Storage device for converting light energy into electric energy in microalgae culture
By introducing a support ring and a rotation adjustment mechanism into the microalgae cultivation device, the problem of poor light equipment adjustment was solved, achieving stable rotation and uniform distribution of light, extending the equipment life and promoting the photosynthesis of microalgae.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520599650.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-01
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-01
AI Technical Summary
Existing microalgae cultivation platforms have poor light equipment regulation, resulting in increased friction, excessive motor pressure, reduced lifespan, and uneven lighting, which affects microalgae growth.
A light energy conversion and electrical energy storage device was designed, which includes a support ring and a rotation adjustment mechanism. The support ball and drive teeth mesh to provide additional support force, ensuring stable rotation of the lighting equipment, reducing friction, and extending the equipment's lifespan. The distance between the light source and the microalgae is adjusted by a cylinder to achieve uniform light distribution.
This achieved stable rotation of the lighting equipment, extended its lifespan, avoided jamming and stagnation, ensured uniform lighting, and promoted photosynthesis of microalgae.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to microalgae culture technical field, concretely for a kind of storage device for light energy conversion electric energy in microalgae culture. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the population growth and economic development, the demand for energy is increasing, traditional fossil fuel resources are limited, and have negative impact on the environment, microalgae culture provides a sustainable energy production method, using light energy and microalgae for photosynthesis, converting the energy of nature into electric energy, with clean, renewable characteristics, microalgae can absorb nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus in wastewater during growth, thereby playing a role in reducing wastewater pollution, at the same time, microalgae can also control the generation of harmful substances such as ammonia nitrogen and nitrate, thereby assisting to reduce the burden of wastewater treatment, which can realize sustainable energy production, environmental protection, wastewater treatment and other functions, and provide technical support for new biological manufacturing and biological material production, with wide application prospect.
[0003] The demand of microalgae for light is very important, the suitable height of algal growth varies with the environment and microalgae species, the existing microalgae operation platform structure is relatively fixed, since microalgae are photosynthetic organisms, they have high requirements for light intensity and frequency, in the prior art, when adjusting the light equipment, it does not have good supporting effect, and the rotation of the light equipment is not smooth enough, which increases the friction force, and then makes the motor pressure larger, and long time will cause the life of the motor to be reduced, therefore, we need to provide a storage device for light energy conversion electric energy in microalgae culture. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] The utility model aims at providing a kind of storage device for light energy conversion electric energy in microalgae culture, set up rotation adjusting mechanism and provide auxiliary support function to the rotation adjustment of fluorescent lamp, by providing additional support force, ensure that light equipment remains stable during rotation, not easy to sway or tilt, auxiliary support can share the stress of light equipment during rotation, prolong the service life of equipment, so that light equipment can rotate more smoothly, without the phenomenon of jam or stagnation, solve the problems raised in the above background technology.
[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a kind of storage device for light energy conversion electric energy in microalgae culture, comprising:
[0006] Support ring body and culture container arranged in support ring body;
[0007] The top of the support ring body is provided with a light illumination mechanism for providing light to the microalgae in the culture container, the light illumination mechanism is distributed around the surface of the culture container, and a rotation adjusting mechanism for rotation adjustment and stabilization of the light illumination mechanism is installed on the top of the support ring body.
[0008] Preferably, the light illumination mechanism comprises a rotating ring body arranged on the top of the support ring body, the top of the rotating ring body is provided with a plurality of fluorescent lamps, the plurality of fluorescent lamps are distributed around the surface of the culture container, and the rotation adjusting mechanism is arranged on the bottom of the rotating ring body.
[0009] Preferably, the rotation adjusting mechanism comprises a plurality of support columns fixedly installed on the top of the support ring body, the top of each of the plurality of support columns is rotatably installed with a support ball, the top of each of the plurality of support balls is in close contact with the bottom of the rotating ring body, the bottom of the rotating ring body is provided with an annular guide groove for rotation of the plurality of support balls, and the surface of the support ring body is provided with a driving member for rotation adjustment of the rotating ring body.
[0010] Preferably, the driving member comprises a motor fixedly installed on the bottom of the support ring body, the output end of the motor penetrates through the top of the support ring body and is provided with a driving gear, the surface of the rotating ring body is integrally processed with a gear ring body, and the surface of the gear ring body is in meshing connection with the surface of the driving gear.
[0011] Preferably, the floating member comprises a fixed ring arranged on the bottom of the support ring body, two air cylinders are embedded in the inside of the fixed ring, a push plate is fixedly installed on the upper end of each of the two air cylinders, the top of the push plate is fixedly installed with the bottom of the culture container through a connecting rod, and the surface of the fixed ring is fixedly installed on the bottom of the support ring body through a rod body.
[0012] Preferably, the top of the push plate is fixedly installed with an algae variable photovoltaic cell, and the inside of the culture container is connected with the algae variable photovoltaic cell through a guide group.
[0013] Preferably, the surface of the support ring body is fixedly installed with a protective shell, the top of the protective shell is screwedly installed with a cover, and the inside of the cover is embedded with a breathable plate.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application are:
[0015] The rotation adjusting mechanism is arranged on the top of the support ring body, and the rotation adjusting mechanism provides auxiliary support function for rotation adjustment of the fluorescent lamps, provides additional support force, ensures that the light illumination equipment remains stable during rotation, is not easy to shake or tilt, the auxiliary support can share the stress of the light illumination equipment during rotation, prolongs the service life of the equipment, and enables the light illumination equipment to rotate more smoothly, and the phenomenon of jamming or stagnation does not occur. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a structure perspective view of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 It is a local structure perspective view of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 It is a floating part perspective view of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 It is a driving part perspective view of the utility model.
[0020] In the figure: 1, support ring body; 2, culture container; 3, illumination mechanism; 31, rotating ring body; 32, daylight lamp; 4, rotating adjusting mechanism; 41, support column; 42, support ball; 43, annular guide groove; 40, driving part; 401, motor; 402, driving tooth; 403, tooth ring body; 5, floating part; 51, fixed ring; 52, air cylinder; 53, push plate; 6, algae variable photovoltaic cell; 7, protective shell; 8, cover; 9, air-permeable plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of the utility model.
[0022] Please refer to Figures 1-4 The utility model provides a kind of technical solutions: a kind of storage device for microalgae culture in light energy conversion electric energy, comprising:
[0023] Support ring body 1 and culture container 2 arranged in support ring body 1 are set;
[0024] The top of support ring body 1 is provided with illumination mechanism 3 for providing light to microalgae in culture container 2, and illumination mechanism 3 is distributed around the surface of culture container 2, and the top of support ring body 1 is provided with rotating adjusting mechanism 4 for rotating adjustment and stabilization of illumination mechanism 3;
[0025] Specifically, rotating adjusting mechanism 4 provides auxiliary support function for rotating adjustment of daylight lamp 32, by providing additional support force, ensure that illumination equipment remains stable during rotation, not easy to shake or tilt, auxiliary support can share the stress of illumination equipment during rotation, prolong the service life of equipment, so that illumination equipment can rotate more smoothly, without the phenomenon of jam or stagnation.
[0026] The light illumination mechanism 3 comprises a rotating ring body 31 arranged on the top of the support ring body 1, a plurality of fluorescent lamps 32 are arranged on the top of the rotating ring body 31 and distributed around the surface of the culture container 2, and a rotating adjusting mechanism 4 is arranged on the bottom of the rotating ring body 31; the culture container 2 is a transparent container;
[0027] In the embodiment, the motor 401 drives the driving tooth 402 to rotate, the driving tooth 402 is engaged with the tooth ring body 403, the rotation of the rotating ring body 31 is adjusted, the plurality of fluorescent lamps 32 on the top of the rotating ring body 31 rotate around the culture container 2, the microalgae in the culture container 2 convert carbon dioxide and water into organic matter through photosynthesis under the action of the fluorescent lamps 32, oxygen and electrons are generated at the same time, the electrons can be collected by the algal variable photovoltaic cell 6 through the wire group, the light can be uniformly irradiated in the microalgae culture pool, the uneven growth phenomenon caused by too strong or too weak light in some areas is avoided, the photosynthesis of the microalgae is promoted, the rotating ring body 31 rotates on the plurality of support balls 42, the rotation of the rotating ring body 31 drives the plurality of support balls 42 to rotate on the top of the plurality of support columns 41 respectively, the rotation of the rotating ring body 31 is assisted and supported, the plurality of support balls 42 are arranged in the annular guide groove 43, the friction of the rotation of the rotating ring body 31 is reduced, two air cylinders 52 are started, the two air cylinders 52 are synchronous air cylinders 52, the height of the push plate 53 is adjusted, the height of the culture container 2 is controlled, the culture pool can move up and down, the distance between the light source and the microalgae is kept constant, the uniform distribution of the light is realized, and the light intensity can be flexibly adjusted according to the growth stage of the microalgae.
[0028] The motor is a reversible motor, the plurality of fluorescent lamps rotate clockwise for one circle and then rotate counterclockwise for circulation.
[0029] The rotating adjusting mechanism 4 comprises a plurality of support columns 41 fixedly installed on the top of the support ring body 1, a support ball 42 is rotatably installed on the top of each support column 41, the top of each support ball 42 is in abutment with the bottom of the rotating ring body 31, the bottom of the rotating ring body 31 is provided with an annular guide groove 43 for the rotation of the plurality of support balls 42, and the surface of the support ring body 1 is provided with a driving part 40 for the rotation adjusting of the rotating ring body 31.
[0030] Specifically, the rotating ring body 31 rotates on the plurality of support balls 42, the rotation of the rotating ring body 31 drives the plurality of support balls 42 to rotate on the top of the plurality of support columns 41 respectively, the rotation of the rotating ring body 31 is assisted and supported, and the plurality of support balls 42 are arranged in the annular guide groove 43, the friction of the rotation of the rotating ring body 31 is reduced.
[0031] The driving member 40 comprises a motor 401 fixedly installed at the bottom of the support ring body 1, the output end of the motor 401 penetrates through the top of the support ring body 1 and is installed with a driving tooth 402, the surface of the rotating ring body 31 is integrally processed with a tooth ring body 403, the surface of the tooth ring body 403 is engaged with the surface of the driving tooth 402;
[0032] Further, the motor 401 drives the driving tooth 402 to rotate, and the driving tooth 402 is engaged with the tooth ring body 403, so as to realize the rotation adjustment of the rotating ring body 31, and the plurality of fluorescent lamps 32 at the top of the rotating ring body 31 rotate around the culture container 2.
[0033] Further, the motor 401 drives the driving tooth 402 to rotate, and the driving tooth 402 is engaged with the tooth ring body 403, so as to realize the rotation adjustment of the rotating ring body 31, and the plurality of fluorescent lamps 32 at the top of the rotating ring body 31 rotate around the culture container 2.
[0034] It should be noted that the two air cylinders 52 are started to drive the height adjustment of the push plate 53, and then the height adjustment of the culture container 2 is controlled, the culture pool can move up and down, and the distance between the light source and the microalgae is kept constant, so that the uniform distribution of light is realized, and the light intensity can be flexibly adjusted according to the growth stage of the microalgae.
[0035] The top of the push plate 53 is fixedly installed with the algae variable photovoltaic cell 6, and the inside of the culture container 2 and the algae variable photovoltaic cell 6 are connected through the guide group;
[0036] The microalgae in the culture container 2 are converted into organic matter by photosynthesis under the action of the fluorescent lamp 32, and oxygen and electrons are generated at the same time, the electrons can enter the algae variable photovoltaic cell 6 through the wire group to collect.
[0037] The surface of the support ring body 1 is fixedly installed with the protective shell 7, the top of the protective shell 7 is screw-mounted with the cover 8, and the inside of the cover 8 is embedded with the air-permeable plate 9;
[0038] The protective shell 7 and the cover 8 are arranged to protect the culture container 2.
[0039] The device starts the motor 401 to drive the driving tooth 402 to rotate, and the driving tooth 402 is engaged with the tooth ring body 403, so that the rotating ring body 31 is rotated and adjusted, and the several sunlight lamps 32 on the top of the rotating ring body 31 rotate around the culture container 2; the microalgae in the culture container 2 are converted into organic matter by photosynthesis under the action of the sunlight lamp 32, and oxygen and electrons are generated at the same time, the electrons can be collected through the wire group into the algae variable photovoltaic cell 6, the light can be uniformly irradiated in the microalgae culture pool, and the uneven growth phenomenon caused by the fact that part of the area receives light that is too strong or too weak is avoided, so that the photosynthesis of the microalgae is promoted, the rotating ring body 31 rotates on the several supporting balls 42, the rotating ring body 31 rotates to drive the several supporting balls 42 to rotate on the top of the several supporting columns 41, the rotation of the rotating ring body 31 is provided with auxiliary support, and the several supporting balls 42 are located in the annular guide groove 43, the rotation of the rotating ring body 31 reduces the friction, at the same time, two air cylinders 52 are started, the two air cylinders 52 are synchronous air cylinders 52, drive the push plate 53 to adjust the height, and then control the culture container 2 to adjust the height, the culture pool can move up and down, the distance between the light source and the microalgae is kept constant, so that the uniform distribution of light is realized, and the light intensity can be flexibly adjusted according to the growth stage of the microalgae.
[0040] Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the utility model, the scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A storage device for converting light energy into electrical energy in microalgae cultivation, characterized by, Include: Support ring body (1) and culture container (2) arranged in support ring body (1); The top of the support ring body (1) is provided with a light illumination mechanism (3) for providing light to the microalgae in the culture container (2), the light illumination mechanism (3) is distributed around the surface of the culture container (2), and the top of the support ring body (1) is provided with a rotating adjusting mechanism (4) for rotating adjustment of the light illumination mechanism (3).
2. A device for the conversion of light energy into electrical energy for storage in the cultivation of microalgae according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light illumination mechanism (3) includes a rotating ring body (31) arranged at the top of the support ring body (1), a plurality of daylight lamps (32) are installed at the top of the rotating ring body (31), a plurality of the daylight lamps (32) are distributed around the surface of the culture container (2), and the rotating adjusting mechanism (4) is arranged at the bottom of the rotating ring body (31), and the culture container (2) is arranged as a transparent container.
3. A device for storage of light energy converted into electrical energy in microalgae cultivation according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating adjusting mechanism (4) includes a plurality of support columns (41) fixedly installed at the top of the support ring body (1), a support ball (42) is rotatably installed at the top of each of the plurality of support columns (41), the top of each of the plurality of support balls (42) is in contact with the bottom of the rotating ring body (31), and the bottom of the rotating ring body (31) is provided with an annular guide groove (43) for rotating the plurality of support balls (42), and the surface of the support ring body (1) is provided with a driving member (40) for rotating adjustment of the rotating ring body (31).
4. A device for storage of light energy converted into electrical energy in microalgae cultivation according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving member (40) includes a motor (401) fixedly installed at the bottom of the support ring body (1), the output end of the motor (401) penetrates the top of the support ring body (1) and is provided with a driving gear (402), and the surface of the rotating ring body (31) is integrally processed with a gear ring body (403), and the surface of the gear ring body (403) is in engagement with the surface of the driving gear (402).
5. A device for converting light energy into electrical energy for storage in microalgae cultivation according to claim 1, characterized by: It also includes a floating member (5), the floating member (5) includes a fixed ring (51) arranged at the bottom of the support ring body (1), two air cylinders (52) are embedded in the inside of the fixed ring (51), a push plate (53) is fixedly installed at the upper end of each of the two air cylinders (52), the top of the push plate (53) is fixedly installed with the bottom of the culture container (2) through a connecting rod, and the surface of the fixed ring (51) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the support ring body (1) through a rod body.
6. A device for the conversion of light energy into electrical energy for storage in the cultivation of microalgae according to claim 5, characterized in that: The top of the push plate (53) is fixedly installed with an algae variable photovoltaic cell (6), and the inside of the culture container (2) is connected with the algae variable photovoltaic cell (6) through a guide group.
7. A device for converting light energy into electrical energy for storage in microalgae cultivation according to claim 1, characterized by: The surface of the support ring body (1) is fixedly installed with a protective shell (7), the top of the protective shell (7) is threadedly installed with a cover (8), and the inside of the cover (8) is embedded with a breathable plate (9).