Variable-Frequency Water Tank Cleaning for Scale and Noise Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing water supply devices face issues with scale accumulation on the inner walls of water tanks, leading to damage and increased maintenance costs, while also lacking energy efficiency and noise reduction measures.

Innovation Solution

The box-type variable frequency water supply equipment incorporates a cleaning device with a rotating shaft, impeller blades, and an electromagnetic coil to clean the tank interior, generate electricity, and reduce noise, while utilizing thermal energy for enhanced efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Duration of action of stationary object

If a conventional water supply system operates for a long time, then water supply continuity is improved, but scale accumulates on the inner wall of the water tank causing damage and increased maintenance costs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewater supply continuityVSAvoidscale accumulation
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The cleaning device performs preliminary cleaning actions during normal water supply operation. The rotating shaft with cleaning elements proactively removes scale deposits before they can accumulate to damaging levels, preventing the harmful effect rather than addressing it after formation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The cleaning device operates continuously during water supply, maintaining constant cleaning action. The rotating shaft spins continuously to keep cleaning the inner wall, ensuring that the protective function is uninterrupted and scale accumulation is prevented throughout the entire operation period.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

2Reliability

If the cleaning device rotates continuously to clean the inner wall, then cleaning effectiveness is improved, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecleaning effectivenessVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The cleaning device utilizes the kinetic energy from the flowing water itself to drive the rotation of the cleaning shaft. The water flow that is already present in the system during normal operation automatically powers the cleaning mechanism, eliminating the need for separate energy input while maintaining continuous cleaning effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

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 system effectively prevents scale formation, reduces maintenance costs, enhances energy efficiency through resource utilization, and minimizes noise pollution in water supply operations.

Implementation Method 1

the support arm is a magnetic conductor, during the rotation of the support arm, the support arm continuously cuts the magnetic induction line in the electromagnetic coil provided inside the water tank, so that the electromagnetic coil generates a magnetic force, thereby enabling magnetically generated electricity

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic induction: Electromagnetic Induction

Implementation Method 2

the water flow impacts the impeller blade, the impeller blade then generates a rotating force under the action of the water flow, and the impeller blade then rotates

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHydraulic energy conversion: Water Turbine

Data Source

PatentUS12618233B2Box-type variable frequency water supply equipment with energy-saving function
Publication Date: 2026.05.05 SHANGHAI YIMAI IND CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention discloses box-type variable frequency water supply equipment with an energy-saving function, and relates to the technical field of water supply equipment, including: a water tank, wherein the side wall of the water tank is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet, one end of the water outlet away from the water tank is provided with a pump set device, and the water tank is provided therein with a cleaning device; the water in the water tank is delivered to a water pump in the pump set device via the water outlet, and the water pump extracts water into a pipe system so as to realize pipeline water supply; in the process of delivering water in the water tank to the water outlet, the controller controls the cleaning device to start, and the cleaning device thereupon rotates under the action of the water flow; in the process of rotating the cleaning device, the inner wall of the water tank is cleaned, and the cleaning device cleans impurities attached to the inner wall of the water tank to avoid impurities accumulating on the inner wall to form scales, so as to prolong the maintenance period of the water tank and save the maintenance cost of the water tank; and secondly, the water tank is cleaned via the cleaning device such that the water quality in the water tank is improved.