Responsive production and delivery of variable composition aqueous halogens in water treatment applications
AssigneeDe Nora Holdings US, Inc.
InventorAndrew K. Boal
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Abstract
Systems and methods that enable the responsive treatment of a body of water with an aqueous halogen solution whose composition can be varied as a result of input from sensors monitoring the water being treated. Various sensors are immersed in the water so that the physical, chemical, and microbiological properties of a body of water being treated can be measured. Information from these sensors is used to produce aqueous halogen solutions of varying composition which are then injected into the body of water being monitored for the purposes of ensuring the body of water being treated is being effectively disinfected.
Claims22
A system for producing a mixed aqueous halogen solution for treating water, comprising:
- a sensor package, wherein the sensor package is immersed in the water being treated, the sensor package comprising one or more sensors for detecting a characteristic of the water, wherein at least one or more sensors are configured to determine halogen overstabilization;
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- an electrochlorination apparatus configured to receive the detected data and, in dependence thereof, produce an oxidizing solution having at least two stabilized halogen species.
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A system for producing a mixed aqueous halogen solution for treating water contained in a reservoir, comprising:
- a sensor package, wherein the sensor package is immersed in the water being treated, the sensor package comprising one or more sensors for detecting a characteristic of the water in the reservoir, and wherein at least one or more sensors are configured to determine halogen overstabilization;
- at least two tanks, wherein a first tank is configured to store a first aqueous solution of oxidizing chemicals or oxidant stabilizing chemicals and a second tank is configured to store a second aqueous solution of oxidizing chemicals or oxidant stabilizing chemicals;
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- a plurality of injection pumps, wherein at least one pump is in fluid connection with the first tank and at least one pump is in fluid connection with the second tank,
- wherein data from the sensor package is configured to vary a relative amount of the aqueous solution pumped from each of the first and second tanks by varying an injection rate of the injection pumps.
A system for producing a mixed aqueous halogen solution for treating water contained in a reservoir, comprising:
- a sensor package, wherein the sensor package is immersed in the water being treated, the sensor package comprising one or more sensors for detecting a characteristic of the water in the reservoir, and wherein at least one or more sensors are configured to determine halogen overstabilization;
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- an apparatus configured to receive the detected data and, in dependence thereof, produce an oxidizing solution having at least two halogen species.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.