Device for measuring physical and/or chemical parameters of water circulating in a treatment circuit of a leisure pool

• US 8,281,647 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2009
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Firstinnov
• Original Assignee: Firstinnov
• Inventors: Boutet, Jean-Marc, Saaid, Omar
• Primary Examiner(s): Macchiarolo, Peter
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bellamy, Tamiko
• Application Number:
  US12/457,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20100000300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,204 Days
• Field of Search: 73/614.1, 73/614.3
• US Class Current: 73/61.41
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/12 Devices or arrangements for circulating water , i.e. devices for removal of polluted water, cleaning baths or for water treatment
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/1209 Treatment of water for swimming pools filters B01D

Abstract

A device for measuring physical and/or chemical parameters of water circulating in a treatment circuit of a leisure pool comprises: a main body (12) through which a measurement channel (13) passes; a connector (14a, 14b) for connecting the measurement channel (13) to the treatment circuit (8); at least two measurement sensors (18a, 18b) fitted to the main body in order to be in contact with the inside of the measurement channel (13); and an acquisition unit (20) connected to the measurement sensors and comprising a self-contained electric power source (32) and wireless communication means (45) for communicating with a central unit (5).

Claims

1. A device (10) for measuring physical and/or chemical parameters of water circulating in a treatment circuit (8) of a leisure pool (P), which comprises:

a. a main body (12) through which a measurement channel (13) passes;

b. means (14a, 14b) for connecting the measurement channel (13) to the treatment circuit (8);

c. at least two measurement sensors (18a, 18b) fitted to the main body in order to be in contact with the inside of the measurement channel (13), including at least one sensor for a chemical parameter of the water chosen from;

the pH, the dissolved chlorine content and the dissolved oxygen content;

d. an acquisition unit (20) connected to the measurement sensors and comprising a self-contained electric power source (32) and wireless communication means (45) for communicating with a central unit (5);

e. a measurement chain (34) dedicated to the chemical sensor; and

f. a dedicated power supply (37) for the dedicated measurement chain (34) comprising a controller-inverter (38).

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit comprises means (30) for processing the measurements made by the sensors and wherein the wireless communication means (45) are adapted to at least transmit one or both of the measurements made by the sensors and the result of the processing of these measurements by the processing means.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit (20) is positioned inside the receiving casing (21) attached to the main body.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the self-contained electric power source (32) comprises at least one electric accumulator (33).

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit (20) is adapted in order to provide an intermittent power supply for the sensors (18a, 18b) and the communication means (45).

6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit (20) is adapted in order to periodically acquire the measurements from each sensor according to a period having a duration between 3 min and 10 min.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dedicated power supply (37) comprises at least one capacitor (40) charged by the controller-inverter (38) and wherein the acquisition unit is adapted in order, during the acquisition of a measurement from the chemical sensor, to cut the power supply of the controller-inverter (38) so that the dedicated measurement chain (34) is only powered by the capacitor.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit comprises means (46) for connecting an external measurement sensor (47).

9. The device as claimed in claim 1, which comprises a temperature sensor (18a), a pH sensor (18b), and a sensor (18c) of the amount of chlorine or oxygen dissolved in the water, which are fitted to the main body (12), and a pressure sensor (47), which is located at a distance from the main body (12) and is connected to the acquisition unit (20).

10. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body (12) comprises means (17a, 17b) for installing and holding the sensors, comprising, for each sensor, a shaft that extends transversely to the axis of the measurement channel and that opens into the latter.