A robot with early warning function in wind farms

Abstract

The present invention discloses a robot with an early warning function for a wind farm, and specifically relates to the field of robot early warning technology, comprising: a wind power column and a robot body, wherein the robot body is used to monitor the wind power column and give early warnings; a robot component, wherein the robot component and the robot body are combined to form a rotating whole, and are used to drive the robot body to carry out early warning monitoring along the outside of the wind power column, wherein the robot component comprises a collar frame and a stabilizing ring fixedly sleeved on the outside of the wind power column, a surrounding groove is formed between the collar frame and the stabilizing ring, and a connecting ring slidably mounted on the collar frame and matched with the robot body; through the arrangement of the robot component, the present invention can realize the rotation of the robot body along the wind power column, effectively improve the monitoring range, enable all equipment to be evenly and comprehensively monitored, and greatly improve the safety of the entire wind farm.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of robot early warning, and in particular to a robot with early warning prompting function in a wind farm. Background Art

[0002] A wind farm is a place that uses wind energy to generate electricity. It is built by installing multiple large grid-connected wind turbines in a location with good wind energy resources, arranging them in an array according to the terrain and the main wind direction, and forming a fleet to supply power to the grid.

[0003] ; Since wind farms are usually located in remote areas with harsh environments, the workload of manual inspections is large and there are great safety hazards. Therefore, robots are needed to monitor wind farms. Through sensors, cameras and real-time data analysis, robots can promptly detect potential defects in equipment and issue warnings to avoid the expansion of equipment failures. Due to the different equipment in existing wind farms and the complex scenes, and the distance between wind turbines must be strictly controlled, the robot needs to be fixed in a safe position to facilitate the robot to monitor the unit, so that when the robot issues an early warning, the operator can quickly locate the robot to ensure the safe operation of the entire wind farm. Since the robot is fixed at a certain position and the column of the wind turbine is large, it is easy to block the robot, so that the robot may not be able to fully cover the position to be monitored, leaving a monitoring blind spot, resulting in the robot being unable to promptly and effectively issue early warning prompts to the wind turbine, reducing the accuracy of the robot's early warning prompts. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a robot with an early warning function for a wind farm, so as to solve the above-mentioned deficiencies in the technology.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a robot with early warning function in a wind farm, comprising:

[0006] Wind power column and robot body, and the robot body is used to monitor the wind power column and give early warning prompts;

[0007] A robot assembly, and the robot assembly and the robot body are combined to form a rotating whole, which is used to drive the robot body to carry out early warning monitoring along the outside of the wind power column. The robot assembly includes a ring frame and a stabilizing ring fixedly sleeved on the outside of the wind power column, a surrounding groove is formed between the ring frame and the stabilizing ring, and a connecting ring slidably installed on the ring frame and matched with the robot body. The robot body is provided with a disconnecting and connecting assembly for disassembling and assembling it from the connecting ring, and a power assembly for driving the connecting ring to rotate is provided in the surrounding groove. A prompt assembly is provided on the power assembly, and the prompt assembly reciprocates to clean the surrounding robot body, which is used to accurately warn and monitor the cleaned robot body along the wind power column; and the setting of the robot assembly is used to surround the robot body along the wind power column, so that all equipment can be evenly and comprehensively monitored. At the same time, the monitoring range is effectively improved, such as effective early warning monitoring behind or below large equipment, which can reduce the monitoring blind area of ​​the robot body, greatly improving the safety of the entire wind farm, and a camera is provided on the top of the robot body to facilitate image detection, so that potential defects of the equipment can be discovered in time and early warnings can be issued to avoid the expansion of equipment failures.

[0008] Preferably, the power assembly includes a first gear installed between the connecting ring and the surrounding groove, a mounting box fixed on the outside of the stabilizing ring and communicating with the inside of the surrounding groove, and a second gear rotatably installed in the mounting box, and the second gear is meshed with the first gear. A first servo motor is fixed on the top of the mounting box, and the first servo motor is used to drive the second gear to rotate.

[0009] Preferably, a limit ring is fixed to the top of the ring frame, and a slide groove for the limit ring to slide is opened at the bottom end of the robot body; and the limit ring is used to guide the movement of the robot body on the ring frame, so that the robot body can stably rotate around the wind power column, so that the robot body can be stably monitored, thereby improving the accuracy of the early warning.

[0010] Preferably, the prompt component includes a support frame fixed on the top of the installation box, a plurality of cleaning roller brushes rotatably installed in the support frame for cleaning the robot body, and an annular groove opened on the top wall inside the support frame, and a synchronization component driving the plurality of cleaning roller brushes to rotate around is provided in the annular groove; and the plurality of cleaning roller brushes are combined to form two groups, and the two groups of cleaning roller brushes are staggered and symmetrically arranged, so that the cleaning roller brushes can clean the camera carried on the top of the robot body, thereby maintaining the best working state of the robot body, ensuring that the robot body can keep the monitoring image clear, and improving the accuracy of early warning diagnosis.

[0011] Preferably, the synchronization component includes a synchronous belt rotatably installed in the annular groove, a guide column fixed at the top of the cleaning roller brush, and a guide groove for inserting the guide column is formed between the synchronous belt and the annular groove, a connecting block is fixed to the outside of the synchronous belt, and the connecting block and the guide column are fixedly connected, two connecting shaft columns are installed in the annular groove, and the outsides of the two connecting shaft columns are both sleeved with two synchronous belt pulleys matching the synchronous belt, a second servo motor is fixed to the top of the support frame, and the second servo motor is used to drive one of the connecting shaft columns to rotate; and the cleaning roller brush can rotate around along the support frame under the action of the synchronous component, so that the cleaning roller brush can clean the camera surface on the top of the robot body in multiple directions during the movement, which can reduce the cleaning blind spots of the camera on the top of the robot body and ensure that the early warning and monitoring capabilities of the robot body are fully utilized. At the same time, the cleaning roller brush can automatically perform cleaning tasks and reduce manual intervention.

[0012] Preferably, the disconnecting and making component includes a positioning cavity provided on the outside of the connecting ring and a screw hole provided on the bottom of the robot body, a threaded groove is provided in the positioning cavity, a threaded column is screwed on the robot body, and the threaded column is screwed into the threaded groove corresponding to the screw hole through the screw hole, and a guide component is provided in the positioning cavity for positioning it with the robot body; and under the action of the disconnecting and making component, the robot body and the connecting ring can be disassembled and assembled, which facilitates more careful inspection and maintenance of the robot body and ensures that it is always in the best working condition, thereby discovering and reporting equipment abnormalities earlier, extending the service life of the robot body, and further improving the early warning effect of the robot body.

[0013] Preferably, the guide assembly includes a first positioning block slidably installed in the positioning cavity, an insertion slide groove provided at the bottom end of the robot body and a threaded groove installed in the insertion slide groove, and one side of the first positioning block is in contact with the threaded groove, and a spring is installed between the first positioning block and the positioning cavity; and one side of the first positioning block is inclined, and one side of the threaded groove is inclined, so that the inclination of one side of the first positioning block and the one side of the threaded groove match each other. When the threaded groove slides downward along one side of the first positioning block, the first positioning block is immediately pushed to move into the positioning cavity. When the threaded groove moves upward, the first positioning block immediately slides out of the positioning cavity under the elastic force of the spring, and the spring itself has elastic force, thereby giving a thrust to one side of the first positioning block, so that the first positioning block and the threaded groove are in stable contact, ensuring that the robot body is positioned and installed on the connecting ring. At the same time, the spring, the threaded groove and the first positioning block are all sleeved on the outside of the threaded column, so that the threaded column is installed with the threaded groove, and the insertion slide groove is slidably connected to the outside of the connecting ring.

[0014] In the above technical solution, the technical effects and advantages provided by the present invention are:

[0015] 1. Through the setting of robot components, the robot body can be rotated around the wind power column, effectively improving the monitoring range, so that all equipment can be evenly and comprehensively monitored, and the shielding of the robot body due to the large column can be reduced. The robot body can reduce the monitoring blind spot of the robot body. The robot body can promptly and effectively warn the wind turbines, greatly improving the safety of the entire wind farm.

[0016] 2. By setting the prompt component, the surrounding robot body can be cleaned, maintaining the best working state of the robot body, ensuring that the robot body can keep the monitoring image clear, and improving the accuracy of early warning diagnosis.

[0017] 3. Through the setting of the synchronization component, the cleaning roller brush can be driven to rotate along the support frame, so that the cleaning roller brush can clean the surface of the robot body in multiple directions during the movement, which can reduce the situation of cleaning dead corners on the top of the robot body and ensure that the early warning and monitoring capabilities of the robot body are fully utilized. At the same time, the cleaning roller brush can automatically perform cleaning tasks and reduce manual intervention.

[0018] 4. Through the setting of the disconnecting and connecting components, the robot body and the connecting ring can be disassembled and assembled, which is convenient for more careful inspection and maintenance of the robot body, ensuring that it is always in the best working condition, so as to discover and report equipment abnormalities earlier, extend the service life of the robot body, and further improve the early warning effect of the robot body.

[0019] 5. By setting the guide component, the robot body and the connecting ring can be positioned and installed, which can reduce the position offset of the robot body during installation and reduce the adjustment time, thereby improving the installation efficiency of the overall robot body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0021] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a robot assembly of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 For the present invention Figure 1 A magnified view of the structure at center;

[0024] Figure 4It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cleaning roller brush of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the assembly of the synchronous belt and the cleaning roller brush of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the prompt assembly of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the threaded column of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 8 This is a structural schematic diagram of the insertion slide groove of the present invention;

[0029] Fig. 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of the guide assembly of the present invention.

[0030] Description of reference numerals:

[0031] 1. Wind power column; 11. Robot body;

[0032] 2. Robot assembly; 21. Ring frame; 22. Stabilizing ring; 23. Surrounding groove; 24. First gear; 25. Connecting ring; 26. Limiting ring; 27. Mounting box; 28. Second gear; 29. ​​First servo motor;

[0033] 3. Prompt assembly; 31. Support frame; 32. Cleaning roller brush; 33. Second servo motor; 34. Connecting shaft column; 35. Synchronous pulley; 36. Synchronous belt; 37. Guide groove; 38. Connecting block; 39. Guide column;

[0034] 4. Break-in and break-out assembly; 41. first positioning block; 42. threaded column; 43. screw hole; 44. threaded groove; 45. positioning cavity; 46. spring; 47. insertion slide groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0036] The present invention provides Figure 1-Figure 9 A wind farm robot with an early warning function is shown, comprising:

[0037] A wind power column 1 and a robot body 11, wherein the robot body 11 is used to monitor the wind power column 1 and provide early warning prompts;

[0038] The robot component 2 is combined with the robot body 11 to form a rotating whole, which is used to drive the robot body 11 to carry out early warning monitoring along the outside of the wind power column 1. The robot component 2 includes a ring frame 21 and a stabilizing ring 22 fixedly sleeved on the outside of the wind power column 1, a surrounding groove 23 is formed between the ring frame 21 and the stabilizing ring 22, and a connecting ring 25 slidably installed on the ring frame 21 and matched with the robot body 11. The robot body 11 is provided with a disconnecting and connecting component 4 for disassembling and assembling it from the connecting ring 25, a power component for driving the connecting ring 25 to rotate is provided in the surrounding groove 23, and a prompting component 3 is provided on the power component, and the prompting component 3 reciprocates to clean the surrounding robot body 11, so as to accurately warn and monitor the cleaned robot body 11 along the wind power column 1.

[0039] The power assembly includes a first gear 24 installed between the connecting ring 25 and the surrounding groove 23, a mounting box 27 fixed to the outside of the stabilizing ring 22 and communicating with the inside of the surrounding groove 23, and a second gear 28 rotatably installed in the mounting box 27, and the second gear 28 is meshed with the first gear 24. A first servo motor 29 is fixed to the top of the mounting box 27, and the first servo motor 29 is used to drive the second gear 28 to rotate; a limit ring 26 is also fixed to the top of the ring frame 21, and a slide groove for the limit ring 26 to slide is provided at the bottom end of the robot body 11.

[0040] When the robot body 11 performs surround warning monitoring, the second gear 28 is driven to rotate by the first servo motor 29, and then the second gear 28 rotates along the installation box 27 and meshes with the first gear 24 for transmission. At this time, the first gear 24 rotates along the surround groove 23 to drive the connecting ring 25 to rotate along the outside of the ring frame 21, and the connecting ring 25 rotates to drive the robot body 11 to rotate, and the robot body 11 rotates to rotate the slide groove opened at its bottom along the outside of the limit ring 26, so that the robot body 11 is guided and moved along the ring frame 21 and the connecting ring 25, so that the robot body 11 can stably rotate around the wind power column 1, so that the robot body 11 rotates around the wind power column 1, effectively improving the monitoring range, so that all equipment can be evenly and comprehensively monitored, can reduce the shielding of the robot body 11 due to the large column, can reduce the monitoring blind area of ​​the robot body 11, the robot body 11 can timely and effectively warn the wind turbine, greatly improving the safety of the entire wind farm.

[0041] refer to Figure 1-Figure 5As shown, the prompt component 3 includes a support frame 31 fixed on the top of the installation box 27, a plurality of cleaning roller brushes 32 rotatably installed in the support frame 31 for cleaning the robot body 11, and an annular groove provided on the top wall of the support frame 31, in which a synchronous component for driving the plurality of cleaning roller brushes 32 to rotate around is provided; the synchronous component includes a synchronous belt 36 rotatably installed in the annular groove, a guide column 39 fixed on the top of the cleaning roller brush 32, and a guide groove 37 formed between the synchronous belt 36 and the annular groove for inserting the guide column 39, a connecting block 38 is fixed on the outside of the synchronous belt 36, and the connecting block 38 is fixedly connected to the guide column 39, two connecting shaft columns 34 are installed in the annular groove, and the outsides of the two connecting shaft columns 34 are both sleeved with two synchronous pulleys 35 matching the synchronous belt 36, a second servo motor 33 is fixed on the top of the support frame 31, and the second servo motor 33 is used to drive one of the connecting shaft columns 34 to rotate.

[0042] Through the above technical solution:

[0043] When the robot body 11 is orbiting, the robot body 11 first orbits along the ring frame 21 and is about to enter the support frame 31. The second servo motor 33 rotates to drive one of the connecting shaft columns 34 to rotate, and then one of the connecting shaft columns 34 rotates to drive one of the synchronous belt pulleys 35 to rotate. At this time, one of the synchronous belt pulleys 35 rotates and engages with the synchronous belt 36 to drive the synchronous belt 36 to rotate along the ring groove, and the synchronous belt 36 is transmitted to the other synchronous belt pulley 35, driving the other synchronous belt pulley 35 to rotate along the other connecting shaft column 34, and the rotation of the synchronous belt 36 drives the connecting block 38 to rotate. The cleaning roller brush 32 is moved so that the connecting block 38 rotates around along the guide groove 37, so that the guide column 39 rotates and drives the cleaning roller brush 32 to rotate around along the support frame 31. As the cleaning roller brush 32 rotates, it contacts the surface of the robot body 11 that is approaching, so as to clean the surface of the robot body 11 that is moving around. At the same time, the cleaning roller brush 32 cleans the surface of the robot body 11 in multiple directions during the movement, which can reduce the situation of cleaning dead corners on the top of the robot body 11, and ensure that the early warning and monitoring capabilities of the robot body 11 are fully utilized, thereby improving the early warning prompt effect of the robot body 11 on the wind farm.

[0044] refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 8As shown, the disconnecting and connecting component 4 includes a positioning cavity 45 provided on the outside of the connecting ring 25 and a screw hole 43 provided on the bottom of the robot body 11, a threaded groove 44 is provided in the positioning cavity 45, a threaded column 42 is screwed on the robot body 11, and the threaded column 42 is screwed into the threaded groove 44 corresponding to the screw hole 43 through the screw hole 43, and a guide component is provided in the positioning cavity 45 for positioning it with the robot body 11; the guide component includes a first positioning block 41 slidably installed in the positioning cavity 45, an insertion slide groove 47 provided at the bottom end of the robot body 11, and a threaded groove 44 installed in the insertion slide groove 47, and one side of the first positioning block 41 is in contact with the threaded groove 44, and a spring 46 is installed between the first positioning block 41 and the positioning cavity 45.

[0045] Through the above technical solution:

[0046] When the robot body 11 is being repaired, the threaded column 42 is rotated to screw it along the thread groove 44 and the screw hole 43 to be driven to remove the threaded column 42 from the thread groove 44 and the screw hole 43, and then the robot body 11 is pulled upward to drive the insertion slide groove 47 to slide upward along the outside of the connecting ring 25. At this time, one side of the first positioning block 41 and one side of the thread groove 44 cooperate with the inclination, and move upward with the thread groove 44. Then, the spring 46 has its own elastic force, thereby giving a thrust to one side of the first positioning block 41, so that the first positioning block 41 moves in the direction of the force in the positioning cavity 45. Movement is used to maintain stable contact between the first positioning block 41 and the thread groove 44, so that the thread groove 44 and the first positioning block 41 slide stably, and the connection between the thread groove 44 and the first positioning block 41 is lost, so that the insertion slide groove 47 is separated along the outside of the connecting ring 25, and the robot body 11 is taken out from the ring frame 21, so as to facilitate more careful inspection and maintenance of the robot body 11, ensure that it is always in the best working condition, so as to discover and report equipment abnormalities earlier, extend the service life of the robot body 11, and further enhance the early warning effect of the robot body 11.

[0047] The above only describes certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention by way of illustration. Undoubtedly, a person skilled in the art can modify the described embodiments in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the above drawings and descriptions are illustrative in nature and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A robot with early warning function in a wind farm, characterized in that: include: A wind power column (1) and a robot body (11), wherein the robot body (11) is used to monitor the wind power column (1) and provide early warning prompts; A robot assembly (2), wherein the robot assembly (2) and a robot body (11) are combined to form a rotating whole, and are used to drive the robot body (11) to perform circumferential early warning monitoring along the outside of a wind power column (1), wherein the robot assembly (2) comprises a collar frame (21) and a stabilizing ring (22) fixedly sleeved on the outside of the wind power column (1), a circumferential groove (23) formed between the collar frame (21) and the stabilizing ring (22), and a connecting ring (25) slidably mounted on the collar frame (21) and matched with the robot body (11), wherein the robot body (11) is provided with a disconnecting assembly (4) for disassembling and assembling the robot body and the connecting ring (25), wherein the circumferential groove (23) is provided with a power assembly for driving the connecting ring (25) to rotate, wherein the power assembly is provided with a prompting assembly (3), and the prompting assembly (3) reciprocates to clean the circumferential robot body (11), and is used to accurately perform circumferential early warning monitoring on the cleaned robot body (11) along the wind power column (1); The power assembly comprises a first gear (24) installed between the connecting ring (25) and the surrounding groove (23), a mounting box (27) fixed to the outside of the stabilizing ring (22) and communicating with the inside of the surrounding groove (23), and a second gear (28) rotatably mounted in the mounting box (27), wherein the second gear (28) is meshed with the first gear (24), and a first servo motor (29) is fixed at the top end of the mounting box (27), and the first servo motor (29) is used to drive the second gear (28) to rotate; A limit ring (26) is also fixed at the top of the collar frame (21), and a slide groove for the limit ring (26) to slide is provided at the bottom of the robot body (11); The prompt component (3) comprises a support frame (31) fixed to the top of the installation box (27), a plurality of cleaning roller brushes (32) rotatably installed in the support frame (31) for cleaning the robot body (11), and an annular groove provided on the top wall of the support frame (31), wherein a synchronous component is provided in the annular groove for driving the plurality of cleaning roller brushes (32) to rotate around; The synchronous assembly comprises a synchronous belt (36) rotatably mounted in an annular groove, a guide post (39) fixed at the top of a cleaning roller brush (32), and a guide groove (37) formed between the synchronous belt (36) and the annular groove for inserting the guide post (39), a connecting block (38) fixed to the outside of the synchronous belt (36), and the connecting block (38) and the guide post (39) are fixedly connected, two connecting shaft posts (34) are installed in the annular groove, and two synchronous pulleys (35) matching the synchronous belt (36) are sleeved on the outside of the two connecting shaft posts (34), and a second servo motor (33) is fixed to the top of the support frame (31), and the second servo motor (33) is used to drive one of the connecting shaft posts (34) to rotate; The disconnecting and connecting component (4) comprises a positioning cavity (45) provided on the outside of the connecting ring (25) and a screw hole (43) provided on the bottom of the robot body (11); a thread groove (44) is provided in the positioning cavity (45); a thread column (42) is screwed on the robot body (11); and the thread column (42) is screwed into a thread groove (44) corresponding to the screw hole (43) through the screw hole (43); and a guide component is provided in the positioning cavity (45) for positioning the positioning cavity with the robot body (11).

2. The robot with early warning function for a wind farm according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide assembly comprises a first positioning block (41) slidably mounted in the positioning cavity (45), an insertion slide groove (47) provided at the bottom end of the robot body (11), and a thread groove (44) mounted in the insertion slide groove (47), and one side of the first positioning block (41) is in contact with the thread groove (44), and a spring (46) is installed between the first positioning block (41) and the positioning cavity (45).

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