WO2013133107A1 - 加熱異常検出装置及び電気加熱システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heating abnormality detecting device that detects a heating abnormality that is not normally performed when the heated member is heated by passing an electric current through the conductive heated member, and the heating abnormality detecting device.
- the present invention relates to an electric heating system provided.
- parts such as a stabilizer, a torsion bar, and a coil spring used in a vehicle such as an automobile are subjected to heat treatment in order to impart desired mechanical characteristics.
- This heat treatment has been performed by a heating furnace, but heat treatment by electric heating in which heating is performed by passing an electric current through these components has been studied and partly put into practical use (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 one end and the other end of a workpiece to be heated are clamped with electrodes, and a voltage is applied between both electrodes to energize the workpiece and heat the workpiece with Joule heat generated by the energized current.
- An electric heating (hereinafter also referred to as “electric heating”) method is described.
- the electric heating there is also known an electric heating (hereinafter also referred to as “induction heating”) method in which an induced current is generated in a workpiece by electromagnetic induction and the workpiece is heated by Joule heat generated by the induced current.
- a spark spark discharge
- the spark may be generated due to some factors such as a spark generated between the coil generating the alternating magnetic field and the workpiece.
- abnormalities such as a spark and overheating, generate
- the current situation is to visually check for defects in the heated workpiece.
- the present invention in one aspect is a heating abnormality detection device, and the heating abnormality detection device includes an electric heating unit that heats a member to be heated by passing a current through the member to be heated. Used to detect a heating abnormality in which heating by the electric heating unit is not normally performed, and includes at least one luminous intensity detection unit, a background luminous intensity setting unit, and a heating abnormality determination unit.
- the luminous intensity detection unit detects the luminous intensity around the heated member.
- the background light intensity setting unit sets, for each light intensity detection unit, the light intensity detected by the light intensity detection unit before the start of heating by the electric heating unit as the background light intensity.
- the heating abnormality determination unit is set for each luminous intensity detection unit after the heating by the electric heating unit is set by the luminous intensity during heating and the background luminous intensity setting unit which are the luminous intensity detected by the luminous intensity detection unit after the start of the heating.
- a light intensity comparison is performed to determine whether or not the difference from the background light intensity is greater than a predetermined light intensity increase threshold, and if the difference is greater than the light intensity increase threshold in at least one light intensity detection unit, a heating abnormality occurs. Judge that it has occurred. Note that “after the start of heating” does not mean the time after the current actually flows through the member to be heated and the temperature starts to rise, but after the operation for heating by the electric heating unit is started. means.
- the light intensity detected before the start of heating is set in advance as the background light intensity, and after the start of heating, the heating abnormality is based on the difference between the light intensity after the start of heating (light intensity during heating) and the background light intensity. Determine the presence or absence.
- the heating abnormality detection device configured in this way, it is possible to detect the occurrence of a heating abnormality such as a spark or overheating that may occur at the time of electric heating with a low man-hour, and thereby the man-hour for checking the failure of the heated member. Can be reduced as a whole.
- the above-described heating abnormality detection device may include a luminous intensity increase threshold setting unit that selectively sets the luminous intensity increase threshold to any one of a plurality of different values.
- an appropriate luminous intensity increase threshold value is set according to the environment around the heated member and the specific aspect of the heating abnormality to be detected (for example, spark or overheating). Therefore, regardless of the surrounding environment, it is possible to detect a heating abnormality in a mode to be detected with high accuracy.
- the detection sensitivity can be set to a desired level, for example, by setting the luminous intensity increase threshold to be low and decreasing the detection sensitivity, or conversely, setting the luminous intensity increase threshold to be low and increasing the detection sensitivity. .
- the heating abnormality determination unit determines that the heating abnormality has occurred when the excess light intensity state continues for at least a preset light intensity increase duration in at least one light intensity detection unit. Also good.
- the reliability of the heating abnormality detection device can be improved.
- the above-described heating abnormality detection device may include a duration setting unit that selectively sets the luminous intensity increase duration to any one of a plurality of different times.
- a duration setting unit that selectively sets the luminous intensity increase duration to any one of a plurality of different times.
- the light intensity comparison described above may be performed by actually calculating the difference between the light intensity during heating and the background light intensity, and determining whether the calculation result is greater than the light intensity increase threshold. It is not essential to perform such calculation and determination, and as long as the method is substantially the same (equivalent), a specific method for comparing the luminosity can be considered as appropriate.
- the above-described heating abnormality detection device may include a comparison reference light intensity setting unit that sets a light intensity that is higher than the background light intensity by a light intensity increase threshold for each light intensity detection unit. Then, the heating abnormality determination unit compares the luminous intensity by determining whether the luminous intensity during heating is larger than the reference luminous intensity for comparison for each luminous intensity detection unit, and the luminous intensity during heating is determined as a reference for comparison in at least one luminous intensity detection unit. You may judge that the heating abnormality has arisen when it is in the light intensity excess state larger than the light intensity.
- a comparative reference luminous intensity (background luminous intensity + luminous intensity rising threshold) is set in advance, and the luminous intensity comparison is performed by comparing the comparative standard luminous intensity with the luminous intensity during heating. The comparison can be made reliably.
- the background light intensity setting unit acquires the light intensity detected by the light intensity detection unit a plurality of times at different timings for each light intensity detection unit, and uses the average value of the light intensity for the plurality of times as the background light intensity. It may be set.
- the average value here is a wide concept including not only calculation results by various average calculation methods such as arithmetic average and geometric average, but also various representative values such as median value and mode value.
- the heating abnormality detection device configured in this way, even if an abnormal light intensity different from the original light intensity may be detected instantaneously due to the influence of, for example, the surrounding environment or noise, Since the influence of the abnormal light intensity can be removed by averaging, the accuracy and reliability of the background light intensity can be improved, and as a result, the accuracy and reliability of the determination of the heating abnormality can be further improved.
- the above-described heating abnormality detection device normally detects a heating abnormality when at least one of the background light intensity for each light intensity detection unit set by the background light intensity setting unit is larger than a preset abnormality determination reference light intensity.
- a detection abnormality determination unit that determines that the state is not possible may be provided.
- the detection abnormality determination unit determines whether the background light intensity set by the background light intensity setting unit is larger than the abnormality determination reference light intensity.
- the abnormality determination reference light intensity is a value within a range that does not normally exceed the abnormality determination reference light intensity. Therefore, when the background light intensity is larger than the abnormality determination reference light intensity, it can be determined that a heating abnormality cannot be normally detected, such as failure of the light intensity detection unit or deterioration of the detection environment. In this way, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the determination result of the heating abnormality is reliable by determining whether or not the heating abnormality cannot be normally detected based on the background light intensity. Thereby, the reliability of the heating abnormality detection device can be further enhanced.
- the reliability of the heating abnormality detection device can be further improved.
- the above-described heating abnormality detection device may include a notification unit that notifies that when the heating abnormality determination unit determines that a heating abnormality has occurred.
- the user of the electric heating system can know when the heating abnormality is generated, so that an appropriate response to the heating abnormality can be performed at an early stage. Can be performed.
- Another aspect of the present invention is an electric heating unit that heats a heated member by passing a current through the conductive heated member, the above-described heating abnormality detection device, and after heating of the heated member is started
- the electric heating system includes an abnormality processing unit that performs a predetermined abnormality process on the heated member.
- the electric heating system configured as described above, it is possible to perform an appropriate process on the heated member corresponding to the case where the heating abnormality occurs, thereby reducing the man-hour required for checking the failure of the heated member. It can be effectively reduced.
- SYMBOLS 1 Electric heating system, 2 ... Heating power supply device, 3a, 3b ... 1st electrode, 3c, 3d ... 2nd electrode, 4 ... Heating control apparatus, 4a ... Spark notification part, 4b ... System abnormality notification part, 6 ... Energized spark detection device, 10 to 13 ... light sensor, 21 ... light sensor signal processing circuit, 22 ... microcomputer, 23 ... system I / F circuit, 24 ... LCD, 25 ... dip switch for adjusting detection sensitivity, 26 ... abnormality detection monitor LED group, 27 ... detection effective monitor LED, 30-33 ... signal input circuit, 35-38 ... LPF, 40-43 ... amplifier, 51 ... CPU, 52 ... ROM, 53 ...
- RAM 54 ... timer, 55 ... AD converter 56 ... Parallel I / O, 60 ... ch0 abnormality detection monitor LED, 61 ... ch1 abnormality detection monitor LED, 62 ... ch2 abnormality detection monitor LED, 63 ... ch3 abnormality Out monitor LED, R11, R12 ... resistance, W ... work
- the electric heating system 1 of the present embodiment as an electric heating system is a system for heat-treating the workpiece W by energization, and an electric current is passed through the workpiece W.
- the heating power supply 2 that heats the work W (electric heating)
- a heating control device 4 that controls energization heating of the workpiece W, and an energization spark detection device 6 that particularly detects a spark among heating abnormalities that may occur during energization heating of the workpiece W are provided.
- the workpiece W is a conductive steel material, and more specifically, is a rod-like torsion bar used in a vehicle such as an automobile.
- the heating power supply device 2 energizes the workpiece W in accordance with a control command from the heating control device 4, and is configured to be able to apply a predetermined DC voltage or AC voltage to the workpiece W in this embodiment.
- One of the output terminals (not shown) of the heating power supply device 2 is connected to two electrodes 3a and 3b (hereinafter also referred to as “first electrodes”), and the other is connected to the other two electrodes. 3c and 3d (hereinafter, these are also referred to as “second electrodes”). With such a configuration, the heating power supply device 2 can generate a predetermined DC voltage or AC voltage between the first electrodes 3a and 3b and the second electrodes 3c and 3d.
- each of the electrodes 3a to 3d is in electrical contact with the work W, and the heating power supply device 2, each of the electrodes 3a to 3d, and the work W form one electric circuit (closed loop). For this reason, when a predetermined voltage is output from the power supply device 2 for heating, a current flows to the workpiece W through the electrodes 3a to 3d, and the workpiece W is heated by the Joule heat.
- the heating control device 4 controls energization heating of the workpiece W by controlling the output voltage from the heating power supply device 2 and the on / off of the output.
- the type of energized voltage (DC or AC), energized voltage / current value, and the like can be appropriately set and changed by a user operation or an external command.
- on / off of energization of the workpiece W can be switched by a user operation, an external command, or the like.
- the heating control apparatus 4 is provided with the spark alerting
- a spark (an example of a heating abnormality) may occur during energization due to the contact state between the electrodes 3a to 3d and the workpiece W, the scale of the surface of the workpiece W, and the like. There is. And when a spark generate
- the total number of workpieces W is visually confirmed as in the prior art, a great number of man-hours are required.
- the energization heating system 1 of the present embodiment is energized to detect the occurrence of sparks during energization heating based on the four optical sensors 10, 11, 12, 13 and the light detection signals from these optical sensors 10-13.
- a spark detection device 6 is provided. Then, when a spark is detected by the energized spark detection device 6, this is notified to the heating control device 4, whereby the energization heating of the workpiece W is stopped.
- the four photosensors 10 to 13 are all known CDSs (CDS cells) having a characteristic that the electrical resistance decreases as the received light intensity (light quantity) increases. These four optical sensors 10 to 13 are provided in the vicinity of the contact portion between the workpiece W and the electrodes 3a to 3d.
- the specific body is provided so that light emitted from the contact portion is received near the contact portion between the first electrode 3b and the workpiece W and closer to the center of the workpiece W than the first electrode 3b.
- Two optical sensors 10 are installed. Hereinafter, this optical sensor 10 is also referred to as a ch0 optical sensor 10. “Ch” is an abbreviation for “channel”.
- one optical sensor is provided in the vicinity of the contact portion between one second electrode 3d and the workpiece W and closer to the center of the workpiece W than the second electrode 3d so that light emitted from the contact portion can be received. 11 is installed.
- this optical sensor 11 is also referred to as a ch1 optical sensor 11.
- each contact portion can be received in the vicinity of the contact portion between each of the second electrodes 3c and 3d and the workpiece W outside the other end of the workpiece W in the longitudinal direction of the workpiece W.
- One optical sensor 12 is installed.
- this optical sensor 12 is also referred to as a ch2 optical sensor 12.
- each contact portion can be received in the vicinity of the contact portion between each of the first electrodes 3a and 3b and the workpiece W outside the one end of the workpiece W in the longitudinal direction of the workpiece W.
- One optical sensor 13 is installed.
- this optical sensor 13 is also referred to as a ch3 optical sensor 13.
- a light detection signal (ch0 light detection signal) from the ch0 light sensor 10 a light detection signal (ch1 light detection signal) from the ch1 light sensor 11, a light detection signal (ch2 light detection signal) from the ch2 light sensor 12,
- the light detection signal (ch3 light detection signal) from the ch3 light sensor 13 is input to the energized spark detection device 6, respectively.
- the details of the connection state between each of the optical sensors 10 to 13 and the energized spark detection device 6 will be described in more detail later with reference to FIG.
- the energized spark detection device 6 detects the light intensity in the vicinity of the contact portion based on the light detection signals of the respective channels from the four optical sensors 10 to 13, and detects the spark based on the change (increase) in the light intensity. It is.
- the energized spark detection device 6 includes an optical sensor signal processing circuit 21, a microcomputer 22, a system I / F (interface) circuit 23, as shown in FIG.
- An LCD (Liquid Crystal Monitor) 24, a detection sensitivity adjustment DIP switch 25, an abnormality detection monitor LED group 26, and a detection effective monitor LED 27 are provided.
- the optical sensor signal processing circuit 21 is for inputting the respective optical detection signals from the four optical sensors 10 to 13 to the microcomputer 22 after performing various signal processing, and includes four signal input circuits 30 for each channel. To 33, four low pass filters (LPF) 35 to 38 for each channel, and four amplifiers 40 to 43 for each channel.
- LPF low pass filters
- the signal input circuit 30 corresponding to ch0 will be described more specifically with respect to ch0.
- the signal input circuit 30 corresponding to ch0 has a first resistor in which one end is connected to a power supply line of DC voltage 5V and the other end is connected to one end of the ch0 optical sensor 10. R11, and a second resistor R12 having one end grounded and the other end connected to the other end of the ch0 optical sensor 10.
- the DC voltage 5V is divided by the first resistor R11, the ch0 photosensor 10, and the second resistor R12, and the voltage at the connection point between the ch0 photosensor 10 and the first resistor R11. Is input to the downstream LPF 35 as the ch0 light detection signal. For this reason, the ch0 light detection signal becomes a smaller value as the luminous intensity of the light irradiated to the ch0 light sensor 10 increases.
- the ch0 light detection signal from the ch0 light sensor 10 input via the signal input circuit 30 is input to the LPF 35, and high frequency noise is cut.
- the cut-off frequency of the LPF 35 is 1 kHz in the present embodiment, which cuts a high frequency component in a frequency band higher than 1 kHz. This cut-off frequency can be set as appropriate.
- the ch0 light detection signal from which the high-frequency noise has been cut by the LPF 35 is further amplified by the amplifier 40 at a predetermined amplification factor and input to the microcomputer 22.
- the other ch1 to ch3 have exactly the same configuration.
- the ch1 light detection signal from the ch1 optical sensor 11 is input to the microcomputer 22 via the signal input circuit 31, the LPF 36, and the amplifier 41, and the ch2
- the ch2 optical detection signal from the ch2 optical sensor 12 is input to the microcomputer 22 via the signal input circuit 32, the LPF 37, and the amplifier 42.
- the ch3 optical detection signal from the ch3 optical sensor 13 is input to the signal input circuit 33. , LPF 38, and amplifier 43 to be input to microcomputer 22.
- the microcomputer 22 includes a CPU 51, ROM 52, RAM 53, timer 54, AD converter 55, and parallel I / O 56.
- the CPU 51 implements various functions of the energized spark detection device 6 by executing various programs stored in the ROM 52.
- the ROM 52 includes various ROMs such as a mask ROM and a flash ROM in detail, and performs an abnormality detection main process (FIGS. 4A and 4B), an AD sampling process (FIG. 6), and an abnormality detection process (FIG. 7) described later.
- Various programs and setting values are stored.
- the RAM 53 is appropriately used by the CPU 51 as a calculation area or the like when executing various programs.
- the timer 54 is individually provided for each ch (that is, for each of ch0 to ch3), and is configured to be able to time individually for each ch.
- each timer for each channel generates a timer interrupt request signal every 0.5 msec (milliseconds).
- the CPU 51 executes an abnormality detection process (timer interrupt routine) shown in FIG. 7 described later for the corresponding channel.
- the AD converter 55 AD-converts each photodetection signal for each channel input from the photosensor signal processing circuit 21 with a predetermined period.
- the AD converter 55 of this embodiment performs AD conversion of the photodetection signal of each channel about every 67 ⁇ sec, and generates an AD conversion interrupt request signal every time AD conversion is performed.
- the CPU 51 executes an AD sampling process (AD interrupt routine) shown in FIG.
- the parallel I / O 56 is a well-known input / output circuit normally provided in a general microcomputer.
- the CPU 51 transmits / receives various signals to / from the system I / F circuit 23 external to the microcomputer 22 via the parallel I / O 56, displays control of the LCD 24, and inputs setting contents of the detection sensitivity adjustment DIP switch 25. For example, lighting control of the abnormality detection monitor LED group 26 and the detection effective monitor LED 27 is performed.
- the system I / F circuit 23 transmits and receives various signals to and from the heating control device 4. Specifically, a spark detection signal for each channel and a system abnormality notification signal are output. Further, a spark detection reset signal and a detection valid signal from the heating control device 4 are received.
- the spark detection signal for each channel is an H (High) level signal at normal time (when no spark is generated).
- the spark detection signal of the corresponding channel becomes L (Low) level.
- the system abnormality notification signal is also an H level signal during normal times (when no system abnormality occurs), and becomes L level when a system abnormality occurs.
- the system abnormality will be described later.
- the spark detection reset signal and the detection valid signal are also binary digital signals of H level or L level, and are output from the heating control device 4.
- Various information such as the operating state of the energized spark detection device 6 and various set values is displayed on the LCD 24, but the details thereof are omitted.
- the detection sensitivity adjustment DIP switch (hereinafter simply referred to as “DIP switch”) 25 is used for arbitrarily setting the detection sensitivity when detecting a spark by the user.
- DIP switch (hereinafter simply referred to as “DIP switch”) 25 is used for arbitrarily setting the detection sensitivity when detecting a spark by the user.
- DIP switch As shown in FIG. are composed of switches of 8 bits.
- Spark detection in the energized spark detection device 6 of the present embodiment is performed when the luminous intensity before energizing the workpiece W is compared with the luminous intensity after the energization heating is started, and the difference between the two is greater than a predetermined amount (however, This is carried out by determining that sparks have occurred (light intensity after the start of heating> light intensity before the start of energization).
- the difference (voltage difference) between the light detection signals before and after the start of energization heating is greater than the voltage drop threshold value in any channel (however, When the state of the light detection signal after the start of energization heating ⁇ the light detection signal before the start of energization) continues for a voltage drop duration, it is determined that a spark has occurred.
- the dip switch 25 can variably set the voltage drop threshold and the voltage drop duration used for the above-described spark detection.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B among the switches for 8 bits of the dip switch 25, four switches for the lower 4 bits are used for setting the voltage drop threshold.
- 16 types of voltage drop thresholds can be set in increments of about 98 mV from 0 mV to 1466 mV.
- the spark cannot be detected when the voltage drop threshold is set to 0 mV, it is substantially set between 98 mV and 1466 mV.
- the switches of 8 bits included in the dip switch 25 four switches of the upper 4 bits are used for setting the voltage drop duration.
- 16 types of voltage drop durations can be set in increments of 2 msec from 0 msec to 30 msec.
- the voltage drop duration is set in the microcomputer 22 as duration setting data AD_DTTB, which is a digital value indicating the voltage drop duration, and is used in various processes described later.
- the DIP switch 25 when the DIP switch 25 is in the state shown in FIG. 3A, that is, in the state where the second bit and the sixth bit are on (ON) and all others are off (OFF), the light detection before the start of energization
- the light detection signal after the start of energization becomes smaller than the signal and the difference becomes larger than 196 mV, and the state continues for 4 msec, it is determined that a spark has occurred.
- the spark detection sensitivity can be set to a desired sensitivity by appropriately setting the voltage drop threshold and the voltage drop duration. That is, for the voltage drop threshold, the smaller the set value is, the higher the detection sensitivity is, and it is possible to determine that a small change in luminous intensity is a spark. As for the voltage drop duration, the shorter the set time is, the higher the detection sensitivity becomes, and it can be determined that the spark has a short-time change in light intensity.
- the abnormality detection monitor LED group 26 includes four LEDs (ch0 abnormality detection monitor LED 60, ch1 abnormality detection monitor LED 61, ch2 abnormality detection monitor LED 62, and ch3 abnormality detection monitor LED 63) for each channel. All these four LEDs 60 to 63 emit red light when lit. When a spark is detected in any ch, the corresponding ch LED is lit.
- the detection effective monitor LED 27 is lit when an L level detection effective signal is input from the heating control device 4. This detection valid monitor LED 27 emits green light when lit.
- the abnormality detection main process executed by the CPU 51 of the energized spark detection device 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.
- the CPU 51 of the energized spark detection device 6 reads and executes the abnormality detection main process of FIGS. 4A and 4B from the ROM 52.
- the CPU 51 first performs various initialization processes in S110. Specifically, all the outputs of the parallel I / O 56 are turned off, the timer of each channel in the timer 54 is started and timed, and various flags are initialized. By this initialization processing, all the output signals from the system I / F circuit 23 are all at the H level, and all the LEDs 27 and 60 to 63 are turned off.
- the setting state of the dip switch 25 is read in S120. That is, the voltage drop threshold AD_DLT and the voltage drop duration AD_DTTB set by the dip switch 25 are read, and these values (digital data) are stored in the RAM 53.
- the background luminous intensity is a luminous intensity detected by each of the photosensors 10 to 13 before energization of the workpiece W is started (before energization heating is started), and a voltage value indicating the detected luminous intensity, that is, from each of the optical sensors 10 to 13.
- a value obtained by AD-converting each photodetection signal is a background luminous intensity voltage value ADAVn.
- the background light intensity voltage value ADAVn is calculated by calculating an average value of 256 AD conversion values for each channel.
- the AD converter 55 periodically AD-converts the photodetection signal of each channel (about every 67 ⁇ sec) and stores the AD conversion result in a predetermined register for each channel. At the same time, after completion of the AD conversion, an AD interrupt request signal is generated.
- the CPU 51 executes the AD sampling process (AD interrupt routine) shown in FIG. 6 every time the AD interrupt request signal is generated.
- the ch0 luminous intensity detection voltage value ADSMP0, the ch1 luminous intensity detection voltage value ADSMP1, the ch2 luminous intensity detection voltage value ADSMP2, and the ch3 luminous intensity detection voltage value ADSMP3 are stored in the RAM 53, respectively.
- Each light intensity detection voltage value ADSMPn is updated every time the AD sampling process is executed (that is, every time the process of S440 is executed). That is, the light intensity detection voltage value ADSMPn of each channel in the RAM 53 is updated about every 67 ⁇ sec.
- the calculation of the background luminous intensity voltage ADAVn in S140 is performed by sequentially obtaining the luminous intensity detection voltage value ADSMPn updated 256 times each time the above-described AD interrupt routine of FIG. 6 is executed, and the obtained luminous intensity detection for 256 times. This is performed by averaging the voltage value ADSMPn for each channel. That is, for ch0, the background light intensity voltage value ADAV0 of ch0 is obtained by obtaining the light intensity detection voltage value ADSMP0 of ch0 for 256 times and calculating the average value thereof. The same applies to the background light intensity voltage values ADAV1 to ADAV3 of the other channels 1 to 3.
- This average calculation can employ various average calculation methods such as arithmetic average, geometric average, and harmonic average. Moreover, it is not limited to calculating an average value literally, For example, you may make it calculate various representative values, such as a median value and a mode value. In this way, the light intensity (background light intensity) in the vicinity of each of the electrodes 3a to 3d before energization heating is started is detected in advance.
- the 256 light intensity detection voltage values ADSMPn it is not essential to average the 256 light intensity detection voltage values ADSMPn, and the number of light intensity detection voltage values ADSMPn to be averaged can be determined as appropriate. Furthermore, calculating the average value itself is not essential, and when there is little possibility of erroneous detection due to the influence of the surrounding environment, noise, or the like, the light intensity detection voltage value ADSMPn at a certain timing is directly used as the background light intensity voltage value ADAV0. Also good.
- the background luminous intensity voltage value ADAVn After detecting the background luminous intensity (calculating the background luminous intensity voltage value ADAVn), in S150, it is determined whether there is a system abnormality.
- the system abnormality means that it is difficult to normally detect a spark, such as an abnormality or failure of each of the optical sensors 10 to 13 or an excessively high light intensity around the work W.
- the background light intensity voltage value ADAVn and the voltage drop threshold value AD_DLT are compared for each channel, and if the background light intensity voltage value ADAVn is smaller than the voltage drop threshold value AD_DLT for any ch, it is determined that the system is abnormal. (S150: YES).
- the abnormality corresponding to the corresponding channel that is, the channel whose background light intensity voltage value ADAVn is smaller than the voltage drop threshold AD_DLT.
- the detection monitor LED is turned on, and the detection valid monitor LED 27 is also turned on.
- the system abnormality notification signal to the heating control device 4 is set to L level to notify the heating control device 4 of the system abnormality. Then, after waiting for 100 msec in S230, the process returns to S110.
- the heating control device 4 notifies the system abnormality notification unit 4 b that the energization spark detection device 6 has determined that the system is abnormal. Do.
- This notification is performed, for example, by outputting a sound or an alarm sound, or performing display using an LCD or LED.
- the process proceeds to S160, and the spark determination reference value ADREFn for each channel is calculated. That is, for each ch, the voltage decrease threshold value AD_DLT is subtracted from the background light intensity voltage value ADAVn. For example, for ch0, the ch0 spark determination criterion is obtained by subtracting the background light intensity voltage value ADAV0 to the voltage decrease threshold value AD_DLT for ch0. The value ADREF0 is obtained. The same applies to the spark determination reference values ADREF1 to ADREF3 of the other channels 1 to 3. In this way, for each channel, a voltage value that is lower than the background light intensity voltage value ADAVn by the voltage drop threshold AD_DLT is set as the spark determination reference value ADREFn, which is a spark detection determination reference.
- S170 it is determined whether or not the energized spark detection device 6 is in the spark detection mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the detection valid signal from the heating control device 4 is at the L level. As will be described later, this detection valid signal is set to L level immediately before the heating control device 4 starts energization heating to the workpiece W, the spark detection is enabled, and is again set to H level after completion of energization heating. Spark detection is disabled. Therefore, when the detection effective signal is at the H level, it indicates that the workpiece W is not electrically heated, and when the detection effective signal is at the L level, it indicates that the workpiece W is heated and is being heated. .
- the detection valid signal is H level, it is determined that the spark detection mode is not yet set (S170: NO), and the process returns to S110. On the other hand, if the detection valid signal is at the L level, it is determined that the spark detection mode is set (S170: YES), the detection valid monitor LED 27 is turned on in S180, and a spark detection handling process is performed in S190.
- the specific contents of the spark detection handling process of S190 are as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, but the abnormality detection process (timer interrupt routine) shown in FIG. 7 will be described before the description of the spark detection handling process. .
- the timer interrupt routine of FIG. 7 is executed individually for each channel.
- the CPU 51 executes this timer interrupt routine for each channel using a timer interrupt request signal generated every 0.5 msec from each timer for each channel as a trigger.
- the CPU 51 When the timer interrupt request signal of FIG. 7 is started for the channel when the timer interrupt request signal is generated from the timer of any channel, the CPU 51 first sets the luminous intensity detection voltage value ADSMPn of the channel to that channel in S510. It is determined whether or not the spark determination reference value ADREFn is greater than or equal to.
- the remaining time count value AD_DTTn is initialized. That is, the remaining time count value AD_DTTn of the channel is set to the voltage drop duration AD_DTTB.
- the duration setting data AD_DTTB is “8”
- the initial value of the remaining time count value AD_DTTn of the ch is “8”. Is set to Therefore, in the first processing of S520, the remaining time count value AD_DTTn is decremented from “8” to “7”. That is, every time the process of S520 is repeated, the remaining time count value AD_DTTn is decremented one by one. Therefore, since the timer interruption routine is executed every 0.5 msec, the remaining time count value AD_DTTn is decremented by 1 every 0.5 msec as long as the light intensity excess state continues, and after 4 msec “0”.
- the process proceeds to S530, and whether or not the voltage drop duration has passed in that state since the light intensity is exceeded, that is, the remaining time count value AD_DTTn becomes 0. Determine whether or not. If the remaining time count value AD_DTTn is not 0 (S530: NO), the timer interrupt routine is terminated as it is. If the remaining time count value AD_DTTn is 0 (S530: YES), the light intensity excess state continues. Since the voltage drop duration has continued, it is officially determined that a spark has occurred, and the chn spark abnormality flag DT_FLGn, which is the spark abnormality flag of the ch (n), is set to 1 in S540. In S550, the remaining time count value AD_DTTn is initialized, and this timer interrupt routine is terminated.
- the timer interruption routine of FIG. 7 is executed individually and periodically (in this example, every 0.5 msec) for each channel, so that the overluminous state is the voltage drop duration in any channel. If it continues, it is determined that a spark has occurred in that channel.
- the spark detection handling process in S190 is specifically as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B.
- S310 it is determined whether or not the spark detection mode is set.
- the determination process in S310 is exactly the same as S170 in FIG. 4B. If it is not the spark detection mode (S310: NO), the process returns to S110 of FIG. 4A, but if it is the spark detection mode (S310: YES), the process proceeds to S320 to determine whether or not a spark is detected for ch0. To do.
- This determination is made by determining whether or not the ch0 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG0 is set to 1. That is, if the ch0 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG0 is set to 1 (S320: YES), it is determined that a spark has occurred for ch0, and the process proceeds to S330.
- the ch0 spark detection signal to the heating control device 4 is set to the L level, the ch0 abnormality detection monitor LED 60 is turned on, and the detection valid monitor LED 27 is turned off. Thereby, the user can recognize that a spark has been detected in ch0. Further, when the ch0 spark detection signal is set to the L level, the heating control device 4 also performs predetermined processing (see FIGS. 8A and 8B described later) based on the ch0 spark detection signal.
- S320 if the ch0 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG0 is 0 (S320: NO), it is determined that no spark has occurred for ch0, and the process proceeds to S340.
- S340 it is determined whether or not spark is detected for ch1, specifically, whether or not the ch1 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG1 is set to 1. If the ch1 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG1 is set to 1 (S340: YES), it is determined that a spark has occurred for ch1, and the process proceeds to S350.
- S350 the ch1 spark detection signal to the heating control device 4 is set to L level, the ch1 abnormality detection monitor LED 61 is turned on, and the detection valid monitor LED 27 is turned off.
- the heating control device 4 also performs predetermined processing (see FIGS. 8A and 8B described later) based on the ch1 spark detection signal.
- S340 if the ch1 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG1 is 0 (S340: NO), it is determined that no spark has occurred for ch1 and the process proceeds to S360.
- S360 it is determined whether or not a spark is detected for ch2, specifically, whether or not the ch2 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG2 is set to 1. If the ch2 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG2 is set to 1 (S360: YES), it is determined that a spark has occurred for ch2, and the process proceeds to S370.
- S370 the ch2 spark detection signal to the heating control device 4 is set to L level, the ch2 abnormality detection monitor LED 62 is turned on, and the detection valid monitor LED 27 is turned off.
- the heating control device 4 also performs predetermined processing (see FIGS. 8A and 8B described later) based on the ch2 spark detection signal.
- S360 if the ch2 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG2 is 0 (S360: NO), it is determined that no spark has occurred for ch2 and the process proceeds to S380.
- S380 it is determined whether or not a spark is detected for ch3, specifically, whether or not the ch3 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG3 is set to 1. If the ch3 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG3 is set to 1 (S380: YES), it is determined that a spark has occurred for ch3, and the process proceeds to S390.
- S390 the ch3 spark detection signal to the heating control device 4 is set to L level, the ch3 abnormality detection monitor LED 63 is turned on, and the detection valid monitor LED 27 is turned off.
- the heating control device 4 also performs predetermined processing (see FIGS. 8A and 8B described later) based on the ch3 spark detection signal.
- the process of S390 proceeds to S200 (see FIG. 4B). If the ch3 spark abnormality flag DT_FLG3 is 0 in S380 (S380: NO), a spark has also occurred in ch3. If not, the process returns to S310. Since the detection valid signal from the heating control device 4 returns to the H level again after the energization heating is completed, when the energization heating is completed without detecting a spark after the start of the spark detection corresponding process of S190, Since a negative determination is made in S310 of 5A, the process returns to S110 without proceeding to S200. On the other hand, in the spark detection handling process of S190, if a spark is detected on any channel, the process proceeds to S200.
- S200 it is determined whether or not the spark detection mode has been reset. Specifically, a determination is made based on whether or not the spark detection reset signal from the heating control device 4 is at the L level, and when the L level is reached (S200: YES), the spark detection mode is reset. Return to S110. Although the spark detection reset signal is normally at the H level, when the heating control device 4 finishes energization heating or after performing a predetermined abnormality treatment by detecting a spark in any ch, It turns to the L level only for the time (1 second in this example).
- the heating control device 4 also includes a CPU (not shown), and energization of the workpiece W is controlled by the CPU. 8A and 8B is executed by the CPU when an operation / instruction to energize and heat the workpiece W is performed by a user operation, an external command, or the like.
- the CPU of the heating control device 4 sets the detection valid signal to the L level in S610, and starts energization of the workpiece W in S620 (that is, starts energization heating).
- the L level here means a level determined as the L level when viewed from the energized spark detection device 6.
- initialization of a detection effective signal and a spark detection reset signal is performed. Specifically, the detection valid signal is set to H level, and the spark detection reset signal is set to H level after being set to L level for 1 second.
- the spark detection in the energized spark detection device 6 is validated, whereby the energized spark detection device 6 performs the processing after S180 in the abnormality detection main processing of FIGS. 4A and 4B. Will proceed to.
- S630 it is determined whether or not a spark is detected in ch0. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the ch0 spark detection signal from the energized spark detection device 6 is at the L level. If the ch0 spark detection signal is at the L level (S630: YES), the process proceeds to S640 and the L level state is 10 msec. Judge whether to persist. When the L level state continues for 10 msec (S640: YES), the process proceeds to S750. If the ch0 spark detection signal is not at the L level in S630 (S630: NO) or if the L level state does not continue for 10 msec in S640 (S640: NO), the process proceeds to S650.
- S630 and S640 are processes for determining the presence or absence of spark detection for ch0, but for each of other ch1 to ch3, the presence or absence of spark detection is determined in exactly the same manner. That is, for ch1, it is determined whether or not a spark is detected in ch1 in S650 (that is, whether or not the ch1 spark detection signal is L level), and in S660, the L level state continues for 10 msec. Determine whether or not. Also for ch2, it is determined whether or not a spark is detected in ch2 in S670 (that is, whether or not the ch2 spark detection signal is at the L level). In S680, whether or not the L level state continues for 10 msec. Determine whether.
- ch3 it is determined whether or not a spark is detected in ch3 in S690 (that is, whether or not the ch3 spark detection signal is at the L level). In S700, whether or not the L level state continues for 10 msec. Determine whether.
- 10 msec which is the determination criterion of the duration in the determination processing of S640, S660, S680, and S700, is merely an example, and a time different from 10 msec may be set as the determination criterion.
- an abnormality treatment is performed.
- the energization of the work W is stopped and the work W that has been energized is discharged. That is, since the spark is detected, the workpiece W may be affected by the spark. Therefore, the workpiece W is removed from the normal energization heating route.
- the abnormality treatment in S750 it is not essential to completely stop energization.
- the energization may be limited by, for example, lowering the energization voltage or the energization current.
- the spark notification unit 4a of the heating control device 4 notifies the spark detection. This notification is performed, for example, by outputting a sound or an alarm sound, or performing display using an LCD or LED. By this notification, the user can recognize the occurrence of a spark even at the installation location of the heating control device 4.
- the detection valid signal is invalidated (ie, H level) in S730, and the spark detection reset signal is set to 1 in S740. Return to the H level again as the L level for a second.
- Each level of these signals is a level when viewed from the energized spark detection device 6.
- the operation of the energized spark detection device 6 is started to execute at least the processes of S110 to S160 in the abnormality detection main process of FIGS. 4A and 4B (that is, It is desirable that the spark determination reference value ADREFn for each channel is calculated before starting the electric heating), and thereafter, the heating control device 4 starts the electric heating of the workpiece W.
- the voltage drop threshold (AD_DLT) and the voltage drop duration (AD_DTTB), which are used as criteria for determining spark detection, can be variably set to desired values by the user using the dip switch 25. Therefore, the detection sensitivity can be set to a desired level, and high-accuracy and high-reliability spark detection is possible regardless of the influence of the surrounding environment, disturbance, and the like.
- the background light intensity voltage value ADAVn indicating the background light intensity before the start of energization is an average value of AD conversion results for a plurality of times (in this example, 256 times). Therefore, even if an abnormal light intensity that is different from the original light intensity may be detected instantaneously due to the influence of the surrounding environment or noise, the influence of the abnormal light intensity can be reduced by averaging multiple light intensity values. Since it can be removed, the accuracy and reliability of the background luminous intensity voltage value ADAVn can be improved, and as a result, the accuracy and reliability of determination of the occurrence of spark can be further increased.
- the background light intensity voltage value ADAVn when the background light intensity voltage value ADAVn is smaller than the voltage drop threshold AD_DLT, it is determined that the system is abnormal and the detection of the spark is not performed. Therefore, erroneous determination of the occurrence of spark can be suppressed in advance, and the reliability of the energized spark detection device 6 can be further improved.
- the workpiece W corresponds to an example of a member to be heated according to the present invention
- an example of the electric heating unit according to the present invention is configured by the heating power supply device 2 and the heating control device 4.
- Each of the optical sensors 10 to 13 corresponds to an example of a luminous intensity detection unit of the present invention
- the voltage drop threshold AD_DLT is an example of a value indirectly indicating the luminous intensity increase threshold of the present invention.
- the voltage drop duration AD_DTTB corresponds to an example of the luminous intensity increase duration of the present invention
- the dip switch 25 corresponds to an example of the luminous intensity increase threshold setting unit and the duration setting unit of the present invention.
- the group 26 corresponds to an example of a notification unit of the present invention.
- the process of S140 corresponds to an example of a process executed by the background light intensity setting unit of the present invention
- the process of S150 is a process executed by the detection abnormality determination unit of the present invention
- the process of S160 corresponds to an example of a process executed by the reference light intensity setting unit for comparison of the present invention.
- the processes of S510 to S530 correspond to an example of the process executed by the heating abnormality determination unit of the present invention.
- an apparatus for detecting a spark which is one of heating abnormalities that can be caused by energization heating, has been described.
- the application of the present invention is not limited to the detection of a spark, and causes a change in luminous intensity.
- the present invention can be applied to detection of various heating abnormalities.
- overheating it is possible to detect overheating that may occur at the contact portion between the workpiece W and each of the electrodes 3a to 3d. That is, when the contact area of the contact portion is small and close to a point contact, current concentrates on the contact portion, which may cause the contact portion to become excessively hot (overheated) in a pinpoint manner. is there. And when it becomes an overheating state, the part of the overheating state in the workpiece
- overheating can be detected by appropriately setting the voltage drop threshold ADAVn so that light emission caused by the overheating can be detected.
- the electric heating method for the workpiece W has been described as an example of electric heating.
- the present invention can be applied to other electric heating methods such as induction heating. That is, as a result, the present invention can be applied to various electric heating systems as long as the electric heating system heats the work W by passing a current through the work W.
- the above-described torsion bar made of steel is merely an example, and is not limited thereto.
- the installation position shown in FIG. 1 is not essential, and may be any position that can detect the light intensity in the vicinity of the contact portion between each electrode 3a to 3d and the workpiece W, particularly around the workpiece W. .
- the minimum number of photosensors may be used while avoiding blind spots for detection of increase in luminous intensity.
- the heating abnormality to be detected is a spark
- the spark may occur at the contact portion between each of the electrodes 3a to 3d and the workpiece W.
- Each of the optical sensors 10 to 13 is arranged so that an increase in luminous intensity at the contact portion can be detected.
- An optical sensor may be appropriately installed at a position where an increase in luminous intensity due to a heating abnormality can be detected in accordance with system requirements, specifications, and the like.
- At least one optical sensor may be installed in the vicinity of the light source, that is, in a region where the increase in luminous intensity of the space can be detected.
- CDS is used as an optical sensor.
- the abnormality treatment is executed on the assumption that a spark has been detected as a whole. You may make it perform abnormality treatment.
- the voltage drop threshold ADAVn and the voltage drop duration AD_DTTB are variably set by using the dip switch 25.
- the configuration in which the dip switch 25 is variably set as described above is merely an example. Only.
- the same voltage decrease threshold ADAVn and voltage decrease duration AD_DTTB are used for each channel.
- An example of sharing is shown (see, for example, S130 and S160 in FIGS. 4A and 4B).
- each function with which the energized spark detection device described above is provided can be realized by a computer by a program.
- a program for causing a computer to realize each function of the energized spark detection device can be recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or DVD, a magnetic disk, or a semiconductor memory, and provided to the user. it can.
- the program may be stored in a ROM or backup RAM incorporated in the computer, and may be used by being loaded from the ROM or backup RAM to the computer, or may be loaded and used by the computer via a network.
- the above-described program may be used by being recorded on a recording medium of any form readable by a computer.
- the recording medium include a portable semiconductor memory (for example, a USB memory, a memory card (registered trademark), etc.).
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Description
本発明の一側面においては、ワークを電気加熱するにあたって生じうるスパークや過加熱の発生を低工数で検出することにより、ワークの不具合チェックにかかる工数を全体として低減することが望ましい。
このように構成された加熱異常検出装置によれば、被加熱部材周囲の環境や検出すべき加熱異常の具体的態様(例えばスパークや過加熱など)に応じて適切な光度上昇閾値を設定することができるため、周囲環境にかかわらず、検出すべき態様の加熱異常を高い精度で検出することができる。また、例えば光度上昇閾値を高めに設定して検出感度を低くしたり逆に光度上昇閾値を低めに設定して検出感度を高くしたりするなど、検出感度を所望のレベルに設定することもできる。
このように構成された加熱異常検出装置によれば、周囲環境やノイズ等の外乱の影響を考慮して適切な光度上昇持続時間を設定することができるため、外乱に影響されにくい、より信頼性の高い加熱異常検出装置の提供が可能となる。また、例えば光度上昇持続時間を長めに設定して検出感度を低くしたり逆に光度上昇持続時間を短めに設定して検出感度を高くしたりするなど、検出感度を所望のレベルに設定することもできる。
このように構成された加熱異常検出装置によれば、電気加熱システムの使用者等は、加熱異常が発生された場合にその旨を知ることができるため、その加熱異常に対する適切な対応を早い段階で行うことが可能となる。
(1)通電加熱システムの全体構成
図1に示すように、電気加熱システムとしての本実施形態の通電加熱システム1は、ワークWを通電により熱処理するためのシステムであり、ワークWに電流を流すことによりワークWを加熱(通電加熱)する加熱用電源装置2と、この加熱用電源装置2に接続された4つの電極3a,3b,3c,3dと、加熱用電源装置2を制御することによりワークWの通電加熱を制御する加熱制御装置4と、ワークWの通電加熱時に生じるおそれのある加熱異常のうち特にスパークを検出する通電スパーク検出装置6とを備えている。
加熱用電源装置2は、加熱制御装置4からの制御指令に従ってワークWへの通電を行うものであり、本実施形態では所定の直流電圧又は交流電圧をワークWへ印加可能に構成されている。この加熱用電源装置2の各出力端子(図示略)のうち、一方は、2つの電極3a,3b(以下これらを「第1電極」ともいう)に接続され、他方は、他の2つの電極3c,3d(以下これらを「第2電極」ともいう)に接続されている。このような構成により、加熱用電源装置2は、各第1電極3a,3bと各第2電極3c,3dとの間に所定の直流電圧又は交流電圧を発生させることができる。
通電スパーク検出装置6は、より詳しくは、図2に示すように、光センサ信号処理回路21と、マイコン22と、システムI/F(インタフェース)回路23と、LCD(Liquid Crystal Monitor;液晶モニタ)24と、検出感度調整用ディップスイッチ25と、異常検出モニタLED群26と、検出有効モニタLED27と、を備えている。
CPU51は、ROM52に記憶されている各種プログラムを実行することにより、通電スパーク検出装置6が有する各種機能を実現する。
LCD24には、通電スパーク検出装置6の動作状態や各種設定値などの各種情報が表示されるが、その詳細については説明を省略する。
次に、通電スパーク検出装置6においてCPU51が実行する各種制御処理、及び加熱制御装置4において実行される処理について、図4A、図4B、図5A、図5B、図6、図7、図8A、図8Bを用いて説明する。
以上説明した本実施形態の通電加熱システム1によれば、通電加熱の開始前の各chの光度である背景光度に基づいて(具体的には背景光度電圧値ADAVnに基づいて)ch毎にスパーク判定基準値ADREFnを計算しておき、通電加熱開始後、その開始後の光度を示す光度検出電圧値ADSMPnとスパーク判定基準値ADREFnとを比較することによって、スパークの有無を判断する。そして、通電加熱前に対して通電加熱開始後の光度が過度に上昇した場合(具体的にはADSMPn<ADREFnとなった場合)に、スパーク発生と判断して、所定の異常処置を行うようにしている。
以上、本発明の実施の形態について説明したが、本発明の実施の形態は、上記実施形態に何ら限定されるものではなく、本発明の技術的範囲に属する限り種々の形態を採り得ることはいうまでもない。
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- 加熱異常検出装置であって、
当該加熱異常検出装置は、導電性の被加熱部材に電流を流すことによってその被加熱部材を加熱する電気加熱部を有する電気加熱システムで用いられ、前記電気加熱部による前記加熱が正常に行われない加熱異常を検出するものであり、
前記被加熱部材の周囲の光度を検出する少なくとも1つの光度検出部と、
前記光度検出部毎に、前記電気加熱部による前記加熱の開始前にその光度検出部により検出された光度を背景光度として設定する背景光度設定部と、
前記電気加熱部による前記加熱の開始後、前記光度検出部毎に、その加熱の開始後に前記光度検出部により検出された光度である加熱時光度と前記背景光度設定部により設定されている前記背景光度との差が所定の光度上昇閾値より大きいか否かの光度比較を行い、少なくとも1つの前記光度検出部において前記差が前記光度上昇閾値より大きい光度超過状態となっている場合に前記加熱異常が生じているものと判断する加熱異常判断部と、
を備えることを特徴とする加熱異常検出装置。 - 請求項1に記載の加熱異常検出装置であって、
前記光度上昇閾値を異なる複数の値のうちの何れかに選択的に設定する光度上昇閾値設定部を備える
ことを特徴とする加熱異常検出装置。 - 請求項1又は請求項2に記載の加熱異常検出装置であって、
前記加熱異常判断部は、少なくとも1つの前記光度検出部において前記光度超過状態が予め設定された光度上昇持続時間以上継続した場合に、前記加熱異常が生じているものと判断する
ことを特徴とする加熱異常検出装置。 - 請求項3に記載の加熱異常検出装置であって、
前記光度上昇持続時間を異なる複数の時間のうちの何れかに選択的に設定する持続時間設定部を備える
ことを特徴とする加熱異常検出装置。 - 請求項1~請求項4の何れか1項に記載の加熱異常検出装置であって、
前記光度検出部毎に前記背景光度よりも前記光度上昇閾値だけ高い光度を比較用基準光度として設定する比較用基準光度設定部を備え、
前記加熱異常判断部は、前記光度検出部毎に前記加熱時光度が前記比較用基準光度より大きいか否かを判断することにより前記光度比較を行い、少なくとも1つの前記光度検出部において前記加熱時光度が前記比較用基準光度より大きい前記光度超過状態となっている場合に前記加熱異常が生じているものと判断する
ことを特徴とする加熱異常検出装置。 - 請求項1~請求項5の何れか1項に記載の加熱異常検出装置であって、
前記背景光度設定部は、前記光度検出部毎に、その光度検出部により検出された光度を異なるタイミングで複数回取得し、その複数回分の光度の平均値を前記背景光度として設定する
ことを特徴とする加熱異常検出装置。 - 請求項1~請求項6の何れか1項に記載の加熱異常検出装置であって、
前記背景光度設定部により設定された前記光度検出部毎の前記背景光度のうち少なくとも1つが、予め設定した異常判定基準光度よりも大きい場合に、前記加熱異常の検出を正常に行うことができない状態であると判断する検出異常判断部を備える
ことを特徴とする加熱異常検出装置。 - 請求項1~請求項7の何れか1項に記載の加熱異常検出装置であって、
前記加熱異常判断部により前記加熱異常が生じているものと判断された場合にその旨を報知する報知部を備える
ことを特徴とする加熱異常検出装置。 - 導電性の被加熱部材に電流を流すことによってその被加熱部材を加熱する電気加熱部と、
請求項1~請求項8の何れか1項に記載の加熱異常検出装置と、
前記被加熱部材に対する前記加熱が開始された後、前記加熱異常判断部により前記加熱異常が生じているものと判断された場合に、その被加熱部材に対して所定の異常処理を行う異常処理部と、
を備えることを特徴とする電気加熱システム。
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