Devices systems and methods for conserving resources by treating liquids with electromagnetic fields

A biofilm and microbial contaminant treatment system comprising:

• a microcontroller that controls a voltage and time-varying electromagnetic fields applied to biofilm and microbial contaminants in a liquid based on data the microcontroller receives representative of in-line treatment of the biofilm and microbial contaminants and data related to the liquid;
• one or more sensors that provide the microcontroller with the data related to the liquid;
• a probe comprising positive and negatively charged elements constructed of a corrosion-resistant material that generates the time-varying electromagnetic fields and directly applies the time-varying electromagnetic fields to the biofilm and microbial contaminants in the liquid to treat the biofilm and microbial contaminants;
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• impedance matching circuitry that receives signals from the microcontroller to maintain an impedance of (i) the probe that directly applies time-varying electromagnetic fields to the biofilm and microbial contaminants in the liquid, (ii) a signal generator and (iii) a transmission medium for connecting the probe and the generator at a matched impedance, and controls amplitudes of the electromagnetic fields that have been directly applied to the biofilm and microbial contaminants in the liquid to optimize the treatment of the biofilm and microbial contaminants by maintaining constant amplitudes of the electromagnetic fields.