Chlorine Dioxide Dosing Control for Automated Filling Water Supply
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Solution Overview
Problem
Optimizing chlorine dioxide supply systems in food production requires significant expertise and personnel, making it challenging to quickly adjust and maintain these systems efficiently, especially regarding consumable material management and machine parameter monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A supply system with sensors for monitoring consumable and machine parameters, a data output for transmitting measurement data, a data input for external control, and a programmable logic control device for automated control, allowing for centralized data processing and generation of control data to adapt machine states and operating modes, enabling fully automated chlorine dioxide generation and distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If sensor-based monitoring and external data processing are implemented, then system optimization and control efficiency are improved, but device complexity and initial setup requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A communication interface serves as an intermediary between the monitoring system and external data processing systems. This interface enables data exchange without requiring complex integration, allowing external systems to process measurement data and generate control data while maintaining a clear separation between monitoring functions and control functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system is segmented into distinct functional modules: sensor-based monitoring unit, communication interface for data exchange, and programmable logic control device. This modular segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while reducing overall system complexity through standardized interfaces.
2Ease of operation
If automated control based on external data processing is implemented, then personnel requirements are reduced, but dependency on external systems and data transmission infrastructure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The programmable logic control device is configured to automatically generate and execute control commands based on processed measurement data, enabling the system to self-regulate without continuous human intervention. The system monitors its own state and autonomously adjusts operating parameters to maintain optimal chlorine dioxide generation and mixing.
Solution Approach 2:
A closed-loop feedback mechanism is established where sensors continuously monitor consumable material parameters and machine parameters, external systems process this data to determine optimal settings, and control commands are automatically fed back to adjust system operation. This feedback loop enables automated control while maintaining system 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
This setup allows for efficient, automated chlorine dioxide generation and distribution, optimizing production processes by predicting future needs and adapting to anomalies, reducing personnel requirements and improving system efficiency across multiple production lines.
Implementation Method 1
sensors for monitoring at least one consumable material parameter in the form of an inflow, consumption, supply, and/or a property of at least one starting component for the local production of the chlorine dioxide
Implementation Method 2
monitoring at least one machine parameter relating to the feed and/or concentration of the chlorine dioxide to and/or in the water
Implementation Method 3
a programmable logic control device for controlling the supply system on the basis of the received control data and measurement data obtained by means of the sensor-based monitoring
Implementation Method 4
chlorine dioxide is produced from an alkaline starting component and an acidic starting component based upon sulfuric acid
Implementation Method 5
mixing it into water of a filling system
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AI summary
The disclosure relates to a supply system for generating chlorine dioxide and for mixing it into water in a filling system or a similar system for food production, and to a method for monitoring and controlling the supply system. This comprises sensors for monitoring at least one consumable material parameter and at least one machine parameter relating to the feed and/or concentration of the chlorine dioxide into/in the water, a data output for transmitting measurement data from the supply system obtained by means of such sensor-based monitoring, and a data input for receiving external control data for controlling the supply system. By means of the measurement data and the received control data, the supply system can be controlled in a programmed manner, and enables remote-controlled optimization of processes for producing, distributing, and using chlorine dioxide in a filling system.