Granted Patent B1

US 12,636,610 · App. 18/962,618 · Granted May 26, 2026

Inventor: Saban Akyildiz (Boca Raton, FL)

Assignee: ECC TEC MSJ Incorporated

B01D53/346B01D53/8631B01D2251/2062B01D2251/2067B01D2257/404B01D2258/0283

Abstract

Claims (44)

1 . A pollution control system, comprising:

a dosing solution tank configured to store a dosing solution;

a heater assembly comprising one or more heating elements configured to vaporize the dosing solution provided from the dosing solution tank by one or more dosing solution injectors;

the one or more dosing solution injectors configured to receive and spray the dosing solution through the one or more heating elements located adjacent to the one or more dosing solution injectors such that the dosing solution sprayed by the one or more dosing solution injectors is vaporized by the one or more heating elements;

a flue system configured to receive a flue gas and the vaporized dosing solution and remove pollutants from the flue gas;

a temperature sensor configured to measure temperature data indicating a temperature of the heater assembly;

a pollutant sensor configured to measure pollutant content data indicating an amount of one or more pollutants in the flue gas downstream from the heater assembly; and

a control system communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors, the control system comprising:

a power relay coupled to a power supply; and

a controller communicatively coupled to the power relay, the controller comprising a processor configured to:

receive the temperature data and the pollutant content data;

determine, using the temperature data and the pollutant content data, a heater adjustment value;

determine, using the temperature data and the pollutant content data, an injector adjustment value; and

transmit control signals corresponding to the heater adjustment value and the injector adjustment value to the power relay; and

the power relay configured to receive the transmitted control signals and provide a corresponding power signal to (i) the heater assembly to adjust power supplied to the one or more heating elements to achieve a temperature indicated by the heater adjustment value, and (ii) the one or more dosing solution injectors to achieve a pressure of the dosing solution in the heater assembly indicated by the injector adjustment value.

2 . The pollution control system of claim 1 , wherein:

the flue system comprises a heater to heat the flue gas prior to contact with the vaporized dosing solution and a catalyst;

the processor is further configured to determine a control signal for maintaining the temperature of the flue gas downstream from the heater within a predefined temperature range; and

the power relay is further configured to provide the corresponding power signal for powering the heater based on the control signal.

3 . The pollution control system of claim 1 , wherein:

the flue system comprises a heater to heat the flue gas prior to contact with the vaporized dosing solution and a catalyst located downstream from the heater;

the processor is further configured to determine a control signal for decreasing the pollutant content to at least below a predefined value, using the pollutant content data; and

the power relay is further configured to provide the corresponding power signal for powering the heater based on the control signal.

4 . The pollution control system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second temperature sensor configured to measure a second temperature in the dosing solution tank; and

a liquid level sensor configured to measure a liquid level of dosing solution in the dosing solution tank,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that at least one of the second temperature and the liquid level of dosing solution in the dosing solution tank is outside a predefined threshold range; and

in response to determining that the at least one of the second temperature and the liquid level of dosing solution in the dosing solution tank is outside the predefined threshold range, send a notification indicating a need to service or refill the dosing solution tank.

5 . The pollution control system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

store a record of sensor data over time;

determine, using the record of sensor data, a possible fault of the pollution control system; and

send a notification indicating the possible fault.

6 . The pollution control system of claim 1 , wherein:

the flue system comprises at least one electromagnet coupled to a flue and providing a magnetic field within the flue; and

the processor is further configured to determine, using the pollutant content data, a control signal for operating the electromagnet; and

the power relay is further configured to provide the corresponding power signal to power the electromagnet based on the control signal.

7 . The pollution control system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

initially determine a control signal to increase the temperature of the heater assembly; and

upon the temperature of the heater assembly reaching a maximum value, determine the control signal for operating the electromagnet to increase power supplied to the electromagnet.

8 . The pollution control system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine, based on the amount of the one or more pollutants being greater than a threshold value, the control signal for operating the electromagnet to increase power supplied to the electromagnet.

9 . The pollution control system of claim 1 , wherein:

the heater assembly comprises a pressure-control valve at an outlet of the heater assembly; and

the controller is configured to control, using the temperature data, the pressure-control valve to control a pressure of the vaporized dosing solution provided from the heater assembly.

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