Internet-of-things enabled deionization tank configuration artificial intelligence algorithm
A method of treating water in a water treatment system comprises introducing water to be treated into an ion exchange bed of the water treatment system to produce treated water, receiving an output water quality indication from a controller associated with the ion exchange bed, determining, by an algorithm, responsive to the output water quality indication, whether to replace the ion exchange bed based on a remaining capacity of the ion exchange bed, current operational parameters of the water treatment system, and historical data regarding operation of the water treatment system, and responsive to the water quality indication, providing, by the algorithm, a recommendation to a service provider of the water treatment system that there is one of no action required, that the ion exchange bed should be monitored, or that a service order for replacement of the ion exchange bed should be generated.
1 . A method of treating water in a water treatment system, the method comprising:
introducing water to be treated into an ion exchange bed of the water treatment system to produce treated water;
receiving an output water quality indication from a controller associated with the ion exchange bed;
determining, by an algorithm, responsive to the output water quality indication, whether to replace the ion exchange bed based on a remaining capacity of the ion exchange bed, current operational parameters of the water treatment system, and historical data regarding operation of the water treatment system; and
responsive to the output water quality indication, providing, by the algorithm, a recommendation to a service provider of the water treatment system that there is one of no action required, that the ion exchange bed should be monitored, or that a service order for replacement of the ion exchange bed should be generated, and an indication of a confidence level of the provided recommendation.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising replacing the ion exchange bed responsive to the algorithm indicating that the replacement of the ion exchange bed is warranted.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the algorithm determines the confidence level based on the historical data regarding one of instances of the replacement of the ion exchange bed or instances of replacement of an ion exchange bed of another water treatment system, ion exchange bed alarm status, and the remaining capacity of the ion exchange bed.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein responsive to providing the recommendation that the ion exchange bed should be monitored the algorithm performs additional monitoring of one or more of a status of the output water quality indication, a flow rate of the water through the ion exchange bed, a quality measure of the water, and the remaining capacity of the ion exchange bed.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the algorithm modifies the recommendation that the ion exchange bed should be monitored to one of a recommendation that the ion exchange bed should be replaced or a recommendation that no action is required responsive to analysis of data gathered during the additional monitoring.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the additional monitoring includes receiving the data regarding the one or more of the status of the output water quality indication, the flow rate of the water through the ion exchange bed, or the quality measure of the water multiple times per day.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the current operational parameters of the water treatment system include flow rate and conductivity of the treated water.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the current operational parameters of the water treatment system further include environmental conditions at the water treatment system.
9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the current operational parameters of the water treatment system further include time of year.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the historical data regarding the operation of the water treatment system includes environmental conditions at the water treatment system between previous occurrences of the replacement of the ion exchange bed.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the historical data regarding the operation of the water treatment system includes times of year of previous occurrences of the replacement of the ion exchange bed.