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US 9,862,618 · App. 14/049,708 · Granted Jan 9, 2018

Chlorine measurement/filter testing/brine container monitoring of a water treatment system

Inventor: Manfred Volker (Blankenbach, DE)
Assignee: Vivonic GmbH
C02F1/008B01D61/04B01D61/12C02F1/441B01D2311/04B01D2311/14C02F1/001C02F2209/03C02F2303/16
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Patent No.
US 9,862,618
App. No.
14/049,708
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The water treatment system, particularly reverse-osmosis system, comprising a water line with a plurality of filter stages, is characterized in that before and after at least one filter stage a respective line branches off from the water line, which is provided with a valve adapted to be switched by a control device and leads to a pressure sensor device.

Claims (8)

1. A water treatment system, particularly reverse-osmosis system, comprising a water line with a plurality of filter stages,

wherein before and after each of the filter stages a respective branch line branches off from the water line, each of the branch lines leads to a joint pressure sensor that is connected to an electronic evaluator to determine the respective pressure differences of all filter stages, wherein a valve adapted to be switched by a control device is provided in each said branch line in between the branch off from the water line and the pressure sensor, and wherein at least one relief valve connects the pressure sensor to the atmosphere, and wherein the electronic evaluator is configured to atmospherically relieve the pressure sensor between at least two pressure measurements via the relief valve.

2. The water treatment system according to claim 1 wherein an automatic backwashing system and an automatic backwashing program are provided for each filter stage.

3. The water treatment system according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of filter stages includes a back-flushable pre-filter with cleaning valve, a fine filter and an ultrafine filter.

4. A method for the function monitoring of a plurality of filter stages of a water treatment system, particularly a reverse-osmosis system, comprising measuring a respective pressure drop for each filter stage with a joint pressure sensor, electronically evaluating pressure measurement values from the joint pressure sensor, and atmospherically relieving the joint pressure sensor between at least two pressure measurements via a relief valve.

5. The method according to claim 4 wherein an automatic backwashing program is started when a predetermined pressure difference is reached.

6. The method according to claim 4 wherein measurement results are recorded and documented electronically.

7. The method according to claim 4 wherein mean pressure values for each filter stage are electronically determined from multiple pressure measurements.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2017
From: VÖLKER, MANFRED
To: VIVONIC GMBH
Reel/Frame 044239/0029 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 011 746 · Jul 13, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150014250A1 · Jan 15, 2015