Electrolytic biocide generating system for use on-board a watercraft
AssigneeElectroSea, LLC
InventorsLouis Ciro Cosentino, Daniel L. Cosentino
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a biocide generating system for inhibiting bio-fouling within a water system of a watercraft. The water system is configured to draw water from a body of water on which the watercraft is supported. The biocide generating system includes an electrode arrangement adapted to be incorporated as part of an electrolytic cell through which the water of the water system flows.
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A biocide generating system for inhibiting bio-fouling within a water system of a watercraft, the water system being configured to draw water from a body of water on which the watercraft is supported, the biocide generating system comprising:
- an electrode arrangement adapted to be incorporated as part of an electrolytic cell through which the water of the water system flows;
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- a control system that interfaces with the electrode arrangement, the control system including an electrical power circuit for establishing a flow of electrical current between first and second electrodes of the electrode arrangement to generate a biocide in the water within the electrolytic cell, the control system including a switching arrangement operable in a first switch configuration in which the first electrode is an anode and the second electrode is a cathode, the switching arrangement also being operable in a second switch configuration in which the first electrode is a cathode and the second electrode is an anode, and the switching arrangement being operable in a third switch configuration in which electrical power is terminated to the first and second electrodes and the first and second electrodes are electrically connected to one another by a circuit path that by-passes the water in the electrolytic cell and provides a short circuit between the first and second electrodes.
A biocide generating system for inhibiting bio-fouling within a water system of a watercraft, the water system being configured to draw water from a body of water on which the watercraft is supported, the biocide generating system comprising:
- an electrode arrangement adapted to be incorporated as part of an electrolytic cell through which the water of the water system flows;
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- a control system that interfaces with the electrode arrangement, the control system including an electrical power circuit for establishing a flow of electrical current between first and second electrodes of the electrode arrangement to generate a biocide in the water within the electrolytic cell, the control system including a switching arrangement operable in a first switch configuration in which the first electrode is an anode and the second electrode is a cathode, the switching arrangement also being operable in a second switch configuration in which the first electrode is a cathode and the second electrode is an anode, wherein the electrolytic cell includes a housing having a water inlet and a water outlet which are offset from one another along a height of the housing so as to not have an in-line configuration, the water inlet and outlet being respectively positioned at first and second different height locations along the height of the housing and being respectively positioned at opposite first and second sides of the housing, wherein the housing defines a flow passage that extends between the water inlet and the water outlet, wherein the electrode arrangement is positioned within the flow passage of the housing, wherein the electrode arrangement includes interleaved electrode plates, wherein a flow diverter is provided within the flow passage, wherein the flow diverter is a comb-like baffle having comb teeth that extend into interstitial spaces between the electrode plates, wherein the flow diverter is located at the second side of the housing at a third height location between the first and second height locations, and wherein the interstitial spaces face toward the opposite first and second sides of the housing.
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