Seawater monitoring buoy for physical ocean research
By designing a seawater monitoring float, using solar energy and wind generators for power supply, and combining light sensors and wind sensors to adjust the direction, the problems of low water quality monitoring efficiency and short equipment life in existing technologies are solved, and the stability and accuracy of ocean water quality monitoring are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422576966.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-19
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-10-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing water quality monitoring methods are inefficient and the equipment has a short service life in seawater, making it impossible to stably monitor ocean water quality for a long time.
A seawater monitoring float was designed. It is powered by solar panels and wind turbines, and uses light sensors and wind sensors to adjust the charging direction. It uses a sealed structure to prevent seawater erosion. It is equipped with a water quality monitor and a filtration system. It can adapt to instruments of different sizes through a clamping device, and clean impurities in the filter screen through a cleaning motor.
It improves the service life and monitoring efficiency of the equipment, ensures the stability and monitoring accuracy of the equipment in the ocean, and extends the service life of the equipment.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of physical oceanography, in particular to a seawater monitoring float used for physical oceanography research. Background Art
[0002] Physical oceanography applies the concepts and methods of physics to study the temporal and spatial variations of force fields, thermohaline structures, and related mechanical motions in the ocean. It also investigates the exchange and conversion of matter, momentum, and energy within the ocean. It is a key branch of marine science, aiming to reveal the physical properties of the ocean and how they change. In physical oceanography, water quality monitoring is often necessary to ensure the accuracy of physical research.
[0003] The existing water quality monitoring method usually requires staff to extract water samples for monitoring. This method has low monitoring efficiency. At the same time, the existing monitoring device will reduce the service life of the equipment because the water quality monitor is soaked in seawater for a long time during use. In this regard, the utility model designs a seawater monitoring float for physical oceanography to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of the above situation, in order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a seawater monitoring float for physical oceanography research, which effectively solves the problems raised in the above background technology.
[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a seawater monitoring float for physical oceanography research, comprising a floating tube, wherein the floating tube is fixed with a sealed top plate through a rainproof ring, a plurality of solar panels are provided on the top of the sealed top plate, a wind turbine is provided on the top of the solar panels, a support rod is fixed to the bottom of the wind turbine, the bottom of the solar panel is fixedly connected to the support rod through a connecting rod, a wind sensor is fixed on the top of the wind turbine, a light sensor is fixed on the right end of the support rod, a camera is also fixed on the top of the sealed top plate through a positioning plate, the floating tube A partition is fixed inside, a sealed barrel is fixed at the bottom of the partition, a controller is fixed at the bottom of the partition, a power supply is fixed to the rear of the controller, a water quality monitor is provided inside the sealed barrel, a clamping plate is slidably connected to the bottom of the water quality monitor, a water quality monitoring head is fixed to the bottom of the water quality monitor through a connecting line, two movable propellers are provided on the left side of the sealed barrel, the bottom of the sealed barrel is fastened to the bottom sealing plate by a locking screw, a filter is fixed to the bottom of the bottom sealing plate, a filter plate is fixed to the bottom of the filter, and two cleaning rods are slidably connected to the outside of the filter.
[0006] Preferably, a reversing bearing is fixed on the top of the sealing top plate, and a reversing sub-gear is fixed to the inner ring of the reversing bearing through a fixing rod. The top of the reversing sub-gear is fixedly connected to the support rod, and the reversing sub-gear is meshedly connected to the reversing main gear. The bottom of the reversing main gear is rotatably connected to a reversing motor, and the reversing motor is fixedly connected to the sealing top plate.
[0007] Preferably, two movable motors are fixed inside the sealing barrel, and each movable motor is rotationally connected to the movable propeller on its left side via a rotating shaft.
[0008] Preferably, a plurality of vertical clamping rods are provided inside the sealed barrel, the top of each vertical clamping rod is fixedly connected to the partition plate, a horizontal clamping rod is fixed to the bottom of each vertical clamping rod, and the telescopic end of each horizontal clamping rod is fixedly connected to the clamping plate inside it.
[0009] Preferably, the water quality monitoring head fits tightly with the through hole on the bottom sealing plate, a cleaning motor is fixed on the top of the bottom sealing plate, a cleaning shaft is rotatably connected to the bottom of the cleaning motor, a filter rod is fixed to the bottom of the cleaning shaft, the lower end of the cleaning shaft is slidably connected to the filter plate, and the filter rod is fixedly connected to the cleaning rods at both ends.
[0010] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
[0011] The utility model can drive the reversing main gear to rotate through the reversing motor, thereby driving the reversing sub-gear to rotate, and then driving the support rod to rotate, thereby driving the wind generator and solar panel to reversing. At the same time, the device can monitor the light direction through the light sensor and the wind direction through the wind sensor, thereby ensuring the charging efficiency of the device, thereby ensuring the use time of the device, and thus ensuring the monitoring effect.
[0012] The utility model can change the distance between multiple clamping plates by extending and retracting the vertical clamping rod and the horizontal clamping rod, so that water quality monitors of different sizes can be clamped, thereby improving the applicability of the equipment. At the same time, the equipment can prevent seawater from corroding the water quality monitor through the cooperation of the sealing barrel and the bottom sealing plate, thereby improving the service life of the water quality monitor. At the same time, the equipment can ensure that the equipment floats on the water surface through the floating tube, thereby ensuring the stability of the equipment. At the same time, the rain shielding ring can prevent rainwater from gathering, thereby reducing the weight of the equipment, thereby ensuring the stability of the equipment.
[0013] The utility model can filter impurities in seawater through the filter net, thereby ensuring the accuracy of monitoring by the water quality monitor. At the same time, the device can drive the cleaning shaft to rotate through the cleaning motor, thereby driving the filter rod to rotate, thereby driving the cleaning rod to rotate, thereby cleaning the impurities outside the filter net, thereby ensuring the monitoring efficiency of the equipment, thereby ensuring the monitoring effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present invention, they are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation to the present invention.
[0015] In the attached figure:
[0016] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the right end of the entire utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall bottom of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the entire utility model;
[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the filter screen of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the interior of the sealed barrel of the present invention.
[0022] In the figure: 1-floating tube; 2-sealed barrel; 3-moving propeller; 4-filter; 5-wind turbine; 6-partition plate; 7-water quality monitor; 8-vertical clamping rod; 101-rain shield ring; 102-sealed top plate; 103-camera; 104-positioning plate; 301-moving motor; 401-bottom sealing plate; 402-cleaning rod; 403-cleaning motor; 404-cleaning shaft; 405-filter plate; 406-filter Filter rod; 407-locking screw; 501-wind sensor; 502-solar panel; 503-light sensor; 504-reversing pinion; 505-reversing bearing; 506-reversing main gear; 507-reversing motor; 508-support rod; 509-connecting rod; 601-controller; 602-power supply; 701-water quality monitoring head; 702-connecting line; 801-horizontal clamping rod; 802-clamping plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments; based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0024] Embodiment 1, by Figure 1-Figure 3 、 Figure 6The utility model includes a floating tube 1, which is made of rubber material. The floating tube 1 can ensure that the device floats on the water surface, thereby ensuring the stability of the device. The floating tube 1 is fixed with a sealing top plate 102 through a rainproof ring 101. The rainproof ring 101 is made of alloy material. The sealing top plate 102 is made of alloy material. The sealing top plate 102 is used to support the reversing motor 507. A plurality of solar panels 502 are provided on the top of the sealing top plate 102. A wind turbine 5 is provided on the top of the solar panel 502. The wind turbine 5 and the solar panel 502 are used for charging. A support rod 508 is fixed to the bottom of the wind turbine 5. The support rod 508 is made of alloy material. The support rod 508 is used to support the wind turbine 5. The bottom of the solar panel 502 is fixedly connected to the support rod 508 via a connecting rod 509. The connecting rod 509 is made of alloy material. A wind sensor 501 is fixed on the top of the wind turbine 5. The wind sensor 501 is used to monitor wind direction. A light sensor 503 is fixed on the right end of the support rod 508. The light sensor 503 is used to monitor the direction of light. A camera 103 is also fixed on the top of the sealing top plate 102 through a positioning plate 104. The camera 103 is used to monitor the movement of the equipment. A partition plate 6 is fixed inside the floating tube 1. The partition plate 6 is made of alloy material and is used to support the controller 601. A sealed barrel 2 is fixed to the bottom of the partition plate 6. The sealed barrel 2 is made of alloy material and is used to protect the water quality monitor 7. A controller 601 is fixed to the bottom of the partition plate 6. The controller 601 is used to control the entire device. A power supply 602 is fixed to the rear of the controller 601. The power supply 602 provides the required energy for the entire device. A water quality monitor 7 is provided inside the sealed barrel 2. The water quality monitor 7 is used to monitor water quality. A clamping plate 802 is slidably connected to the bottom of the water quality monitor 7. The clamping plate 802 is made of alloy material and is used to clamp the water quality monitor 7. A water quality monitoring head 701 is fixed to the bottom of the water quality monitor 7 through a connecting line 702. , the connecting line 702 adopts a flexible wire, the water quality monitoring head 701 is convenient for monitoring water quality, two mobile propellers 3 are provided on the left side of the sealed barrel 2, and the two mobile propellers 3 rotate together to make the entire device movable and steerable on the water surface, the bottom of the sealed barrel 2 is fastened with a bottom sealing plate 401 by a locking screw 407, the bottom sealing plate 401 is made of alloy material, the bottom sealing plate 401 can ensure the sealing of the sealed barrel 2, the bottom of the bottom sealing plate 401 is fixed with a filter screen 4, the filter screen 4 is made of alloy material, the filter screen 4 is used to filter impurities in seawater, the bottom of the filter screen 4 is fixed with a filter plate 405, the filter plate 405 is made of alloy material,The filter plate 405 is used to position the cleaning shaft 404. Two cleaning rods 402 are slidably connected to the outside of the filter 4. The cleaning rods 402 are made of rubber material and are used to clean impurities outside the filter 4.
[0025] Example 2, based on Example 1, combined with Figure 4-Figure 5 It is given that a reversing bearing 505 is fixed on the top of the sealing top plate 102, and the reversing bearing 505 is used to position the reversing pinion 504. The inner ring of the reversing bearing 505 is fixed with a reversing pinion 504 through a fixing rod. The reversing pinion 504 can drive the support rod 508 to rotate by rotating. The top of the reversing pinion 504 is fixedly connected to the support rod 508. The reversing pinion 504 is meshed with a reversing main gear 506. The reversing main gear 506 can drive the reversing pinion 504 to rotate. The bottom of the reversing main gear 506 is rotatably connected to a reversing motor 507, and the reversing motor 507 can drive the reversing main gear 506 to rotate. The reversing motor 507 is fixedly connected to the sealing top plate 102. Two mobile motors 301 are fixed inside the sealing barrel 2, and the mobile motor 301 can drive the mobile propeller 3 on its left side to rotate. Each mobile motor 301 is rotatably connected to the mobile propeller 3 on its left side through a rotating shaft. A plurality of vertical clamping rods 8 are provided inside the sealing barrel 2, and the vertical clamping rods 8 can be extended. The horizontal clamping rod 801 is retractable, thereby driving the horizontal clamping rod 801 to move up and down. The top of each vertical clamping rod 8 is fixedly connected to the partition plate 6. The bottom of each vertical clamping rod 8 is fixed with a horizontal clamping rod 801. The horizontal clamping rod 801 is retractable, thereby driving the clamping plate 802 inside it to move. The retractable end of each horizontal clamping rod 801 is fixedly connected to the clamping plate 802 inside it. The water quality monitoring head 701 is tightly fitted with the through hole on the bottom sealing plate 401. The top of the bottom sealing plate 401 is fixed with a clear The cleaning motor 403 can drive the cleaning shaft 404 to rotate. The cleaning motor 403 is rotatably connected to the cleaning shaft 404 at the bottom. The cleaning shaft 404 can drive the filter rod 406 to rotate. The filter rod 406 is fixed to the bottom of the cleaning shaft 404. The filter rod 406 is made of alloy material. The filter rod 406 is used to fix the cleaning rod 402. The lower end of the cleaning shaft 404 is slidably connected to the filter plate 405. The filter rod 406 is fixedly connected to the cleaning rods 402 at both ends.
[0026] Before using this device, the staff opens the bottom sealing plate 401, and further the staff puts the water quality monitor 7 into the sealed barrel 2. At this time, the controller 601 controls the vertical clamping rod 8 and the horizontal clamping rod 801 to cooperate and extend, so that the clamping plate 802 moves, thereby clamping the water quality monitor 7, thereby ensuring the stability of the water quality monitor 7. The staff further inserts the water quality monitoring head 701 into the through hole on the bottom sealing plate 401, thereby ensuring the stability of the water quality monitoring head 701, thereby ensuring the stability of the monitoring. When using this device, the staff The operator places the entire device in the seawater. At this time, due to the action of the floating tube 1, the entire device can float on the water surface. At this time, the controller 601 controls the camera 103 to work, so as to monitor the position of the device. Further, the controller 601 controls the two mobile motors 301 to work together, thereby driving the two mobile propellers 3 to rotate together, so that the entire device can move on the water surface and turn at the same time. When the entire device moves to the required monitoring position, the controller 601 controls the mobile propeller 3 to keep the entire device in place. Further, the controller 601 controls the solar cell 103 to work together, thereby driving the two mobile propellers 3 to rotate together, thereby making the entire device movable on the water surface and turnable. When the entire device moves to the required monitoring position, the controller 601 controls the mobile propeller 3 to keep the entire device in place. The solar panel 502 works to charge the device. At the same time, the controller 601 controls the light sensor 503 to work, so as to monitor the direction of light. At this time, the controller 601 controls the reversing motor 507 to work, thereby driving the reversing main gear 506 to rotate, thereby driving the reversing sub-gear 504 to rotate, thereby driving the support rod 508 to rotate, so that the solar panel 502 faces the sunlight, thereby ensuring charging efficiency. When the light sensor 503 detects that the light is poor, the controller 601 controls the wind sensor 501 to work, thereby monitoring the wind direction. At this time, The controller 601 controls the reversing motor 507 to work again, so that the wind turbine 5 is always facing the wind direction, thereby further ensuring the charging effect. At this time, the water quality monitor 7 and the water quality monitoring head 701 start working, so as to monitor the water quality. At the same time, the controller 601 controls the cleaning motor 403 to work, thereby driving the cleaning shaft 404 to rotate, thereby driving the filter rod 406 to rotate, thereby driving the cleaning rod 402 to rotate, thereby cleaning the impurities outside the filter net 4, thereby ensuring the accuracy of monitoring. Further, the controller 601 transmits the data to the shore equipment.
[0027] The working process of the present invention is as follows: before using the device, the staff opens the bottom sealing plate 401, and further the staff puts the water quality monitor 7 into the sealed barrel 2. At this time, the controller 601 controls the vertical clamping rod 8 and the horizontal clamping rod 801 to cooperate and extend, so that the clamping plate 802 moves, thereby clamping the water quality monitor 7, thereby ensuring the stability of the water quality monitor 7. The staff further inserts the water quality monitoring head 701 into the through hole on the bottom sealing plate 401, thereby ensuring the stability of the water quality monitoring head 701, thereby ensuring the stability of the monitoring. When using this device, the staff places the entire device in the seawater. At this time, due to the action of the floating tube 1, the entire device can float on the water surface. At this time, the controller 601 controls the camera 103 to work, so as to monitor the position of the device. Further, the controller 601 controls the two mobile motors 301 to work together, thereby driving the two mobile propellers 3 to rotate together, so that the entire device can be moved on the water surface and turned at the same time. When the entire device moves to the desired monitoring position, the controller 601 controls the mobile propellers 3 to keep the entire device in place. Further, the controller 601 controls the mobile propellers 3 to keep the entire device in place. The solar panel 502 is controlled to work, thereby charging the device. At the same time, the controller 601 controls the light sensor 503 to work, thereby monitoring the direction of light. At this time, the controller 601 controls the reversing motor 507 to work, thereby driving the reversing main gear 506 to rotate, thereby driving the reversing sub-gear 504 to rotate, thereby driving the support rod 508 to rotate, so that the solar panel 502 faces the sunlight, thereby ensuring charging efficiency. When the light sensor 503 detects that the light is poor, the controller 601 controls the wind sensor 501 to work, thereby monitoring the wind direction. At this time, the controller 601 controls the reversing motor 507 to work again, so that the wind turbine 5 is always facing the wind direction, thereby further ensuring the charging effect. At this time, the water quality monitor 7 and the water quality monitoring head 701 start working, so as to monitor the water quality. At the same time, the controller 601 controls the cleaning motor 403 to work, thereby driving the cleaning shaft 404 to rotate, thereby driving the filter rod 406 to rotate, thereby driving the cleaning rod 402 to rotate, thereby cleaning the impurities outside the filter net 4, thereby ensuring the accuracy of monitoring. Further, the controller 601 transmits the data to the shore equipment.
[0028] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
[0029] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A seawater monitoring float for physical oceanography, characterized by: The invention comprises a floating tube (1), wherein the floating tube (1) is fixed with a sealing top plate (102) via a rainproof ring (101), a plurality of solar panels (502) are provided on the top of the sealing top plate (102), a wind generator (5) is provided on the top of the solar panels (502), a support rod (508) is fixed on the bottom of the wind generator (5), the bottom of the solar panels (502) is fixedly connected to the support rod (508) via a connecting rod (509), a wind sensor (501) is fixed on the top of the wind generator (5), a light sensor (503) is fixed on the right end of the support rod (508), a camera (103) is also fixed on the top of the sealing top plate (102) via a positioning plate (104), a partition plate (6) is fixed inside the floating tube (1), and the bottom of the partition plate (6) is fixed with a light sensor (503). A sealed barrel (2) is fixed at the bottom of the partition plate (6), a controller (601) is fixed at the bottom of the partition plate (6), a power supply (602) is fixed at the rear of the controller (601), a water quality monitor (7) is provided inside the sealed barrel (2), a clamping plate (802) is slidably connected to the bottom of the water quality monitor (7), a water quality monitoring head (701) is fixed to the bottom of the water quality monitor (7) via a connecting line (702), two movable propellers (3) are provided on the left side of the sealed barrel (2), the bottom of the sealed barrel (2) is fastened to a bottom sealing plate (401) via a locking screw (407), a filter screen (4) is fixed at the bottom of the bottom sealing plate (401), a filter plate (405) is fixed at the bottom of the filter screen (4), and two cleaning rods (402) are slidably connected to the outside of the filter screen (4).
2. The seawater monitoring float for physical oceanography according to claim 1, characterized in that: A reversing bearing (505) is fixed on the top of the sealing top plate (102); a reversing pinion (504) is fixed to the inner ring of the reversing bearing (505) via a fixing rod; the top of the reversing pinion (504) is fixedly connected to the support rod (508); the reversing pinion (504) is meshedly connected to a reversing main gear (506); the bottom of the reversing main gear (506) is rotatably connected to a reversing motor (507); and the reversing motor (507) is fixedly connected to the sealing top plate (102).
3. The seawater monitoring float for physical oceanography according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two movable motors (301) are fixed inside the sealing barrel (2), and each movable motor (301) is rotationally connected to the movable propeller (3) on its left side via a rotating shaft.
4. The seawater monitoring float for physical oceanography according to claim 3, characterized in that: A plurality of vertical clamping rods (8) are provided inside the sealing barrel (2), the top of each vertical clamping rod (8) is fixedly connected to the partition plate (6), the bottom of each vertical clamping rod (8) is fixed with a horizontal clamping rod (801), and the telescopic end of each horizontal clamping rod (801) is fixedly connected to the clamping plate (802) inside it.
5. The seawater monitoring float for physical oceanography according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water quality monitoring head (701) is tightly fitted with the through hole on the bottom sealing plate (401); a cleaning motor (403) is fixed on the top of the bottom sealing plate (401); a cleaning shaft (404) is rotatably connected to the bottom of the cleaning motor (403); a filter rod (406) is fixed to the bottom of the cleaning shaft (404); the lower end of the cleaning shaft (404) is slidably connected to the filter plate (405); and the filter rod (406) is fixedly connected to the cleaning rods (402) at both ends thereof.