Liquid purification or separation – Automatic control
Patent
1996-12-17
1998-04-14
Drodge, Joseph W.
Liquid purification or separation
Automatic control
210192, 210748, 250432R, 4221863, 439956, B01D 1712, C02F 132
Patent
active
057387800
ABSTRACT:
A driver or ballast for the ultraviolet bulb of a water treatment system. The driver includes a step-up transformer and a feedback oscillator connected between the secondary and the primary of the transformer. The secondary of the transformer also is selectably connected through one of two different capacitor compensators depending on water flow through the system. In a low intensity mode, the current and the power factor output of the driver are relatively low, preferably just enough to keep the bulb filaments energized. In a high intensity mode, the current and the power factor are relatively high to power the bulb at a relatively high efficiency. The driver operates at a relatively low DC voltage. A voltage converter selected as function of the local line voltage converts the AC line voltage to the necessary DC voltage.
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Amway Corporation
Drodge Joseph W.
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