DUAL GENERATOR SINGLE POWER SOURCE FOR TANDEM POOL AND SPA

• US 20090261045A1
• Filed: 06/29/2009
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ecolab USA Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ecolab, Inc.
• Inventors: Kilawee, Patrick H., Kadlec, Leonard J., Bailey, Clyde A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,736,522 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/744
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/4674 with halogen or compound of halogens, e.g. chlorine, bromine
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/42 from bathing facilities, e.g. swimming pools
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/46145 Fluid flow
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/29 Chlorine compounds

Abstract

A sanitizer generation system supplies power to a first and a second sanitizer generator. Each of the sanitizer generators is connected to a body of water by a circulation system. The system includes a power supply and a control system connected to the power supply and the sanitizer generators. The control system selectively delivers electric current from the power supply to the first and second sanitizer generators.

Claims

1. An automated method of sanitizing a first body of water and a second body of water with electric current from a single shared power source, the method comprising:

(a) circulating water from the first body of water through a first circulation system, the first circulation system having a first sanitizer generator;

(b) circulating water from the second body of water through a second circulation system, the second circulation system having a second sanitizer generator;

(c) sensing a parameter of the water in the first body of water related to a need for sanitization;

(d) selectively delivering electric current from the power source to the first sanitizer generator to generate sanitizer for the first body of water when sanitization is needed;

(e) sensing a parameter of the water in the second body of water related to a need for sanitization; and

(f) controlling with a shared control system, selective delivery of electric current from the shared power source to the second sanitizer generator to generate sanitizer for the second body of water when sanitization is needed.

2. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

(g) sensing the water flow through the first sanitizer generator; and

(h) sensing the water flow through the second sanitizer generator.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively delivering electric current from the shared power source to the first sanitizer generator is based on the need for sanitization of the first body of water and whether there is water flow through the first sanitizer generator.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively delivering electric current from the shared power source to the second sanitizer generator is based on the need for sanitization of the second body of water and whether there is water flow through the second sanitizer generator.

5. A method of sanitizing a first body of water and a second body of water with electric current from a single power source, the method comprising:

(a) circulating water from the first body of water through a first circulation system, the first circulation system having a first sanitizer generator;

(b) circulating water from the second body of water through a second circulation system, the second circulation system having a second sanitizer generator; and

(c) controlling, with a shared control system, delivery of electric current from the power source to the first sanitizer generator and the second sanitizer generator.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first and second sanitizer generators are different sizes.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein electric current is delivered from the shared power source based upon a sensed need for sanitizer in the first and second bodies of water.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein electric current is continuously delivered from the shared power source to both the first and the second sanitizer generators.