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AssigneeVoltea B.V.
InventorsHank Robert Reinhoudt, Albert Van Der Wal, Timothy John Palmer, Matthew Charles Bradley Lumb
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An apparatus to remove ions, the apparatus including an inlet to let water in the apparatus; an outlet to let water out of the apparatus; a capacitor; and a spacer to separate a first and a second electrode of the capacitor and to allow water to flow in between the electrodes. The apparatus further including a power converter configured to convert a supply voltage of a power source to a charging voltage to charge the capacitor. The power converter is constructed and arranged to recover energy from the capacitor by converting the voltage on the capacitor to supply voltage of the power source.
An apparatus to remove ions, the apparatus comprising:
A power converter configured to convert a supply voltage of a power source to a charging voltage to charge a capacitor in an apparatus to remove ions, the power converter constructed and arranged to recover energy from the capacitor by converting the voltage on the capacitor to supply voltage of the power source, wherein the power converter comprises a first inductor connected in series to the capacitor and via at least a first switch to the power source, and at least a second switch constructed and arranged to short circuit the first inductor and the capacitor, wherein the conversion of the supply voltage to the charging voltage and the conversion of the voltage on the capacitor to supply voltage of the power source can be controlled by switching the first and second switches.
A method of operating an apparatus to remove ions, the apparatus comprising a capacitor and a housing, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.