BR202022002857U2 - DEVICE TO PRETREAT WATER, GENERATE INCREASE WATER AND DISTRIBUTE THIS INCREASE WATER TO AN AGRICULTURAL UNIT - Google Patents

Abstract

• - meios para bombear (2) água de uma fonte (1) do tipo de poço ou água subterrânea;
• - meios para pré-tratar a água;
• - um tanque tampão (5) em que a água é armazenada;
• - meios para gerar água aumentada por eletrólise com diamante revestido com boro, em que a eletrólise é realizada no volume inteiro de água contida no tanque;
• - meios para distribuir a água aumentada;

o dispositivo inteiro é pressurizado, com a eletrólise da água que opera em um ciclo fechado com o tanque tampão (5).
Os meios de pré-tratamento compreendem meios de filtração seguidos por meios para remover parcialmente os cátions presentes na água.

It is a device for pre-treating water, generating increased water and distributing this increased water to an agricultural unit which successively comprises:

• - means for pumping (2) water from a source (1) of the type of well or groundwater;
• - means for pre-treating the water;
• - a buffer tank (5) in which the water is stored;
• - means for generating water augmented by electrolysis with boron coated diamond, wherein the electrolysis is carried out on the entire volume of water contained in the tank;
• - means for distributing the increased water;

the entire device is pressurized, with the electrolysis of the water operating in a closed cycle with the buffer tank (5).
The pre-treatment means comprise filtration means followed by means to partially remove cations present in the water.

Description

DEVICE TO PRE-TREAT WATER, GENERATE INCREASE WATER AND DISTRIBUTE THIS INCREASE WATER TO AN AGRICULTURAL UNIT FIELD OF THE INVENTION TECHNIQUE

[001] The invention relates to a device and a method for pre-treating water, generating augmented water and distributing that augmented water in an agricultural unit. This water is used in agriculture, to provide water for animals, for irrigation of crops or to spray water on crops and animals.

[002] In particular, this farm animal drinking water is used for cattle, sheep, birds and other cellular organisms.

BACKGROUND

[003] Water is an essential nutrient that is involved in all the basic physiological functions of the animal or plant organism. However, it should be noted that water, compared to other nutrients, is consumed in much larger amounts. It is for this reason that its availability and characteristics are key parameters in the health and productivity of herds and plants.

[004] For the herd, poor drinking water quality is often a contributing factor in decreasing herd consumption. For example, high producing dairy cows can exceed a daily intake of 80 to 100 liters per day, and even 150 liters in hot summer periods.

[005] The use of well water or groundwater for irrigation can contain many pathogenic microbiological elements. Irrigation with contaminated water can result in various organic disturbances in the animal (up to and including death) or reduced production or reproductive performance.

[006] Standard water treatment methods, using disinfectant products such as chlorination, ozone or hydrogen peroxide injection and other physicochemical methods, only partially address the need for drinking water treatment and may present risks of strong disinfectant residues that can result in side effects such as chlorinated by-products. Therefore, a health risk persists, which can result in various diseases in animals and plants.

[007] Classically, attention is thus focused on the microbiological or mineral quality of drinking water. However, the potential inconveniences or risks of drinking water of unsatisfactory quality must be considered by highlighting the sensitivity or vulnerability of the metabolism that receives it. In fact, for safe drinking water, an animal with a vulnerable metabolism will have its immune system overwhelmed, while an animal with a strong metabolism will not be affected.

[008] To solve this problem, it is necessary to interfere with the metabolism's ability to know how to react and defend against the potentially harmful effects of contaminants contained in drinking water. This intervention can be carried out by acting directly on the drinking water, thanks to an electrolysis with artificial diamond coated with boron, which makes it possible to generate increased water, that is, water charged in electrons, thus in free negative charges. When drinking this increased water, the electrons it contains are distributed to the cells of the animal or plant organism, which act on the metabolism's ability to react and defend itself against possible contaminants contained in that same increased water.

[009] This is known for providing a complete installation, sized for a farm, which allows to collect the available water directly in the agricultural unit, to store it in a buffer tank, and to treat it by diamond electrolysis in order to obtain increased water, and to distribute the same over short and long distances on the farm.

[010] In fact, on a herd farm, for example, the milking parlor may be located far from the well on the farm. However, the herd drinks mainly after milking, so increased water should be available in the vicinity of the milking parlor.

[011] On a farm with plantations, the fields to be irrigated can be located far from the water source on the farm. It is therefore necessary that the augmented water can be sent over long distances, while retaining its attributes along its trajectory to the crops.

[012] Water electrolysis is performed on the entire volume of water in the buffer tank, not on a portion of the volume of water. The installation is designed to adapt to the needs of each farm, using a tank sized according to daily water needs, and with an electrolysis adjusted according to actual water consumption.

[013] It is well known that the quality of the water used to give water to livestock has a strong influence on the performance and health of the latter. In the scope of the aforementioned installation, with an electrolysis in artificial diamond coated with boron, it was found that, depending on the mineral constitution of the extracted water, the results can differ, and in cases of extreme concentrations of certain cations the effects can sometimes be contrary to the objectives, altering the quality of the water as such, and causing a reduction, or even a cancellation, of the beneficial effects of the aforementioned electrolysis.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[014] The objective of the present invention is to overcome the various disadvantages stated above, by means of a device that allows the generation of water sufficiently increased to act on the ability of the metabolism (which ingests this water) to react and defend itself against possible contaminants contained in that same augmented water, and this regardless of the quality of the water initially drawn from a well or groundwater. This device must make it possible to avoid any superconcentration of disinfectant elements in the water, and must be adapted for agricultural installations by distributing this increased water at the outlet over a large distance, that is, on an agricultural unit scale.

• - meios para bombear uma água a partir de uma fonte do tipo poço ou água subterrânea;
• - meios para pré-tratar a água;
• - um tanque tampão no qual a água é armazenada;
• - meios para gerar água aumentada por eletrólise com diamante revestido com boro, em que a eletrólise é realizada no volume inteiro de água contida no tanque;
• - meios para distribuir água aumentada;

em que o dispositivo inteiro é pressurizado, com a eletrólise da água que opera em um ciclo fechado com o tanque tampão.[015] This objective is achieved through a device to pre-treat water, generate increased water and distribute this increased water to an agricultural unit, which successively comprises:

• - means for pumping water from a well-type or groundwater source;
• - means for pre-treating the water;
• - a buffer tank in which the water is stored;
• - means for generating water augmented by electrolysis with boron coated diamond, wherein the electrolysis is carried out on the entire volume of water contained in the tank;
• - means for distributing increased water;

in which the entire device is pressurized, with the electrolysis of the water operating in a closed cycle with the buffer tank.

[016] The invention is mainly characterized in that said pre-treatment means comprise filtration means followed by means to partially remove the cations present in the water.

[017] Unlike the previous technique, there is no obligation to classically disinfect water with chlorine, ozone or other. On the contrary, pre-treated water according to the invention may contain biological or chemical contaminants.

[018] The idea behind the invention is to develop a concept of pre-treatment of raw water before electrolysis, ideally before its storage, in order to control the concentration of cations. No action is required against biological and chemical contaminants.

[019] In fact, it was found that the strong presence of cations, in particular, multivalent, in the water to be electrolyzed results in an alteration of the electrolysis and the water in the electrolysis output is not sufficiently increased to have an effect action on the electrolysis. metabolism (which ingests this water), so that it has the ability to react and defend itself against the possible contaminants contained in that same increased water.

[020] Specifically, the high presence of iron, manganese or calcium in the water to be electrolyzed can result in the formation of harmful precipitates such as iron hydroxide or calcium carbonates. In fact, in addition to the fact that these can accumulate in conductors and damage or clog them, it seems that they can also annihilate the effects of boron-coated artificial diamond electrolysis on the physical, chemical and energetic characteristics of drinking water.

[021] The invention consists in eliminating the superconcentration of cations, but in a way that the naturally present cations are not completely removed. In particular, a system is provided to remove highly concentrated cations from water prior to electrolysis so that they do not interfere with electrolysis performance. In addition, drinking water must contain some cations such as magnesium and calcium for animal health reasons, as they are good for the body when present in limited concentrations. The objective is therefore to reduce the number of cations, but without completely eliminating them. Thus, the means to “partially” remove the cations. Thus, the means to partially remove the cations must be placed directly in the water supply so that the water is subjected to these during a single pass, and not in the electrolysis cycle, due to the fact that otherwise the water would be subjected to this many times and all the cations would be removed and that would create deficiencies in the animals.

[022] This pre-treatment promotes the action of electrolysis with boron-coated artificial diamond and prevents the formation of hydroxide or carbonate precipitates that can change the effect of electrolysis on the structure of drinking water.

[023] So far, no action has been implemented by creators or professionals in the field of water electrolysis, other than primary filtration or chlorination, which do not act on the problem that is the object of the invention. Hard waters are acceptable up to more than 500 mg/l of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) for livestock, but not for other animal species.

[024] Depending on its intrinsic quality as a molecule, drinking water not only provides hydration but also benefits at the level of the digestive system by improving the balance of the gut microbiota and at the level of the body's ability to regulate oxidative stress in the body. cellular level. The distribution system, according to the invention, makes it possible to offer potable water of high intrinsic quality, in particular, acting on the hardness of the water.

[025] In fact, according to the invention, said means for partially removing the cations reject a water whose hardness is less than 150 mg/l of calcium carbonate.

• - a água passa através dos meios para pré-tratamento em um ciclo aberto: o dispositivo, desse modo, consiste em instalar um sistema para remover os cátions nos quais a água passa apenas uma vez antes de ser coletada no tanque tampão em que a eletrólise é realizada diversas vezes se necessário.
• - os ditos meios para pré-tratamento também compreendem desinfecção sem injeção de substâncias nos meios de água, em que os ditos meios de desinfecção são posicionados entre os meios de filtração e os meios para parcialmente remover os cátions.
• - os ditos meios de filtração consistem em pelo menos um filtro do tipo de filtro físico. Isso pode ser um filtro de membrana física ou um filtro de areia físico.
• - os ditos meios de desinfecção consistem em uma lâmpada UV: essa permite inativar qualquer presença fúngica na água, que está envolvida no desenvolvimento de doenças nos animais de criação.
• - os ditos meios para parcialmente remover os cátions consiste em um sistema de troca iônica, do tipo amaciador, e/ou um sistema de formação de precipitado, do tipo removedor de ferro.
• - o dito tanque tampão compreende uma entrada para água pré-tratada, uma saída para água armazenada conectada aos ditos meios de geração de água aumentada, e um retorno de água aumentada também conectado aos ditos meios de geração de água aumentada.
• - a retorno de água aumentada compreende meios para gerar um movimento giratório da água no tanque tampão: isso tem o efeito de evitar a estagnação da água ou o depósito de determinados minerais que podem ter sido colocados em suspensão durante a eletrólise.
• - os ditos meios para gerar um movimento giratório da água consistem em um guia orientado obliquamente em direção a uma parede lateral do tanque tampão, que direciona a água aumentada que cai de volta para o tanque tampão em direção à parede lateral.
• - os ditos meios de geração de água aumentada consistem em um circuito que compreende sucessivamente:
• - uma válvula solenoide que direciona a água que sai do tanque tampão para o circuito;
• - meios para analisar a água;
• - um dispositivo para gerenciar a taxa de fluxo da água no circuito, como uma válvula solenoide;
• - um eletrolisador com diamante revestido com eletrodos de boro que geram água aumentada.
• - o dispositivo compreende meios para limpar o eletrolisador.
• - os ditos meios para limpar o eletrolisador consiste em um ciclo de tratamento com ácido que limpa automática e ciclicamente o eletrolisador: isso permite remover o calcário presente em uma ou mais câmaras de eletrólise do eletrolisador.
• - os ditos meios de limpeza são ativados durante as fases quando a água não é circulante: a solução ácida injetada no eletrolisador não deve ser misturada com a água.
• - o dispositivo compreende meios adicionais para gerar um movimento giratório da água entre o eletrolisador (17) e o tanque tampão (5), que consistem em um vórtice (31).

[026] According to the various embodiments of the invention, which can be considered together or separately:

• - the water passes through the means for pre-treatment in an open cycle: the device thus consists of installing a system to remove the cations through which the water passes only once before being collected in the buffer tank in which the electrolysis is performed several times if necessary.
• - said means for pre-treatment also comprise disinfection without injecting substances into the water means, wherein said disinfection means are positioned between the filtering means and the means for partially removing the cations.
• - said filtering means consist of at least one filter of the physical filter type. This can be a physical membrane filter or a physical sand filter.
• - said disinfection means consist of a UV lamp: this allows to inactivate any fungal presence in the water, which is involved in the development of diseases in farm animals.
• - said means for partially removing the cations consists of an ion exchange system, of the softener type, and/or a precipitate formation system, of the iron remover type.
• - said buffer tank comprises an inlet for pre-treated water, an outlet for stored water connected to said augmented water generating means, and an augmented water return also connected to said augmented water generating means.
• - the increased water return comprises means to generate a rotating movement of the water in the buffer tank: this has the effect of preventing water stagnation or the deposit of certain minerals that may have been suspended during electrolysis.
• - said means for generating a rotating movement of the water consists of a guide oriented obliquely towards a side wall of the buffer tank, which directs the increased water that falls back into the buffer tank towards the side wall.
• - said means of increased water generation consist of a circuit which successively comprises:
• - a solenoid valve that directs the water leaving the buffer tank to the circuit;
• - means for analyzing water;
• - a device to manage the flow rate of water in the circuit, such as a solenoid valve;
• - a diamond electrolyzer coated with boron electrodes that generate increased water.
• - the device comprises means for cleaning the electrolyser.
• - said means for cleaning the electrolyser consists of an acid treatment cycle that automatically and cyclically cleans the electrolyser: this makes it possible to remove the limestone present in one or more electrolysis chambers of the electrolyser.
• - said cleaning means are activated during the phases when the water is not circulating: the acid solution injected into the electrolyser must not be mixed with water.
• - the device comprises additional means for generating a rotating movement of the water between the electrolyser (17) and the buffer tank (5), which consist of a vortex (31).

• - um primeira etapa de bombear água a partir de uma fonte de água do tipo poço ou água subterrânea;
• - uma etapa de pré-tratar a água;
• - uma etapa de armazenar a água em um tanque tampão;
• - uma etapa de eletrolisar toda água presente no tanque tampão por meio de diamante revestido com eletrodos de boro;
• - uma etapa de enviar a água aumentada a partir do tanque tampão para uma rede de distribuição,

em que a água é colocada sob pressão durante todas as etapas.[027] The invention also relates to a method for pre-treating water, generating augmented water and distributing said augmented water to an agricultural unit using a device as described above, and successively comprising:

• - a first stage of pumping water from a well-type or groundwater source of water;
• - a step of pre-treating the water;
• - a step of storing the water in a buffer tank;
• - a step of electrolyzing all the water present in the buffer tank by means of diamond coated with boron electrodes;
• - a step of sending the augmented water from the buffer tank to a distribution network,

in which water is put under pressure during all stages.

[028] The pre-treatment step comprises successively a step of filtering the water, a step of disinfecting the water without injecting any substance into the water and a step of partially removing the cations present in the water.

[029] The user can use the device as described above to distribute the augmented water as drinking water, eg for livestock.

[030] This can also be used to irrigate an above-ground crop, with irrigation water recovery after it passes over the plants to refill the empty buffer tank after irrigation. This specific use makes it possible to control the composition of the recovered water in terms of disinfection and the presence of nutrients.

[031] This can also be used to spray the augmented water on plants and/or animals.

[032] Finally, this can be used, for example, to carry and maintain a fish farm.

[033] Other types of use and applications can be foreseen with such a device.

[034] In each of these cases, the device is used on an agricultural unit scale. This type of installation must therefore be robust and sized to have increased water carrying capacity over long distances.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[035] The invention will be better understood, and other purposes, details, features and advantages thereof will become clearer in the course of the following detailed explanatory description of at least one embodiment of the invention provided by way of a purely illustrative and non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings.

[036] Figure 1 shows a device for pre-treating water, generating augmented water and distributing that augmented water according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[037] With reference to Figure 1, the device for pre-treating water, generating increased water and distributing this increased water consists of a facility with the capacity to extract water, pre-treat, store, increase and then send the same to a distribution network.

[038] More specifically, the water is extracted from a source 1, which can be a lost well, or groundwater, or a rainwater collector, or any other water retention area.

[039] The water is pumped by an intensifier 2, which returns this pressurized water to a buffer tank 5 in order to load it, and which also allows the water in the buffer tank to be distributed, if necessary, by means of a second optional intensifier 8 arranged downstream of the buffer tank.

[040] Before reaching buffer tank 5, the pumped water passes through means for pre-treatment.

[041] These means for pre-treatment consist of filtration media 3, followed by disinfection without injecting substances into the water media 4, followed by means 29 to partially remove the cations present in the water.

[042] Filter media consist of at least one physical filter. Preferably, there can be several filters in series. For example, this could be a membrane filter, a sand filter, etc.

[043] These filters allow to remove large impurities and prevent deposits of residues and dirt particles at the bottom of the buffer tank 5, so as not to clog in the long term.

[044] Disinfection without substance injection in water media 4 consists of a UV lamp. This UV lamp is placed in the water supply conduit of the well or unfinished well. This allows to inactivate any fungal presence in the water. The UV action breaks the water structure, but it will be rebuilt in the electrolysis cycle. The use of a UV lamp allows for disinfection without residue or mineral addition, which is essential for diamond electrolysis.

[045] The means 29 to partially remove the cations consist of a softening system of the softener type, and/or an iron remover. The softener comprises a salt exchange resin. When water passes through the resin, it captures calcium and magnesium cations and releases sodium ions at the same time. The softener reduces the hardness of the water. The iron remover allows the capture of excess iron cations. Thus, a strong reduction of the cations present in the water is observed.

[046] This partial removal of iron and/or calcium from the water prevents the formation of harmful precipitates of the iron hydroxide or calcium carbonate type. In fact, in addition to the fact that these precipitates can accumulate in conductors and damage or clog them, it appears that they can also annihilate the effects of boron-coated artificial diamond electrolysis on the physical, chemical and energetic characteristics of drinking water.

[047] These different pre-treatments are carried out in an open cycle, that is, in a single water pass. The objective is, therefore, to optimize the quality of the water ready to be electrolyzed, upstream of its arrival in the buffer tank 5.

[048] In this case, this water at the outlet of the pre-treatment must have a hardness lower than 150 mg of CaCO3 per liter of water. This water hardness limit is important because it allows the next phase, in this case electrolysis, to take place optimally.

[049] Buffer tank 5 is sized according to the farm's water needs during one day. This tank 5 can hold all the water needed for a day or can be loaded several times during the day.

[050] Buffer tank 5 is not necessarily located in the vicinity of water source 1. There is no limit to the distance between tank 5 and source 1, due to the fact that in all cases the pumping means are adapted, even for greater distances or gradients, irrespective of the nature of the water source.

[051] The water stored in the buffer tank 5 is then electrolyzed in a closed loop circuit 11.

[052] Specifically, the stored water leaves tank 5 via a water outlet 6, enters circuit 11, and then returns to tank 5.

[053] Specifically, the stored water arrives in circuit 11 through a solenoid valve 12. The water then passes through an area 13 where it undergoes a series of analyzes to determine its quality and to define a program suitable electrolysis.

[054] These are mainly bacteriological and chemical analyses, to know the bacterial level of the water. But other analyzes are also carried out, in order to have an overview of the different parameters that characterize the extracted water.

• - medição da dureza de água a calcário, para saber se é necessário ativar o sistema de amaciamento a montante do tanque, durante seu carregamento: em particular, se o limite de 150 mg/l for excedido.
• - medição do teor de ferro, para saber se é necessário ativar o removedor de ferro a montante do tanque, durante seu carregamento.
• - medição da condutividade a fim de adaptar a configuração do eletrolisador para otimizar sua eficácia
• - leitura de temperatura de água: uma água quente exige um tempo de eletrólise mais longo que uma água fria.
• - medição do potencial de redox da água, a fim de saber seu caráter oxidante (isto é, com um potencial positivo, que é o caso típico de uma água clorada) ou caráter redutor (isto é, com um potencial negativo).
• - medição da taxa desinfetante: uma água desinfetante tem um potencial oxidante e é irritante, agressiva, em particular, para a pele e é muito ácida.
• - etc.

[055] In concrete terms, here are the types of analysis performed:

• - measurement of water hardness to limestone, to know if it is necessary to activate the softening system upstream of the tank, during its loading: in particular, if the limit of 150 mg/l is exceeded.
• - measurement of the iron content, to know if it is necessary to activate the iron remover upstream of the tank, during its loading.
• - conductivity measurement in order to adapt the electrolyser configuration to optimize its effectiveness
• - water temperature reading: hot water requires a longer electrolysis time than cold water.
• - measurement of the redox potential of the water, in order to know its oxidizing character (i.e. with a positive potential, which is the typical case of chlorinated water) or reducing character (i.e. with a negative potential).
• - measurement of the disinfectant rate: a disinfectant water has an oxidizing potential and is irritating, aggressive, in particular, for the skin and is very acidic.
• - etc.

[056] These analyzes are defined at the installation, according to the degree of analytical monitoring desired by the user, on his farm.

[057] Some measurements, such as germ analysis, are performed daily, while other measurements, such as water hardness, are performed on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis in order to monitor variations over a longer period of time, or to verify that the equipment used in the installation is in order.

[058] These measurements are made prior to the start of electrolysis, but some of these may also be repeated after electrolysis has been performed, in order to verify their effectiveness and to adjust electrolysis settings. The fact that circuit 11 operates in a closed loop with tank 5 allows for this servo control.

[059] Knowledge of the bacterial level of water allows defining the number of cycles and their respective durations. The water in tank 5 is completely, not partially, electrolyzed before its first use of the day. Electrolysis is carried out in at least one cycle. A second cycle can be started during water dispensing to maintain the molecular characteristics of the water. Then, after use, the water is pumped back to refill tank 5 as the day progresses, and the electrolysis continues with different cycles, in particular to maintain the new characteristics of the newly increased water throughout the day, and hence mode, maintains the same magnification level. Indeed, without intermediate electrolysis, the quality and performances of the augmented water that remains unused in tank 5 may deteriorate as the day progresses, as the augmentation performed provides only low remanence activity over time. It is therefore necessary to repeat the operation in an intermediate way in order to maintain the action in the water, that is, so that the water remains in a stable state in the tank, and is always ready for use. It is therefore necessary to disperse the electrolysis cycles throughout the day. Therefore, it may be necessary to perform two short cycles at two different times of the day, rather than one long cycle on an ad hoc basis.

[060] Once the analyzes have been performed and the cycles defined, the water is passed through an electrolyser 17 comprising diamond coated boron electrodes on a silicon or niobium substrate. During one cycle, the water contained in tank 5 passes almost entirely through the electrolyser.

[061] The configuration of the electrolyser 17 is determined according to the results of the various analyzes and measurements carried out in advance, and also according to the amount of water.

[062] In particular, the number of electrolysis compartments, generally between 1 and 4, and the space between the electrodes, generally between 1 and 5 mm, are defined.

[063] The rate of electrolysis is also defined following these results. For the same amount of water, the duration of an electrolysis can be five times longer. The speed of electrolysis is managed by a solenoid valve 16 placed upstream of the electrolyser 17, which controls the rate of flow of water entering the electrolyser 17. This solenoid valve 16 is controlled by a clock 14 on which the cycles are programmed, and which can be set manually or controlled by an automated control system that receives the analysis results as input and sends the instructions to the clock 14 as an output.

[064] A remote monitoring modem 15 can be associated with this clock 14, so that the user can, for example, follow the progress of electrolysis cycles remotely from a room.

[065] Electrolysis is favorable due to the fact that it allows water to reach a low redox potential, between -600 mV and +200 mV. Therefore, it is a water that does not show irritating or aggressive behavior to the skin, as is the case with acidic water or water with a high redox potential. This low redox potential water is what is called augmented water, charged with available electrons and boron.

[066] The water leaving the electrolyser 17 is thereby augmented and re-injected into the buffer tank 5. The augmented water, ready to be dispensed, does not contain any added disinfectant or other element that could induce a health risk.

[067] However, it is possible to inject nutrients 18 into the water in buffer tank 5, but only for the purpose of improving the nutrient quality of the water, without degrading its negative redox potential.

[068] The tank 5 comprises an inlet 22 of pre-treated water, an outlet 6 of stored water connected to said electrolysis means, and a return 7 of increased water also connected to said electrolysis means. The increased water return 7 comprises means for generating a rotating movement of water in the buffer tank 5.

[069] The buffer tank 5 comprises a top wall 26 with means for generating a swiveling movement of the water, at least one side wall 28 and a bottom wall 27, wherein said means for generating a swiveling movement of the water consists of a guide 23, for example, which consists of an end conductor section 23 oriented obliquely towards a side wall 28 of the buffer tank 5. The water leaving this conductor 23 falls into the tank, and hits or approaches a side wall, causing cause the water in the tank to spin. This swivel movement provided for water prevents water stagnation or the depositing, on the walls 28, of certain minerals that may have been placed in suspension during electrolysis.

[070] The water thus increased, kept in motion and present in the buffer tank 5 is then distributed to the farm via a distribution network 10. This network 10 can be connected to the buffer tank 5 via a tank outlet specific, or through the same tank outlet 6 used for circuit 11, as shown in the single Figure. In the previous case, the water will follow the same starting section 9 between outlet 6 of tank 5 and solenoid valve 12 at the inlet to circuit 11, which will be closed in this case. In this way, instead of entering the circuit 11, the water will continue on its way to the first distribution point 21, which can be located several meters from the buffer tank 5.

[071] The distribution network may contain a plurality of distribution points (not shown). A valve 19 is always positioned at the level of a distribution point 21 in order to allow water to enter or not.

[072] The entire device is under pressure, between 0.2 and 0.8 MPa (2 and 8 bar). Preferably, a safety valve called “suction cup” is added on top of the buffer tank 5 to expel gas formations due to electrolysis.

[073] However, the electrolysis of water in circuit 11 can be performed at atmospheric pressure. In this case, the purge of the buffer tank 5 is not necessary, and there will again be a pumping carried out at the inlet of the distribution circuit 10, by means of the second intensifier 8, in order to send the increased water under pressure to the various distribution points.

[074] Optionally, a first resonator 30 can be placed between the first intensifier 2 and the pretreatment means, upstream of the buffer tank 5, to generate catalytic effects on the pumped water. A second resonator 20 can be placed at the level of the first distribution point 21, remote from the tank 5, to regenerate catalytic effects on the augmented water. Other resonators can be placed at the level of the other distribution points.

[075] The optional and combined implementation of such an information system with an electrolysis makes it possible to improve the quality of water at the point of use, as well as the ability of each to reinforce the action of the other, in particular, in terms of remanence and performance, and this despite the distance between the electrolysis point and the water distribution point.

[076] The device comprises means for cleaning the electrolyser 17. These means for cleaning the electrolyser 17 consist of an acid treatment cycle 25 which automatically and cyclically cleans the electrolyser 17. Specifically, it cleans one or more electrolysis chambers of the electrolyser 17. Cleaning means are activated when water is not circulating. A peristaltic pump circulates in the electrolyser 17, in counterflow to the advancing water flow, an acid solution contained in a suitable tank 24. This acidic solution will return to your tank 24 after cleaning the electrolyser 17, that is, after passing through it.

[077] Cleaning cycles can be programmed by a clock, which can correspond to clock 14, 1 to 4 times a week, for 30 to 120 minutes per cycle.

[078] The acid solution is replaced when it has been neutralized by the limestone dissolved during the passages in the electrolysis module. Cleaning cycles are programmed during the electrolyser 17 rest periods, when water is not circulating.

[079] The implementation of this acid treatment cycle makes it possible to solve the clogging problems caused by possible excess limestone deposits at the level of the electrolysis chambers without injecting acid into the buffer tank 5, thus, into the drinking water container.

[080] Optionally, another means of generating a rotating movement of the water is arranged at the outlet of the electrolyser 17, more precisely, between the electrolyser 17 and the buffer tank 5. The objective is to provide a rotating movement around the geometric flow axis of the water. Water. This medium consists of a vortex 31, whose role is thereby to amplify and stabilize the structure of the increased water before its return to the tank 5. The vortex 31 is installed in such a way that the acid from the cleaning cycle 25 does not flow. through the same. Therefore, this is placed downstream of electrolyser 17 and acid wash cycle connections 25.

[081] Vortex 31 may consist of a finned member that allows water to be extracted in a hollow vortex. With this vortex, the electrolyzed water strengthens the hydrogen bonds between the water molecules and rearranges the water molecules in relation to each other. Molecules are bonded by charge effects caused by their polarities. This vortex 31 amplifies the action of diamond on the water structure.

Sala 1 e 3: Filtração simples
Sala 2: Filtração, então, lâmpada UV para desinfecção antes da introdução no recipiente de eletrólise
Sala 4: Filtração, então, lâmpada UV, então, sistema de remoção de cátion de superconcentração antes da introdução no recipiente de eletrólise[082] The example of a demonstration in a chicken farm with four rooms, each equipped with the artificial boron coated electrolysis by diamond system on a silicon substrate according to the invention, but only room 4 is equipped with the claimed system to remove superconcentrated cations before well water reaches the tank. Seasoned chicken breeding took 42 days to bring the chickens to a mature weight of about 2.9 kg mature. During the growth of the animals, the counting and removal of dead animals is carried out every day and is reported in a log book. The four rooms are equipped as follows:

Room 1 and 3: Simple filtration
Room 2: Filtration, then UV lamp for disinfection before introduction into the electrolysis vessel
Room 4: Filtration, then UV lamp, then superconcentration cation removal system prior to introduction into electrolysis vessel

[083] Electrolysis is performed 4 times in a day for 3 hours every 6 hours, that is, a total of 12 hours a day.

[084] General Mortality Survey after 42 days:

[085] This results in a lower mortality rate in room 4 when the means for pre-treatment are deployed in accordance with the claimed invention.

[086] The installation illustrated in the mentioned Figure is just a possible example, in no way limiting, of the invention which, on the other hand, covers the design variants available for the element versed in the art. The same applies to examples of configuration of an installation, which are in no way limiting, and whose modulations are considered obvious by the person skilled in the art.

Claims (10)

Device for pre-treating water, generating increased water and distributing this increased water to an agricultural unit which successively comprises:

• - means for pumping (2) water from a source (1) of the type of well or groundwater;
• - means for pre-treating the water;
• - a buffer tank (5) in which the water is stored;
• - means for generating water augmented by electrolysis with boron coated diamond, wherein the electrolysis is carried out on the entire volume of water contained in the tank;
• - means for distributing the increased water;

wherein the entire device is pressurized, the electrolysis of the water operates in a closed cycle with the buffer tank (5), said device being characterized in that said pre-treatment means comprise filtration means, followed by disinfection without injection of substances in the water means, followed by means for partially removing the cations present in the water, wherein said means for partially removing the cations discharges a water having a hardness of less than 150 mg/l of calcium carbonate. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the water passes through the pre-treatment means in an open loop. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that said disinfection means consist of a UV lamp (4). Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said means for partially removing the cations consist of an ion exchange system and/or a precipitate formation system. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said buffer tank (5) comprises an inlet (22) for pre-treated water, an outlet (6) for stored water connected to said water generating means augmented water return (7) also connected to said augmented water generating means, wherein the augmented water return (7) comprises means for generating a rotating movement of water in the buffer tank (5). Device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises additional means for generating a rotating movement of water between the electrolyser (17) and the buffer tank (5), which consists of a vortex (31). A method for pre-treating water, generating augmented water and distributing said augmented water to an agricultural unit using a device, as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it successively comprises:

• - a first step of pumping water from a water source (1) of the type of well or groundwater;
• - a step of pre-treating the water;
• - a step of storing the water in a buffer tank (5);
• - a step of electrolyzing the entire volume of water present in the buffer tank (5) by means of diamond coated with boron electrodes, in order to generate increased water;
• - a step of sending the increased water from the buffer tank (5) to a distribution network (10),

in which water is put under pressure during all stages. Method as defined in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the pre-treatment step successively comprises a step of filtering the water to be treated, a step of disinfecting the water to be treated without injecting any substance into the water and a step of disinfecting the water to be treated without injecting any substance into the water. step of partially removing the cations present in the water. Use of the device as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the augmented water is distributed as drinking water. Use of the device as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by irrigating an above-ground crop with augmented water, with recovery of the irrigation water after its passage over the plants to recharge the empty buffer tank (5) after the irrigation.

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