What Is an Electrode Strip?
An Electrode Strip is a set of devices that detects the water level in a container containing liquid, such as a water tank. It works in the same way as electrode rods used to detect the water level in receiving water tanks on the roofs of buildings.
Electrode Strips are made of an air-resistant stainless steel stranded wire coated with PVC and a metal fitting for detection.
Splits are attached with screws that bite into the wires of the Electrode Strip, allowing the liquid to pass through and conduct electricity between the split that is flooded and the common split that is attached at the deepest point, which corresponds exactly to the tip of the electrode rod.
Uses of Electrode Strip
Electrode Strips are used to monitor the water level in receiving tanks and drainage tanks installed in places where large amounts of water are used and drained, such as office buildings, condominiums, and hotels where many people are working.
It is effective in drainage layers where problems caused by suspended solids, which are considered unsuitable for electrode rods, are likely to occur, and in tanks that are prone to short circuits due to the distance to the liquid level.
The detected signal is used to maintain an appropriate amount of water in the receiving tank, and in the drainage layer, it is used to control the transfer to the treatment tank, which adjusts the water quality to a level that allows it to be discharged into rivers and seas.
Other Information on Electrode Strip
Characteristics of Electrode Strip
Electrode Strips are usually made up of three wires and three split pins, corresponding to the short, medium, and long electrode rods, and function in the same way as full water, drought, and common tips. Split screws bite into the wire coating, establishing contact and exposing the wire at that point, creating an electrical state similar to that of the tip of the electrode rod.
When the amount of water in the Electrode Strip decreases beyond the water level at the low water level point, the control equipment determines that the water level is low by opening the line that was previously short-circuited.
On the other hand, if the water volume rises to a high water level point, the control equipment determines that the tank is full to prevent the liquid from overflowing, and a full water alarm is issued and other actions are taken. The basic configuration of the electrode band is the same as the electrode rod, with full water and low water, but it is also possible to install another point splitting sill to eliminate the float used for replenishment pump control.
Alternatively, if the tank is deep enough to increase the distance between the high and low electrode strips, it may be necessary to add additional points in addition to the high and low electrode strips, since the conduction with the common is likely to be unstable.