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Remote monitoring device for ballast water treatment system and remote monitoring method

  • US 10,145,832 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2013
  • Issued: 12/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote monitoring device for a ballast water treatment system provided to a ship, comprising:

  • the ballast water treatment system comprises a treatment effect confirmation means, an environment safety monitoring means, a control means, and a data storage/transmission means for treatment effect data and environment safety data connected to the treatment effect confirmation means and the environment safety monitoring means, whereinthe data storage/transmission means are connected by wireless with a host computer provided away from the ship,the host computer monitors a state of the ballast water treatment system in advance before the ship reaches a port by using the control means based on treatment effect data and environment safety data received from the data storage/transmission means, maintains and manages operations of the ballast water treatment system to be proper, determines an amount of hypochlorite supplies to maintain the ballast water treatment system, and sends instructions for the amount of the supplies to the port for preparation work of the supplies to begin before the ship reaches the port,the treatment effect confirmation means detects a state of a hypochlorite as an active substance of a bactericidal agent in ballast water when loading the ballast water, andthe environment safety monitoring means detects a state of the hypochlorite of the bactericidal agent remaining in ballast water when discharging the ballast water.

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