Method for disinfection and function control of a chlorine sensor
AssigneeVivonic GmbH
InventorsYahya Faroon, Jürgen Schwerdhöfer
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Abstract
A method for the disinfection and/or function control of a chlorine sensor, which is preferably used in water conditioning for medical or pharmaceutical purposes, employs a chlorine-containing solution different from a measurement solution being specifically supplied to the chlorine sensor at time intervals.
Claims20
A method of disinfecting a chlorine sensor used as part of water conditioning in a medical or a pharmaceutical service, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a starting solution containing chlorine that is provided separately from a measurement solution whose chlorine content the chlorine sensor detects,
- the measurement solution being either chlorine-free water, or at least substantially chlorine-free water, provided by a water treatment plant associated with the medical or the pharmaceutical service;
- diluting the starting solution containing chlorine to a desired degree;
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- supplying the diluted starting solution containing chlorine to the chlorine sensor.
A method of functionally monitoring a chlorine sensor used as part of water conditioning in a medical or a pharmaceutical service, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a starting solution containing chlorine that is provided separately from a measurement solution whose chlorine content the chlorine sensor detects,
- the measurement solution being either chlorine-free water, or at least substantially chlorine-free water, provided by a water treatment plant associated with the medical or the pharmaceutical service;
- diluting the starting solution containing chlorine to a desired degree;
- and
- supplying the diluted starting solution containing chlorine to the chlorine sensor;
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- determining the chlorine content of the diluted starting solution containing chlorine by means of the chlorine sensor.
A chlorine measurement device for a water conditioning plant, said chlorine measurement device having a chlorine sensor configured to carry out a method that includes the steps of
- providing a starting solution containing chlorine that is provided separately from a measurement solution whose chlorine content the chlorine sensor detects, the measurement solution being either chlorine-free water, or at least substantially chlorine-free water, diluting the starting solution containing chlorine to a desired degree, and supplying the diluted starting solution containing chlorine to the chlorine sensor,
- said chlorine measurement device comprising:
- a line for supplying chlorine-free water for diluting the starting solution containing chlorine and/or for flushing the chlorine sensor;
- a tank for providing the starting solution containing chlorine;
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- an interface for transmitting data collected by the chlorine sensor to either a digital or an electronic logbook.
A system for use in a medical or a pharmaceutical service, said system comprising:
- a chlorine measurement device having a chlorine sensor configured to carry out a method that includes the steps of
- providing a starting solution containing chlorine that is provided separately from a measurement solution whose chlorine content the chlorine sensor detects, the measurement solution being either chlorine-free water, or at least substantially chlorine-free water, diluting the starting solution containing chlorine to a desired degree, and supplying the diluted starting solution containing chlorine to the chlorine sensor;
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- a water conditioning plant that supplies the chlorine-free water or the at least substantially chlorine-free water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.