Water distribution system

Abstract

A system for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution, wherein the system (1) comprises at least two mobile modular units (2, 3), wherein the at least two modular units (2, 3) each comprise a transport frame (4), wherein the components of the modular units (2, 3) are each arranged in the transport frame (4), wherein a first module unit (2) is designed as a dosing module unit (2) and has at least one dosing system (5) for supplying at least one dosing agent to water flowing through the dosing system (5), wherein the dosing system (5) has at least one water supply inlet (6), at least one water treatment line (7), preferably at least one dosing pump (8), at least one storage container (9) for the dosing agent, at least one addition point (10) for the dosing agent and at least one water discharge outlet (11), wherein a second module unit (3) is designed as a distribution module unit (3) and has at least one distribution device (12) for the water treated in the dosing system (5), wherein the distribution device (12) has at least one water inlet (13) and at least one, preferably at least two, preferably at least three, water outlets (14) and wherein the water discharge outlet (11) of the dosing system (5) can be connected to the water inlet (13) of the distribution device (12).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a system for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution. The system according to the invention serves in particular for supplying at least one dosing agent, in particular a disinfectant, to water and for distributing the correspondingly treated water. The dosing agent, in particular the disinfectant, is preferably added to the water for treatment.

[0002] Systems for water distribution and drinking water distribution are generally known in practice. However, the systems known in practice are usually complex and, in particular, not very flexible. For example, it is not easy to implement an emergency water supply with the existing systems. Emergency water supplies are necessary, for example, when the regular water supply to consumers or households is interrupted. In an emergency water supply, water must be extracted quickly and flexibly from a water source - for example a river, a well, or large reservoirs - and treated and then distributed to consumers, such as households. These measures usually have to be implemented in a short time, so it is desirable for the systems to be quick and flexible to implement.However, the systems known in practice for such applications are often too complex and lack flexibility. For example, they cannot provide a sufficient number of filling stations for transport vehicles or connection points for consumers and / or cannot provide the required amount of water or drinking water.

[0003] Furthermore, for an emergency water supply, water distribution systems must be easily adaptable to the conditions at the site and the available water source. This is where the invention comes in.

[0004] In contrast, the invention is based on the technical problem of specifying a system for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution, of the type mentioned at the outset, with which the disadvantages described above can be avoided effectively and reliably, which can in particular be used very flexibly and which can preferably provide a sufficient number of filling stations for transport vehicles and / or connection points for consumers and / or a sufficient quantity of water or drinking water.

[0005] To solve this technical problem, the invention teaches a system for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution, wherein the system comprises at least two mobile modular units, wherein the at least two modular units each have a transport frame, wherein the components of the modular units are each arranged in the transport frame, wherein a first module unit is designed as a dosing module unit and has a dosing system for supplying at least one dosing agent to water flowing through the dosing system, wherein the dosing system has at least one water supply inlet, at least one water treatment line, preferably at least one dosing pump, at least one storage container for the dosing agent, at least one addition point for the dosing agent and at least one water discharge outlet, wherein a second module unit is designed as a distribution module unit and has at least one distribution device for the water treated in the dosing system, wherein the distribution device has at least one water inlet and at least one, preferably at least two, preferably at least three, water outlets and wherein the water discharge outlet of the dosing system can be connected to the water inlet of the distribution device.

[0006] The system according to the invention is preferably a modular system for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution. The system according to the invention is therefore in particular a modular system for water distribution which comprises at least two mobile module units. The water is preferably drinking water. The term mobile module unit in the context of the invention means in particular that the module units are portable and can be transported to a site on transport vehicles. Here and below, the term simply module unit is used instead of the term mobile module unit. The term modular system in the context of the invention means in particular that the system is formed from individual mobile module units which can be transported to a site - preferably stacked.At this site, the system according to the invention for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution, can be put into an operating state from the individual mobile module units - in particular depending on the conditions at the site and / or the required amount of water.

[0007] The mobile modular units of the system according to the invention are preferably stackable. The modular units can, for example, be stacked on a transport vehicle and transported to the site of use, for example on a trailer towed by a motor vehicle or on a truck. It is further preferred that the mobile modular units can be moved at the site of use by a forklift truck and / or a crane. In order to put the system according to the invention into an operating state at the site of use, the at least one dosing modular unit is preferably connected to the at least one distribution modular unit and, in particular, the water discharge outlet of the dosing device of the dosing modular unit is connected to the water inlet of the distribution device of the distribution modular unit.Furthermore, the water supply inlet of the dosing system of the dosing module unit is preferably connected to a water source and very preferably a feed pump is arranged between the water source and the system according to the invention or the dosing module unit.

[0008] According to a preferred embodiment, the water distribution system according to the invention comprises additional mobile modular units which are either connected to the other modular units of the system or on which components are stored with which the system can be put into an operating state and / or with which the system can be maintained. This is explained in more detail below. According to a preferred embodiment, the system can comprise at least three, preferably at least four, very preferably at least five, and more preferably at least six, mobile modular units. Depending on the conditions at the site of use and the requirements of the water supply, the individual (additional) modular units can be expediently selected and used.

[0009] The water distribution system according to the invention comprises a first modular unit in the form of a dosing module, which has a dosing system for supplying at least one dosing agent to water flowing through the dosing system. The water flowing through the dosing system is, in particular, water taken from a water source and supplied through the water supply inlet of the dosing system, or drinking water, which is treated in the dosing system and subsequently distributed by means of the distribution device of the distribution module unit. For the treatment of the water, in particular drinking water, the dosing system has at least one water treatment line - preferably downstream of the water supply inlet in the water flow direction -, preferably at least one dosing pump, at least one storage container for the dosing agent, and at least one addition point for the dosing agent.In addition, at least one water discharge outlet is provided for the discharge of the correspondingly treated water or drinking water. By means of the preferably provided dosing pump, the dosing agent stored in the reservoir is expediently conveyed to the addition point. In principle, however, the dosing agent can also be conveyed in another way, for example by means of a negative pressure generated by the water flow. The addition point is preferably arranged on or in the water treatment line. Expediently, the addition point has a dosing valve, in particular a dosing ball valve, and / or a dosing lance, whereby the dosing lance very preferably extends into the water treatment line. In this way, the dosing agent can be dosed directly into the water flow flowing through the water treatment line.

[0010] According to the invention, a second modular unit in the form of a distribution modular unit is also provided. The distribution modular unit has at least one distribution device for the water treated in the dosing system. In the operating state of the system according to the invention, the water discharge outlet of the dosing system is preferably connected to the water inlet of the distribution device, so that the water treated in the dosing system can flow into the distribution device. A pipe connector is provided, in particular, for the connection. According to the invention, the distribution device has at least one, preferably at least two, more preferably at least three water outlets. In principle, at least four, in particular at least five, water outlets can also be provided.

[0011] According to a preferred embodiment, distribution elements, in particular distribution hoses, can be connected to the water outlets of the distribution system. The distribution elements, in particular the distribution hoses, can direct the water or drinking water to consumers and / or can serve as filling stations for transport vehicles, which then distribute the water further. It is also possible to connect an additional distribution module unit to each of the water outlets for further distribution of the water or drinking water. This will be explained in more detail below.

[0012] According to the invention, the at least two modular units each have a transport rack in which the components of the modular units are arranged. According to a preferred embodiment, the transport rack can be a transport frame in which the components of the respective modular unit can be arranged. According to a further embodiment, the transport rack can be a lattice box.

[0013] The invention has recognized that the water distribution system according to the invention can be used very flexibly due to its design consisting of individual, mobile modular units. The mobile modular units are preferably stackable and can therefore be transported to different locations with great functional reliability and can also be handled very flexibly at the locations. Furthermore, it should be emphasized that the water distribution system according to the invention, due to its modularity, can be adapted with great functional reliability to the conditions of different locations and water sources, as well as to the required water quantity. With the dosing modular unit according to the invention, it is possible to add a dosing agent, in particular a disinfectant, to the water with great functional reliability and in this way also ensure reliable and rapid treatment of the water or drinking water.The modularity of the system according to the invention also makes it possible to provide a number of filling stations or connection points that can be easily adjusted according to the requirements or circumstances.

[0014] A particularly preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention is characterized in that the dosing agent is a disinfectant and that the dosing agent or the disinfectant preferably contains at least one compound selected from the group: “sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine dioxide”. It is additionally or alternatively possible to use the neutralizing agent sodium thiosulfate as the dosing agent. It is preferred to use a chemical oxidizing agent as the dosing agent, which preferably serves to disinfect the water or drinking water. Oxidizing agent here means in particular a peroxide and / or a halogen-oxygen compound. According to a preferred embodiment, the dosing agent, in particular the disinfectant, contains at least one hypochlorite and more preferably the dosing agent, in particular the disinfectant, is at least one hypochlorite.The hypochlorite is preferably sodium hypochlorite and / or calcium hypochlorite.

[0015] It is very preferred that the transport racks of the at least two modular units are stackable. According to a preferred embodiment, all transport racks of the modular units of the system according to the invention are stackable. In the context of the invention, stackable means in particular that the transport racks can be arranged one above the other and that, in particular, several transport racks can be arranged one above the other and transported together, for example by a forklift truck and / or on a transport vehicle. This embodiment is based on the finding that the flexibility of the system according to the invention is further increased by the stackability of the transport racks and that the modular units of the system can be transported reliably and inexpensively and can be handled at the place of use.The dismantling and removal of the system according to the invention is also considerably simplified by the stackability of the transport frames of the modular units.

[0016] It is very particularly preferred that the transport racks of the at least two modular units are rectangular in plan view and preferably each have the same height or substantially the same height and / or the same width or substantially the same width and / or the same length or substantially the same length. This embodiment is based on the finding that both transport and handling at the site of use are further improved if the transport racks of the at least two modular units have the same height and / or the same width and / or the same length. In the context of the invention, the terms height, length, width and the like refer in particular to the erected state of the modular units, in which the modular units or the transport racks of the modular units are set up on an installation surface.Within the scope of the invention, the height of the transport frame means in particular the extent of the transport frame transversely, in particular perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to the installation surface, i.e. in particular in the vertical direction. Within the scope of the invention, the length of the transport frame means in particular the extent of the transport frame in its longitudinal direction. Within the scope of the invention, the width of the transport frame means in particular the extent of the transport frame transversely, in particular perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to its length or longitudinal extent, and preferably transversely, in particular perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to the height of the transport frame.

[0017] It is highly preferred that at least one transport frame, preferably the at least two or all transport frames of the system, have a height and / or a width of 300 mm to 1200 mm, preferably of 600 mm to 1000 mm, preferably of 700 mm to 900 mm, and / or a length of 600 mm to 2000 mm, preferably of 800 mm to 1600 mm, preferably of 900 mm to 1400 mm. This embodiment is based on the finding that the transport frames or the mobile modular units are then very compact, and the flexible usability of the system is further improved.

[0018] It is preferred that at least one transport frame, preferably the at least two or all transport frames of the system, each have at least one fastening strut, preferably at least two fastening struts, for fastening the components of the assigned modular unit, wherein the at least one fastening strut preferably extends in the horizontal direction and is arranged in particular in a lower section of the transport frame assigned to the installation surface. The fact that the at least one fastening strut extends in the horizontal direction means in particular that the fastening strut is arranged parallel or substantially parallel to the installation surface. The components of the assigned modular unit can preferably be fastened to the at least one fastening strut. Furthermore, it is possible for additional holding components to be fastened to the fastening struts.which then accommodate the components of the module unit.

[0019] The fact that the at least one fastening strut is arranged in a lower section of the transport frame associated with the installation surface means in particular that the fastening strut is arranged in a lower section with regard to the height of the transport frame. Very preferably, the at least one fastening strut is arranged in a range between 2% and 30% of the height, preferably between 3% and 20% of the height, very preferably between 5% and 15% of the height - starting from the lower end of the transport frame. Very preferably, at least two, more preferably at least three, very particularly preferably at least four, such fastening struts are provided and it is very particularly preferred that the fastening struts are arranged parallel or substantially parallel to one another.

[0020] According to a preferred embodiment, the transport frame has at least four, in particular four, vertically or essentially vertically extending corner posts, and very preferably these corner posts are connected to one another in the lower section of the transport frame assigned to the installation surface by two longitudinal struts that extend in the longitudinal direction and / or by two transverse struts that extend in the width direction. Furthermore, according to a preferred embodiment, the corner posts are connected to one another in an upper section of the transport frame, in particular at the upper end of the transport frame, by two longitudinal struts that extend in the longitudinal direction and / or by two transverse struts that extend in the width direction. Upper section of the transport frame means in particular an upper section with regard to the height of the transport frame.Very preferably, the upper section of the transport rack means an area between 2% and 30% of the height, preferably between 3% and 20% of the height, very preferably between 5% and 15% of the height starting from the upper end of the transport rack. According to a preferred embodiment, two rectangular frames are formed which are connected to one another by the four support posts. According to a preferred embodiment, the at least one fastening strut connects the two longitudinal struts in the lower section of the transport rack or the lower rectangular frame of the transport rack and is very preferably arranged parallel or substantially parallel to the transverse struts. At least one holding border is preferably arranged on the upper rectangular frame, which, when the transport racks are stacked, serves to receive the additional transport rack arranged above, in particular to receive the support posts or the ends of the support posts of the additional transport rack.

[0021] According to a preferred embodiment, the at least one transport frame is made of steel, in particular stainless steel. The transport frame preferably consists of interconnected steel square tubes or stainless steel square tubes, in particular according to the arrangement explained above.

[0022] A particularly preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention is characterized in that the water supply inlet of the dosing system and / or the water discharge outlet of the dosing system and / or the water inlet of the distribution device and / or at least one water outlet, preferably the water outlets, of the distribution device each have at least one shut-off device. According to a preferred embodiment, the shut-off device is at least one gate valve. The shut-off devices or gate valves allow the water flow through the individual components or through the inlets and / or outlets to be controlled and / or regulated with high functional reliability.

[0023] It is very particularly preferred that the system has at least one further or third module unit designed as a hose module unit, wherein the hose module unit preferably has at least one, preferably at least two, very preferably at least three, particularly preferably at least four, distribution elements, in particular distribution hoses, for water, and wherein the distribution elements, in particular the distribution hoses, are preferably provided on the hose module unit and very preferably can be connected to the water outlets of the distribution device. It is possible for the hose module unit to have or provide at least five, in particular at least six, distribution elements, in particular distribution hoses.

[0024] By means of the hose module unit, distribution elements, in particular distribution hoses, for the system according to the invention can be transported to the site of use and stored on the hose module unit or on the transport frame of the hose module unit. It is therefore preferred that the hose module unit is also a mobile module unit. It is further preferred that the hose module unit also has a transport frame in which the components of the hose module unit are arranged. According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the distribution elements, in particular the distribution hoses, can be connected to the water outlets of the distribution device of the distribution module unit. The distribution elements, in particular the distribution hoses, preferably stored on the hose module unit, can thus be transported very easily and reliably to the site of use and connected there to the water outlets of the distribution device of the distribution module unit.In this way, the water treated in the dosing system of the dosing module unit and the water distributed in the distribution device of the distribution module unit can be further distributed through the distribution elements or distribution hoses, for example to consumers and / or to other distribution module units and / or filling stations can be created at which the water can be filled into transport vehicles using the distribution hoses.

[0025] It is further preferred that the system has at least one further or fourth module unit, which is designed as a power supply module unit, and that the power supply module unit preferably has at least one power generator. The power supply module unit is also preferably a mobile module unit, and very preferably the power supply module unit also has a transport frame in which the components of the power supply module unit are arranged. The power supply module unit or the power generator of the power supply module unit can preferably be connected to the components or module units of the system according to the invention that require power, for example, to pumps and / or control modules and the like. According to a very particularly preferred embodiment, the power supply module unit has at least one solar panel, which preferably provides energy for the power generator to generate power.The power supply module enables, in particular, a reliable power supply or emergency power supply for the system according to the invention. Furthermore, due to its preferred arrangement in a transport frame and its design as a mobile module—especially together with the other modules—the power supply module can be used very flexibly and transported to the site with little effort.

[0026] It is very preferred that the system has at least one further or fifth module unit, which is designed as an accessory module unit and wherein the accessory module unit preferably has tools and / or adapter pieces and / or reducers and / or connecting cables and / or connecting pieces, in particular pipe connecting pieces. According to a preferred embodiment, the accessory module unit is also designed as a mobile module unit and very preferably the accessory module unit also has a transport frame in which the components of the accessory module unit are arranged. Accessories required for commissioning and / or maintenance of the system according to the invention can be transported and stored in the accessory module unit or in the transport frame of the accessory module unit. For this purpose, the accessory module unit can preferably have receiving containers, for example receiving boxes and / or receiving baskets.Using the accessory module unit, the additional components required for commissioning and / or maintenance of the system can be transported to the site of use with high reliability, particularly together with the other modular units of the system, and can also be handled very easily at the site of use. In the context of the invention, commissioning of the system refers in particular to putting the system into operating mode.

[0027] A particularly preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention is characterized in that the system has at least one further or sixth module unit, which is designed as a second distribution module unit and has at least one second distribution device for the water treated in the dosing system, wherein the second distribution device has at least one water inlet and at least one, preferably at least two, more preferably at least three, water outlets. Preferably, the second distribution module unit is also designed as a mobile module unit and very preferably the second distribution module unit also has a transport frame in which the components of the module unit are arranged. The second distribution module unit is designed in particular analogously to the (first) distribution module unit.It is also possible for the system to include additional distribution modules, for example, a third and / or a fourth and / or a fifth distribution module. By using at least two, for example, at least three, and in particular at least four, distribution modules, the water treated in the dosing system can be further divided into different water outlets, so that a plurality of consumers can be supplied with water and / or a plurality of filling stations can be created.

[0028] It is very preferred that a water outlet of the distribution device of the distribution module unit is connectable to the water inlet of the second distribution device of the second distribution module unit or of a further distribution module unit and / or wherein a water drain provided on the distribution device of the distribution module unit is connectable to the water inlet of the second distribution device of the second distribution module unit or of a further distribution module unit. According to a preferred embodiment, a water outlet of the distribution device of the (first) distribution module unit is thus connectable to the water inlet of the second distribution device of the second distribution module unit. In this way, the water discharged from a water outlet of the distribution device can be introduced into a further distribution device of a second distribution module unit and distributed there again, for example, into at least two, preferably at least three water outlets.Additionally or alternatively, it is also possible for the water inlet of the second distribution device of the second distribution module unit to be connected to a water outlet of the distribution device of the (first) distribution module unit. The distribution device of the (first) distribution module unit or of the distribution module units is preferably designed in such a way that the water outlets are arranged one after the other in the direction of water flow after the water inlet. The water outlets are preferably each formed onto a main line. According to a preferred embodiment, the end of this main line forms a water outlet. According to a preferred embodiment, this water outlet has a shut-off device, preferably a gate valve. A further distribution module unit, for example, can be connected to the water outlet.

[0029] It is very preferred that the diameter of the at least one water outlet of the second distribution device of the second distribution module unit is smaller than the diameter of the at least one water outlet of the distribution device of the first distribution module unit. This ensures that the water treated in the dosing system or in the dosing module unit is first distributed via the water outlets of the distribution device of the (first) distribution module unit and preferably via large-diameter distribution elements connectable to the water outlets, in particular distribution hoses, and is then further distributed by means of a second or further distribution device whose water outlets have a smaller diameter. This takes into account in particular the decreasing water volume or the decreasing water flow rate due to the further distribution.

[0030] A particularly preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the dosing system has at least one measuring device for measuring the flowing water volume, and in that a quantity of dosing agent can be added to the flowing water, depending on the measured water volume. According to a preferred embodiment, the measuring device is arranged downstream of the dosing agent addition point in the direction of water flow. It is additionally or alternatively possible for the measuring device to be arranged upstream of the dosing agent addition point in the direction of water flow. According to a preferred embodiment, the measuring device is a flow meter. Depending on the measured water flow, the required quantity of dosing agent, for example the disinfectant, is added to the water in the dosing system.

[0031] It is possible for the system according to the invention to have at least two dosing modules. The dosing system of each dosing module is then expediently connected to at least one distribution device of a distribution module during the system's operating state, so that at least two distribution modules are preferably provided.

[0032] According to the invention, the modular units each have a transport frame in which the components of the respective modular unit are arranged. It is very preferred that the components of the modular units do not protrude from the transport frames, so that the modular units can be transported reliably and, in particular, can also be stacked reliably. To connect the individual modular units or the components of the modular units, for example, to connect the dosing system of the dosing modular unit to the distribution device of the distribution modular unit, corresponding connecting pieces are provided, which can be mounted at the site of use and which, according to a preferred embodiment, are kept in an accessory modular unit.

[0033] The invention also relates to a method for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution, with a system for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution, according to the invention. The method according to the invention is used in particular for emergency water supplies, in particular for emergency drinking water supplies. The method according to the invention is preferably carried out at water sources such as rivers, wells or large reservoirs. By means of the at least one distribution module unit, preferably by using a plurality of distribution module units, the water or drinking water treated in the at least one dosing system of the at least one dosing module unit can be distributed to a plurality of consumers and / or a plurality of filling stations can be created at which, for example, transport vehicles can be filled with the water.

[0034] The invention is based on the finding that the inventive system for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution, can be used very flexibly. The design of the system from mobile modular units, which are very compact, allows both easy transport to the site of use and reliable and easy handling of the modular units at the site of use. In addition, due to the modular design, the system can be adapted very flexibly to the individual conditions at the site of use, for example to the type of water source. The preferred design of the mobile modular units as stackable mobile modular units leads to a further improvement in flexible use and reliable transportability and handling at the site of use. It should also be emphasized that the inventive system is inexpensive and is therefore also very economical to use.Finally, it should be emphasized that the modularity and compactness of the system as well as its flexible adaptability to the circumstances enable very short-term deployment and commissioning of the system.

[0035] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing which merely represents an exemplary embodiment. The drawing shows a schematic representation: Fig. 1 an inventive system for water distribution in operating condition Fig. 2 an inventive system for water distribution in a stacked arrangement Fig. 3 a hose module unit according to the invention Fig. 4 a power supply module unit according to the invention Fig. 5 a transport frame of the modular units according to the invention Fig. 6 a flow diagram of the system according to the invention in the operating state in a first embodiment Fig. 7 a flow diagram of the system according to the invention in the operating state in a second embodiment

[0036] The figures show a system 1 according to the invention for water distribution. Preferably, and in the exemplary embodiment according to the figures, this is a system 1 for drinking water distribution. Fig. 1 shows the system 1 according to the invention in an operating state. According to the invention, the system 1 has at least two mobile modular units 2, 3, each having a transport frame 4, wherein the components of the modular units 2, 3 are each arranged in the transport frame 4. According to the invention, a first modular unit 2 is designed as a dosing modular unit 2 and has a dosing system 5 for supplying at least one dosing agent to water flowing through the dosing system 5. The dosing agent is preferably, and in the exemplary embodiment, a disinfectant, and the disinfectant preferably contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, and chlorine dioxide.

[0037] According to the invention, the dosing system 5 of the dosing module unit 2 has at least one water supply inlet 6, at least one water treatment line 7, preferably and in the exemplary embodiment at least one dosing pump 8, at least one storage container 9 for the dosing agent, at least one addition point 10 for the dosing agent, and at least one water discharge outlet 11. The water supply inlet 6 of the dosing system 5 is preferably connected to a water source, for example, a river, a well, or the like. This is not shown in detail in the figures. To pump the water, a feed pump is preferably interposed between the water supply inlet 6 of the dosing system 5 and the water source.

[0038] The water flowing through the water supply inlet 6 of the dosing system 5 is expediently and in the exemplary embodiment guided into the water treatment line 7, where the dosing agent—preferably and in the exemplary embodiment pumped from the storage tank 9 by means of the dosing pump 8—is added to the addition point 10. The water treated in the dosing system 5 then preferably leaves the dosing system 5 via the water discharge outlet 11. Preferably, and in the exemplary embodiment according to the figures, the dosing system 5 also has a measuring device 22, which in the exemplary embodiment according to the figures and according to the preferred embodiment is designed as a flow meter. The measuring device 22 or the flow meter measures the flowing water quantity, and a quantity of the dosing agent can be metered into the flowing water, depending on the measured water quantity.The dosing system 5 further preferably has, in the exemplary embodiment, a dosing device at the dosing point 10. According to a preferred embodiment, this can be a dosing lance that extends into the water flow.

[0039] According to the invention, the system comprises a second module unit 3 in the form of a distribution module unit 3, and this distribution module unit 3 comprises at least one distribution device 12 for the water treated in the dosing system 5. According to the invention, the distribution device 12 comprises at least one water inlet 13. The water exiting the dosing system 5 is introduced into the distribution device 12 via the water inlet 13. In the operating state of the system 1, the water discharge outlet 11 of the dosing system 5 of the dosing module unit 2 and the water inlet 13 of the distribution device 12 of the distribution module unit 3 are connected to one another. For this purpose, a pipe connector, for example, is used. Preferably, and in the exemplary embodiment according to the figures, the distribution device 12 has three water outlets 14.By means of these water outlets 14, the water treated in the dosing system 5 can be distributed; for example, it can be used to supply consumers and / or to create filling stations where transport vehicles can be filled with the water or drinking water. In the exemplary embodiment according to the . Fig. 1 and according to a preferred embodiment, distribution hoses 17 are connected to the water outlets 14 of the distribution device 12.

[0040] Very preferably, and in the exemplary embodiment according to the figures, the water supply inlet 6 of the dosing system 5 and the water discharge outlet 11 of the dosing system 5, the water inlet 13 of the distribution device 12, and the water outlets 14 of the distribution device 12 each have a shut-off device, which is very particularly preferably and in the exemplary embodiment each designed as a gate valve. According to a preferred embodiment and in the exemplary embodiment, the distribution device 12 of the distribution module unit 3 also has a water outlet 21 arranged behind the water outlets 14 in the water flow direction, which water outlet 21 is very preferably and in the exemplary embodiment also provided with a shut-off device in the form of a gate valve. According to a preferred embodiment, a second distribution module unit 3' or a second distribution device 12' can be connected to the water outlet 21. This will be explained in more detail below.

[0041] The modular units of the water distribution system 1 according to the invention are designed as mobile modular units. They each have a transport frame 4 in which the components of the respective modular unit are arranged. It is very preferred that the transport frames 4 of the modular units of the system 1 according to the invention are stackable. Fig. Figure 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the system 1 with three modular units 2, 3, 16, wherein the modular units 2, 3, 16 are stacked one above the other. In this state, the system is not in the operating state, but in a stacked state in which the individual modular units 2, 3, 16 can be transported and handled at the site of use very reliably and easily, for example with a forklift. Fig. 2 shows a further or third module unit 16 provided according to a very preferred embodiment of the system 1 according to the invention, which is designed as a hose module unit 16 and which is shown in the Fig. 3 is shown in an enlarged view. The hose module unit 16 preferably has at least two, preferably at least three, particularly preferably at least four, very preferably at least five and very particularly preferably and in the exemplary embodiment six distribution elements in the form of distribution hoses 17 for water, which are preferably and in the exemplary embodiment provided on the hose module unit 16 and more preferably and in the exemplary embodiment can be connected to the water outlets 14 of the distribution device 12 of the distribution module unit 3.

[0042] The Fig. 4 shows a further or fourth module unit 18 provided according to a preferred embodiment of the system 1 according to the invention, which is designed as a power supply module unit 18 and wherein this power supply module unit 18 is preferably and in the embodiment according to the Fig. 4 has a power generator 19. The power supply module unit 18 has, according to a further preferred embodiment and in the embodiment according to Fig. 4 also includes a solar panel 23, which preferably provides energy for the power generator 19 to generate electricity. The power supply module unit 18 particularly enables a reliable power supply or emergency power supply for the system 1 according to the invention.

[0043] The Fig. 5 shows a transport rack 4 of the modular units according to the invention. The transport rack 4 is preferably and, in the exemplary embodiment, rectangular in plan view and very preferably and, in the exemplary embodiment according to the figures, the transport racks 4 of the modular units or of all modular units of the system 1 each have the same height H or substantially the same height H and the same width B or substantially the same width B and the same length L or substantially the same length L. Length L of the transport rack 4 means, in the context of the invention, in particular the extension of the transport rack 4 in its longitudinal direction. Width B of the transport rack 4 means, in the context of the invention, in particular the extension of the transport rack 4 transversely, in particular perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to its length L or to its extension in the longitudinal direction and preferably transversely, in particular perpendicularly orsubstantially perpendicular to the height H of the transport frame 4. Within the scope of the invention, height H of the transport frame 4 refers in particular to the transverse extension of the transport frame 4, in particular perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the installation surface, i.e. in particular and in the exemplary embodiment in the vertical direction. This is shown in the . Fig. 5 can be recognized.

[0044] Preferably and in the embodiment according to the Fig. 5, the transport frame 4 has four vertically or essentially vertically extending corner posts. Very preferably, and in the exemplary embodiment, these corner posts are connected to one another in the lower section of the transport frame assigned to the installation surface by two longitudinal struts that extend in the longitudinal direction and by two transverse struts that extend in the width direction. Furthermore, according to the preferred embodiment and in the exemplary embodiment, the corner posts are connected to one another in an upper section of the transport frame, in particular at the upper end of the transport frame, by two longitudinal struts that extend in the longitudinal direction and by two transverse struts that extend in the width direction, so that according to the preferred embodiment and in the exemplary embodiment, two rectangular frames are created that are connected to one another by the support posts.The ends of the four support posts can be placed on the upper rectangular frame of another transport rack 4 to stack the transport racks 4, as shown in FIG. Fig. 2. For this purpose, at least one retaining border 20 is preferably arranged on the upper rectangular frame, and in the exemplary embodiment.

[0045] Preferably, and in the embodiment according to the figures, the transport frames 4 of the system 1 have two fastening struts 15 for fastening the components of the associated module unit. This is, for example, in the Fig. 5. The fastening struts 15 preferably extend in the horizontal direction in the exemplary embodiment and are further preferably arranged in a lower section of the transport frame 4 associated with the installation surface. In the exemplary embodiment according to the Fig. 5, the fastening struts 15 connect the two longitudinal struts in the lower section of the transport frame 4 or the lower rectangular frame of the transport frame. Within the scope of the invention, the term "lower section of the transport frame 4" or "upper section of the transport frame 4" refers in particular to a section that relates to a range between 2% and 30%, preferably between 3% and 20%, very preferably between 5% and 15% of the height H, starting from the lower or upper end of the transport frame 4.

[0046] The Fig. Figure 6 shows a flow diagram of the system 1 according to the invention in the operating state. According to the invention, water or drinking water supplied from a water source is introduced into the dosing system 5 through the water supply inlet 6 of the dosing system 5 of the dosing module unit 2, and at a feed point 10 in the water treatment line 7 of the dosing system 5, a dosing agent or disinfectant is added to the water flowing through the dosing system 5. In the direction of water flow, a measuring device 22 in the form of a flow meter is preferably connected downstream of the feed point 10 and, in the exemplary embodiment, is arranged downstream of the feed point 10, and a quantity of the dosing agent or disinfectant, preferably dependent on the measured water quantity, can be added to the flowing water.

[0047] The dosing system 5 of the dosing module unit 2 also has a storage container 9 for the dosing agent and preferably, and in the exemplary embodiment, a dosing pump 8, which conveys the dosing agent from the storage container 9 to the addition point 10. The water supply inlet 6 and the water discharge outlet 11 preferably, and in the exemplary embodiment, each have a shut-off device in the form of a gate valve. The water treated in the dosing system 5 of the dosing module unit 2 flows into the distribution device 12 of the distribution module unit 3, specifically through a water inlet 13. In the water flow direction after the water inlet 13, the distribution device 12 or the distribution module unit 3 preferably, and in the exemplary embodiment according to the Fig. 6 has three water outlets 14. The water or drinking water treated in the dosing system 5 is distributed in the distribution device 12 via these water outlets 14. The distribution elements, for example, the distribution hoses 17, can be connected to the water outlets 14.

[0048] Preferably and in the embodiment according to the Fig. 6, the water inlet 13 of the distribution device 12 or the distribution module unit 3 has a shut-off device in the form of a gate valve, and the three water outlets 14 also have shut-off devices in the form of gate valves. Furthermore, the distribution device 12 or the distribution module unit 3 preferably has, in the exemplary embodiment, a water outlet 21 located behind the water outlets 14 in the water flow direction, which is preferably and in the exemplary embodiment also provided with a shut-off device or a gate valve. The water discharged from the water outlets 14 can be directed directly to consumers and / or filled into transport vehicles in the form of a filling station.

[0049] In the Fig. 7 shows a flow diagram of a system 1 according to the invention in a further embodiment, in which the design of the dosing module unit 2 and the distribution module unit 3 initially corresponds to the design according to Fig. 6. The system 1 of the preferred embodiment according to Fig. 7 has three further module units 3', 3", 3''', which are designed as further distribution module units 3', 3'', 3''' and each have a water inlet 13', 13'', 13''' and preferably and in the exemplary embodiment three water outlets 14', 14'', 14''' each. In this way, the water from the water outlets 14 of the (first) distribution device 12 of the distribution module unit 3 can be further distributed or divided. In the exemplary embodiment according to the Fig.7, the additional distribution module units 3', 3'', 3''' are connected to the water outlets 14 of the distribution device 12 of the (first) distribution module unit 3. Additionally or alternatively, an additional distribution module unit can also be connected to the water outlet 21 of the distribution device 12 of the (first) distribution module unit 3.

Claims

[1] System for water distribution, in particular for drinking water distribution, wherein the system (1) comprises at least two mobile modular units (2, 3), wherein the at least two modular units (2, 3) each comprise a transport frame (4), wherein the components of the modular units (2, 3) are each arranged in the transport frame (4), wherein a first module unit (2) is designed as a dosing module unit (2) and has at least one dosing system (5) for supplying at least one dosing agent to water flowing through the dosing system (5), wherein the dosing system (5) has at least one water supply inlet (6), at least one water treatment line (7), preferably at least one dosing pump (8), at least one storage container (9) for the dosing agent, at least one addition point (10) for the dosing agent and at least one water discharge outlet (11), wherein a second module unit (3) is designed as a distribution module unit (3) and has at least one distribution device (12) for the water treated in the dosing system (5), wherein the distribution device (12) has at least one water inlet (13) and at least one, preferably at least two, preferably at least three, water outlets (14) and wherein the water discharge outlet (11) of the dosing system (5) can be connected to the water inlet (13) of the distribution device (12). [2] System according to claim 1, wherein the dosing agent is a disinfectant and wherein the dosing agent or the disinfectant preferably contains at least one compound selected from the group: “sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine dioxide”. [3] System according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the transport frames (4) of the at least two module units (2, 3) are stackable. [4] System according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transport frames (4) of the at least two module units (2, 3) are rectangular in plan view and preferably each have the same height (H) or substantially the same height (H) and / or the same width (B) or substantially the same width (B) and / or the same length (L) or substantially the same length (L). [5] System according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one transport frame (4), preferably the at least two or all transport frames (4) of the system (1), has / have a height (H) and / or a width (B) of 300 mm to 1200 mm, preferably of 600 mm to 1000 mm, preferably of 700 mm to 900 mm and / or a length (L) of 600 mm to 2000 mm, preferably of 800 mm to 1600 mm, preferably of 900 mm to 1400 mm. [6] System according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein at least one transport frame (4), preferably the at least two or all transport frames (4) of the system (1), each has / have at least one fastening strut (15), preferably at least two fastening struts (15) for fastening the components of the associated module unit (2, 3), wherein the at least one fastening strut (15) preferably extends in the horizontal direction and is arranged in particular in a lower section of the transport frame (4) associated with the installation surface. [7] System according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the water supply inlet (6) of the dosing system (5) and / or the water discharge outlet (11) of the dosing system (5) and / or the water inlet (13) of the distribution device (12) and / or at least one water outlet (14), preferably the water outlets (14), of the distribution device (12) each have / have at least one shut-off device. [8] System according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the system (1) has at least one further or third module unit (16) which is designed as a hose module unit (16), wherein the hose module unit (16) preferably has at least one, preferably at least two, very preferably at least three, further preferably at least four, distribution elements, in particular distribution hoses (17), for water and wherein the distribution elements, in particular the distribution hoses (17), are preferably provided on the hose module unit (16) and very preferably can be connected to the water outlets (14) of the distribution device (12). [9] System according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the system (1) comprises at least one further or fourth module unit (18) which is designed as a power supply module unit (18) and wherein the power supply module unit (18) preferably comprises at least one power generator (19). [10] System according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the system (1) comprises at least one further or fifth module unit which is designed as an accessory module unit and wherein the accessory module unit preferably comprises tools and / or adapter pieces and / or reducers and / or connecting cables and / or connecting pieces, in particular pipe connecting pieces. [11] System according to one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the system comprises at least one further or sixth module unit (3') which is designed as a second distribution module unit (3') and has at least one second distribution device (12') for the water treated in the dosing system (5), wherein the second distribution device (12') has at least one water inlet (13') and at least one, preferably at least two, preferably at least three, water outlets (14'). [12] System according to claim 11, wherein a water outlet (14) of the distribution device (12) of the distribution module unit (3) is connectable to the water inlet (13') of the second distribution device (12') of the second distribution module unit (3') or of a further distribution module unit (3') and / or wherein a water outlet (21) provided on the distribution device (12) of the distribution module unit (3) is connectable to the water inlet (13') of the second distribution device (12') of the second distribution module unit (3') or of a further distribution module unit (3'). [13] System according to one of claims 11 or 12, wherein the diameter of the at least one water outlet (14') of the second distribution device (12') of the second distribution module unit (3') is smaller than the diameter of the at least one water outlet (14) of the distribution device (12) of the distribution module unit (3). [14] System according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the dosing system (5) has at least one measuring device (22) for measuring the amount of water flowing through, and wherein an amount of the dosing agent dependent on the measured amount of water can be added to the water flowing through.

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