WO2023043411A1

WO2023043411A1 - An automatic waste collection system

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Publication number: WO2023043411A1
Application number: PCT/TR2022/050826
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sertaç KARACAFEROĞLU
Original assignee: Nepser İnşaat Mühendi̇sli̇k Sanayi̇ Ve Ti̇caret Anoni̇m Şi̇rketi̇
Priority date: 2021-09-20
Filing date: 2022-08-08
Publication date: 2023-03-23

Abstract

The invention relates to a waste collection system (1) that enables the water to be cleaned by collecting all kinds of wastes such as oil, dirt, mucilage, garbage, etc. accumulated on the surfaces of waters such as sea, lake, stream and/or coastal parts from the surface and bottom of the water, one side of which is mounted to the shore at all kinds of shore-water intersection areas on a fixing surface such as marina, port, scaffold, scaffold leg, bridge legs on rivers; on the other side that is not mounted to the shore, that is placed in water and/or that can be installed on floating water crafts such as rowboat, boat, ship, and/or on all kinds of floating platforms such as pontoon, pontoon scaffolding, or that is connected with a floating platform that can be connected to said platforms and shores (bridge leg, seashore, etc.).

Description

AN AUTOMATIC WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to an automatic waste collection system that collects all kinds of wastes such as oil, dirt, mucilage, garbage accumulated on the surfaces of waters such as sea, lake, and stream and/or coastal parts from the surface and bottom of the water and enables the water to be cleaned.

STATE OF THE ART OF THE INVENTION

Floating wastes reaching the water environment for various reasons have negative effects on the water environment and aquatic organisms. Garbage spreading to the water environment also causes serious hazards in terms of the environment and natural life, especially aquatic organisms, due to the harmful substances it contains in addition to creating visual pollution.

Marine pollution is the direct or indirect release of substances or energy into the marine environment by humans, which damages the marine ecosystem, disrupts human health, prevents activities at sea, including fishing, affects the quality of use of the sea and reduces its value.

The gradual decrease in the number and species of living life in the seas, the increase in marine pollution caused by urban, industrial and agricultural wastes is an important result of coastal construction growth and overfishing. Marine pollution, which occurs in various ways, is of great importance in terms of the sustainability of natural resources and the future of people.

The most sensitive environment against contamination in surface waters is the lake. In particular, all kinds of dissolved and suspended substances coming from both streams and surface runoff by collecting from the basin of lakes with no outflow begin to accumulate in the lake. The fact that the water entering the lake is contaminated with anthropogenic effects causes the water quality to deteriorate gradually. Pollutants cause increasing condensations in the lake in the non-degradable type such as pollutants entering the lake, heavy metals, power- degradable pesticides. Suspended materials collapse to the lake floor and accumulate and cause the lake to fill. Organic materials that are readily degradable are rendered harmless by the lake's self-cleaning capacity, in other words, lakes can normally eliminate organic pollution. However, organic and inorganic loads exceeding the natural treatment capacity of the lake cause the oxygen in the lake to be consumed and the lake to turn into an anaerobic (oxygen-free) state.

Most of the sea surface cleaning is carried out with specially designed boats today. Each marine surface cleaning boat has a defined duty area. Sea surface cleaning boats take the garbage accumulated on the sea surface into the collection chamber of the boat with the help of the band system located in the front of the boat. These collected wastes are taken to the waste transfer stations by land crane waste collection truck. However, a large number of personnel need to work for the said process in boats with a cleaning belt system and the fuel consumption of the boat is fairly high. In addition, the size of the collector section prevents entering into narrow areas. In addition, the person using the boat must have a captain's certificate and the boat has high initial investment and high maintenance costs. Another method is the collection of the waste accumulated in this area into the area surrounded by nets as a result of the flow towards the area called "great pacific garbage patch", which is a marine waste vortex located in the central North Pacific Ocean, and the regular cleaning of this area by ships. Marine garbage moving towards the large Pacific landfill is decomposed as it travels this way and is consumed by many animals in this method.

A waste collector sea box is described in the patent document WO2017139855A1, which refers to the state of the art in this field. The sea box in question contains one internal and external bucket, and a special retaining filter located on the internal and external bucket. With a pump connected to the bottom of the outer sleeve and a level float connected to the pump, the surface water filled into the inner sleeve is discharged by the pump, and the collected solid wastes remain on the filter designed as sacks. The filter is kept from its holders by manpower and discharged to any area and wastes are discharged from the water when this filter is visibly filled. There are two important factors determining the capacity of the bucket to collect garbage and the water surface area where it can collect garbage. The first is the volume of the bucket, and the second is the suction capacity/power of the pump used to drain some of the water that fills the volume of the bucket. It is necessary to continuously monitor by the personnel, the inner filter of the bucket, which is seen to be filled, must be removed by bending the personnel or with a hooked stick and emptied and placed back in place in order to empty the buckets filled in this system. This causes a serious need for manpower and personnel. In addition, a significant pressure difference is required to drain from a certain level with the pump, which causes the impact area of this system to remain significantly low. Garbage that is at least 1-2 cm close can only be drawn into the buckets.

Patent document WO2021075962 Al belongs to a waste collection system, also known as “The Great Bubble Barrier”. The document in question describes a bubble filter waste collection system used by combining a pipe-hose line connected with a compressor, which is also frequently used in blower-diffuser mechanisms, in the ventilation pools in wastewater treatment facilities, and by compressing air into the pipe line with a compressor (pressure source), and directs a floating waste collection area by directing a compressed air from the bottom upwards to collect wastes such as plastic. The gas is supplied to the bubble section by a pressure source. The pressure source is disposed towards the bottom and/or also above the bubble section. There is a channel structure on the water surface to prevent the passage of wastes and there are openings with different diameters on the channel for the gas to exit. It is ensured that the wastes are directed to a collection area by positioning the bubble section at a certain angle to the water flow direction. The system can be used on streams with continuous flow in a narrow area. Floating wastes caught in the air bubbles that rise to the surface move towards the other end of the bubble channel located at the bottom with the natural flow of the stream. This system can only ensure the collection of floating wastes on rivers. However, the energy consumption of the system described in this document is fairly high.

A waste collection system is also mentioned in the useful model document TR202000684U5 carried out by the same inventor. The system is operated with two buckets and pumps and automatically drains the inner bucket with a rope crane and empties it into the garbage bin installed on the shore. However, sufficient efficiency cannot be obtained due to the use of pumps in this application, and the automatic crane system, which is established permanently on the shore, loses its efficiency when the water level rises due to the tide movement.

There is a need for improvements in waste collection systems as a result and therefore there is a need for new structures to eliminate the disadvantages mentioned above and to provide solutions to existing systems. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a waste collection system that meets the aforementioned needs and eliminates all the disadvantages and provides advantages thereof.

The main object of the invention is to create a waste collection system that enables the removal of unwanted and polluting elements such as oil, dirt, plastic, mucilage etc. accumulated on the surfaces of moving and/or stagnant waters such as sea, lake, stream, marina and/or coastal parts from the surface and inside of the water.

An object of the invention is to provide an automatic/autonomous and/or manually usable electric, hydroenergy, biofuel and/or petroleum derivative (gasoline, diesel, etc.) fuel driven engine, any floating platform (pontoon, rowboat, metal, plastic platform, etc.) filter, diverter, rotator, lifter, and unloader operated waste collection system.

Another object of the invention is to provide a waste collection system that can be mounted on fixed areas such as floating pontoon scaffolding and fixed scaffolds on the shore and/or that can be mounted on all apparatus such as fixing pile/scaffold leg/scaffold surface used for fixing floating pontoon scaffolds and that can be autonomously operated by floating in water when necessary.

Another object of the invention is to provide a waste collection system that ensures that the floating wastes remain in the specified area by directing the gas form caused by the water vapor to the desired area thanks to the cavitation that occurs as a result of the water pressure falling below the steam pressure.

Another object of the invention is to present a waste collection system with low power consumption.

Another object of the invention is to provide a waste collection system that allows the wastes such as plastic etc. to be prevented from exiting a water surface area from where the impeller is installed to the area where the pipeline is installed, wherein the waters directed by the maximum flow-oriented impeller which enables the surface waters to be directed from top to bottom, are transported to a certain distance by the pipeline, by drilling holes on the pipe where the transportation is carried out the water vapor contained in the water is allowed to rise to the water surface.

The structural and characteristic features and all the advantages of the invention will be understood more clearly by reference to the following figures and the detailed explanation thereof. Therefore, the evaluation should be made by taking these figures and detailed explanations into consideration.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The invention should be evaluated together with the figures explained below in order to better understand the embodiment of the invention and its advantages together with the attachments thereof.

Figure 1; is a frontal view of the exemplary embodiment of the system subject to the invention.

Figure 2; is a top view of the exemplary embodiment of the system subject to the invention.

Figure 3; is a frontal view of the system subject to the invention.

Figure 4; is another front view of the system subject to the invention.

Figure 5; is a frontal view of the pipes in the system subject to the invention.

Figure 6; is a frontal view of the chassis embodiment alternatively present in the system subject to the invention.

Figure 7; is various views of the impeller developed by the invention.

Figure 8; is a frontal view of the position of the system subject to the invention on the liquid medium surface.

Figure 9; is another top view of the system subject to the invention.

Figure 10; is a perspective view of the position of the system subject to the invention on the liquid medium surface.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

1. Liquid medium surface

2. Engine

3. Floating platform 4. Control unit

5. Rotating mechanism

6. Hydraulic outer cylinder or riser mechanism fixed section

7. Hydraulic inner cylinder riser mechanism movable section

8. Carrier arm

9. Cover opening system

10. Energy supply unit

11. Connecting platform

12. Connecting unit

13. Belt roller mechanism

14. Impeller engine connecting shaft

15. Impeller filter

16. Impeller pipe

17. Collector filter

18. Cavitation pipe

19. Cover opening drive mechanism

20. Platform

21. Platform-floating platform connecting element

22. Flange system

23. Impeller

24. Bottom cleaning connecting pipe

25. Bottom cleaning and cavitation pipe

26. Cavitation barrier diffuser

27. Diffuser outlet

28. First valve

29. Eiquid base

30. Chassis

31. Compartment

32. Drain pipe

33. Second collector filter

34. Chassis platform

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION With the present invention, a waste collection system (1) is developed, that enables the water to be cleaned by collecting all kinds of wastes such as oil, dirt, mucilage, garbage, etc. accumulated on the surfaces of waters such as sea, lake, stream and/or coastal parts from the surface and bottom of the water, one side of which is mounted to the shore at all kinds of shore-water intersection areas on a fixing surface such as marina, port, scaffold, scaffold leg, bridge legs on rivers; on the other side that is not mounted to the shore, that is placed in water and/or that can be installed on floating water crafts such as rowboat, boat, ship, and/or on all kinds of floating platforms such as pontoon, pontoon scaffolding, or that is connected with a floating platform that can be connected to said platforms and shores (bridge leg, seashore, etc.).

Waste collection system developed via the invention comprises the following;

At least one platform (20) on which wastes can be collected, at least one floating platform (3) for fixing the waste collection system on the platform (20), at least one carrier arm (8) that enables to keep underwater elements of the floating platform (3) in water and to connect these to the floating platform (3), at least one impeller (23), which is connected to the carrier arm (8) in such a way that it remains in water, which allows the surface waters to be directed from the water surface to the water ground, and which includes at least one space for the passage of water on it, at least one impeller inlet opening that has a size larger than the size of the impeller (23) and ensures that the wastes are pulled towards it, at least one impeller filter (15) around which the wastes are collected, preventing the wastes around the impeller inlet and directed to the impeller (23) from entering and damaging the impeller (23), at least one movable waste collection unit that ensures that the wastes are discharged on the platform (20), at least one collector filter (17) positioned under the liquid medium surface (1), raised on the liquid medium surface (1) by the movable waste collection unit, having a diameter larger than the impeller filter (23), and in which the wastes collected around the impeller filter (15) are collected, at least one connecting element (12) that provides the connection between the collector filter (17) and the movable waste collection unit, at least one energy supply unit (10) supplying energy to the impeller (23) for operation of the impeller (23), at least one impeller-engine connecting shaft (14) that provides the connection between the energy supply unit (10) and the impeller (23) and enables the impeller (23) to be driven by the power received from the energy supply unit (10).

The floating platform (3) may optionally consist of ready-made structures such as pontoon, a fixed metal structure, ship, rowboat, boat in the preferred embodiment of the invention. The system comprises at least one engine (2) that allows the remote control of the platform (3) to act as a floating anchor, such as a pontoon, a boat in a preferred embodiment of the invention. Thus, there is no need for a personnel to be positioned in the desired location in the regions where there is no shore such as marina, scaffolding, and bridge leg but where wastes are frequently accumulated and it can be ensured that it is directed to the previously prepared area, in other words, to a fixator established on the liquid environment by controlling with remote control, so that one product can be used in more than one area and the system can be floated. In addition, it can also be pulled ashore with the remote control when it is time to collect waste.

The impeller (23) comprises at least one other impeller in its middle part and there is a space in the middle parts of both impellers in the preferred embodiment of the invention. The water directed by the impeller (23) especially creates a vortex effect when suctioned with the impeller (23). This vortex effect is directed downward from the middle section of the impeller (23), which is left empty in the middle. The flow rate of the water collected in the middle section increases significantly and causes a severe cavitation when a second impeller with a smaller size is placed in the middle of the same impeller (23). The ideal impact area of the impeller (23) is determined and it is determined how many impellers (23) should be used in the area to be cleaned for minimum energy loss in the invention.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the system comprises at least one impeller pipe (16) in which the impeller (23) can rotate, comprising a flange system (22) including at least one inlet flange that allows the water conveyed by the impeller (23) to be absorbed and directed in the upper part and connected to the impeller (23), and at least one outlet flange in the lower part for the water entering from the inlet flange to exit. The system comprises at least one cavitation pipe (18) which allows the wastes collected from the surface to be conveyed to the liquid base (29) by rotation of the impeller from top to bottom in a way to provide suction in a further preferred embodiment of the invention.

The movable waste collection unit comprises at least one hydraulic outer cylinder or riser mechanism fixed section (6) and at least one hydraulic inner cylinder or riser mechanism moving section (7) positioned within the hydraulic outer cylinder or riser mechanism fixed section (6) in a preferred embodiment of the invention. The balance of the floating platform (3) can be calculated so that it depends on the height of the external cylinder (6) since the hydraulic fluid is not pumped into the external cylinder or riser mechanism fixed section (6) while the system is suctioning in water. It rises when the hydraulic fluid is pressed in the hydraulic inner cylinder (7), and the carrier arm (8), which is mounted on it raises the energy supply unit (10), the impeller (23), the impeller filter (15) and the collector filter (17) with it.

The system comprises a protector enabling the energy supply unit (10) to be covered when the energy supply unit (10) is required to remain at the top of the liquid medium surface (1) and to be protected from adverse weather conditions in another preferred embodiment of the invention. The protector is preferably positioned on a connecting platform (11).

The impeller filter (15) developed by the invention is a filter that prevents the waste and other wastes that are directed towards it from entering the impeller (15) and damaging the impeller and reducing the efficiency of the impeller (15). The collected wastes are collected around the impeller filter (15) and then the collector filter (17) located in the liquid medium is lifted up to the top of the liquid medium surface (1) with the movable waste collection unit and removed from the liquid and the wastes are kept in the collector filter (17). The wastes remain in the collector filter (17) and water is discharged from the holes of the collector filter (17) during the elevation of the movable waste collection unit to the water surface. The collector filter (17) is a nitrite/nitrate retaining filter in a preferred embodiment of the invention and may be used as a mucilage adsorbent. As nitrite/nitrate retainer, preferably phosphate formed by the chemical modification of acrylonitrile and cotton by means of cyanoethylation and the nutrient retaining system the can be used.

The collector filter (17) comprises at least one opening/closing cover and at least one cover opening system (9) that allows the cover to be opened and closed in a preferred embodiment of the invention. The cover opening system (9) may preferably be opened and closed by a cover opening drive mechanism (19). The cover is opened by the cover opening system (9) and the wastes are discharged on the platform (3) when the collector filter (17) raised by the movable waste collection unit is reached on the platform (3). The cover opening system (9) is preferably a roller system.

The invention preferably comprises a rotating mechanism (5) and by rotating the collector filter (17) at least 90°, the wastes are discharged onto the platform (3). The movable waste collection unit may preferably be any riser-carrier mechanism, such as a hydraulic and/or telescopic and/or pneumatic and/or roller riser system. The rotating mechanism (5) may preferably be a sleeve bearing and/or a gear mechanism and/or a belt-roller mechanism.

A control unit (4) is provided in a preferred embodiment of the invention that enables the automatic collection and discharge of waste. The control unit (4) enables waste collection and discharge operations to be performed by means of electrical signals drawn from a power source in a predetermined range with at least one timer, at least one remote connection unit, at least one coordinate identifier, at least one RF transmitter (radio frequency transmitter) and at least one timer. For example, the control unit (4) communicates with the cover opening system (9) to open the cover and the cover is opened after the rotating mechanism (5) rotates the collector filter (17) 90°, and the cover, which is kept open for preferably 10 seconds with the timer, is balanced as much as possible with a full rotation of the impeller (23) and the collected wastes are discharged onto the floating platform (3). Thus, these operations can be carried out completely automatically without the need for any workforce. The control unit (4) developed by the invention comprises at least one frequency converter that provides the desired speed to the energy supply unit (10), at least one potentiometer connected to the converter, at least one voltmeter, at least one ammeter, at least one wi-fi transmitter, at least one locking mechanism and preferably at least one tachometer indicating the speed of the energy supply unit (10), at least one tachometer indicator and at least one display in the preferred embodiment of the invention. The display can show how much energy is consumed by the engine at what speed, and how much fuel is left if the engine will be oil fuel. It can use energy sources such as power supply, wind energy, solar energy and can be a generator or battery. Cleaning and discharge processes are repeated at certain intervals at a predetermined interval thanks to the control unit (4). For example, if a manual 15 -minute waste collection time is entered on the display by an operator, the timer counts 15x60 seconds, and at the end of the time, the control unit (4) activates the entire system and stops the impeller (23). For example, the movable waste collection unit rises and the wastes are collected in the collector filter (17) after 5 seconds. Then, the rotating mechanism (5) is activated and the cover of the collector filter (17) is opened and the garbage in it is discharged to the platform (20) or the band filter on it with the other active switch or software code. Thus, the decomposition that may occur in the wastes and the eating of the wastes by fish or other aquatic organisms are prevented since the waste is collected shortly after the moment it falls into the liquid environment.

The control unit (4) can increase or decrease the speed of the impeller (23) by changing the current provided by the energy supply unit (10), and the energy supply unit (10) can also enable the impeller (23) to rotate in the bidirectional direction in the preferred embodiment of the invention.

The system comprises a belt-roller or gear (reducer) mechanism (13) placed on the shaft of the energy supply unit (10) and on the shafts of the impeller (23), which allows the torque of and the number of revolutions of the impeller (23) to be increased or decreased according to the diameter of the rollers in the preferred embodiment of the invention. The belt roller mechanism (13) is the section that transfers the speed taken from the engine to the impeller as desired in order to adjust the collection speed, capacity, cavitation rate and flow rate of the system, and the torque provided by the energy supply unit (10) can be increased or decreased by attaching a gear or roller of smaller diameter to the energy supply unit (10); and a larger gear or roller to the shaft of the impeller (23) and connecting them each other.

The system comprises a vortex cap for preventing the impeller (23) from forming a vortex in another preferred embodiment of the invention.

The system comprises a balancing weight that acts as a center of gravity balancer that prevents the floating platform (3) and the impeller (23) from sloping due to their weight in a preferred embodiment of the invention. The balancer weight is preferably rested on a weight guide rail. The guide rail ensures that the balancer that will adjust the center of gravity moves back and forth and prevents the floating platform (3) from overturning and the impeller (23) from operating with a slope. The system comprises at least one platform-floating platform connecting element (21) that enables the platform (20) and floating platform (3) to be fixed in another preferred embodiment of the invention. The platform-floating platform connecting element (21) is preferably of an easily detachable structure and is a connecting element, such as a magnet or hook and loop tape. For example, if placed on a bridge leg, the floating platform (3) is released from the shore to the water, an operator directs the floating platform (3) to the leg of the bridge with a remote control, and the connection of the magnet or hook and loop fastener fixed to a previously placed pile and the hook and loop fastener on the floating platform (3) is provided. Thus, the floating platform (3) is fixed until a high engine power is applied and it leaves the relevant area.

The system developed by the invention preferably comprises an image acquisition unit that can remotely connect and take pictures automatically. The image acquisition unit is preferably a camera, which can operate automatically and can operate when pollution is present, communicate with the control unit when there is no pollution load and cause the system to stop. The camera does not work continuously and takes photos at certain intervals with the timer and transfers the relevant data to the control unit (4) to which it is connected with wifi in order to ensure energy efficiency. The control unit (4) also activates the system when it detects that there is a pollution load on the surface by means of image processing techniques. The energy of the image acquisition unit may be provided by a solar panel.

In the working principle of the invention;

The impeller (23) receives water from the water surface and conveys the water it receives towards the ground without using any extra power source and without the need to absorb air from the outside. Wastes on the water ground can be ventilated in this way. The impeller (23) must form a bubble in order to perform the ventilation process. The water in the inlet opening is directed to the discharge point of the impeller (23) at a very high speed since the inlet opening of the impeller (23) is larger than the impeller (23). The pressure decreases and the pressure of the medium is smaller than the vapor pressure of the liquid in which the impeller (23) rotates due to the high speed. This causes the liquid to boil at much lower temperatures and cavitation and bubbles occur by switching to water gas form. Thus, a barrier is formed using high density water vapors and bottom cleaning is carried out with water vapor. The preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a bottom cleaning connecting pipe (24) extending from the bottom of the collector filter (17) and to which the water absorbed by the impeller (23) is conveyed. The water conveyed to the bottom cleaning connecting pipe (24) comprises plenty of water vapor and the water is conveyed to the liquid base (29) by means of the bottom cleaning connecting pipe (24) and the wastes deposited at the bottom can come to the surface with the help of the water vapor.

There is at least one bottom cleaning and cavitation pipe (25) connected to the bottom cleaning connecting pipe (24) and where it is not connected to the bottom cleaning connecting pipe (24) including at least one first valve (28) located close to the liquid base (29) in another preferred embodiment of the invention. The first valve (28) is preferably a time -regulated electronic or mechanical check valve and its operation can be controlled by the control unit (4). The control unit (4) enables the first valve (28) to be closed and opened at a desired time interval. The water containing the water vapor is pressed into the liquid base (29) when the first valve (28) is open. The high water vapor pressed on the liquid base (29) rises up to the impeller (23) with the wastes and they are collected here in the impeller (23).

There is at least one cavitation barrier diffuser (26) positioned perpendicular to the bottom cleaning and cavitation pipe (25) and parallel to the liquid base (2), which is connected to the bottom cleaning and cavitation pipe (25) with at least one second valve and includes holes for the outlet of water vapor and at least one diffuser outlet (27) for the outlet of water in another preferred embodiment of the invention. The second valve is preferably a time -regulated electronic or mechanical check valve and its operation can be controlled by the control unit (4). The control unit (4) enables the second valve to be closed and opened at a desired time interval. The second valve is closed when the first valve (28) is open. The water vapor in the cavitation barrier diffuser (26) prevents the floating wastes from reaching the open sea by forming a line up to the liquid surface (1) due to the cavitation caused by the water drawn from the impeller (23) at high speed. The wastes located away from the attraction area of the impeller (23) are kept by the barrier formed and it is ensured that they are pulled up by the impeller (23). A closed circuit that does not prevent the passage of boats and ships can be created in non-flow areas such as streams (e.g. marina), or it is placed on the bridge legs and wastes are automatically collected from the edge of the bridge legs in this way. The system comprises at least one chassis (30) including at least one compartment (31) in which the impeller (23) is positioned and for the impeller (23) to draw water and at least one drain pipe (32) in which the water drawn with the help of the compartment (31) is guided for the outlet, and at least one chassis platform (34) enabling the chassis (30) to be kept on the liquid surface (1) in another preferred embodiment of the invention. Wastes can be collected around at least one second collector filter (33) from the water surface with the water emerging from the drain pipe (32).

The waters directed by the maximum flow-oriented impeller (23), which ensures that the surface waters are directed from top to bottom by using pipelines, are transported to a certain distance with the aforementioned pipeline, the upper part of the end, which is in the form of a narrowing funnel and directed towards the base, of the the bottom cleaning connecting pipe (24), where the transportation is carried out, is engaged the upper part of the funnel-shaped pipe (25) and to the lower end of this pipe (25) the first valve (28) is placed, thereby the bottom cleaning can be ensured in the system developed by the invention. The water is pressed directly to the base and the dirt is removed by the water vapor in the form of a gas when the first valve (28) is open. Water and water vapor are directed to the cavitation barrier diffuser (26) if the first valve (28) is closed. Low-pressure and high-speed water and water vapor formed due to low pressure are allowed to rise to the water surface and plastic exit from a water surface area from where the impeller (23) is installed to the area where the pipeline extends can be prevented by drilling holes on the cavitation barrier diffuser (26).

Claims

CLAIMS A waste collection system that enables the water to be cleaned by collecting wastes from the surface and bottom of the water, and that comprises at least one platform (20) on which wastes can be collected, characterized in that it comprises the following; at least one floating platform (3) for fixing the waste collection system on the platform (20), at least one carrier arm (8) that enables to keep underwater elements of the floating platform (3) in water and to connect these elements to the floating platform (3), at least one impeller (23), which is connected to the carrier arm (8) in such a way that it remains in water, which allows the surface waters to be directed from the water surface to the water ground, and which includes at least one space for the passage of water on it, at least one impeller inlet opening that has a size larger than the size of the impeller (23) and ensures that the wastes are pulled towards it, at least one impeller filter (15) around which the wastes are collected, preventing the wastes around the impeller inlet and directed to the impeller (23) from entering and damaging the impeller (23), at least one movable waste collection unit that ensures that the wastes are discharged on the platform (20), at least one collector filter (17) positioned under the liquid medium surface (1), raised on the liquid medium surface (1) by the movable waste collection unit, having a diameter larger than the impeller filter (23), and in which the wastes collected around the impeller filter (15) are collected, at least one connecting element (12) that provides the connection between the collector filter (17) and the movable waste collection unit, at least one energy supply unit (10) supplying energy to the impeller (23) for operation of the impeller (23), at least one impeller-engine connecting shaft (14) that provides the connection between the energy supply unit (10) and the impeller (23) and enables the impeller (23) to be driven by the power received from the energy supply unit (10). A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the floating platform (3) is a ready-made structure such as pontoon, a fixed metal structure, ship, rowboat, boat. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one engine (2) that enables the floating platform (3) to be controlled by a remote control. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the impeller (23) comprises at least one other impeller having a diameter smaller than the impeller (23) in its middle part, and both impellers (23) have a space in their middle parts that allows the absorbed water to be maximized. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one impeller pipe (16) in which the impeller (23) can rotate, comprising a flange system (22) including at least one inlet flange that allows the water conveyed by the impeller (23) to be absorbed and directed in the upper part and connected to the impeller (23) and at least one outlet flange in the lower part for the water entering from the inlet flange to exit. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one cavitation pipe (18) which allows the water collected from the surface to evaporate while being conveyed to the liquid base (29) by rotation of the impeller (23) from top to bottom in a way to provide suction. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable waste collection unit comprises at least one hydraulic outer cylinder or riser mechanism fixed section (6) and at least one hydraulic inner cylinder or riser mechanism moving section (7) positioned within the hydraulic outer cylinder (6). A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a protector ensuring that the energy supply unit (10) remains on the upper part of the liquid medium surface (1) and that the energy supply unit (10) is covered when it needs to be protected from adverse weather conditions. A system according to claim 8, characterized in that it comprises at least one connecting platform (11) on which the protector is positioned. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the collector filter (17) is a nitrite/nitrate retaining filter and can be used as a mucilage adsorbent. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the collector filter (17) comprises at least one opening/closing cover and at least one cover opening system (9) that allows the cover to be opened and closed. A system according to claim 11, characterized in that the cover opening system (9) is a roller system. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the collector filter (17) comprises at least one rotating mechanism (5) that allows the wastes to be discharged onto the floating platform (3) by rotating. A system according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movable waste collection unit is a hydraulic and/or telescopic and/or pneumatic and/or roller riser system. A system according to claim 13, characterized in that the rotating mechanism (5) is a sleeve bearing and/or gear mechanism and/or a belt-roller mechanism. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one control unit (4), which enables the waste collection and discharge processes to be carried out automatically. A system according to claim 16, characterized in that the control unit (4) comprises at least one timer, at least one remote connection unit, at least one coordinate identifier, at least one RF transmitter, at least one timer. A system according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the control unit (4) comprises at least one frequency converter that provides the desired speed to the energy supply unit (10), at least one potentiometer connected to the converter, at least one voltmeter, at least one ammeter, at least one wi-fi transmitter, at least one locking

17 mechanism and at least one tachometer indicating the speed of the energy supply unit (10), at least one tachometer indicator and at least one display indicating the number of revolutions and the fuel consumption amount. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (4) can increase or decrease the speed of the energy supply unit (10) with the help of a frequency converter and the energy supply unit (10) can enable the impeller (23) to rotate in the bidirectional direction. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a belt-roller mechanism (13) placed on the shaft of the energy supply unit (10) and on the shafts of the impeller (23), which allows the torque of the impeller (23) and the number of revolutions to be increased or decreased according to the diameter of the rollers. A system according to claim 20, characterized in that the belt roller mechanism (13) is connected to the energy supply unit (10) with a gear or roller of smaller diameter; is connected to the shaft of the impeller (23) with a larger gear or roller. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a vortex cap for preventing the impeller (23) from forming a vortex. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a balancing weight that acts as a center of gravity balancer that prevents the floating platform (3) and the impeller (23) from sloping due to their weight. A system according to claim 23, characterized in that it comprises at least one guide rail on which the balancer weight is positioned, which allows the balancer to move back and forth in the direction that will adjust the center of gravity. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one platform-floating platform connecting element (21) that allows the platform (20) and the floating platform (3) to be fixed.

18 A system according to claim 25, characterized in that the platform-floating platform connecting element (21) is a magnet or hook and loop tape with an easily detachable structure. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises an image acquisition unit that can remotely connect and take pictures automatically. A system according to claim 27, characterized in that the image acquisition unit can send the received image to a remote computer with the help of a remote connection, operate automatically when pollution is present depending on the result of the data processed by processing the sent image on the remote computer, and communicate with the control unit (4) when there is no pollution load. A system according to claim 27 or 28, characterized in that it comprises at least one solar panel that provides the energy of the image receiving unit. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one bottom cleaning connecting pipe (24) extending from the bottom of the collector filter (17) and to which the water absorbed by the impeller (23) is conveyed. A system according to claim 30, characterized in that it comprises at least one bottom cleaning and cavitation pipe (25) connected to the bottom cleaning connecting pipe (24) and where it is not connected to the bottom cleaning connecting pipe (24) including at least one first valve (28) located close to the liquid base (29). A system according to claim 31, characterized in that the first valve (28) is a time- regulated electronic or mechanical check valve and its operation can be controlled by the control unit (4). A system according to claim 31 or 32, characterized in that it comprises at least one cavitation barrier diffuser (26) positioned perpendicular to the bottom cleaning and cavitation pipe (25) and parallel to the liquid base (29), which is connected to the

19 bottom cleaning and/or cavitation pipe (25) with at least one second valve and includes holes for the outlet of water vapor and at least one diffuser outlet (27) for the outlet of water. A system according to claim 33, characterized in that the second valve is a time- regulated electronic or mechanical check valve, is in the closed position when the first valve is in the open position, and its operation is controlled by the control unit (4). A system according to claim 1 or claim 19, characterized in that it comprises at least one chassis (30) including at least one compartment (31) in which the impeller (23) is positioned and the impeller (23) operates in the opposite direction to draw water and at least one drain pipe (32) in which the water drawn with the help of the compartment (31) is guided for the outlet, and at least one chassis platform (34) enabling the chassis (30) to be kept on the liquid surface (1). A system according to claim 35, characterized in that it comprises at least one second collector filter (33) for collecting wastes coming out of the liquid medium surface (1). A system according to claim 11, characterized in that it comprises at least one cover opening drive mechanism (19) that drives the cover opening system (9).

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