Integrated bio-reactor monitor and control system
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a process in a bioreactor, comprising:
- a first sensor system comprising one or more sensors connected to the bioreactor, said first sensor system configured to generate one or more data signals related to a condition of the bioreactor;
a first pump system comprising one or more pumps connected to the bioreactor;
a control system for controlling the process in the bioreactor, said control system configured to communicate one or more control signals to said first sensor system wherein the control signals are based on data signals received from said first sensor system; and
a communication network connecting said control system, said first sensor system, and said first pump system;
wherein said control system comprisesa controller configured with a bioreactor control process to control the conditions in a bioreactor by determining control signals based on the bioreactor control process and information received over said communication network related to a condition in the bioreactor, and further configured to send the control signals over said communication network, anda utility tower, housed separately from the bioreactor and coupled to said controller via said communication network, said utility tower configured to receive control signals from said controller and to change a condition in the bioreactor based on the control signals,wherein said first sensor system is configured to provide the one or more data signals related to a condition in the bioreactor to said controller, andwherein said first pump system is configured to receive control signals from said control system and to supply a liquid substance to the bioreactor in response to the received control signals.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically controlling conditions of a process are disclosed. In one example, a controller is programmed with a sequence of steps and parameters required to carry out a bioreactor process. A sensor system interacts with the bioreactor to receive information related to a condition of the bioreactor and/or receive a sample from the bioreactor, which it analyzes. The sensor system sends data signals related to the information and/or the sample to a controller, which determines a control signal based on the received information. The controller sends the control signal to the sensor system which, based on the control signal, performs an action that affects a condition of the bioreactor or affects the sensor system itself.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a process in a bioreactor, comprising:
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a first sensor system comprising one or more sensors connected to the bioreactor, said first sensor system configured to generate one or more data signals related to a condition of the bioreactor; a first pump system comprising one or more pumps connected to the bioreactor; a control system for controlling the process in the bioreactor, said control system configured to communicate one or more control signals to said first sensor system wherein the control signals are based on data signals received from said first sensor system; and a communication network connecting said control system, said first sensor system, and said first pump system; wherein said control system comprises a controller configured with a bioreactor control process to control the conditions in a bioreactor by determining control signals based on the bioreactor control process and information received over said communication network related to a condition in the bioreactor, and further configured to send the control signals over said communication network, and a utility tower, housed separately from the bioreactor and coupled to said controller via said communication network, said utility tower configured to receive control signals from said controller and to change a condition in the bioreactor based on the control signals, wherein said first sensor system is configured to provide the one or more data signals related to a condition in the bioreactor to said controller, and wherein said first pump system is configured to receive control signals from said control system and to supply a liquid substance to the bioreactor in response to the received control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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