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US 2022/0033282 A1Published application
Solar powered vacuum assisted desalination system
OwnerDaniel Hodgesinventor
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Abstract
A water sanitizing system is disclosed and includes an inner chamber and an outer chamber disposed at least partially around the inner chamber. A lens concentrates solar energy applied to a liquid within the inner chamber. A vacuum source in communication separately with the inner chamber and the outer chamber. The vacuum source controls a pressure within the inner chamber separately from the outer chamber for controlling conversion of liquid within the inner chamber to a gas. The outer chamber, also under vacuum, is an insulative layer to prevent heat loss.
Claims21
A water sanitizing system comprising:
- an inner chamber including a water inlet, a gas outlet and a discharge;
- an outer chamber disposed at least partially around the inner chamber;
- a lens for concentrating solar energy on contents within the inner chamber, wherein lens concentrates solar energy applied to a liquid within the inner chamber;
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- a vacuum source in communication separately with the inner chamber and the outer chamber, the vacuum source controlling pressure within the inner chamber separately from the outer chamber for controlling conversion of liquid within the inner chamber to a gas.
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A method of sanitizing water comprising:
- filling an inner chamber with a water containing contaminants;
- sealing the inner chamber;
- sealing an outer chamber at least partially surrounding the inner chamber;
- reducing a pressure within the inner chamber to a pressure below an ambient pressure;
- reducing a pressure within the outer chamber to a pressure below an ambient pressure separate from the pressure within the inner chamber;
- focusing solar energy on the water within the inner chamber to transform at least a portion of the water into steam;
- exhausting the steam from the inner chamber in a controlled manner to maintain transformation of water into steam;
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- condensing the exhausted steam into a liquid form outside of the inner chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.