C02F1/008

REGENERATIVE MEDIA FILTER AIR SCOURING APPARATUS AND METHOD
20230052718 · 2023-02-16 · ·

A water filtration system is also disclosed. The water filtration system includes a regenerative media filter vessel, a filtrate line, a feed line, a recirculation line, a gas line, and at least one pump. A method of filtering water in a system comprising a regenerative media filter is disclosed. The method includes operating the system in a filtration mode, operating the system in a cleaning mode responsive to a differential pressure measurement across the regenerative media filter, operating the system in an aeration mode, operating the system in a pre-filtration mode after operating the system in the cleaning mode, operating the system in a drain mode, and operating the system in the filtration mode following the drain mode. A controller and non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable signals stored thereon that define instructions that, as a result of being executed by the controller, instruct the controller to perform a method of operating a water filtration system are disclosed.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING FLUID AND FLOTATION ARRANGEMENT
20230049273 · 2023-02-16 · ·

A method and a system for treating fluid. The method includes a fluid feeding step for feeding fluid in a fluid feeding pipe into a fluid reactor vessel, a bubbles feeding step for feeding bubbles of first fluid mixture containing first carrier fluid and first active fluid into fluid flowing in the fluid feeding pipe by means of a sparger apparatus. The method includes a fluid mixture analyzing step for measuring the relative content of first active fluid in the first fluid mixture with a first fluid analyzer and controlling a first active fluid source with the first fluid analyzer in response to the relative content of first active fluid in the first fluid mixture as measured by the first fluid analyzer.

Electric Vehicle Charging System

An electric vehicle charging system includes a charging connector configured to receive a charging cable provided with electrical charging wires. The charging cable and/or the charging connector provide a flow path for guiding a liquid coolant, cooling the charging cable and/or the charging connector, and a thermal management unit for cooling the liquid coolant, the thermal management unit being fluidly connected to the flow path. The liquid coolant is an ionizable coolant, wherein a deionizing unit is provided and fluidly connected to the flow path for deionizing the liquid coolant to decrease its conductivity.

Ballast water management system
11577974 · 2023-02-14 · ·

Techniques and systems for neutralizing discharge waters from ballast and/or cooling water biocidal treatment and disinfection systems are provided. The systems utilize, inter alia, oxidation reduction potential control to regulate the dechlorination of an electrocatalytically generated biocidal agent to allowable discharge levels in ship buoyancy systems and ship cooling water systems.

PST technique for predictive maintenance and battery tuning and manifold distribution compensation
11579603 · 2023-02-14 · ·

A particle size tracking system for providing predictive maintenance and battery tuning of hydrocyclones arranged in a battery configuration, featuring a control having a signal processor configured to: receive signaling containing information about particle sizes of material flowing in pipes of hydrocyclones arranged in a battery configuration; and determine corresponding signaling containing information to control the operation of each hydrocyclone arranged in the battery configuration, based upon the signaling received. The signal processor may be configured to provide the corresponding signal as control signaling to control the operation of each hydrocyclone arranged in the battery configuration.

Treatment of Multiphase Hydrocarbon-Containing Fluid in Oil and/or Gas Production
20230040989 · 2023-02-09 ·

An apparatus for treating a multiphase hydrocarbon-containing fluid in an oil and/or gas production facility, the apparatus comprising: (a) an inlet for a multiphase hydrocarbon-containing fluid, wherein the inlet comprises a first pipe network configured to be connectable to a plurality of oil well heads in an oil field; (b) a separation system comprising: (i) a solids separator in fluid communication with the inlet; (ii) a solids outlet connected to the solids separator; (iii) a fluid separator in fluid communication with the solids separator, the fluid separator being configured to separate the remaining multiphase hydrocarbon-containing fluid into an oil phase, a water phase and a gas phase; (iv) an oil outlet connected to the fluid separator; (v) a gas outlet connected to the fluid separator; and (vi) a water outlet connected to the fluid separator; (c) a solids cleaning system connected to the solids outlet, wherein the solids cleaning system is configured to clean deposits of residual oil from the solid particles separated by the solids separator to provide cleaned solid particles and first residual oil, the solids cleaning system having a first output for outputting the cleaned solid particles and a second output configured to output the first residual oil; and (d) a water cleaning and recycling system connected to the water outlet, wherein the water cleaning and recycling system is configured to clean residual oil from the water phase separated by the fluid separator, the water cleaning and recycling system comprising an oil filter for separating the residual oil from the water phase to provide cleaned water and second residual oil, the oil filter having a third output for recycling the cleaned water to at least one well head of the oil field, wherein the third output comprises a second pipe network configured to be connectable to the at least one well head of the oil field, and a fourth output configured to output the second residual oil. Also disclosed is a corresponding method.

SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CHANGING COLOR OF POOL LIGHTS
20230042259 · 2023-02-09 ·

A system and a method is provided for automatically changing color of pool lights to provide a visual notification regarding any change or anomaly associated with pool water. The system may comprise a receiver adapted to receive a measured value corresponding to one or more water quality parameters associated with water of a pool. The system may comprise a controller to analyze the measured value corresponding to the one or more water quality parameter to determine whether there is an anomaly associated with one or more of the water quality parameters; and a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal to one or more lights of the pool for changing from a first state to a second state based on the anomaly.

Highly Configurable Adaptable Mobile Deionization Trailer

Systems for treating water, e.g., mobile deionization systems, are disclosed. The system includes a system inlet connectable to a source of water to be treated; a water distribution manifold connected to the system inlet and including a plurality of valves structured and arranged to provide a configurable flow path along the water distribution manifold; a plurality of water treatment vessels each having an inlet and an outlet connected to the water distribution manifold; and a system outlet connected to the outlet of a last of the plurality of water treatment vessels. The plurality of valves are selectively operable to provide for sections of the water distribution manifold to switch between flowing water into one or more of the plurality of water treatment vessels or receiving water from the one or more of the plurality of water treatment vessels. Methods of treating water using the systems are also disclosed.

COMPACT DEVICE FOR PRODUCING FOAM FOR WELLNESS AND/OR HYGIENE APPLICATIONS
20230009558 · 2023-01-12 ·

The device includes a vessel to be filled with a mixture of water and a component producing foam, where the vessel comprises a device for blowing air into the mixture to produce foam. It is provided according to the disclosure that the device comprises at least two vessels to be filled with the mixture arranged one above the other in a vertical direction in tiers, where the vessels comprise the device for blowing air into the mixture to produce foam, where the vessels are open towards an outlet region such that the foam produced in the vessels is merged in the outlet region.

Smart and IoT connected liquid level monitoring with remote diagnostic and maintenance capability
11550343 · 2023-01-10 · ·

Methods and systems for remotely monitoring and controlling holding tank subsystems. One system includes an electronic processor communicatively coupled to a memory. The electronic processor, through execution of the instructions stored in the memory, is configured to receive tank data associated with a first holding tank of a holding tank subsystem. The tank data indicates a material level of a material stored in the first holding tank. The electronic processor is also configured to compare the material level to a material transfer threshold. The electronic processor is also configured to, in response to the material level satisfying the material transfer threshold, control the holding tank subsystem to transfer at least a portion of the material in the first holding tank to the second holding tank as a transfer event.