Turbidity measuring method and turbidity meter
阅读说明:本技术 浊度测定方法及浊度计 (Turbidity measuring method and turbidity meter ) 是由 清水光 锹形武志 后藤爱 半田纱织 于 2020-02-27 设计创作,主要内容包括:浊度测定方法包含下述步骤:照射出具有第一光谱(E1)的第一照射光(L1);对基于第一照射光(L1)的第一被测定光(ML1)进行检测;照射出具有与第一光谱(E1)不同的第二光谱(E2)的第二照射光(L2);对基于第二照射光(L2)的第二被测定光(ML2)进行检测;对被测定液的浊度进行计算;以及对与第一照射光(L1)相关联的浊度计算所涉及的第一参数及与第二照射光(L2)相关联的浊度计算所涉及的第二参数中的至少一者进行校正,以使得在对被测定液的浊度进行计算的步骤中计算出的浊度,与成为比较的基准的使用其他光源而测定出的被测定液的浊度对应。(The turbidity measuring method comprises the following steps: irradiating first irradiation light (L1) having a first spectrum (E1); detecting first light to be measured (ML1) based on the first irradiation light (L1); irradiating second irradiation light (L2) having a second spectrum (E2) different from the first spectrum (E1); detecting second light to be measured (ML2) based on the second irradiation light (L2); calculating the turbidity of the liquid to be measured; and correcting at least one of a first parameter relating to the calculation of the turbidity associated with the first irradiation light (L1) and a second parameter relating to the calculation of the turbidity associated with the second irradiation light (L2) so that the turbidity calculated in the step of calculating the turbidity of the liquid to be measured corresponds to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source as a reference for comparison.)
1. A turbidity measuring method for measuring the turbidity of a liquid to be measured,
the turbidity measuring method comprises the following steps:
irradiating the measurement liquid with first irradiation light having a first spectrum;
acquiring a detection signal of first measurement light based on the first irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid;
irradiating the measurement liquid with second irradiation light having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum;
acquiring a detection signal of second measurement light based on the second irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid;
calculating the turbidity of the measurement liquid based on the detection signals of the first measurement light and the second measurement light; and
at least one of a first parameter relating to calculation of turbidity associated with the first irradiation light and a second parameter relating to calculation of turbidity associated with the second irradiation light is corrected so that the turbidity calculated in the step of calculating the turbidity of the liquid to be measured corresponds to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source as a reference for comparison.
2. The turbidity assay method according to claim 1, wherein,
a first parameter relating to the turbidity calculation, including a first detection signal intensity of the first measured light detected,
a second parameter relating to the turbidity calculation, including a second detection signal intensity of the second measured light detected,
in the correcting step, at least one of the first detection signal strength and the second detection signal strength is corrected.
3. The turbidity assay method according to claim 2, wherein,
the step of irradiating the measurement liquid with the first irradiation light and the step of irradiating the measurement liquid with the second irradiation light are performed at different timings from each other.
4. The turbidity assay method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein,
the first measurement target light and the second measurement target light each include a transmitted light transmitted through the measurement target liquid and a scattered light scattered by the measurement target liquid.
5. The turbidity assay method according to claim 4, wherein,
in the step of calculating the turbidity of the measurement liquid, if a first detection signal intensity of first scattered light included in the first measurement light is represented by IS1And setting a first detection signal intensity of first transmitted light included in the first measurement light to IT1And a second detection signal intensity of second scattered light included in the second measurement target light is represented by IS2And setting a second detection signal intensity of second transmitted light included in the second measurement light to IT2The turbidity N is calculated by the following formula 1,
[ formula 1 ]
K is the sensitivity coefficient for turbidity calculation, IS1(0)Is a first detected signal intensity, I, of the first scattered light obtained for a liquid with a turbidity of 0 DEGT1(0)Is a first detection signal intensity, I, of the first transmitted light obtained for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 DEGS2(0)Is a second detected signal intensity, I, of the second scattered light obtained for a liquid with a turbidity of 0 DEGT2(0)The second detection signal intensity of the second transmitted light obtained for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees is represented by α, which is a correction coefficient.
6. The turbidity assay method according to claim 1, wherein,
the first parameter involved in the turbidity calculation includes a first drive current of a first LED light source illuminating the first illumination light,
the second parameter involved in the turbidity calculation includes a second drive current of a second LED light source illuminating the second illumination light,
in the correcting, at least one of the first drive current and the second drive current is corrected.
7. The turbidity assay method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein,
further comprising the steps of:
irradiating the measurement liquid with third irradiation light having a third spectrum; and
acquiring a detection signal of third measurement light based on the third irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid,
in the step of calculating the turbidity of the measurement liquid, the turbidity of the measurement liquid is calculated based on the detection signals of the first, second, and third measurement lights,
in the correcting step, a first parameter relating to calculation of turbidity associated with the first irradiation light, a second parameter relating to calculation of turbidity associated with the second irradiation light, and a third parameter relating to calculation of turbidity associated with the third irradiation light are corrected.
8. A turbidimeter for measuring the turbidity of a liquid to be measured,
the turbidimeter comprises:
a first light source unit that irradiates the measurement liquid with first irradiation light having a first spectrum;
a second light source unit that irradiates the measurement liquid with second irradiation light having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum;
a light receiving unit that acquires a detection signal of first measurement light based on the first irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid and a detection signal of second measurement light based on the second irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid; and
a control unit that calculates a turbidity of the liquid to be measured based on the detection signals of the first light to be measured and the second light to be measured,
the control unit corrects at least one of a first parameter relating to calculation of turbidity associated with the first irradiation light and a second parameter relating to calculation of turbidity associated with the second irradiation light so that the turbidity calculated by the control unit corresponds to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source as a reference for comparison.
9. The turbidimeter of claim 8,
the first parameter relating to the turbidity calculation includes a first detection signal intensity of the first measurement light detected by the light receiving unit,
a second parameter relating to the turbidity calculation, including a second detection signal intensity of the second measurement target light detected by the light receiving unit,
the control unit corrects at least one of the first detection signal intensity and the second detection signal intensity.
10. The turbidimeter of claim 9,
the control unit causes the first light source unit and the second light source unit to operate at different timings from each other, and causes the first irradiation light and the second irradiation light to irradiate at different timings from each other.
11. The turbidimeter of claim 9 or 10,
the first measurement target light and the second measurement target light each include a transmitted light transmitted through the measurement target liquid and a scattered light scattered by the measurement target liquid.
12. The turbidimeter of claim 11,
the control unit sets a first detection signal intensity of first scattered light included in the first light to be measured as IS1And setting a first detection signal intensity of first transmitted light included in the first measurement light to IT1And a second detection signal intensity of second scattered light included in the second measurement target light is represented by IS2And setting a second detection signal intensity of second transmitted light included in the second measurement light to IT2Then, the turbidity N is calculated by the following formula 2,
[ formula 2 ]
K is the sensitivity coefficient for turbidity calculation, IS1(0)Is a first detected signal intensity, I, of the first scattered light obtained for a liquid with a turbidity of 0 DEGT1(0)Is a first detection signal intensity, I, of the first transmitted light obtained for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 DEGS2(0)Is a second detected signal intensity, I, of the second scattered light obtained for a liquid with a turbidity of 0 DEGT2(0)The second detection signal intensity of the second transmitted light obtained for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees is represented by α, which is a correction coefficient.
13. The turbidimeter of claim 8,
the first light source part includes a first LED light source,
the second light source part includes a second LED light source,
the first parameter involved in the turbidity calculation comprises a first drive current of the first LED light source,
the second parameter involved in the turbidity calculation comprises a second drive current of the second LED light source,
the control unit corrects at least one of the first drive current and the second drive current.
14. The turbidimeter of any of claims 8 to 13,
further comprising a third light source unit for irradiating the liquid to be measured with third irradiation light having a third spectrum,
the light receiving unit acquires a detection signal of third measurement light based on the third irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid,
the control part is used for controlling the operation of the motor,
correcting a first parameter involved in the calculation of the turbidity associated with the first illumination light, a second parameter involved in the calculation of the turbidity associated with the second illumination light, and a third parameter involved in the calculation of the turbidity associated with the third illumination light,
calculating the turbidity of the liquid to be measured based on the detection signals of the first, second, and third light to be measured.
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a turbidity measuring method and a turbidity meter.
Background
Conventionally, a technique related to a turbidity meter that measures a turbidity level of a liquid to be measured including, for example, water is known.
For example, patent document 1 discloses a turbidimeter capable of accurately measuring suspended matters in a measurement liquid over a wide range from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration while ensuring linearity over the same unit length and detector arrangement.
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2006-329629
In a conventional turbidimeter, for example, a lamp light source that emits white light having a broad band of emission spectrum tends to be used as the light source. When the type of the light source is changed from the conventional turbidimeter as described above, the light source is simply replaced mechanically, and there is a possibility that the turbidity of the liquid to be measured by the conventional turbidimeter does not sufficiently correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured by the turbidimeter after the replacement of the light source.
Disclosure of Invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a turbidity measuring method and a turbidity meter capable of calculating the turbidity of a liquid to be measured so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source of a conventional turbidity meter.
A turbidity measurement method according to some embodiments is a turbidity measurement method for measuring a turbidity of a measurement target liquid, the turbidity measurement method including: irradiating the measurement liquid with first irradiation light having a first spectrum; acquiring a detection signal of first measurement light based on the first irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid; irradiating the measurement liquid with second irradiation light having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum; acquiring a detection signal of second measurement light based on the second irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid; calculating the turbidity of the measurement liquid based on the detection signals of the first measurement light and the second measurement light; and correcting at least one of a first parameter relating to calculation of turbidity associated with the first irradiation light and a second parameter relating to calculation of turbidity associated with the second irradiation light so that the turbidity calculated in the step of calculating the turbidity of the liquid to be measured corresponds to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source as a reference for comparison. According to the turbidity measurement method described above, the turbidity of the liquid to be measured can be calculated so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source of the conventional turbidity meter. Therefore, even when the user changes the measurement device for measuring the turbidity of the liquid to be measured from, for example, a conventional turbidity meter using a light source to the turbidity meter according to the embodiment using an LED light source, the same measurement result can be obtained for the same liquid to be measured. Therefore, the convenience of the user when updating the measurement device to the turbidimeter according to the embodiment is improved.
In one embodiment, the first parameter relating to the turbidity calculation may include a first detection signal intensity of the first measured light that is detected, the second parameter relating to the turbidity calculation may include a second detection signal intensity of the second measured light that is detected, and at least one of the first detection signal intensity and the second detection signal intensity may be corrected in the correcting step. Thus, the turbidity measurement is performed in a state where detection information based on the detected detection signal is corrected by signal processing. Therefore, by the signal processing described above, the turbidity of the liquid to be measured can be calculated so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source.
In one embodiment, the step of irradiating the measurement liquid with the first irradiation light and the step of irradiating the measurement liquid with the second irradiation light may be performed at different timings from each other. This makes it possible to independently acquire detection signals of the first light to be measured and the second light to be measured. Therefore, the respective contributions to the detection signal are accurately calculated independently, and the accuracy of the turbidity calculation is improved.
In one embodiment, the first measurement target light and the second measurement target light may include transmitted light transmitted through the measurement target liquid and scattered light scattered by the measurement target liquid, respectively. Thus, the transmitted light/scattered light comparison method can be used, and the turbidity can be calculated with high accuracy over a wider range of turbidity than the case where only either of the transmitted light and the scattered light is used. In addition, even if the variation in the drive current due to the ambient temperature of the turbidimeter or the like differs between the first drive current value of the first LED light source that irradiates the first irradiation light and the second drive current value of the second LED light source that irradiates the second irradiation light, the influence on the turbidity measurement is minimized by adopting the transmitted light/scattered light comparison method.
In one embodiment, in the step of calculating the turbidity of the measurement liquid, if a first detection signal intensity of first scattered light included in the first measurement light is represented by IS1And setting a first detection signal intensity of first transmitted light included in the first measurement light to IT1And a second detection signal intensity of second scattered light included in the second measurement target light is represented by IS2And setting a second detection signal intensity of second transmitted light included in the second measurement light to IT2The turbidity N is calculated by the following formula 1,
[ formula 1 ]
K is the sensitivity coefficient for turbidity calculation, IS1(0)Is a first detected signal intensity, I, of the first scattered light obtained for a liquid with a turbidity of 0 DEGT1(0)Is a first detection signal intensity, I, of the first transmitted light obtained for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 DEGS2(0)Is obtained for liquid with turbidity of 0 degreeOf the second scattered light, IT2(0)The second detection signal intensity of the second transmitted light obtained for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees, and α is a correction coefficient, and thus the turbidity of the liquid to be measured can be accurately calculated based on the detection signals of the first and second light to be measured.
In one embodiment, the first parameter related to the turbidity calculation may include a first drive current of a first LED light source that emits the first irradiation light, the second parameter related to the turbidity calculation may include a second drive current of a second LED light source that emits the second irradiation light, and at least one of the first drive current and the second drive current may be corrected in the correcting step. Thus, turbidity measurement is performed in a state where the emission spectrum is optically corrected based on the drive current of the LED light source. Therefore, by the optical processing described above, the turbidity of the liquid to be measured can be calculated so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source.
The method for measuring turbidity in one embodiment may further comprise the steps of: irradiating the measurement liquid with third irradiation light having a third spectrum; and acquiring a detection signal of third measurement light based on the third irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid, and in the step of calculating the turbidity of the measurement liquid, calculating the turbidity of the measurement liquid based on the detection signals of the first measurement light, the second measurement light, and the third measurement light, and in the step of correcting, a first parameter relating to calculation of the turbidity associated with the first irradiation light, a second parameter relating to calculation of the turbidity associated with the second irradiation light, and a third parameter relating to calculation of the turbidity associated with the third irradiation light are corrected. Thus, even when the turbidity of the liquid to be measured is measured using 3 light sources, the turbidity of the liquid to be measured can be calculated so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source of the conventional turbidity meter. Therefore, when the user changes the measurement device for measuring the turbidity of the liquid to be measured from, for example, a conventional turbidity meter using a light source to the turbidity meter according to the embodiment using an LED light source, the same measurement result can be obtained for the same liquid to be measured. Therefore, the convenience of the user who updates the measurement device to the turbidity meter according to the embodiment is improved.
A turbidity meter according to some embodiments is a turbidity meter for measuring a turbidity of a liquid to be measured, the turbidity meter including: a first light source unit that irradiates the measurement liquid with first irradiation light having a first spectrum; a second light source unit that irradiates the measurement liquid with second irradiation light having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum; a light receiving unit that acquires a detection signal of first measurement light based on the first irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid and a detection signal of second measurement light based on the second irradiation light irradiated to the measurement liquid; and a control unit that calculates a turbidity of the liquid to be measured based on the detection signals of the first light to be measured and the second light to be measured, wherein the control unit corrects at least one of a first parameter relating to calculation of a turbidity associated with the first irradiation light and a second parameter relating to calculation of a turbidity associated with the second irradiation light so that the turbidity calculated by the control unit corresponds to a turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source that is a reference for comparison. According to the turbidity meter as described above, the turbidity of the liquid to be measured can be calculated so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source of the conventional turbidity meter. Therefore, even when the user changes the measurement device for measuring the turbidity of the liquid to be measured from, for example, a conventional turbidity meter using a light source to the turbidity meter according to the embodiment using an LED light source, the same measurement result can be obtained for the same liquid to be measured. Therefore, the convenience of the user who updates the measurement device to the turbidity meter according to the embodiment is improved.
In one embodiment, the first parameter related to the turbidity calculation may include a first detection signal intensity of the first light to be measured detected by the light receiving unit, the second parameter related to the turbidity calculation may include a second detection signal intensity of the second light to be measured detected by the light receiving unit, and the control unit may correct at least one of the first detection signal intensity and the second detection signal intensity. Thus, the turbidimeter performs turbidity measurement while correcting detection information based on the detection signal detected by the light receiving unit by signal processing. Therefore, the control unit can calculate the turbidity of the liquid to be measured so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source by the signal processing described above.
In one embodiment, the control unit may operate the first light source unit and the second light source unit at different timings from each other, and cause the first irradiation light and the second irradiation light to be irradiated at different timings from each other. This makes it possible to independently acquire detection signals of the first light to be measured and the second light to be measured. Therefore, the control unit can accurately calculate the contributions to the detection signals independently, and the accuracy of the turbidity calculation can be improved.
In one embodiment, the first measurement target light and the second measurement target light may include transmitted light transmitted through the measurement target liquid and scattered light scattered by the measurement target liquid, respectively. Thus, the control unit can use the transmitted light/scattered light comparison method, and can calculate the turbidity in a wider range of turbidity with higher accuracy than the case of using only either one of the transmitted light and the scattered light. In addition, even if the variation in the drive current due to the ambient temperature of the turbidimeter or the like differs between the first drive current value of the first LED light source that irradiates the first irradiation light and the second drive current value of the second LED light source that irradiates the second irradiation light, the influence on the turbidity measurement is minimized by adopting the transmitted light/scattered light comparison method.
In one embodiment, the control unit may determine that the first scattering included in the first light to be measured is included in the first light to be measuredThe first detection signal intensity of light is set as IS1And setting a first detection signal intensity of first transmitted light included in the first measurement light to IT1And a second detection signal intensity of second scattered light included in the second measurement target light is represented by IS2And setting a second detection signal intensity of second transmitted light included in the second measurement light to IT2Then, the turbidity N is calculated by the following
[ formula 2 ]
K is the sensitivity coefficient for turbidity calculation, IS1(0)Is a first detected signal intensity, I, of the first scattered light obtained for a liquid with a turbidity of 0 DEGT1(0)Is a first detection signal intensity, I, of the first transmitted light obtained for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 DEGS2(0)Is a second detected signal intensity, I, of the second scattered light obtained for a liquid with a turbidity of 0 DEGT2(0)The second detection signal intensity of the second transmitted light obtained for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees is represented by α, which is a correction coefficient, and thus the turbidity of the liquid to be measured can be accurately calculated based on the detection signals of the first and second light to be measured.
In one embodiment, the first light source unit may include a first LED light source, the second light source unit may include a second LED light source, the first parameter related to the turbidity calculation includes a first drive current of the first LED light source, the second parameter related to the turbidity calculation includes a second drive current of the second LED light source, and the control unit may correct at least one of the first drive current and the second drive current. Thus, the turbidimeter performs turbidity measurement in a state where the emission spectrum is optically corrected based on the drive current of the LED light source. Therefore, the control unit can calculate the turbidity of the liquid to be measured so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source by the optical processing described above.
The turbidity meter according to one embodiment may further include a third light source unit that irradiates third irradiation light having a third spectrum onto the liquid to be measured, wherein the light receiving unit acquires a detection signal of the third light to be measured based on the third irradiation light irradiated onto the liquid to be measured, and wherein the control unit corrects a first parameter related to calculation of turbidity associated with the first irradiation light, a second parameter related to calculation of turbidity associated with the second irradiation light, and a third parameter related to calculation of turbidity associated with the third irradiation light, and calculates the turbidity of the liquid to be measured based on the detection signals of the first light to be measured, the second light to be measured, and the third light to be measured. Thus, even when the turbidity of the liquid to be measured is measured using 3 light sources, the turbidity of the liquid to be measured can be calculated so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source of the conventional turbidity meter. Therefore, when the user changes the measurement device for measuring the turbidity of the liquid to be measured from, for example, a conventional turbidity meter using a light source to the turbidity meter according to the embodiment using an LED light source, the same measurement result can be obtained for the same liquid to be measured. Therefore, the convenience of the user in updating the measurement device to the turbidity meter according to the embodiment is improved.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a turbidity measuring method and a turbidity meter capable of calculating the turbidity of a liquid to be measured so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source of the conventional turbidity meter.
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Fig. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of a turbidimeter according to an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the turbidimeter of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a cross section of the optical device of fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the spectrum of the irradiation light irradiated by each light source.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a spectrum of irradiation light emitted from the light source unit of fig. 1.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a turbidity measuring method using the turbidity meter of FIG. 1.
Fig. 7 is a schematic view corresponding to fig. 3 showing a first modification of the turbidimeter according to the embodiment.
Fig. 8 is a schematic view corresponding to fig. 3 showing a second modification of the turbidimeter according to the embodiment.
Fig. 9 is a schematic view corresponding to fig. 3 showing a third modification of the turbidimeter according to the embodiment.
Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a cross section of a conventional turbidimeter using a lamp light source.
Description of the reference numerals
1 turbidimeter
2 optical device
21 measured liquid inlet
22 outlet for measured liquid
23 main body part
24 light source unit
241 first light source unit
242 second light source unit
243 third light source unit
25 light receiving part
251 transmission light detecting part
252 scattered light detection unit
26 condensing lens
27 liquid bath
3 treatment device
31 control part
32 storage part
33 input unit
34 display part
35 communication part
D1 first LED light source
D2 second LED light source
D3 third LED light source
E1 first Spectrum
E2 second Spectrum
E3 third Spectrum
L1 first illumination light
L2 second illumination light
L3 third illumination light
ML1 first measured light
ML2 second measured light
ML3 third measured light
S scattered light
S1 first scattered light
S2 second scattered light
S3 third scattered light
T transmitted light
T1 first transmission light
T2 second transmitted light
T3 third transmitted light
Detailed Description
The turbidity of the liquid to be measured by the turbidity meter is determined by the amount of turbid materials, which are particles present in the liquid to be measured. Several methods are known for determining the amount of turbid substances. For example, in a turbidimeter of the transmitted light/scattered light comparison system, absorption and scattering of irradiation light by a turbid substance in a liquid to be measured are used. When irradiation light is irradiated to a liquid to be measured containing a turbid substance, the transmitted light is weaker as the turbidity is larger due to the absorption of particles. On the other hand, the larger the turbidity, the stronger the scattered light due to scattering by the particles.
Since the light intensity of transmitted light changes logarithmically according to the lambertian beer law, the light intensity of transmitted light becomes very weak at high turbidity. Therefore, it is difficult to measure a liquid to be measured having a high turbidity by using the transmitted light alone. Although the scattered light is theoretically proportional to the turbidity, in actual measurement, the scattered light is affected by absorption in a liquid to be measured having a high turbidity. Therefore, the intensity of the detection signal associated with scattered light is not directly proportional to turbidity. Therefore, in the turbidity meter of the transmitted light/scattered light comparison system, a monotonically increasing relationship between a detection signal value and a turbidity value is created by using a value obtained by dividing the detection signal intensity of scattered light by the detection signal intensity of transmitted light.
A conventional turbidimeter, as shown in fig. 10 for example, includes a lamp light source, a condenser lens, a liquid tank, a transmitted light detector for detecting transmitted light, and a scattered light detector for detecting scattered light. The white light emitted from the lamp light source is collimated by the condenser lens. The white light that becomes parallel light is incident on the liquid tank. The two ends of the liquid groove are separated by transparent glass. For example, in fig. 10, a part of the parallel light is scattered by a turbid substance of the liquid to be measured flowing through the liquid tank from below to above. The scattered light is detected by a scattered light detector disposed at a subsequent stage of the liquid tank. The transmitted light that has passed without being scattered is similarly detected by a transmitted light detector disposed at a subsequent stage of the liquid tank. The turbidity N of the liquid to be measured is obtained by calculating the detected signal intensity of the transmitted light and the detected signal intensity of the scattered light by an arithmetic circuit or the like according to the following
[ formula 3 ]
Here, ITIndicating the intensity of a detection signal of transmitted light transmitted through a liquid to be measured ISIndicating the detection signal intensity of scattered light scattered by the liquid to be measured. I isT(0) Indicating the intensity of a detection signal of transmitted light transmitted through a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degree, IS(0) The intensity of a detection signal indicating scattered light scattered by a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees is shown. c is a constant determined by the turbid material in the liquid to be measured and the shape and characteristics of the detection portion, and L is the optical path length of the liquid tank to be measured. As shown in
In a conventional turbidimeter, for example, a lamp light source that emits white light having a broad band of emission spectrum tends to be used as a light source. The light source of the lamp has the defects that the filament is easy to break and the service life is short. In addition, the lamp light source has a disadvantage that it consumes a large amount of electric power and easily generates heat, and therefore dew condensation is easily generated on the transparent glass of the liquid tank. If dew condensation occurs on the transparent glass in the liquid tank, the dew condensation may cause further scattering of light, and thus the measurement accuracy of the turbidity of the liquid to be measured may be lowered.
In order to solve the above-described problems, an led (light Emitting diode) light source may be used as the light source. As an example of a conventional LED used for a light source of a turbidimeter, a monochromatic LED is known. The spectrum of the irradiation light generated by the monochromatic LED light source as described above has a half-value width of several nm to several tens of nm, for example, in a visible region or a near infrared region of 1000nm or less. Here, the near-infrared region represents a predetermined wavelength region on the longer wavelength side than the visible region, and includes a wavelength region relatively close to the visible region among infrared regions described later. For example, the near infrared region includes a wavelength region of 780nm to 2000 nm. The wavelength band and the spectral intensity of the emission spectrum of the monochromatic LED light source are significantly different from those of the conventional lamp light source. For example, the spectrum of the illumination light generated by the lamp light source has a peak in the infrared region, unlike a monochromatic LED light source, and the wavelength band covers the entire visible region. Here, the infrared region represents a predetermined wavelength region on a longer wavelength side than the visible region, and includes, for example, a predetermined wavelength region having a wavelength longer than 780 nm.
As another example of conventional LEDs used as a light source of a turbidimeter, a white LED or a light-adjusting/color-mixing LED is known, which uses a fluorescent material or the like and makes the appearance of irradiation light close to sunlight, light of a fluorescent lamp, light of a lamp light source, or the like. The illumination light produced by these LED light sources can be seen in the human eye as similar to illumination light from a lamp light source. However, the emission spectrum of these LED light sources discontinuously has a plurality of peaks in the visible region, and is significantly different from the emission spectrum of a lamp light source in which the spectral intensity continuously changes in the visible region.
The conventional LED light source as described above has high versatility, but has a great difference from a lamp light source with respect to wavelength characteristics. Therefore, in the turbidity measurement of the liquid to be measured, the light source of the lamp may be replaced with the conventional LED light source, and the turbidity detection sensitivity may be reduced. That is, in a liquid to be measured other than the standard liquid, there is a possibility that the turbidity measured by the turbidity meter having the lamp light source and the turbidity measured by the turbidity meter having the LED light source may not match each other. This is because, if the wavelength characteristics of the light source used are different, the scattering angle distribution and the absorption characteristics of the turbid material contained in the liquid to be measured or the liquid to be measured itself may be different, and the detected scattered light intensity and transmitted light intensity may change. Here, the standard solution contains a liquid having a known turbidity value, which contains a prescribed turbidity standard substance specified in accordance with a prescribed turbidity standard.
In order to solve the above-described problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a turbidity measuring method and a turbidity meter capable of calculating the turbidity of a liquid to be measured using an LED light source so as to correspond to the turbidity of the liquid to be measured using another light source, more specifically, a lighting light source in a conventional turbidity meter.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be mainly described with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of a turbidimeter 1 according to an embodiment.
The turbidimeter 1 according to one embodiment is a turbidimeter of a transmitted light/scattered light comparison system, as an example. The turbidity meter 1 measures the turbidity of a liquid to be measured. The turbidimeter 1 includes, as large components, an
The
Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the turbidimeter 1 of fig. 1.
The
The first
The second
The
The
The transmitted
The scattered
The
The
The storage unit 32 includes any storage devices such as hdd (hard Disk drive), ssd (solid State drive), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory), and ram (random Access Memory), and stores information necessary for realizing the operation of the turbidimeter 1. The storage section 32 may function as a main storage, an auxiliary storage, or a cache memory. The storage unit 32 is not limited to being built in the turbidity meter 1, and may be an external storage device connected via a digital input/output port or the like, such as a USB. The storage unit 32 stores various information calculated by the
The input unit 33 includes an arbitrary input interface that receives an input operation by the user of the turbidimeter 1. The input unit 33 receives an input operation by the user of the turbidimeter 1, and acquires input information input by the user. The input unit 33 outputs the acquired input information to the
The display unit 34 includes an arbitrary output interface for outputting an image. The display unit 34 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display unit 34 displays various information calculated by the
The
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a cross section of the
The irradiation light emitted from the
The transmitted light T transmitted through the liquid to be measured in the liquid tank 27 is detected by, for example, a transmitted
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the spectrum of the irradiation light irradiated by each light source. Referring to fig. 4, the emission spectra of the conventional lighting light source, the first LED light source D1 included in the first
In fig. 4, the emission spectrum of the conventional lighting source is shown by a solid line. In fig. 4, the emission spectrum of the conventional lamp light source includes a peak appearing in the infrared region, and the illustration of the corresponding emission spectrum on the longer wavelength side than the wavelength around 800nm is omitted. That is, fig. 4 illustrates only the emission spectrum of the conventional lighting source, which corresponds to the emission spectrum on the shorter wavelength side than the wavelength around 800 nm. In fig. 4, a first spectrum E1 of the first irradiation light L1 of the first LED light source D1 and a second spectrum E2 of the second irradiation light L2 of the second LED light source D2 are indicated by broken lines.
In the turbidimeter 1 according to the embodiment, the same wavelength characteristics as those of the conventional lamp light source are realized based on the first spectrum E1 of the first irradiation light L1 and the second spectrum E2 of the second irradiation light L2.
More specifically, the first spectrum E1 of the first irradiation light L1 irradiated by the first LED light source D1 substantially corresponds to the light emission spectrum of the lamp light source in the visible region. That is, first spectrum E1 rises from around wavelength 400nm, similarly to the emission spectrum of the lamp light source, and extends over substantially the entire visible region. As described above, the first LED light source D1 has the same wavelength characteristics as those of the lamp light source in the visible region. However, in the near infrared region of 780nm or more, the spectral intensity of the first spectrum E1 decreases, and the first LED light source D1 has a wavelength characteristic different from that of the lamp light source.
The second LED light source D2 compensates for the decrease in the spectral intensity in the near-infrared region of the first LED light source D1, and makes the spectral intensity of the
The first LED light source D1 includes a phosphor and an excitation LED for exciting the phosphor so as to emit first irradiation light L1 having a first spectrum E1 as shown in fig. 4. In this case, the peak of the emission spectrum of the excitation LED appears in, for example, the ultraviolet region. Here, the ultraviolet region indicates a predetermined wavelength region on a shorter wavelength side than the visible region, and includes, for example, a predetermined wavelength region having a wavelength shorter than 380 nm. On the other hand, the spectral intensity of a conventional lighting source is substantially zero in the ultraviolet region. In the turbidimeter 1 according to the embodiment, in order to realize the same wavelength characteristics as those of the conventional lamp light source, the peak in the ultraviolet region as described above may be suppressed. Therefore, the first LED light source D1 may have any optical filter that is disposed on the optical path of the excitation LED and suppresses the peak of the excitation LED.
The first LED light source D1 may also have a plurality of single-color LEDs having emission wavelengths different from each other in a wavelength region over which the first spectrum E1 extends, in addition to or instead of an optical filter for suppressing peaks in the ultraviolet region. Accordingly, the spectral intensity of the first spectrum E1, which extends in the visible region, is added to the spectral intensities of the plurality of single-color LEDs, and accordingly, the spectral intensity is sufficiently larger than the spectral intensity of the excitation LED in the ultraviolet region. Therefore, the peak of the excitation LED in the ultraviolet region is relatively lowered with respect to the first spectrum E1. As a result, the peak of the excitation LED in the ultraviolet region is relatively suppressed.
The first LED light source D1 may have a structure related to a phosphor that improves excitation efficiency, i.e., energy efficiency, achieved by the excitation LED in addition to or instead of the above-described structure for suppressing a peak in the ultraviolet region. More specifically, the first LED light source D1 may have a phosphor optimized in at least one of type and optical density. For example, although the half width is slightly smaller than the first spectrum E1 shown in fig. 4, a phosphor having a sufficiently low peak value of the excitation LED may be selected as the phosphor of the first LED light source D1. For example, a phosphor having such an optical density that excitation light from the excitation LED is sufficiently absorbed in the phosphor may be selected as the phosphor of the first LED light source D1. As described above, since the first LED light source D1 has a phosphor with improved energy efficiency, the peak of the excitation LED in the ultraviolet region is relatively lowered with respect to the first spectrum E1. In addition, the excitation LED can be caused to emit light not in the ultraviolet region but in the visible region. Therefore, any optical filter for suppressing the peak of the exciting LED can be omitted.
The second LED light source D2 has a single-color LED that emits light in the near-infrared region in order to radiate second irradiation light L2 having a second spectrum E2 as shown in fig. 4. The structure for increasing the emission intensity from the
For example, in the case where different LEDs are used between the first LED light source D1 and the second LED light source D2 as described above, the light intensity of the irradiation light is generally different for each LED. Therefore, in the turbidity measurement, the above-described difference between the first LED light source D1 and the second LED light source D2 needs to be considered.
Therefore, the
In the first example of the calibration method, the first parameter relating to the turbidity calculation includes the first detection signal intensity of the first light to be measured ML1 detected by the
In the first example of the calibration method, the
[ formula 4 ]
In equation 4, K is a sensitivity coefficient for calculating turbidity, which indicates an inclination when the first light to be measured ML1 and the second light to be measured ML2 are measured at 2 known turbidities N using a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees and a standard liquid. The sensitivity coefficient being for dividing the ratio IS/ITThe sensitivity coefficient K can be calculated based on the actually measured detection signal intensities, the known turbidity N, and a correction coefficient α described later.
IS1(0)A first detection signal intensity of the first scattered light S1 obtained when only the first LED light source D1 was turned on for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees is shown. I isT1(0)The first detection signal intensity of the first transmitted light T1 obtained when only the first LED light source D1 was turned on for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees is shown.IS2(0)And a second detection signal intensity of the second scattered light S2 obtained when only the second LED light source D2 was turned on for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees. I isT2(0)And a second detection signal intensity of the second transmitted light T2 obtained when only the second LED light source D2 is turned on for a liquid having a turbidity of 0 degrees.
α is a correction coefficient for the purpose of making the contribution ratio of the first LED light source D1 and the second LED light source D2 to the turbidity measurement closer to that of the conventional lighting light source. More specifically, the correction coefficient α is calculated in the following order for each group of the first LED light source D1 and the second LED light source D2.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a spectrum of the irradiation light emitted from the
The
In the second procedure of calculating the correction coefficient α, the
[ FORMULA 5 ]
The
In the above-described specific example, it has been described that the
When the first drive current is adjusted, the absolute values of the first spectral intensity P1 and the second spectral intensity P2 match the corresponding spectral intensities in the emission spectrum of the lamp light source. Therefore, the turbidity meter 1 according to the embodiment can use the same detection circuit as that of the conventional turbidity meter using the lamp light source, and the compatibility between the conventional turbidity meter and the turbidity meter 1 according to the embodiment is improved.
Without adjusting the first drive current, the first spectral intensity P1 typically does not coincide with the spectral intensity a. In the above case, the
In the third procedure of calculating the correction coefficient α, the
The
In the 4 th order of calculating the correction coefficient α, the
The
[ formula 6 ]
The
By the processing realized by the
The following mainly describes a second example of the correction method.
For example, the turbidimeter 1 may perform turbidity measurement in a state where the emission spectrum is optically corrected based on the drive current of the LED light source, instead of the first example of the correction method described above.
In the second example of the calibration method, the first parameter relating to the turbidity calculation includes the first drive current of the first LED light source D1, and the second parameter relating to the turbidity calculation includes the second drive current of the second LED light source D2. At this time, the
More specifically, the
More specifically, the
The
[ formula 7 ]
That is, the
As described above, by causing the first LED light source D1 and the second LED light source D2 to emit light at different drive currents using the first drive current value C1 and the second drive current value C2, the
When the first irradiation light L1 and the second irradiation light L2 are simultaneously emitted from the
With the above-described configuration of the
Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a turbidity measuring method using the turbidity meter 1 of fig. 1. An example of the flow of the turbidity measurement of the liquid to be measured performed by the
In step S101, the
In step S102, the
In step S103, the
In step S104, the
In step S105, the
In step S106, the
In step S107, the
In step S108, the
In step S109, the
In step S110, the
In the case of the first example of the above-described correction method, the
In the case of the second example based on the above-described correction method, for example, before step S101 in fig. 6, the
In the flow shown in FIG. 6, one cycle from step S101 to step S109 is, for example, about 1 to 2 seconds. The
In the turbidity meter 1 according to the embodiment, the
It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented in other predetermined forms than the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the above description is illustrative, and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is defined not by the above description but by the claims. All changes, including variations within the scope and range of equivalents thereof, are encompassed by the present invention.
For example, the shape, arrangement, orientation, number, and the like of the above-described components are not limited to those illustrated in the above description and drawings. The shape, arrangement, orientation, number, and the like of each component may be arbitrarily configured if the functions thereof can be realized.
For example, each step and functions included in each step in the measurement method using the turbidimeter 1 can be rearranged in a logically non-contradictory manner, and the order of the steps can be changed, or a plurality of steps can be combined into 1 or divided.
For example, the present invention can be realized as a program describing the processing contents for realizing the functions of the turbidity meter 1 or a storage medium storing the program. These are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.
In the first example of the correction method, the
In the above description, the turbidimeter 1 is a turbidimeter of the transmission light/scattered light comparison system as shown in fig. 3, but the turbidimeter is not limited thereto. Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram corresponding to fig. 3 showing a first modification of the turbidity meter 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in fig. 7, the turbidimeter 1 may be a transmission type turbidimeter that measures turbidity using only absorbance. Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram corresponding to fig. 3 showing a second modification of the turbidity meter 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in fig. 8, the turbidimeter 1 may be a scattered light type turbidimeter. Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram corresponding to fig. 3 showing a third modification of the turbidity meter 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in fig. 9, the turbidimeter 1 may be a surface scattering light type turbidimeter.
In the above, the second LED light source D2 has been described as having only 1 single-color LED emitting light in the near infrared region, but is not limited thereto. The
For example, the
At this time, the
The
For example, a first example of the above-described correction method in the case of using 3 light sources will be described. I represents a third detection signal intensity of the third scattered light S3 obtained when the liquid to be measured is irradiated with only the third irradiation light L3S3And the third detection signal intensity of the third transmitted light T3 is IT3. At this time, the
[ formula 8 ]
In formula 8, IS3(0)A third detection signal intensity of the third scattered light S3 obtained when only the third irradiation light L3 was irradiated to the liquid with the turbidity of 0 degrees. I isT3(0)And a third detection signal intensity of the third transmitted light T3 obtained when only the third irradiation light L3 was irradiated to the liquid with the turbidity of 0 degrees.
α1、α2And α3The correction coefficient α is a correction coefficient for making the contribution ratio of the first LED light source D1, the second LED light source D2, and the third LED light source D3 to the turbidity measurement closer to that of the conventional lighting source1、α2And α3The correction coefficient α is calculated by the same method as the calculation method based on the order of calculating the correction coefficient α described in the first example of the correction method described above1、α2And α3The spectral intensity ratio of 2 pairs of light sources out of 3 light sources is calculated, and the control unit 31 corrects the correction factor α1、α2And α3Let any one of 1 s be 1, and determine pairs with other 2 light sources with the emission intensity of the corresponding light source as a reference, for example, the control unit 31 sets α1When 1, the first LED light source D1 and the second LED light source D2 are determined as a pair, and the controller 31 calculates α based on the spectral intensity ratio of these light sources2Similarly, the control unit 31 is set to α1When 1, the first LED light source D1 and the third LED light source D3 are determined as a pair, and the controller 31 calculates α based on the spectral intensity ratio of these light sources3。
In the above description, the scattered light S detected by the transmitted
[ formula 9 ]
In equation 9, β is a constant determined by the shape and characteristics of the detection unit. Equation 9 shows that the component of the scattered light S is added to the detection signal intensity of the transmitted light T at a constant β ratio. In a turbidimeter, a part of the detection signal intensity of the scattered light S may be added to the detection signal intensity of the transmitted light T at a predetermined ratio, whereby good linearity can be obtained. In the turbidimeter as described above, the lamp light source can be replaced with 2 or more LED light sources by the above equation 9. By calculating the turbidity N using equation 9, the
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