Buried Pull-Out Control Panel With Air-Pocket Flood Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional control panels installed on the ground are aesthetically unpleasing, cause traffic disturbances, and are prone to water infiltration, leading to safety hazards and equipment failures, while buried panels do not adequately prevent water ingress.
Innovation Solution
A pull-out type buried underground field monitoring control panel with a flood double safety structure using an air pocket principle, featuring a 'Π' shaped inner box and air discharge means to generate internal pressure and expel water, ensuring protection of electronic devices from moisture and flooding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If control panels are installed on the ground to prevent flooding, then flood protection is improved, but aesthetics and traffic flow deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The control panel system is divided into two separate boxes: an upper box containing electronic devices and a lower box containing water supply equipment. This segmentation allows the upper box to be protected from flooding while maintaining ground-level access for maintenance, resolving the contradiction between flood protection and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The control panel transitions from a ground-level installation to a partially buried configuration with vertical dimensionality. The upper box is positioned at ground level for accessibility while the lower box extends below ground to prevent flooding, utilizing vertical space to resolve the contradiction.
2Device complexity
If control panels are buried underground to improve aesthetics and traffic flow, then appearance and traffic are improved, but water infiltration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates control electronics in the upper box from water supply equipment in the lower box, with the lower box extending below the water table level. This segmentation protects electronic devices from water infiltration while maintaining aesthetic benefits of underground installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The lower box is pre-positioned below the water table level to create a flood barrier, and waterproofing measures are implemented in advance to prevent water infiltration into electronic components, countacting the harmful effect before it can occur.
3Device complexity
If a single box design is used for buried control panels, then device complexity is reduced, but protection against long-term flooding deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The control panel is divided into functionally independent upper and lower boxes, allowing each to be optimized for its specific function. The lower box serves as a flood barrier while the upper box protects electronics, providing enhanced flood protection without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The upper box is designed to be movable relative to the lower box, allowing it to be pulled out for maintenance while the lower box remains fixed below ground. This dynamic design provides easy access for maintenance while maintaining the flood protection structure.
4Ease of operation
If the upper box is made movable for maintenance access, then ease of operation is improved, but structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The movable upper box is separated from the fixed lower box, allowing independent movement of only the upper portion during maintenance. This segmentation enables easy access for maintenance while the lower box remains stable and anchored below ground.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection between the upper and lower boxes uses flexible sealing mechanisms that allow relative movement while maintaining structural integrity and waterproofing, enabling maintenance access without compromising overall structural stability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for effective protection of electronic devices from moisture and flooding by using a double sealing structure and air pocket principle, enabling safe operation and maintenance of control panels for traffic lights and water supply systems, even during prolonged flooding.
Implementation Method 1
protect various types of electronic devices from moisture or water in the ground using a double sealing structure based on an air pocket principle
Implementation Method 2
have a double safety structure against flooding by generating internal pressure at a dangerous time point and applying the pressure to the water flowing into the inner box to push it out of the inner box
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AI summary
Proposed is a pull-out type buried underground field monitoring control panel with a flood double safety structure, in which it allows to control in a pull-out type manner by burying a control panel for controlling traffic lights, street lights, or water supply pipes in the ground, protect various types of electronic devices from moisture or water in the ground using a double sealing structure based on an air pocket principle, and have a double safety structure against flooding by generating internal pressure at a dangerous time point and applying the pressure to the water flowing into the inner box to push it out of the inner box although the air pocket function is degraded as an abnormal condition occurs in the structure of a “Π” shape due to long-time flooding.