Swimming Pool Water Equilibrium Control With Multi-Parameter Dosing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for maintaining the equilibrium of swimming pool water are inadequate as they fail to consider multiple physico-chemical parameters simultaneously, leading to potential overcorrection or ineffective chemical additions, and do not account for interactions between parameters, resulting in unstable pH and microbiological imbalances.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a processing unit and storage means to monitor and adjust physico-chemical parameters like pH, CAT, and HT, automatically determining the necessary corrective actions based on current and nominal values, with the ability to anticipate changes and optimize chemical additions, thereby maintaining a stable equilibrium.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If chemical agents are added manually or automatically to sanitize swimming pool water, then microbiological equilibrium is improved, but overconsumption of chemical agents occurs which is unnecessary or harmful
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously measures physico-chemical parameters (pH, oxidation-reduction potential, temperature) and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust chemical agent dosage. The processing unit compares current parameter values with reference values and automatically controls the dosing device to add chemical agents only when and in the amounts needed to restore equilibrium, preventing both overconsumption and under-dosing.
Solution Approach 2:
The swimming pool water treatment system operates autonomously by self-measuring its own physico-chemical state through sensors and self-correcting imbalances through automated chemical dosing controlled by the processing unit. The system serves itself without continuous manual intervention, adjusting chemical additions based on real-time parameter measurements.
2Stability of the object's composition
If multiple physico-chemical parameters are monitored and corrected simultaneously, then equilibrium stability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple measurement functions (pH measurement, oxidation-reduction potential measurement, temperature measurement) into a single integrated monitoring platform controlled by one processing unit. The processing unit receives inputs from multiple sensors, processes all data together, and coordinates chemical dosing to address multiple parameters simultaneously, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining comprehensive monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The processing unit serves multiple functions: it controls chemical dosing, measures pH, measures oxidation-reduction potential, measures temperature, stores reference values, and determines when equilibrium is lost or recovered. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be separate complex systems into a single coordinated platform.
3Manufacturing precision
If chemical agents are added frequently to maintain parameter values, then parameter control precision is improved, but unnecessary or harmful chemical additions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies chemical agents in precisely the partial amount needed to restore equilibrium rather than using excessive or fixed-dose additions. The processing unit calculates the specific dosage required based on the magnitude of parameter deviation and the rate of change, applying only the necessary correction amount to achieve equilibrium without overshooting or creating harmful residue.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs measurements and potential chemical additions at periodic intervals rather than continuously, allowing time for chemical agents to act and for parameters to stabilize between dosing events. This periodic monitoring and dosing approach maintains precision while avoiding unnecessary frequent additions that could create harmful effects.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for maintaining an equilibrium of a physico-chemical parameter of a medium, and for recovering the equilibrium in case of loss of the latter. More precisely the method makes it possible to estimate the relevance of a corrective action on the medium in order to recover an equilibrium. The method is implemented by the processing unit of a system for regulating the medium. The invention applies in a non-limiting manner to the regulation of the equilibrium of the bathing water of a swimming pool.