Buoy for monitoring heavy metal pollution in water
By designing a stable buoy for monitoring heavy metal pollution in water, utilizing a lifting mechanism of counterweights and anchors, and combining it with solar power, the problem of equipment drift was solved, enabling stable monitoring and self-powered operation in complex waters, thus improving monitoring accuracy and reliability.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520382354.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-06
AI Technical Summary
The floating carriers of existing heavy metal pollution monitoring equipment in water are prone to drifting under the influence of wind and waves, causing the monitoring equipment to deviate from its intended position and reducing the accuracy and reliability of monitoring.
A buoy for monitoring heavy metal pollution in water has been designed, comprising a floating plate, support rod, floating ball, sensor bracket, counterweight, and anchor. The buoy uses a drive motor to control the raising and lowering of the counterweight and anchor, and is powered by solar panels and a battery to ensure the stability and sustainable operation of the equipment on the water surface.
It improves the stability of the equipment in water, reduces the impact of wind, waves and water flow on the position, ensures the accuracy and reliability of monitoring, and realizes the self-powering capability of the equipment through solar power, adapting to long-term monitoring in complex environments.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to pollution monitoring equipment, concretely to a heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy in water. BACKGROUND
[0002] Heavy metal pollution monitoring in water is the work of detecting and evaluating the content, distribution and ecological influence of heavy metal elements (such as mercury, cadmium, lead, chromium, etc.) in water environment, and the monitoring includes real-time monitoring of natural water areas such as rivers and lakes and key areas such as industrial wastewater discharge outlets, and at the same time, the migration and transformation law of heavy metals in water ecological system is also considered, the toxicity effect on aquatic organisms, biological cumulative effect and the harm to human health through food chain are evaluated, so as to provide data support for water resource protection, pollution control and ecological restoration.
[0003] The Chinese patent with the application number 202123069541.4 discloses a water environment ecological heavy metal pollution monitoring equipment, and the bottom of the floating plate is fixedly connected with a foam plate, but it is found in actual use that the floating plate and other carriers floating on the water body are easy to drift under the influence of wind and waves, which leads to the deviation of the monitoring equipment from the predetermined position, thereby reducing the monitoring accuracy and effect of the key areas and affecting the reliability and effectiveness of water quality monitoring. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] The utility model aims at overcoming the defects in the prior art, and provides a heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy in water, which has stable floating performance, good monitoring capacity and good protection and heat dissipation performance.
[0005] Technical scheme: the utility model discloses a heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy in water, which comprises a floating plate, a plurality of support rods are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the floating plate, a floating ball is arranged at the end of the support rod away from the floating plate, a sensor support is arranged in the circumferential direction of the floating plate, a monitoring sensor is arranged at the top of the sensor support, a circular shell and a counterweight are arranged at the bottom of the floating plate, a plurality of anchor rods are arranged at the bottom of the counterweight, a protection shell is arranged at the top of the floating plate, a mounting partition plate, a mounting frame and a driving motor are arranged in the protection shell, a solar module is arranged on the protection shell, a rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the inner side of the mounting frame, the output shaft of the driving motor is connected with the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is connected with the counterweight through a lifting rope.
[0006] Further, the counterweight is arranged on the inner side of the circular shell.
[0007] Further, the solar energy assembly comprises a mounting frame, solar panels and a battery, the mounting frame is arranged on the top of the protective shell, the solar panels are arranged on the top of the mounting frame, and the battery is arranged inside the protective shell. The solar panels are evenly spaced along the circumference of the mounting frame. The solar panels are connected to the battery through flexible cables, and the battery is located above the mounting partition.
[0008] Further, the sensor support is connected to the protective cover, and the surface of the protective cover is provided with water permeable holes to facilitate the flow of water and facilitate monitoring by the monitoring sensor. The bottom end of the monitoring sensor extends into the interior of the protective cover.
[0009] Further, the surface of the protective shell is provided with a plurality of reinforcing rods, the number of reinforcing rods matches the number of support rods, which facilitates improving the overall strength of the support rods and thereby improving stability, and the side surface of the protective shell is provided with a ventilation duct, and the end of the ventilation duct is provided with an external thread. The bottom end of the reinforcing rod is connected to the support rod.
[0010] Working principle: Place the monitoring buoy in the water area to be monitored, the floating plate makes the buoy stable and float on the water surface, the support rod provides support for the floating ball, the floating ball further enhances the buoyancy of the buoy, and helps to stabilize the position of the buoy. When the buoy is stably floating on the water surface, the driving motor is started, the lifting rope is released through the rotating shaft, the counterweight and anchor rod fall into the riverbed under the action of gravity, the anchor rod is inserted into the silt, which enhances the stability of the buoy and reduces the influence of wind waves and water flow disturbance on the position of the buoy. Subsequently, the monitoring sensor starts to work, monitors the heavy metal content in the water body, and transmits the data to the control unit. The control unit processes and analyzes the monitoring data and feeds back the results to the terminal or cloud platform for relevant personnel to view and analyze. The protective cover protects the monitoring sensor from direct impact of external objects, while the water permeable holes ensure the free flow of water, ensuring that the monitoring sensor can work normally. The solar energy assembly provides green and sustainable energy for the entire system. The solar panels inside the solar energy assembly absorb solar energy and convert it into electrical energy, which is stored in the battery to power various electronic devices on the buoy.
[0011] Method of use: The user first places the device in the river channel to be monitored. Under the action of the floating ball, the floating plate will float on the water surface. At this time, the monitoring end of the monitoring sensor enters the water body and starts to monitor the heavy metals in the water body. The monitoring data will be fed back to the terminal by the control unit and displayed.
[0012] When the floating plate is stably floating on the water surface, the person starts the general motor, the general motor starts to operate and drives the winding rope rotating shaft to rotate, the lifting rope on the surface of the winding rope rotating shaft starts to be unwound after the winding rope rotating shaft rotates, in the process of unwinding the lifting rope, the counterweight and the anchor rod move downward under the action of gravity and finally fall into the riverbed, after the counterweight and the anchor rod fall into the riverbed, part of the counterweight will sink into the silt in the riverbed, and the anchor rod will be inserted into the silt, this state can effectively limit the activity range of the floating plate, so that the floating plate will not deviate from the pre-set monitoring point due to the impact of wind waves, water flow disturbance and the like, the device can stably and effectively float on the water body, and continuously monitor the heavy metals in the water body in the specified area.
[0013] Beneficial effects: Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following remarkable features:
[0014] 1. The design of the counterweight and the anchor rod greatly improves the stability of the buoy in water, reduces the influence of wind waves and water flow disturbance on the position of the buoy, greatly reduces the deviation of the floating plate, ensures that it will not deviate from the monitoring area too much, the barbed design on the anchor rod enhances its fixing effect in the riverbed, ensures the stability of the buoy in complex environment, the driving motor realizes the lifting function of the counterweight and the anchor rod by controlling the rotation of the rotating shaft, so that the buoy can adjust its working position as needed, and the counterweight and the anchor rod can be quickly recovered.
[0015] 2. The design of the solar energy assembly makes full use of solar energy resources to provide green and sustainable power support for the whole system, and the energy storage design of the storage battery ensures that the buoy can work normally at night or on cloudy days and the like when the light is insufficient.
[0016] 3. The combination design of the floating plate and the floating ball provides sufficient buoyancy for the buoy, ensures that it can stably float on the water surface, and can maintain position stability even in turbulent water flow or large wave environment, the monitoring sensor is fixedly installed on the buoy through the sensor support, can monitor the heavy metal content in the water body in real time, and provides accurate data support for water quality evaluation and management, through the design of the protective cover, the monitoring sensor is protected from direct impact of external objects, and through the water permeable hole, the free flow of the water body is ensured, and the accuracy and reliability of the monitoring are ensured. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the protective shell 15 of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of the circular shell 12 of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] As Figure 1 , the outer surface of the floating plate 1 of the heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy in water is installed with a plurality of support rods 2 in equidistant array, and the ends of the support rods 2 away from the floating plate 1 are fixedly installed with floating balls 3. Through the setting of the plurality of support rods 2 and floating balls 3, the floating plate 1 is facilitated to float on the surface of the water body, so as to facilitate subsequent monitoring of heavy metals in the water body. One side of the floating plate 1 is fixedly installed with a sensor support 6, the end of the sensor support 6 is fixedly installed with a monitoring sensor 7, the bottom of the floating plate 1 is fixedly connected with a circular shell 12 and a counterweight 13, and the bottom of the counterweight 13 is fixedly installed with a plurality of anchor rods 14. The top of the floating plate 1 is fixedly installed with a protective shell 15, the middle of the inner cavity of the protective shell 15 is fixedly installed with an installation partition plate 5, the inner space of the protective shell 15 is divided into upper and lower cavities by the installation partition plate 5, the top of the protective shell 15 is fixedly installed with a solar module 4, the bottom of the inner cavity of the protective shell 15 is fixedly installed with a mounting bracket 8, the inner side of the mounting bracket 8 is rotatably installed with a rotating shaft 9 for winding the rope, the outer side of the rotating shaft 9 is wound with a lifting rope 10, and one side of the mounting bracket 8 is fixedly connected with a driving motor 11. The driving end of the driving motor 11 extends to the inside of the mounting bracket 8 and is fixed to one end of the rotating shaft 9. The floating plate 1 provides buoyancy for the entire monitoring buoy, so that it can stably float on the water surface, the support rod 2 provides support for the floating ball 3, the floating ball 3 further enhances the buoyancy of the buoy, and also helps to stabilize the position of the buoy, the sensor support 6 is used to support the monitoring sensor 7, and the monitoring sensor 7 is used to monitor the heavy metal content in the water body. The monitoring sensor 7 includes various types of electrochemical sensors, optical sensors, biological sensors, etc., which can monitor heavy metals in the water body and feed back monitoring data to a control element. The monitoring data is then fed back to the external terminal through the control element. The control element can be a programmable logic controller (PLC) or a single-chip microcomputer, etc. It can be programmed to realize data processing and transmission functions according to specific monitoring requirements and functional requirements. However, the specific selection of the control element needs to be determined according to the actual monitoring system design requirements, cost budget, precision requirements, etc. The bottom of the sensor support 6 is fixedly installed with a circular protective cover 16, and the surface of the protective cover 16 is provided with a water permeable hole 17. The bottom end of the monitoring sensor 7 extends to the inside of the protective cover 16. The protective cover 16 can protect the monitoring sensor 7 from direct impact of external objects, and the water permeable hole 17 ensures the free flow of water, without affecting the normal work of the monitoring sensor 7.
[0021] As Figures 2-3The counterweight 13 is located on the inner side of the circular shell 12, and one end of the lifting rope 10 is fixedly connected with the top end of the counterweight 13. The design of the counterweight 13 and the anchor rod 14 can greatly improve the stability of the buoy, reduce the influence of wind and water disturbance on the position of the buoy, and the barbs on the anchor rod 14 can further enhance the fixing effect in the riverbed, ensuring the stability of the buoy in complex environment. When the lifting rope 10 is unwound, the counterweight 13 will drive the anchor rod 14 to move downward and fall into the riverbed, and since the side of the anchor rod 14 is provided with a plurality of barbs, it can be effectively fixed in the riverbed, so that the floating plate 1 will not deviate too much. The driving motor 11 realizes the lifting function of the counterweight 13 and the anchor rod 14 by controlling the rotation of the rotating shaft 9. The solar energy assembly 4 includes mounting frames 41, solar panels 42 and storage batteries 43, and the mounting frames 41 are fixedly installed on the top of the protective shell 15, the solar panels 42 are fixedly installed on the top of the mounting frames 41, and the storage batteries 43 are fixedly installed in the protective shell 15 and located in the upper chamber of the protective shell 15. The number of mounting frames 41 and solar panels 42 is several. The solar panels 42 are connected with the storage batteries 43 through flexible cables, and the storage batteries 43 are located above the installation partition plate 5. The mounting frames 41 are fixedly connected with connecting struts 19, and the top ends of the connecting struts 19 are fixedly connected with the bottom surfaces of the solar panels 42. By arranging the solar panels 42, it is convenient to convert solar energy into electrical energy and store it in the storage batteries 43, which is convenient for subsequent power supply of electrical equipment and improves the endurance of electrical equipment. The protective shell 15 provides protection for the internal components, avoiding interference and damage from the external environment, and the solar energy assembly 4 can fully utilize solar energy resources to provide power support for the entire system, reducing the operating cost.
[0022] A plurality of reinforcing rods 18 are fixedly installed on the surface of the protective shell 15, and the number of reinforcing rods 18 matches the number of support rods 2. The protective shell 15 is fixedly provided with ventilation pipes 20, the number of ventilation pipes 20 is two, which are communicated with the upper and lower chambers of the protective shell 15, and the end portions of the ventilation pipes 20 are provided with external threads, so that the personnel can use threaded caps to seal one end of the protective shell 15, improving the sealing performance of the protective shell 15 when not in use. The bottom ends of the reinforcing rods 18 are connected with the support rods 2. By connecting the support rods 2 and the protective shell 15 through the reinforcing rods 18, the overall strength and stability of the buoy are further improved, and the design of the ventilation pipes 20 helps to circulate and dissipate heat in the protective shell 15, improving the reliability and service life of the system.
Claims
1. A waterborne heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy comprising a floating plate (1), characterized in that: The peripheral equidistantly arranged support rods (2) of the floating plate (1), the floating ball (3) is arranged at the end of the support rod (2) away from the floating plate (1), the sensor support (6) is arranged on the periphery of the floating plate (1), the monitoring sensor (7) is arranged on the top of the sensor support (6), the bottom of the floating plate (1) is provided with a circular shell (12) and a counterweight (13), the bottom of the counterweight (13) is provided with several anchor rods (14), the top of the floating plate (1) is provided with a protective shell (15), the protective shell (15) is provided with a mounting partition (5), a mounting frame (8) and a driving motor (11), the solar assembly (4) is arranged on the protective shell (15), the inner side of the mounting frame (8) is rotatably provided with a rotating shaft (9), the output shaft of the driving motor (11) is connected with the rotating shaft (9), the rotating shaft (9) is connected with the counterweight (13) through a lifting rope (10).
2. The water heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The counterweight (13) is located inside the circular shell (12).
3. The water heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The solar assembly (4) comprises a mounting frame (41), a solar panel (42) and a storage battery (43), the mounting frame (41) is arranged on the top of the protective shell (15), the solar panel (42) is arranged on the top of the mounting frame (41), and the storage battery (43) is arranged inside the protective shell (15).
4. The water heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy according to claim 3, characterized in that: The solar panel (42) is uniformly and spacedly arranged along the periphery of the mounting frame (41).
5. The water heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy according to claim 3, characterized in that: The solar panel (42) is connected with the storage battery (43) through a flexible cable, and the storage battery (43) is located above the mounting partition (5).
6. The water heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy according to claim 3, characterized in that: The mounting frame (41) is connected with the solar panel (42) through a connecting support rod (19).
7. The water heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sensor support (6) is connected with a protective cover (16), and the surface of the protective cover (16) is provided with a water permeable hole (17).
8. The water heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom end of the monitoring sensor (7) extends into the protective cover (16).
9. The water heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the protective shell (15) is provided with a plurality of reinforcing rods (18), the number of the reinforcing rods (18) matches the number of the support rods (2), the side surface of the protective shell (15) is provided with a ventilation duct (20), and the end of the ventilation duct (20) is provided with an external thread.
10. The water heavy metal pollution monitoring buoy according to claim 9, characterized in that: The bottom end of the reinforcing rod (18) is connected with the support rod (2).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Water environment ecological heavy metal pollution monitoring equipment
CN216411277U