Fire suppression systems for non-traditional oil production plants

Abstract

This system provides a fire suppression system for non-traditional oil production plants that can prevent fires by monitoring the plants in real time, such as oil sands, and extinguish fires quickly and effectively when they occur. [Solution] A fire suppression system for a non-traditional oil production plant comprises: rails installed at a predetermined height above ground level along each piece of equipment in a plant for producing non-traditional oils; a fire suppression mobile robot that moves along the rails, monitoring in real time whether or not a fire has occurred in the equipment and its surroundings, transmitting a fire signal via a network when a fire is detected, and spraying a fire extinguishing agent onto the object where the fire has occurred; and a control server that, upon receiving a fire signal from the fire suppression mobile robot, activates a fire alarm within the plant, transmits the fire situation to the outside via a network, and controls the movement and operation of the fire suppression mobile robot.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] <Description related to the results of commissioned research by countries, etc.> The present invention has been made with the support of research conducted by the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA) under the support of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea. [Research project name: "Development of Core Technologies for the Construction of Non-conventional Oil Production Plants"; Research topic name: "Modular Design and Integrated Verification Technology Development for Oil Production Plants"; Topic unique number: 1615012996; Topic number: 00143644] The present invention relates to a fire extinguishing system, and more particularly, to a fire extinguishing system for a non-conventional oil production plant that can quickly and effectively extinguish a fire occurring in a plant for producing non-conventional oil such as oil sand.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, due to the rise in international oil prices, the need for the development of non-conventional resources for extracting crude oil through a processing process has emerged, which has given impetus to the development of non-conventional resources such as oil sand. Oil sand contains bitumen, sand, water, clay, and trace amounts of minerals, among which bitumen is the core component that gives oil sand its meaning as an oil resource.

[0003] An oil sand production plant includes various facilities such as a FWKO (Free Water Knock Out), a steam generator, a well pad, an oil injection tank, a water removal tank, a steam tank, a pipe rack, and pipes. In particular, the pipes connecting the various facilities of the oil sand production plant play an important role in smoothly progressing the oil production process, so structural stability must be ensured.

[0004] However, the movement of fluids such as oil and water through the pipes can lead to fatigue-induced cracks and damage, potentially causing fires, explosions, and other safety accidents. Such accidents can result in serious loss of life and property damage, and the interruption of operations will increase the cost and time required to produce oil.

[0005] Furthermore, Canada, a representative oil sands region, is vulnerable to large-scale wildfires, and most oil sands production plants rely on manual firefighting systems. Since manual deployment is almost impossible during the coldest months, there is a problem in that initial fire suppression is difficult when a fire breaks out. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Korean Patent No. 10-1992220 Specification [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0007] The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a fire suppression system for non-traditional oil production plants that can prevent fires by monitoring the plant in real time and extinguish fires quickly and effectively when they occur. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the fire suppression system for a non-traditional oil production plant according to the present invention includes: rails provided at a predetermined height from the ground along each piece of equipment in a plant for producing non-traditional oil; a fire suppression mobile robot that moves along the rails, monitors in real time whether or not a fire has occurred in the equipment and its surroundings, transmits a fire signal via a network when a fire is detected, and sprays a fire extinguishing agent on the object where the fire has occurred; and a control server that, upon receiving a fire signal from the fire suppression mobile robot, activates a fire alarm within the plant, transmits the fire situation to the outside via a network, and controls the movement and operation of the fire suppression mobile robot.

[0009] Furthermore, the fire suppression mobile robot includes a transport body that is movably coupled to a rail that penetrates in the front-rear direction and is equipped with an environmental sensor capable of measuring the concentration of gas in the air; and a monitoring and suppression body coupled to the lower side of the transport body, which includes a heat-sensing camera capable of taking thermal and real images, an ultrasonic camera capable of detecting cracks and damage to equipment, and a fire extinguishing nozzle capable of spraying fire extinguishing agent; the monitoring and suppression body is coupled to the transport body so as to rotate on an axis with respect to a vertical axis, and the heat-sensing camera, ultrasonic camera and fire extinguishing nozzle may be arranged so as to rotate in the vertical direction.

[0010] Furthermore, the monitoring and suppression unit may be equipped with a plurality of fire extinguishing agent storage tanks, each containing a different type of fire extinguishing agent, a plurality of first transfer pipes connected to each fire extinguishing agent storage tank, a second transfer pipe connected to a fire extinguishing nozzle, a valve that connects one of the plurality of first transfer pipes to the second transfer pipe, and a fire extinguishing agent pump provided on the second transfer pipe that causes the fire extinguishing agent stored in the fire extinguishing agent storage tank to be sprayed to the fire extinguishing nozzle via the first and second transfer pipes.

[0011] The fire suppression mobile robot may further include a battery that supplies power for movement on rails and for operation of components provided in the transport body and the monitoring and suppression body, and a charging station provided at at least one point on the rails and equipped with a charging module capable of charging the battery.

[0012] The charging station further includes a hose tank located near the charging station, which contains a fire extinguishing agent identical to one of the fire extinguishing agents stored in one of the multiple fire extinguishing agent storage tanks, and is equipped with a supply pump capable of supplying the fire extinguishing agent contained inside to the outside; the charging station may further include a fire extinguishing hose which is connected to a rail via a hose guide that allows the upper part of the hose to move along the rail while being elastically wound continuously for a certain length.

[0013] Furthermore, the fire suppression mobile robot further includes a bucket movement rail provided on the underside of the monitoring and suppression body, the bucket movement rail to which a bucket module capable of containing fire extinguishing water may be attached.

[0014] Furthermore, the fire suppression mobile robots can transmit bucket modules as multiple units move along the same rail, and each bucket module includes a bucket capable of containing fire suppression water and a bucket movement mechanism that can move the bucket vertically and whose upper end is movably connected to a fire suppression water transport body, and the bucket movement rail is in a straight shape but is connected to the bottom surface of the monitoring and suppression body, and a rail groove is formed therein on which the bucket movement mechanism moves inward so that both ends in the longitudinal direction communicate with the outside, and a first movement limiting plate and a second movement limiting plate may be rotatably provided on the rail groove that can block or release the movement of the bucket movement mechanism in one direction and the movement in other directions, respectively, by opening or closing the rail groove. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to the present invention, since the fire suppression mobile robot moves along the rails provided near each facility of the plant for producing unconventional oil and monitors the presence or absence of fire in real time, fires can be prevented.

[0016] In addition, when a fire occurs, the fire suppression mobile robot senses it, the control server notifies the occurrence of the fire inside and outside the plant, and the fire suppression mobile robot can spray a fire extinguishing agent toward the object where the fire has occurred, so the fire can be quickly extinguished in the initial stage, and the material and human damages caused by the fire can be minimized.

[0017] In addition, the fire can be effectively extinguished while appropriately receiving a fire extinguishing agent or / and fire extinguishing water according to the type and scale of the fire.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0018] [Figure 1] It is a diagram showing the configuration of the fire extinguishing system according to the present invention. [Figure 2] It is a diagram schematically showing an example in which the fire extinguishing system according to the present invention is applied to an unconventional oil production plant. [Figure 3] It is a diagram showing a fire suppression mobile robot according to an example applied to the fire extinguishing system according to the present invention. [Figure 4] It is a diagram showing the inside of the monitoring and suppression main body of the fire suppression mobile robot applied to the fire extinguishing system according to the present invention. [Figure 5] It is a diagram showing that the fire suppression mobile robot can be charged by a charging station applied to the fire extinguishing system according to the present invention. [Figure 6] It is a diagram showing that the fire suppression mobile robot applied to the fire extinguishing system according to the present invention can be connected to a fire hose provided at the charging station. [Figure 7] It is a diagram showing an example in which a fire hose is connected to the fire suppression mobile robot applied to the fire extinguishing system according to the present invention and moves. [Figure 8]It is a diagram showing a fire suppression mobile robot according to another example applied to the fire suppression system according to the present invention. [Figure 9] It is a diagram showing a state in which a bucket module is coupled to a fire suppression mobile robot according to another example applied to the fire suppression system according to the present invention. [Figure 10] It is a diagram showing a process in which a bucket module is transmitted from one fire suppression mobile robot to another fire suppression mobile robot. [Figure 11] It is a diagram showing a process in which a bucket module is transmitted from one fire suppression mobile robot to another fire suppression mobile robot. [Figure 12] It is a diagram showing a process in which a bucket module is transmitted from one fire suppression mobile robot to another fire suppression mobile robot.

Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0019] In the present invention, by monitoring in real time a plant for producing non-conventional oil such as oil sand, a fire is prevented, and when a fire occurs, the fire can be extinguished quickly and effectively. A rail provided at a predetermined height from the ground along each facility of the plant for producing non-conventional oil; A fire suppression mobile robot that monitors in real time the presence or absence of a fire in the facility and around the facility while moving along the rail, transmits a fire signal via a network when a fire is detected, and can spray a fire extinguishing agent onto the object where the fire has occurred; and A control server that activates a fire alarm in the plant, transmits the fire situation to the outside via a network, and controls the movement and operation of the fire suppression mobile robot when receiving a fire signal from the fire suppression mobile robot; A fire suppression system for a non-conventional oil production plant is proposed, which is characterized by including the above.

[0020] In this invention, "network" may consist of one or more of the following: WAN (Wide Area Network), MAN (Metropolitan Area Network), and LAN (Local Area Network), or a combination thereof. Furthermore, the network may be embodied by wireless internet technologies such as WLAN (Wireless LAN) (WiFi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), and / or WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), and mobile communication technologies such as CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), LTE (Long Tern Evolution), and / or LTE-Advanced.

[0021] Furthermore, the term "server" in this specification may include a DB (Database) representing the functional and structural combination of software and hardware that stores information corresponding to each database. A DB may also be embodied as at least one table and may further include a separate DBMS (Database Management System) for searching, storing, and managing the information stored in the database. It can also be embodied in various forms such as linked lists, trees, and relational databases, and includes all data storage media and data structures capable of storing information corresponding to the database.

[0022] The fire suppression system for a non-traditional oil production plant according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached Figures 1 to 12.

[0023] The fire suppression system for non-traditional oil production plants according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, includes rails 100, a fire suppression mobile robot 200, and a control server 300. The present invention is applicable to plants for producing non-traditional oils such as oil sands and oil shale, and is configured to monitor fires in and around the plant and to extinguish fires when they occur.

[0024] As shown in Figure 2, the rails 100 are installed at a predetermined height above the ground along each piece of equipment in a plant for producing non-traditional oil, providing a path for the fire suppression mobile robot 200 to travel along. Here, the plant equipment may include FWKO (Free Water Knock Out), steam generators, well pads, oil injection tanks, water removal tanks, steam tanks, pipe racks, pipes, etc. In the case of pipes among the pieces of equipment constituting a non-traditional oil production plant, they play a role in connecting various other pieces of equipment, so they are installed to pass through various other pieces of equipment in the plant. For example, the rails 100 may be installed so as to have the same or similar path as the path on which the rails 100 are installed among the plant equipment, and in this case, it is preferable that the rails 100 be installed above the pipes, taking into consideration fires that may originate from the pipes.

[0025] As shown in Figure 2, the fire suppression mobile robot 200 is configured to move along rail 100. While moving along rail 100, it monitors the presence or absence of fires in the plant equipment and its surroundings in real time. As shown in Figure 1, when a fire is detected, it transmits a fire signal via the network to an external device such as a control server 300, and can spray fire extinguishing agent onto the object where the fire has occurred. The fire suppression mobile robot 200 can also transmit monitored video, sensor measurements, and other data to the control server 300 via the network.

[0026] Furthermore, multiple fire suppression mobile robots 200 can be configured to move along the same rail 100. In this case, the rail 100 may be divided into sections of a predetermined length, and at least one of the multiple fire suppression mobile robots 200 can be placed in each section, performing fire monitoring and fire extinguishing functions while moving along the section.

[0027] When the control server 300 receives a fire signal from the fire suppression mobile robot 200, it can activate fire alarms such as voice, sirens, and visual fire alarms within the plant and transmit the fire situation to an external source (e.g., a fire control system) via the network. The fire situation transmitted externally may include video footage of the object where the fire has occurred, as monitored by the fire suppression mobile robot 200.

[0028] The control server 300 then controls the movement and operation of the fire suppression mobile robot 200 based on monitored information, such as whether or not a fire has occurred. For example, under normal circumstances, the control server 300 can move the fire suppression mobile robot 200 to monitor whether or not a fire has occurred on all or part of the rail 100. When a fire is detected, the control server 300 moves the fire suppression mobile robot 200 to the vicinity of the object where the fire has occurred, sends a fire suppression signal, and enables the fire suppression mobile robot 200 to spray fire extinguishing agent. The movement and operation of the fire suppression mobile robot 200 described below may be performed via control signals from the control server 300, and further mention of these will be omitted. In addition, as shown in Figure 1, the control server 300 can monitor and control the operation of the charging station 400, hose tank 500, bucket module 600, and bucket tank 700, which will be described later, via the network.

[0029] The fire suppression system according to the present invention described above can prevent fires because a fire suppression mobile robot 200 moves along rails 100 installed near each piece of equipment in the plant, monitoring in real time whether or not a fire has occurred. Furthermore, when a fire occurs, the fire suppression mobile robot 200 detects it and notifies the control server 300, which can then notify people inside and outside the plant that a fire has occurred. The fire suppression mobile robot 200 can then spray a fire extinguishing agent towards the object on which the fire has occurred, enabling rapid initial extinguishing of the fire and minimizing material and human damage caused by the fire.

[0030] On the other hand, the fire suppression mobile robot 200 may include, as an example, a transport body 210 that is movably coupled to the rail 100, and a monitoring and suppression body 220 coupled to the underside of the transport body 210, which is responsible for monitoring whether a fire has occurred and for fire suppression functions. The transport body 210 and the monitoring and suppression body 220 may be formed to have various external shapes, and for convenience of manufacturing, they may be formed to have a hexahedral shape as shown in Figures 3 to 12. Also, for the sake of explanation below, the direction in which the fire suppression mobile robot 200 travels will be referred to as the forward and backward direction.

[0031] As shown in Figure 3, the transport body 210 has rail guides formed through it in the front-rear direction, to which the rails 100 can be connected, and the transport body 210 can be movably connected to the rails 100 that pass through the rail guides. The transport body 210 may be equipped with environmental sensors 211 that can measure the concentration of gases in the air, such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen, methane, and ammonia. For example, the environmental sensors 211 can measure not only the gas concentration in the air, but also the temperature and humidity of the gas, smoke, benzene, toluene, and other volatile organic compounds. Sensor measurements taken from such environmental sensors 211 can be transmitted to a control server 300 via a network, and the control server 300 can predict the degree of fire risk or understand the remaining hazard elements after the fire has been suppressed based on the sensor measurements.

[0032] As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the monitoring and suppression unit 220 may include a heat-sensing camera 221 capable of capturing thermal and real images, an ultrasonic camera 222 capable of detecting cracks and damage to equipment, and a fire extinguishing nozzle 223 capable of spraying fire extinguishing agent. For example, the heat-sensing camera 221 can clearly capture images of the equipment and its surroundings through the capture of real images, and the heat distribution at the fire site can be confirmed in real time through the capture of thermal images. The ultrasonic camera 222 uses ultrasound to detect cracks and damage to equipment, thereby allowing for the assessment of hazards before and after a fire. The fire extinguishing nozzle 223 plays a role in directly suppressing the fire by spraying fire extinguishing agent onto the object where the fire has occurred, and the spray position can be adjusted based on the thermal image data from the heat-sensing camera 221.

[0033] Preferably, the heat-sensing camera 221, ultrasonic camera 222, and fire extinguishing nozzle 223 are all mounted on one side of the monitoring and suppression unit 220 so that they can operate organically while facing the fire scene, but are not necessarily limited to this. Furthermore, it is preferable that the monitoring and suppression unit 220 is coupled to the transport unit 210 so as to rotate on an axis with respect to the vertical axis, and that the heat-sensing camera 221, ultrasonic camera 222, and fire extinguishing nozzle 223 are mounted so as to rotate in the vertical direction, thereby enabling the monitoring and suppression unit 220 to perform fire monitoring and suppression functions in all directions.

[0034] The monitoring and suppression unit 220 may be configured to spray one type of fire extinguishing agent via the fire extinguishing nozzle 223, but since the appropriate fire extinguishing agent differs depending on the type of fire (e.g., electrical fire, oil fire, etc.), it may be configured to selectively spray one of various types of fire extinguishing agents. As an example, the monitoring and suppression unit 220 may be equipped with a fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224, a first transfer pipe 225, a second transfer pipe 226, a valve 227, and a fire extinguishing agent pump 228, as shown in Figure 4.

[0035] Multiple fire extinguishing agent storage tanks 224 may be provided, each capable of containing different types of fire extinguishing agents. For example, three fire extinguishing agent storage tanks 224 may be provided, each capable of containing water, powder, and foam. Water is used for fires other than electrical fires, powder for electrical fires, oil fires, and flammable fires, and foam can be used to cover the burning surface in flow fires and block the spread of the fire.

[0036] The first transfer pipe 225 connects each fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224 to the input end of the valve 227, and the second transfer pipe 226 connects the output end of the valve 227 to the pump 228, and the pump 228 to the fire extinguishing nozzle 223. The valve 227 connects one of the multiple first transfer pipes 225 to the second transfer pipe 226, and its role is to supply only one of the different fire extinguishing agents contained in the multiple fire extinguishing agent storage tanks 224 to the fire extinguishing nozzle 223. The fire extinguishing agent pump 228 is installed on the second transfer pipe 226 and ensures that the fire extinguishing agent contained in the fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224 is sprayed to the fire extinguishing nozzle 223 via the first transfer pipe 225 and the second transfer pipe 226.

[0037] On the other hand, the fire suppression mobile robot 200 may further include a battery 212 that supplies power for movement on the rail 100 and power for operation of the components provided in the transport body 210 and the monitoring and suppression body 220. The battery 212 may be provided in the transport body 210, as shown in Figures 3a and 5, and may be charged by a wired or wireless method. Furthermore, the present invention may further include a charging station 400 provided at at least one point on the rail 100, which is equipped with a charging module 410 capable of charging the battery 212, as shown in Figures 2 and 5. In this case, it is preferable that the charging of the battery 212 by the charging module 410 is performed by a wireless charging method, taking into consideration that the fire suppression mobile robot 200 is located at a predetermined height above the ground. Therefore, if the battery 212 is located in the upper inner part of the transport body 210, the charging module 410 is located on the ceiling of the charging station 400, and the fire suppression mobile robot 200 is positioned adjacent to the charging module 410 below, the battery 212 can be charged wirelessly.

[0038] Such charging stations 400 can be provided in multiple locations on the rail 100, as shown in Figure 2, taking into consideration the overall length of the rail 100, the performance of the battery 212, and the number of fire suppression mobile robots 200 that travel along the rail 100. Furthermore, if multiple fire suppression mobile robots 200 are provided to travel a partitioned distance along the same rail 100, charging stations 400 can be provided at the partitioned points of the rail 100, and the batteries 212 of two fire suppression mobile robots 200 can be charged through a single charging station 400, as shown in Figure 5.

[0039] On the other hand, in the event of a small fire, the fire can be extinguished using the fire extinguishing agent stored in the fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224 of the fire suppression mobile robot 200. However, in the case of a large-scale fire, it may be difficult to extinguish the fire even if the fire extinguishing agent stored in the fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224 is used. Therefore, the present invention can supply additional fire extinguishing agent.

[0040] As an example for this purpose, the present invention may further include a hose tank 500, as shown in Figures 2 and 6, located near the charging station 400, which contains the same fire extinguishing agent as one of the multiple fire extinguishing agent storage tanks 224, and the fire extinguishing agent contained in the hose tank 500 may be water, which is most commonly used in large-scale fires. The hose tank 500 may also be equipped with a supply pump 510 that can supply the fire extinguishing agent contained inside to the outside. Furthermore, the charging station 400 may further include a fire extinguishing hose 420, one end of which is connected to the fire suppression mobile robot 200 and the other end of which is connected to the supply pump 510, providing a path for the fire extinguishing agent in the hose tank 500 to be supplied to the fire suppression mobile robot 200 by the supply pump 510.

[0041] As an example, one end of the fire hose 420 may be connected to a hose connection port 224a formed on the monitoring and suppression body 220, which extends outward from the fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224 containing one fire extinguishing agent, and the other end may be connected to a supply pump 510. In this case, one end of the fire hose 420 may be automatically connected to the fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224 when the fire suppression mobile robot 200 enters the charging station 400 and moves toward the fire hose 420, and the connection with the fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224 may be automatically released when the fire suppression mobile robot 200 returns to the charging station 400 after the use of the fire hose 420 is complete. Thus, one end of the fire extinguishing hose 420, which is coupled and uncoupled in conjunction with the movement of the fire suppression mobile robot 200, is fixed at the same height as the fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224 of the fire suppression mobile robot 200 located inside the charging station 400 before coupling with the fire suppression mobile robot 200, and can move together with the fire suppression mobile robot 200 when coupled with it.

[0042] Furthermore, since the fire suppression mobile robot 200 moves a considerable distance along the rail 100, it is preferable that the fire extinguishing hose 420 is also formed to have a length sufficient to cover the distance traveled by the fire suppression mobile robot 200, taking this into consideration. The fire extinguishing hose 420, having such a considerable length, is configured to be continuously and elastically wound to a certain length within the charging station 400, and the upper part of the wound section can be connected to the rail 100 via a hose guide 421 that can move along the rail 100. As a result, after one end of the fire extinguishing hose 420 is connected to the monitoring and suppression body 220, as shown in Figure 7, when the fire suppression mobile robot 200 moves along the rail 100, the wound portion of the fire extinguishing hose 420 can extend and move together with the fire suppression mobile robot 200. In addition, since the fire extinguishing agent contained in the hose tank 500 can be supplied to the fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224 by the operation of the supply pump 510, the fire suppression mobile robot 200 can suppress the fire while continuously receiving the fire extinguishing agent.

[0043] On the other hand, in order to suppress a fire while discharging a large amount of firefighting water at once, the fire suppression mobile robot 200 may be configured to be coupled with a bucket module 600 in which firefighting water (e.g., water) can be contained. As an example, the fire suppression mobile robot 200 may further include a bucket movement rail 230 provided on the underside of the monitoring and suppression body 220, as shown in Figures 8 and 9, to which the bucket module 600 may be coupled.

[0044] As a specific example, the bucket module 600 may include a bucket 610 in which firefighting water can be contained, and a bucket moving mechanism 620 that can move the bucket 610 vertically and whose upper end is coupled to a bucket moving rail 230. In this case, the present invention may further include a bucket tank 700 provided at at least one point on the rail 100 and containing firefighting water. For example, the bucket 610 may be formed in a cylindrical shape with an opening at the top and an opening and closing outlet at the bottom, and the bucket tank 700 may be provided at the end of the rail 100, with an open top to allow the bucket 610 to enter and exit, and may be formed in a cylindrical shape larger than the bucket 610. Therefore, when the fire suppression mobile robot 200 is positioned above the bucket tank 700, and the bucket 610 enters the bucket tank 700 by the bucket moving mechanism 620, the bucket 610 can be submerged in the fire suppression water and the water can be collected inside the bucket 610. The bucket 610, now filled with fire suppression water, can then be lifted upward by the bucket moving mechanism 620, making the bucket module 600 mobile. In this state, the fire suppression mobile robot 200 can travel to a position above the object where the fire has occurred, then open the discharge port of the bucket 610 above the object, and suppress the fire with the fire suppression water.

[0045] Furthermore, the bucket movement rail 230 may be configured to transmit bucket modules 600 between fire suppression mobile robots 200, assuming that multiple fire suppression mobile robots 200 move along the same rail 100. For example, the bucket movement rail 230 may be in a straight line form but be coupled to the bottom surface of the monitoring and suppression body 220, in which case a rail groove 231 may be formed on the inside on which the bucket movement mechanism 620 moves, so that the upper end of the bucket movement mechanism 620 is movably coupled.

[0046] Furthermore, in order to transmit the bucket module 600, the two fire suppression mobile robots 200 should be adjacent to each other, and in particular, it is preferable that the bucket movement rails 230 of each fire suppression mobile robot 200 come into contact with each other. Therefore, considering that a heat sensing camera 221, an ultrasonic camera 222, and a fire extinguishing nozzle 223 are provided on one end of the fire suppression mobile robot 200 so as to protrude outward, it is preferable that the bucket movement rails 230 are coupled to the bottom surface of the monitoring and suppression body 220 in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the fire extinguishing nozzle 223 protrudes, so as not to damage the heat sensing camera 221, the ultrasonic camera 222, and the fire extinguishing nozzle 223 when the two fire suppression mobile robots 200 are adjacent to each other. Therefore, when the bucket module 600 is transmitted, the monitoring and suppression body 220 to which the bucket movement rails 230 are coupled is rotated on an axis, and the bucket movement rails 230 are positioned in the front-rear direction.

[0047] The bucket module 600 can be transmitted between adjacent fire suppression mobile robots 200 in various ways. For example, the bucket module 600 can be transmitted by the inertia caused by the sudden stopping of the fire suppression mobile robot 200 to which it is coupled. For this purpose, the bucket moving rail 230 may be rotatably provided on the rail groove 231 with a first movement limiting plate 232 and a second movement limiting plate 233 that can block or release the unidirectional and bidirectional movement of the bucket moving mechanism 620, respectively, while opening or closing the rail groove 231. In this case, the distance between the first movement limiting plate 232 and the second movement limiting plate 233 corresponds to the length of the upper end of the bucket moving mechanism 620, and when the rail groove 231 is closed in both directions by the first movement limiting plate 232 and the second movement limiting plate 233, the bucket moving mechanism 620 located between the first movement limiting plate 232 and the second movement limiting plate 233 can be fixed in place.

[0048] Furthermore, when one fire suppression mobile robot 200 comes to a sudden stop, there is a risk of slight collision with another fire suppression mobile robot 200 that is receiving the bucket module 600 while stopped. Therefore, the monitoring and suppression body 220 to which the bucket movement rail 230 is connected may be equipped with a first shock-absorbing cushioning member 229 on the side facing the same side as both ends of the bucket movement rail 230. In addition, when the bucket module 600 is transmitted at the charging station 400, the charging station 400 may be equipped with a second shock-absorbing member 430 that can absorb the impact while the transport bodies 210 of two adjacent fire suppression mobile robots 200 come into contact with each other.

[0049] To illustrate a specific example of how the bucket module 600 is transmitted, first, the bucket module 600 is coupled to the bucket movement rail 230, and one fire suppression mobile robot 200, whose rail groove 231 is closed by the first movement limiting plate 232 and the second movement limiting plate 233, moves forward toward another stationary fire suppression mobile robot 200, as shown in Figure 10. At this time, the second movement limiting plate 233 of the other fire suppression mobile robot 200 can rotate so that the rail groove 231 of the other fire suppression mobile robot 200 is open in the other direction (rearward).

[0050] Subsequently, just before coming to a sudden stop, the first fire suppression mobile robot 200 uses the first movement restriction plate 232 to open the rail groove 231 of the first fire suppression mobile robot 200 in one direction (forward), and then comes to a sudden stop when it approaches the other fire suppression mobile robot 200. As a result, as shown in Figure 11, the bucket movement rail 230 of the first fire suppression mobile robot 200 and the bucket movement rail 230 of the other fire suppression mobile robot 200 become adjacent, the bucket movement mechanism 620 moves in one direction by inertia, and the bucket module 600 is transmitted from the first fire suppression mobile robot 200 to the other fire suppression mobile robot 200. Then, the other fire suppression mobile robot 200, having received the bucket module 600, closes the rail groove 231 with the first movement restriction plate 232 and the second movement restriction plate 233, as shown in Figure 12, and then begins to move along the rail 100.

[0051] Multiple fire suppression mobile robots 200, each moving in a designated section of the same rail 100, can receive bucket modules 600 in an adjacent position and ultimately transmit the bucket modules 600 to a fire suppression mobile robot 200 that can move near the object where the fire has occurred. For example, a fire suppression mobile robot 200 located behind a fire suppression mobile robot 200 that can move near the object where the fire has occurred can continuously transmit a bucket 610 containing fire extinguishing water, while a fire suppression mobile robot 200 located in front of a fire suppression mobile robot 200 that can move near the object where the fire has occurred can transmit the bucket 610 from which the fire extinguishing water has been discharged to a bucket tank 700.

[0052] The fire suppression system according to the present invention described above can quickly and effectively extinguish fires occurring in non-traditional oil production plants, and can effectively extinguish fires by appropriately receiving fire extinguishing agents and / or fire extinguishing water depending on the type and scale of the fire. [Explanation of symbols]

[0053] 100 rails 200 Fire suppression mobile robots 210 Transfer unit 211 Environmental Sensors 212 batteries 220 Monitoring and Suppression Unit 221 Fever detection camera 222 Ultrasound Camera 223 Fire extinguishing nozzle 224 Fire extinguishing agent storage tank 224a Hose connection port 225 1st transfer pipe 226 2nd transfer pipe 227 Valve 228 Fire extinguishing agent pump 229 First buffer member 230 Bucket Moving Rail 231 Rail groove 232 First movement restriction board 233 Second movement restriction board 300 control servers 400 charging stations 410 Charging Module 420 Fire hose 421 Hose Guide 430 Second buffer member 500 hose tank 510 Supply pump 600 Bucket Module 610 buckets 620 Bucket Transfer Mechanism 700 bucket tank

Claims

1. Rails installed at a predetermined height above ground level along each piece of equipment in a plant for producing non-traditional oils; A fire suppression mobile robot that moves along the aforementioned rails while monitoring in real time whether or not a fire has occurred in the equipment and its surroundings, transmits a fire signal via a network when a fire is detected, and sprays fire extinguishing agent on the object where the fire has occurred; and A control server that, upon receiving a fire signal from the aforementioned fire suppression mobile robot, activates a fire alarm within the plant, transmits the fire situation to the outside via the network, and controls the movement and operation of the aforementioned fire suppression mobile robot; A fire suppression system for non-traditional oil production plants, characterized by including the following features.

2. The aforementioned fire suppression mobile robot A transport body movably coupled to a rail that penetrates in the front-to-back direction and equipped with an environmental sensor capable of measuring the concentration of gases in the air; and A monitoring and suppression unit is attached to the underside of the transport unit, and includes a heat-sensing camera capable of capturing thermal and real images, an ultrasonic camera capable of detecting cracks and damage to equipment, and a fire extinguishing nozzle capable of spraying fire extinguishing agent; The aforementioned monitoring and suppression unit is connected to the transport unit so as to rotate on an axis with respect to the vertical axis, The fire suppression system for a non-traditional oil production plant according to claim 1, characterized in that the heat sensing camera, ultrasonic camera, and fire extinguishing nozzle are provided to rotate in the vertical direction.

3. The fire suppression system for a non-traditional oil production plant according to claim 2, characterized in that the monitoring and suppression body is provided with a plurality of fire extinguishing agent storage tanks, each containing a different type of fire extinguishing agent, a plurality of first transfer pipes connected to each fire extinguishing agent storage tank, a second transfer pipe connected to a fire extinguishing nozzle, a valve that connects one of the plurality of first transfer pipes to the second transfer pipe, and a fire extinguishing agent pump provided on the second transfer pipe that causes the fire extinguishing agent contained in the fire extinguishing agent storage tank to be sprayed to the fire extinguishing nozzle via the first and second transfer pipes.

4. The fire suppression mobile robot further includes a battery that supplies power for movement on rails and power for operation of the transport body and the components provided in the monitoring and suppression body, A fire suppression system for a non-traditional oil production plant according to claim 3, further comprising: a charging station provided at at least one point on the rail and equipped with a charging module capable of charging a battery;

5. A hose tank provided near the charging station, containing the same fire extinguishing agent as one of several fire extinguishing agent storage tanks, and equipped with a supply pump capable of supplying the fire extinguishing agent contained inside to the outside; further including, The charging station may be connected to the monitoring and suppression body at one end so as to communicate with a fire extinguishing agent storage tank containing a fire extinguishing agent, and the other end may be connected to a supply pump, and further includes a fire extinguishing hose that is connected to a rail via a hose guide that allows the upper part of the winding to move along the rail while being continuously wound elastically for a certain length. The fire suppression system for a non-traditional oil production plant according to claim 4, characterized in that, after one end of the fire suppression hose is connected to the monitoring and suppression main body, the wound portion of the hose can extend and move together with the fire suppression mobile robot as the robot moves along the rail, and the fire suppression agent contained in the hose tank can be supplied to the fire suppression agent storage tank by the operation of the supply pump.

6. The fire suppression mobile robot further includes a bucket movement rail provided on the underside of the monitoring and suppression body; The fire suppression system for a non-traditional oil production plant according to claim 2, characterized in that a bucket module capable of containing fire-extinguishing water can be coupled to the bucket moving rail.

7. The aforementioned fire suppression mobile robot can transmit bucket modules while moving along the same rail in multiple units. The bucket module includes a bucket in which firefighting water can be contained, and a bucket moving mechanism that can move the bucket vertically and whose upper end is movably coupled to a bucket moving rail. The bucket movement rail is in a straight line shape but is coupled to the bottom surface of the monitoring and compaction body, and a rail groove is formed inward on which the bucket movement mechanism moves, with both ends in the longitudinal direction communicating with the outside. A first movement limiting plate and a second movement limiting plate are rotatably provided on the rail groove, which can block or release the movement of the bucket movement mechanism in one direction and in other directions, respectively, by opening or closing the rail groove. One fire suppression mobile robot, in which the bucket module is coupled to the bucket movement rail and the rail groove is closed by the first movement limiting plate and the second movement limiting plate, moves toward another fire suppression mobile robot. When the rail groove of one fire suppression mobile robot is opened in one direction by the first movement restriction plate of one fire suppression mobile robot, and the rail groove of the other fire suppression mobile robot is opened in the other direction by the second movement restriction plate of the other fire suppression mobile robot, and the first fire suppression mobile robot suddenly stops so that it is adjacent to the other fire suppression mobile robot, A fire suppression system for a non-traditional oil production plant according to claim 6, characterized in that the bucket movement rail of one fire suppression mobile robot and the bucket movement rail of another fire suppression mobile robot are adjacent to each other, the bucket movement mechanism moves in one direction by inertia, and the bucket module is transmitted from one fire suppression mobile robot to the other fire suppression mobile robot.

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