.
As it can be seen that the prior art could be improved and improve.
Utility model content
Place in view of above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art, the purpose of this utility model is to provide one kind to be used for lead-acid accumulator
The automatic cooling system being internalized into, it is intended to solve lead-acid accumulator cooling water temperature in formation process in the prior art and be difficult to control
System, the switch of cooling water need manual control, and the defect that cooling water does not recycle.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model takes following technical scheme:
A kind of automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, the automatic cooling system include high water level pond,
Low water level pond and electrolytic bath, wherein the side wall of the electrolytic bath is equipped with several water inlets with motor-driven valve, and is connected by pipeline
High water level pond is connect, the bottom of electrolytic bath is equipped with several water outlet tubules, is connected to low water level pond, and the electrolytic bath is additionally provided with detection electricity
First water level sensor of the first temperature sensor of temperature and detection electrolytic bath water level height in pond, and with motor-driven valve, the
The electric cabinet that one temperature sensor, the first water level sensor are electrically connected.
In the automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, the chemical conversion trench bottom is additionally provided with transfer roller,
The both ends of electrolytic bath are equipped with switchable pod door.
In the automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, if the top of the chemical conversion groove sidewall is additionally provided with
Dry overflow port, bottom are additionally provided with several Manual draining valves, and the overflow port and Manual draining valve pass through water pipe and low water level pond
Connection.
In the automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, the high water level pond is additionally provided with cooler bin, the
Two temperature sensors and the second water level sensor, the cooler bin, second temperature sensor and the second water level sensor with electricity
Case is controlled to be electrically connected.
In the automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, lead between the high water level pond and low water level pond
It crosses water pipe and is also connected with water pump, the water pump is electrically connected electric cabinet.
In the automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, the position of the electrolytic bath is lower than high water level pond
Position, and be higher than low water level slot position.
The utility model has the advantages that
The utility model provides a kind of automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, the system setting
Motor-driven valve, the first temperature sensor and the first water level sensor can automatically control the big of water flow disengaging according to the temperature in battery
It is small, guarantee the chemical conversion of the proper temperature electrode in electrolytic bath, it is ensured that battery completes charge and discharge in optimal temperature environment, improves electricity
Pond is internalized into effect, saves electric energy;On the other hand, the head-tank, low pool and cooler bin of setting, can be such that cooling water obtains
To recycling, water resource is saved, cost is reduced.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structure chart of the automatic cooling system provided by the utility model being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator;
Fig. 2 is the circulation schematic diagram of cooling water.
Specific embodiment
The utility model provides a kind of automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, to make the utility model
Purpose, technical solution and effect are clearer, clear, further detailed to the utility model as follows in conjunction with drawings and embodiments
Explanation.It should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein is not used to limit originally practical new only to explain the utility model
Type.
Fig. 1, Fig. 2 are please referred to, the utility model provides a kind of automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator.Institute
Stating automatic cooling system includes high water level pond, low water level pond and electrolytic bath.The electrolytic bath 2 is fixedly mounted on mounting rack 1, is used for
Battery is melted into during container formation process for lead acid storage battery, the width and height of electrolytic bath 2 are big compared with lead-acid accumulator, long
Degree is configured according to actual production line;The bottom of electrolytic bath 2 is equipped with the roll shaft 9 for transmitting battery, and roll shaft 9 connects motor
(motor is the prior art, is not embodied in Fig. 1), is rotated by motor driven roll shaft, and then drives battery mobile.Electrolytic bath 2
Both ends be equipped with switchable pod door 10, between pod door 10 and electrolytic bath be equipped with gasket, to prevent cooling water from revealing;The slot
Door 10 is laid flat after opening, and is just connected to the side of the conveyer belt frame (embodying not in the drawings) for transmitting battery, will be had
On the transfer member frame and pod door 10 of roll shaft, roll shaft and conveyer belt can be connected.In actual use, the battery after acid filling
It being transported by conveyer belt to aligned notches position, after the sensor sensing that setting is held on a moving belt arrives, conveyer belt stops movement,
Staff opens the motor of roll shaft in electrolytic bath 2, and roll shaft 9 rotates, and battery is pushed into along transfer member and is melted by staff
Slot 2, the roll shaft 9 in electrolytic bath conveys battery in slot, until the other end of slot.
The side plate top of the electrolytic bath 2 is equipped with several water inlets 3 with motor-driven valve, and passes through piping connection high water level
Pond, the motor-driven valve can accurately control the water size and switch of cooling water, can be carried out according to water temperature in electrolytic bath and water level
It adjusts;The bottom of electrolytic bath 2 is equipped with several water outlet tubules 4 and manual water outlet valve 5 being connected to low water level pond, water outlet tubule 4
Water yield is smaller, but does not set valve, for making cooling water in electrolytic bath keep recurrent state circulation status, to make electrolytic bath 2
Water temperature meet the needs of Battery formation;The side wall upper part of electrolytic bath 2 is additionally provided with several overflow ports 6, overflow port 6 and low water level pond
Connection, when the water level overfill of electrolytic bath 2, cooling water is overflowed by overflow port 6, is avoided water level from covering battery and is entered in battery
Portion.
In above structure, the cooling system is additionally provided with the first temperature sensor 7, the first water level sensor 8 and electric cabinet
(electric cabinet embodies not in the drawings), first temperature sensor 7, the first water level sensor 8 are electrically connected with electric cabinet,
For monitoring the height of water level in the temperature of 2 batteries and electrolytic bath 2 in electrolytic bath, and the data that will test be transferred to it is automatically controlled
Case, electric cabinet issue different instruction according to the height of water level in the temperature and electrolytic bath of battery, to motor-driven valve, with to electrolytic bath into
Water filling is closed in row water filling.
In actual use, the first temperature sensor 7 is inserted into electrolytic bath in one of battery, when in battery
Temperature is higher than setting limit value, and electric cabinet will issue water filling instruction, automatically open electronic threshold switch and filled the water, when temperature in battery
Lower than the temperature limit of setting, motor-driven valve is closed, stopping water filling, or the size of adjustment water filling, and cooling water is made to meet reduction
Minimum is adjusted in the case where battery temperature.
In above structure, first water level sensor 8 is fixed on 2 side wall of electrolytic bath, for detecting water in electrolytic bath 2
Position height, when water level is more than that the water level limit value of setting controls if water temperature has dropped down to the temperature lower bound of setting in electrolytic bath 2
Device issues the instruction for closing motor-driven valve, stops water filling;If water temperature is within the scope of the temperature limit of setting, motor-driven valve is automatic
It is adjusted to small water water filling, buries battery to avoid water level is excessively high;If water temperature, which remains unchanged, in electrolytic bath is higher than set temperature, and water
Position must then open manual water outlet mouth 5, while motor-driven valve is opened to the position compared with mass-flow also above the water level upper limit of setting, right
Cooling water carries out quick water change processing in electrolytic bath, to guarantee that water temperature reaches the requirement of Battery formation in electrolytic bath, while keeping away again
Exempt from the excessively high battery that is annihilated of water level.
Referring to Fig. 2, the position height in the high water level pond is higher than the position height of electrolytic bath, and the position of electrolytic bath is high
Degree is higher than the position height in low water level pond, and when motor-driven valve is opened, the cooling water energy in high water level pond automatically flows into electrolytic bath, and is melted into
Water energy in slot flows into low water level pond by overflow valve, water outlet tubule and manual water outlet mouth.The cooling system further includes being used for
It is connected to the water pump in high water level pond and low water level pond, when high water level pool water level is inadequate, by water pump by the water pump in low water level pond
Enter high water level pond, to form the recycling of cooling water.
The high water level pond is additionally provided with cooler bin and second temperature sensor and the second water level sensor, and with it is automatically controlled
Case is electrically connected.The cooler bin is for reducing the temperature of cooling water in high water level pond, and second temperature sensor is for detecting height
The water temperature in water level pond, the second water level sensor are used to detect the height of high water level pool water level.In specific implementation process, when the second temperature
When degree sensor detects that the water temperature in high water level pond is higher than the limitation of setting, cooler bin is opened, to the cooling water in high water level pond
Cooling processing is carried out, the water temperature requirement until reaching setting.When the second level switch detects that the water level in high water level pond is low
In the water level lower limit of setting, electric cabinet issues the instruction for opening water pump, the water in low water level pond is pumped into high water level pond, to high water level
The cooling water in pond is supplemented.
In above structure, the cooling system further includes electric cabinet, the electric cabinet include cabinet, setting it is intracorporal in case
PLC controller and relevant control circuit, electric cabinet and motor-driven valve, the first temperature sensor, the first water level sensor, cooling
Case, second temperature sensor, the second water level sensor and water pump are electrically connected, and controller can receive the first temperature sensor and the
The height of battery temperature and water level in the electrolytic bath that one water level sensor detects, and can control the switch and tune of motor-driven valve
The size of section electric valve flow further controls the speed of water flow and the height of water level, meanwhile, controller is subjected to second temperature
The water level and water temperature information in the high water level pond that sensor and the second water level sensor detect, according to the height of high water level water temperature
It is low, cooler bin is opened and closed, according to the height of water level, opens and closes water pump.Electric cabinet is the prior art, not in the drawings
It shows.
It should be noted that since the water pipe of high water level pond, low water level pond, cooler bin, water pump and connection is existing
Technology, connection relationship has been described in detail by above-mentioned text, therefore simultaneously draws not in the drawings.
Specific implementation process is as follows: the battery after acid filling is sent to chemical conversion notch, staff's openingization by conveyer belt
At pod door 10, simultaneously built on the conveyor frame, places transfer member in pod door 10, battery is pushed into electrolytic bath by transfer member
2, roll shaft 9 in electrolytic bath is opened, roll shaft 9 rotates the other end that battery is sent to electrolytic bath 2, and multiple batteries are simultaneously listed in electrolytic bath
In 2, after piling battery in slot 2 to be changed, roll shaft 9 is closed, closes pod door 10, opening controller switch, by the first temperature sensing
In the battery that device is inserted, temperature in battery is detected, water level sensor detects water level in electrolytic bath, according to the water of setting
Mild water level numerical value fill the water to electrolytic bath, and specific water filling situation is as follows:
(1) when in battery temperature be greater than 50 DEG C, and when water level is less than in electrolytic bath 2, motor-driven valve will be opened at water inlet 3
It is quickly intake to larger position, quickly to reduce temperature in battery;
(2) when in battery temperature be greater than 50 DEG C, and when water level expire in electrolytic bath 2,3 motor-driven valve of water inlet opening is larger
Position opens simultaneously the manual water outlet valve 5 of bottom, and the cooling water in electrolytic bath is made to carry out Rapid Circulation, warm in battery to guarantee
Degree reduces as early as possible;
(3) when temperature is 35-50 DEG C in battery, and when water level arrived the upper limit, motor-driven valve switchs to intake at a slow speed, water inlet
Speed is suitable with water speed out, and water level in electrolytic bath is kept not cover battery;
(4) when temperature is less than 35 DEG C in battery, motor-driven valve is closed, and cooling water passes through the water outlet tubule of bottom in electrolytic bath
4 inflow low water level ponds cool down battery by air after cooling water drains off.
Meanwhile second temperature sensor and the second water level sensor in high water level pond water temperature and water level be monitored,
When the water temperature in high water level pond is higher than the limitation of setting, cooler bin is opened, and carries out cooling processing to the cooling water in high water level pond, until
Reach water temperature requirement.When the water level in high water level pond is lower than the water level lower limit of setting, water pump is opened, by the cooling water pump in low water level pond
Enter high water level pond and carries out water level supplement, the water level upper limit until reaching setting.
It is understood that for those of ordinary skills, can with technical solution according to the present utility model and
It, which is conceived, is subject to equivalent substitution or change, and all these changes or replacement all should belong to the utility model the attached claims
Protection scope.
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1. a kind of automatic cooling system being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, the automatic cooling system includes high water level pond, low
Water level pond and electrolytic bath, which is characterized in that the side wall of the electrolytic bath is equipped with several water inlets with motor-driven valve, and passes through pipe
Road connects high water level pond, and the bottom of electrolytic bath is equipped with several water outlet tubules, is connected to low water level pond, the electrolytic bath is additionally provided with inspection
Survey battery in temperature the first temperature sensor and detection electrolytic bath water level height the first water level sensor, and with it is electronic
The electric cabinet that valve, the first temperature sensor, the first water level sensor are electrically connected.
2. the automatic cooling system according to claim 1 being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, which is characterized in that describedization
It is additionally provided with transfer roller at trench bottom, the both ends of electrolytic bath are equipped with switchable pod door.
3. the automatic cooling system according to claim 1 being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, which is characterized in that describedization
Several overflow ports are additionally provided at the top of groove sidewall, bottom is additionally provided with several Manual draining valves, the overflow port and manual drainage
Valve passes through water pipe and is connected to low water level pond.
4. the automatic cooling system according to claim 1 being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, which is characterized in that the height
Water level pond is additionally provided with cooler bin, second temperature sensor and the second water level sensor, the cooler bin, second temperature sensor and
Second water level sensor is electrically connected with electric cabinet.
5. the automatic cooling system according to claim 1 being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, which is characterized in that the height
Water pump is also connected with by water pipe between water level pond and low water level pond, the water pump is electrically connected electric cabinet.
6. the automatic cooling system according to claim 1 being internalized into for lead-acid accumulator, which is characterized in that describedization
The position of grooving is lower than the position in high water level pond, and is higher than the position of low water level slot.
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