WO1994020420A1 - Improvements to ionic disinfection systems - Google Patents
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- WO1994020420A1 WO1994020420A1 PCT/GB1994/000488 GB9400488W WO9420420A1 WO 1994020420 A1 WO1994020420 A1 WO 1994020420A1 GB 9400488 W GB9400488 W GB 9400488W WO 9420420 A1 WO9420420 A1 WO 9420420A1
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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- C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
- C02F1/46—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods
- C02F1/4606—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods for producing oligodynamic substances to disinfect the water
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- the present invention relates to ionic disinfection systems.
- a number of systems have been developed that are designed to release copper and/or silver ions into a liquid eg. water for disinfection, and it has been seen that some systems are less effective than others in controlling the growth of algae and/or bacteria. From experience, it has been shown that the voltage applied to the emitting electrodes determines the form of copper released into solution, namely that, at higher voltages, cupric (Cu2) copper is released and at lower voltages cuprous (Cul) copper is released. Cupric (Cu2) has two electrons missing whereas cuprous (Cul) has one missing.
- the present invention contains circuitry that maintains a voltage on the electrodes so that cupric (Cu2) copper is released.
- control is obtained by providing a pulsating output and adjusting the mark/space ratio or on/off time of the output. For instance, it is proposed that the polarity of the voltage applied to the electrodes will be reversed at periodic intervals eg. 30 sees to avoid plating out problems.
- the number of seconds that current will flow may be set between 1 and 30 seconds in each direction thus allowing full control of output, but maintaining full voltage and ensuring cupric (Cu2) ions are released.
- a further development may be included to control, other than manually, the mark/space ratio or on/off time by sensing the flow of current between the electrodes in a manner that should the current be reduced the 'on 1 ratio is increased and conversely if the current increases the 'on' time is reduced, thus maintaining a constant level of ion release.
- Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an ionic disinfection system according to the present invention
- Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a modified form of ionic disinfection system according to the present invention.
- Fig. 3 is a graph for aiding understanding of the operation of a part of the system shown in Fig. 2.
- an ionic disinfection system comprises a power supply 10 for producing a stabilized DC output voltage at a pre-settable level from a mains supply.
- the output voltage from the power supply 10 is applied to two or more electrodes 12 via a polarity switching module 14 which periodically reverses the polarity of the output from the power s ⁇ pply.
- the power supply operates on either 110/240v 50/60HZ.
- Output - low voltage depending on size of system may be between 15-50v.
- the nominal output may be 30v.
- Preset adjustment allows, say, lOv higher or lower (tapped transformer) to compensate for water or liquid conductivity. If conductivity is high, current may be excessive therefore voltage may have to be dropped or electrodes spaced further apart. Conversely, with low conductivity, maximum voltage is required to obtain sufficient current or electrodes may need to be placed closer to each other. (Obviously more, or larger, electrodes can be fitted to increase current).
- the power supply will vary in size depending on the amount of current required.
- the electrodes can be of copper and/or silver and if both copper and silver are present the ratio of the two metals can be varied depending on the size of system being constructed and the water being treated. It is also possible to replace all or part of the silver content by another noble metal such as gold or platinum. This has been found to be efficacious where a high level of chlorides are present in the liquid to be treated eg. brine or salt water. Under these conditions it has been found that silver ions form silver chloride which is only partly soluble, thus reducing the efficacy of the silver content.
- a mark/space ratio module 16 Connected to the switching module 14 is a mark/space ratio module 16 provided with a ratio control device 17 whereby the output of the switching module 14 can be inhibited for a period of time so as to produce a pulsating output the on time of which is adjustable to vary the time average of current supplied to the electrodes 12 at the then prevailing polarity and preset voltage.
- the switching module 14 feeds the power to electrodes 12 and contains silicon controlled rectifiers which reverse the output polarity to the electrodes. This is triggered by the polarity and mark/space ratio timing circuit 16.
- the mark/space or on/off ratio is controlled by a potentiometer that will set the 'on' time during each polarity reversal. For instance, if the polarity is switched ever 30 seconds, the control will allow power to flow from 1 to 30 seconds depending on the setting of the control. Therefore, at full output, current will flow for a full 30 seconds, then polarity will be reversed and full output for another 30 seconds. If half output is required, the current will flow 15 seconds in every 30 seconds.
- the ratio control device 17 in the form of a potentiometer can manually adjustable and form the only adjustment of the mark/space ratio of the pulses. Additionally, it is possible to use the device 17 simply as an initial setting device and incorporate a feedback loop 20 incorporating a resistance coupled to one of the electrodes for feeding back to the mark/space ratio module 16 a signal representative of the current flowing in the electrodes so that if the conductivity of the liquid in which the electrodes are immersed changes, the on/off ratio will be adjusted automatically.
- Fig. 2 shows an arrangement similar to Fig. 1 and in which like parts are indicated by like reference numbers.
- the current detection in the feedback loop is achieved by an inductive loop 21.
- Fig. 3 shows the relationship between current flowing in the electrodes sensed by the feedback device and the on time or pulse width for both the arrangements shown in Figs. 1 and 2. If the conductivity of the water changes the on/off ratio will automatically adjust ie. if current drops, the 'on' time or pulse width will be lengthened to maintain the average current and the desired level. Conversely, if the current increases the unit will produce a shorter pulse of current.
- the level of currents output from the power supply can very depending on a number of factors such as the conductivity of the liquid. Typically, currents of the order of hundreds of milliamps will be used but it is possible for currents of 1 amp or more to occur.
- the power supply should be chosen to have a sufficient capacity to allow the supply of power at an appropriate current level for the application to which the apparatus is put.
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EP94909194A EP0691936A1 (en) | 1993-03-12 | 1994-03-11 | Improvements to ionic disinfection systems |
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US5543040A (en) * | 1994-12-12 | 1996-08-06 | Fi-Tek Purification Systems, Inc. | Apparatus for purification of water-based fluids in closed-loop flow systems |
WO1997041072A1 (en) * | 1996-04-29 | 1997-11-06 | Valery Grigorievich Daniljuk | Domestic and autonomous ioniser 'sylva' and variants |
US5753100A (en) * | 1996-12-27 | 1998-05-19 | Lumsden; Dennis L. | Ionization-type water purification system |
WO2001089997A2 (en) * | 2000-05-11 | 2001-11-29 | Megaton Systems As | Means for electrochemical treatment of water |
WO2001089997A3 (en) * | 2000-05-11 | 2002-05-02 | Megaton Systems As | Means for electrochemical treatment of water |
ES2229921A1 (en) * | 2003-09-04 | 2005-04-16 | Sofia Vinageras Supervia | Waste hot water recirculation ions dosing system includes electronic controller and ionization tank for dispensing via a pump serving the water |
US9085745B2 (en) | 2010-10-18 | 2015-07-21 | Originoil, Inc. | Systems and methods for extracting non-polar lipids from an aqueous algae slurry and lipids produced therefrom |
US20120329121A1 (en) * | 2011-03-18 | 2012-12-27 | Green Michael P | Enhancing algae growth by reducing competing microorganisms in a growth medium |
DE102012007236A1 (en) * | 2012-04-07 | 2013-10-10 | Necon Gmbh | Device for electro-physical water treatment, comprises electrodes arranged at different poles of electrical power source, control device which adjusts the power source at electrodes, and current pulse generator for generating current pulses |
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