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Apparatus for the purification of water by ultraviolet radiation
Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et Aux Énergies Alternatives
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Filing: 1982-02-12
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Granted: 1984-03-20
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Expires: 2002-02-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an apparatus for the purification of water by ultraviolet radiation. A pipe traversed by the liquid to be purified contains an ultraviolet lamp and an electrovalve electrically connected in series with the lamp and placed upstream of the latter. The resistance of the electrovalve is substantially equal to the load impedance of the lamp, the assembly being supplied with power by a solar collector. Application to the purification of water.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis Forrat
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 23:35
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/30; C02F1/32; C02F1/325; C02F2201/00; C02F2201/009; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A20/00; Y02A20/20; Y02A20/208; Y02A20/212
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
An apparatus for the purification of water, wherein it comprises at least one pipe traversed by the liquid to be purified, said pipe having at least one ultraviolet lamp and an electrovalve electrically connected in series with the lamp and placed upstream of the latter, the resistance of the electrovalve being substantially equal to the load impedance of the lamp, wherein the apparatus further comprises a plurality of pipes transversed by the liquid to be purified, the lamp-electrovalve assemblies of each pipe being electrically connected in parallel, and the assembly being supplied with a power by a single solar cell collector.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
101 words
An apparatus for the purification of water, wherein it comprises at least one pipe traversed by the liquid to be purified, said pipe having at least one ultraviolet lamp and an electrovalve electrically connected in series with the lamp and placed upstream of the latter, the resistance of the electrovalve being substantially equal to the load impedance of the lamp, wherein the apparatus further comprises a plurality of pipes transversed by the liquid to be purified, the lamp-electrovalve assemblies of each pipe being electrically connected in parallel, and the assembly being supplied with a power by a single solar cell collector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein it comprises means for successively putting into operation each lamp--electrovalve assembly, as a function of the voltage supplied by the collector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the said means comprise at least one Zener diode placed at the input of certain circuits constituted by a lamp and its associated electrovalve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein it comprises a purified water storage tank equipped with a supplementary ultraviolet lamp positioned in series with a resistor, whose value is equal to its load impedance, the assembly constituted by the lamp and the resistor being electrically connected in parallel with other lamp--electrovalve assemblies and can be supplied by an external power source when the solar collector is not operating.
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