UNIVERSAL WATER CONDITION MONITORING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A water condition monitoring device comprising:
- a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein said first and second electrodes are made from different conductive metals;
a pH sensing unit coupled to said first and second electrodes;
an electrical conductivity sensing unit coupled to said first and second electrodes; and
a microcontroller, coupled to said pH sensing unit and said electrical conductivity sensing unit.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a water condition monitoring device and related methods of use that significantly reduce the cost of the water condition monitoring devices by replacing the expensive and bulky multiple sensor electrodes of currently available devices with a single set of two or three metal electrodes to detect and/or measure such water quality parameters as pH, electric conductivity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen content. A microcontroller activates each sensor one at a time in a continuous loop, processing the sensor signals into near real time water condition data, which may be stored, displayed, or sent to a remote location for storage or display.
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18 Claims
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1. A water condition monitoring device comprising:
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a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein said first and second electrodes are made from different conductive metals; a pH sensing unit coupled to said first and second electrodes; an electrical conductivity sensing unit coupled to said first and second electrodes; and a microcontroller, coupled to said pH sensing unit and said electrical conductivity sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of monitoring water conditions using a single set of metal electrodes comprising:
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placing a first metal electrode and a second metal electrode in a quantity of water to be monitored, wherein said first and second metal electrodes are coupled to a plurality of sensors, each sensor measuring an attribute of the water to be monitored; and sequentially activating each one of said plurality of sensors to measure each attribute of the water to be monitored and generating a corresponding output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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