Dynamic and continuous control for pressure swing adsorption
A Pressure Swing Adsorption filtration that separates a first set of particles and a second set of particles to produce a purified gas output can be monitored in real-time. A sentinel component can provide real-time in situ tracking of a parameter associated with the PSA filtration and dynamically adjusts the PSA filtration based upon the real-time tracked parameter. The real-time monitoring of the parameter further enables maintenance of equipment utilized with the PSA filtration as well as equipment down-the-line that utilize the purified gas output.
1. A method of facilitating producing a purified gas output, comprising:
generating a purified gas output via a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) from an ambient air that includes the following:
pressurizing a first adsorption vessel to force the ambient air into a first filter medium, wherein the ambient air includes a portion of Nitrogen and a portion of Oxygen;
adsorbing the portion of Nitrogen from the ambient air into the first filter medium; and
de-adsorbing the portion of Oxygen from the ambient air via the first filter medium to produce the purified gas output;
monitoring in situ the purified gas output in real-time to detect a parameter associated with the PSA, wherein real-time is a time at which the purified gas output is received from the first filter medium;
the step of monitoring in situ the purified gas output includes utilizing an orifice in between a high pressure sensor and a low pressure sensor to detect the parameter of the purified gas output;
dynamically analyzing the real-time parameter associated with the PSA to a threshold value;
controlling the PSA based at least in part upon the in situ real-time monitoring of the purified gas output;
controlling a compressor that distributes the ambient air into the first filter medium based on the dynamically analyzing of the real-time parameter; and
de-activating an equipment that is down-the-line from the PSA and uses the purified gas output, wherein the deactivating of the equipment is based on the dynamically analyzing of the real-time parameter.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter is at least one of a pressure of the purified gas output, a flow rate of the purified gas output, or a concentration of the purified gas output from the first filter medium associated with the PSA.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprises evaluating more than one parameter in order to identify a deterioration of the first filter medium associated with the PSA.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprises controlling the PSA with a regulation of at least one of the following: a power supply; a flow rate of a gas input; a flow rate of the purified gas output; a pressure value of a gas input; a pressure value of the purified gas output; or a concentration target value of the purified gas output.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprises generating an alarm notification based at least in part upon dynamically analyzing the parameter associated with the PSA.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprises displaying at least one of the alarm notification or a reading of the parameter in real-time.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprises:
receiving an output from a component included in a product line that produces the purified gas output via the PSA; and
managing an activation and a de-activation of at least one of the PSA or the component based upon monitoring at least one of the parameter or the output.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprises activating the equipment that is down-the-line that utilizes the purified gas output.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprises a second adsorption vessel that is configured for continuous use of producing the purified gas output.
10. The method of claim 1 , the parameter is an amount of debris from the first filter medium associated with the PSA.
11. A system that facilitates filtering particles with a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA), comprising:
a first adsorption vessel that is pressurized to force a first set of molecules into a first filter medium, the first set of molecules is adsorbed into the first filter medium and a second set of molecules is de-adsorbed from the first filter medium to produce a purified gas which includes the second set of molecules;
a sentinel component that dynamically and continuously tracks a real-time concentration level for the purified gas, wherein the sentinel component includes:
a high pressure sensor that monitors a real-time high pressure level for the purified gas;
a low pressure sensor that monitors a low pressure level for the purified gas; and
an orifice affixed in-between the high pressure sensor and the low pressure sensor, the purified gas passes through the high pressure sensor from the first filter medium, through the orifice, and through the low pressure sensor to track a real-time flow rate of the purified gas;
the sentinel component further de-activates the first adsorption vessel based at least in part upon the real-time concentration level for the purified gas;
the sentinel component monitors an amount of debris from the first filter medium; and
the sentinel component controls at least one of the activation or the de-activation of the first adsorption vessel based on the amount of debris.
12. The system of claim 11 , the sentinel component controls at least one of the activation or the de-activation of the first adsorption vessel based at least in part upon at least one of the real-time high pressure level or the low real-time pressure level.
13. The system of claim 11 , the sentinel component controls the at least one of the activation or the de-activation of the first adsorption vessel based at least in part upon the real-time flow rate of the purified gas.
14. The system of claim 13 further comprises an alarm component that triggers an alarm notification based upon at least one of the following:
the concentration level for the purified molecule decreases below a concentration threshold value;
the high pressure value for the purified molecule increases above a high pressure threshold value;
the low pressure value for the purified molecule decreases below a low pressure threshold value; or
the flow rate for the purified molecule increases above a flow rate threshold value.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the sentinel component analyzes the concentration level, the high pressure value, the low pressure value, and the flow rate to detect a deterioration of the first filter medium.
16. The method of claim 11 further comprises a second adsorption vessel that is configured for continuous use of producing the purified molecule.
17. A method of facilitating producing a purified gas output, comprising:
generating a purified Oxygen gas via a Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) that separates Nitrogen from an ambient air with a first Zeolite filter medium that includes the following:
pressurizing a first adsorption vessel to force the ambient air into the first Zeolite filter medium;
adsorbing a portion of Nitrogen from the ambient air into the first Zeolite filter medium; and
de-adsorbing a portion of Oxygen from the ambient air via the first Zeolite filter medium to produce the purified Oxygen gas;
monitoring in situ the purified Oxygen gas in real-time to detect at least one of a pressure of the purified Oxygen gas, a flow rate of the purified Oxygen gas, or a concentration of the purified Oxygen gas, wherein the step of monitoring includes:
receiving the purified Oxygen gas from the first filter medium;
passing the purified Oxygen gas though a high pressure sensor;
passing the purified Oxygen gas through an orifice; and
passing the purified Oxygen gas through a low pressure sensor, wherein
the orifice is in-between the high pressure sensor and the low pressure sensor;
controlling the PSA based at least in part upon the in situ and real-time monitoring of at least one of a pressure of the purified Oxygen gas, a flow rate of the purified Oxygen gas, or a concentration of the purified Oxygen gas; and
de-activating an equipment that is down-the-line from the PSA and uses the purified Oxygen gas, wherein the de-activating of the equipment is based on the dynamically analyzing of the real-time parameter.
18. The method of claim 17 further comprises comparing at least one of the real-time pressure of the purified Oxygen gas, the real-time flow rate of the purified Oxygen gas, or the real-time concentration of the purified Oxygen gas to a respective range of values tolerable for the PSA.
19. The method of claim 17 further comprises disabling a power supply for the PSA in order to halt generation of the purified Oxygen gas, the disabling of the power supply is based upon the in situ, real-time monitoring of the pressure of the purified Oxygen gas, the flow of the purified Oxygen gas, and the concentration of the purified Oxygen gas.
20. The method of claim 17 further comprises a second adsorption vessel that is configured for continuous use of producing the purified Oxygen gas.