Electrolytic Cell and System for Treating Water

    公开(公告)号:US20220332610A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17849932

    申请日:2022-06-27

    摘要: A water treatment system is disclosed having an electrolytic cell for liberating hydrogen from a base solution. The base solution may be a solution of brine for generating sodium hypochlorite or potable water to be oxidized. The cell has first and second opposing electrode end plates held apart from each other by a pair of supports such that the supports enclose opposing sides of the end plates to form a cell chamber. One or more inner electrode plates are spaced apart from each other in the cell chamber in between the first and second electrode plates. The supports are configured to electrically isolate the first and second electrode plates and the inner electrode plates from each other. The first and second electrode plates are configured to receive opposite polarity charges that passively charge the inner electrode plates via conduction from the base solution to form a chemical reaction in the base solution as the base solution passes through the cell chamber.

    Systems and Methods for Controlling the Feed Rate of Chemicals into a Body of Water

    公开(公告)号:US20210206672A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17130817

    申请日:2020-12-22

    发明人: Robin Giguere

    IPC分类号: C02F1/76

    摘要: A method of controlling a feed rate of at least one chemical into a body of water includes: (a) dispensing one or more chemicals into a body of water with a chemical pumping device; (b) determining a chemical feed pump usage of at least one chemical into the body of water during a designated period of time; and (c) (i) automatically increasing chemical gain of the at least one chemical into the body of water if the pump usage is greater than a first pump usage set-point, or (ii) automatically decreasing chemical gain of the at least one chemical into the body of water if the pump usage is less than a second pump usage set-point. A system for using the method is also included.

    Chemical injection and control system and method for controlling chloramines

    公开(公告)号:US10730767B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15177967

    申请日:2016-06-09

    发明人: Brent A. Simmons

    IPC分类号: C02F1/68 C02F1/76

    摘要: A method of automatically controlling chloramine concentration in a body of water contained in a reservoir includes: (a) determining residual chloramine concentration in a first water sample obtained from the body of water; (b) automatically engaging a supply of chlorine to add chlorine to the body of water when the residual chloramine concentration in the first water sample is determined to be below a residual chloramine concentration set-point or a first chloramine concentration percentage; (c) determining residual chloramine concentration in a second water sample obtained from the body of water after step (b); and (d) automatically engaging a supply of ammonia and the supply of chlorine to add both ammonia and chlorine to the body of water if the residual chloramine concentration in the second water sample is determined to be below the residual chloramine concentration in the first water sample or a second chloramine concentration percentage.

    Methods and System for Evaluating and Maintaining Disinfectant Levels in a Potable Water Supply

    公开(公告)号:US20220169532A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17673199

    申请日:2022-02-16

    摘要: A method of determining a disinfectant composition of a municipal water supply from a water sample that includes: (a) obtaining a water sample from a water source at a sampling location; (b) adding a chlorine-containing material to the water sample in the presence of an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) measurement device; (c) generating a plurality of ORP measurements during addition of the chlorine-containing material to the water sample; (d) estimating a concentration of one or more of free ammonia, fully combined ammonia, monochloramine, or a mixture of dichloramine and trichloramine in the water sample in which the estimation is derived from the relationship between the added chlorine material and the plurality of ORP measurements; and (e) determining a disinfectant composition of the water source at the water sampling location from the concentration calculation. A method of determining free ammonia composition is also included.

    Systems and Methods for Removing Volatile Compounds From Water-Storage Tanks

    公开(公告)号:US20220081321A9

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US16827884

    申请日:2020-03-24

    IPC分类号: C02F1/20 B01D19/00 E03B11/08

    摘要: A system for reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds which includes: a water-storage tank having a tank containing water, a roof positioned over the tank, and a headspace region formed between the roof and a surface of the water contained in the tank; an air exchange system positioned at least partially in the headspace region that is configured to exchange air exterior to the tank with air inside the tank; and a water conveyance device located at least partially in the water of the water-storage tank and which is configured to convey water in a manner that produces a surface flow velocity. A method reducing an amount of volatile organic compounds is also included.

    Self-cleaning system and method of cleaning electrolytic cells

    公开(公告)号:US11118275B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16549575

    申请日:2019-08-23

    IPC分类号: B08B5/02 C25B15/00 C25B9/70

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method of cleaning electrolytic cells that includes: (a) directing a base solution comprising water into an array of electrolytic cells; and (b) removing contaminants from at least one of the electrolytic cells with air turbulence provided by an injection of compressed air into the electrolytic cell. The injection of compressed air is provided by an air sparging system in fluid communication with an inlet portion of the at least one electrolytic cell. A self-cleaning electrolytic cell system is further included.

    Chemical injection and control system and method for controlling chloramines

    公开(公告)号:US10766796B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US15177967

    申请日:2016-06-09

    发明人: Brent A. Simmons

    IPC分类号: C02F1/68 C02F1/76

    摘要: A method of automatically controlling chloramine concentration in a body of water contained in a reservoir includes: (a) determining residual chloramine concentration in a first water sample obtained from the body of water; (b) automatically engaging a supply of chlorine to add chlorine to the body of water when the residual chloramine concentration in the first water sample is determined to be below a residual chloramine concentration set-point or a first chloramine concentration percentage; (c) determining residual chloramine concentration in a second water sample obtained from the body of water after step (b); and (d) automatically engaging a supply of ammonia and the supply of chlorine to add both ammonia and chlorine to the body of water if the residual chloramine concentration in the second water sample is determined to be below the residual chloramine concentration in the first water sample or a second chloramine concentration percentage.

    Chemical control systems and methods for controlling disinfectants

    公开(公告)号:US11964887B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US17075794

    申请日:2020-10-21

    发明人: Robin Giguere

    摘要: A method of automatically controlling chloramine concentration in a body of water contained in a reservoir includes: (a) determining residual chloramine concentration in a water sample obtained from the body of water; (b) determining at least one of the following when the residual chloramine concentration is below a predetermined target chloramine concentration level: (i) an average rate of change in total chlorine concentration; and (ii) an average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential; and (c) automatically engaging a supply of ammonia and a supply of chlorine to add both ammonia and chlorine to the body of water at a weight ratio of chlorine to ammonia of 5:1 or less when the average rate of change in total chlorine concentration is below a set rate of change and/or the average rate of change in oxidation-reduction potential is above a set rate of change.

    Chemical injection and control system and method for controlling chloramines

    公开(公告)号:US11932562B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-19

    申请号:US17352408

    申请日:2021-06-21

    发明人: Brent A. Simmons

    IPC分类号: C02F1/68 C02F1/76

    摘要: A method of automatically controlling chloramine concentration in a body of water contained in a reservoir includes: (a) determining residual chloramine concentration in a first water sample obtained from the body of water; (b) automatically engaging a supply of chlorine to add chlorine to the body of water when the residual chloramine concentration in the first water sample is determined to be below a residual chloramine concentration set-point or a first chloramine concentration percentage; (c) determining residual chloramine concentration in a second water sample obtained from the body of water after step (b); and (d) automatically engaging a supply of ammonia and the supply of chlorine to add both ammonia and chlorine to the body of water if the residual chloramine concentration in the second water sample is determined to be below the residual chloramine concentration in the first water sample or a second chloramine concentration percentage.