Mobile Test System for Electrical Filters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing test systems for electrostatic precipitator systems require complex and costly setup, involving multiple components and high effort for installation and conversion, leading to long downtimes and potential damage during transport, especially due to fluctuating operating parameters and space constraints.
Innovation Solution
A mobile test system housed in a container with integrated components, including a dust measuring device, converter control cabinet, computer, and high-voltage rectifier device, allowing for self-sufficient operation with minimal site preparation and reduced downtimes, featuring adaptable cable management and remote control capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the converter control cabinet is placed close to the control cabinets to reuse existing power and control cable connections, then the connection effort is reduced, but the available space is insufficient and new supply lines must be laid
Solution Approach 1:
The patent relocates the converter control cabinet from horizontal placement near existing control cabinets to vertical placement on the filter roof, utilizing the third dimension (height) to resolve the space constraint while maintaining connection efficiency through optimized cable routing
2Volume of stationary object
If the existing high-voltage rectifier devices are installed in transformer cells, then space utilization is optimized, but the installation of additional test devices requires dismantling and reassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the high-voltage rectifier device from the horizontal transformer cell space to the vertical filter roof environment, allowing simultaneous coexistence of multiple devices without dismantling while maintaining space efficiency through vertical mounting
3Area of stationary object
If the high-voltage rectifier device is erected on the filter roof, then space availability is increased, but the installation requires crane and mechanical adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the high-voltage rectifier device into modular components that can be pre-assembled and then installed as a complete unit on the filter roof, eliminating the need for complex on-site mechanical adjustments and crane operations
4Ease of manufacture
If the electrostatic precipitator system is idle during the conversion, then the conversion can be performed, but the system downtime is extended
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs all conversion preparations including cable routing and device assembly in advance while the system is operational, allowing the actual conversion to be completed in minutes when the system is temporarily idle, thereby minimizing downtime
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a test installation for electrical filter installations, wherein the test installation has, in the interior of a housing, a dust measurement device, a converter control cabinet, a feed for the converter control cabinet, a computer, connecting apparatuses for connecting the dust measurement device to a clean and a raw-gas dust channel of the electrical filter installation, cables for connecting the converter control cabinet to a high-voltage rectifier for the electrical filter installation, as well as a power connection, and wherein the housing has recesses for passing through at least the connecting apparatuses, the cable and power supplies for the feed and for the power connection.