Water treatment system and method

• US 9,199,231 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2013
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 1720618 Ontario Inc.
• Original Assignee: 1720618 Ontario Inc.
• Inventors: Strain, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): BARRY, CHESTER T
• Application Number:
  US14/104,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20140166582A1
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 49/53 for cationic exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 49/75 of water softeners
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/008 Control or steering systems not provided for elsewhere in subclass C02F
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/42 by ion-exchange ion-exchange in general B01J
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/68 by addition of specified substances, e.g. trace elements, for ameliorating potable water medicinal water A61K
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/78 with ozone C02F1/4672 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2001/425 using cation exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/782 Ozone generators
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/784 Diffusers or nozzles for ozonation
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2303/04 Disinfection
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2303/16 Regeneration of sorbents, filters

Abstract

Embodiments of a water treatment system, a water treatment method, and an ozone kit for a water treatment system are provided. The water treatment system includes an ozone gas source; a regenerating fluid source; a water tank; a manifold having a first port in fluid communication with the regenerating fluid source, a second port in fluid communication with an outlet of the ozone gas source, and a third port in fluid communication with the water tank via a venturi nozzle; and a control system configured to: cause regenerating fluid to be drawn through the venturi nozzle into the water tank; and cause ozone gas to be drawn through the venturi nozzle into the water tank.

Claims

1. A water treatment system comprising:

an ozone gas source;

a regenerating fluid source;

a water tank;

a manifold having a first port in fluid communication with the regenerating fluid source, a second port in fluid communication with an outlet of the ozone gas source, and a third port in fluid communication with the water tank via a venturi nozzle; and

a control system configured to;

cause regenerating fluid to be drawn through the venturi nozzle into the water tank; and

cause ozone gas to be drawn through the venturi nozzle into the water tank.

2. The water treatment system of claim 1, wherein the regenerating fluid is brine.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the ozone gas drawn into the water tank forms a layer of ozone gas at the top of the water tank.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the control system is further configured to cause regenerating fluid from the first port and ozone gas from the second port to be drawn through the venturi nozzle separately.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the control system is further configured to direct the ozone gas source to begin and end releasing ozone gas for conveying out of the outlet towards the second port.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the control system is further configured to direct the ozone gas source to begin and end producing ozone gas for releasing.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the ozone gas source further comprises a switch configured to trigger the ozone gas source to begin and end releasing ozone gas for conveying out of the outlet in response to detecting a threshold level of vacuum imparted to the outlet of the ozone gas source.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the switch is further configured to direct the ozone gas source to begin and end producing ozone gas for releasing.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the ozone gas source comprises an ozone gas generator.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the ozone gas source comprises an ozone gas tank.

11. An ozone kit for a water treatment system that comprises a regenerating fluid source, a water tank and a control system, the kit comprising:

an ozone as source; and

a manifold having a first port configured to be in fluid communication with the regenerating fluid source, a second port configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet of the ozone gas source, and a third port configured to be in fluid communication with a venturi nozzle of the water tank; and

a switch configured to detect a threshold level of vacuum imparted to the outlet of the ozone gas source and in response to trigger the ozone gas source to release ozone gas.

12. The kit of claim 11, wherein the ozone gas source is controllable by the control system of the water treatment system to begin and end releasing ozone gas for drawing through the venturi nozzle into the water tank.

13. The kit of claim 11, wherein the ozone gas source comprises an ozone gas generator.

14. The kit of claim 11, wherein the ozone gas source comprises an ozone gas tank.

15. An ozone kit for a water treatment system that comprises a regenerating fluid source, a water tank and a control system, the kit comprising:

an ozone gas source; and

a manifold having a first port configured to be in fluid communication with the regenerating fluid source, a second port configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet of the ozone gas source, and a third port configured to be in fluid communication with a venturi nozzle of the water tank; and

a first conduit for providing fluid communication between the first port and the regenerating fluid source of the water treatment system, a second conduit for providing fluid communication between the second port and the ozone gas source, and a third conduit for providing fluid communication between the third port and the water tank of the water treatment system.

16. The kit of claim 15, wherein the ozone gas source comprises a relay switch in electrical communication with the ozone gas generator and that is electrically controllable by the control system of the water treatment system.