Carbon dioxide control system for aquaculture
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A01K-063/04
A01K-063/00
B01F-005/10
B01F-015/00
B01F-015/04
출원번호
US-0212573
(2014-03-14)
등록번호
US-9693538
(2017-07-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Stiles, Jr., Robert W.
DeLong, Dennis P.
Losordo, Thomas
출원인 / 주소
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Quarles & Brady LLP
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초록▼
Some embodiments provide a recirculating aquaculture system for aquatic life. The system includes a culture tank, a sensor configured to measure a carbon dioxide concentration in the culture tank, a variable speed pump configured to circulate water through the culture tank, and a controller in commu
Some embodiments provide a recirculating aquaculture system for aquatic life. The system includes a culture tank, a sensor configured to measure a carbon dioxide concentration in the culture tank, a variable speed pump configured to circulate water through the culture tank, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the variable speed pump. The controller is configured to retrieve a maximum carbon dioxide concentration in the culture tank, retrieve a current carbon dioxide concentration, and compare the current carbon dioxide concentration to the maximum carbon dioxide concentration. When the current carbon dioxide concentration is greater than the maximum carbon dioxide concentration, the controller is configured to automatically increase the current water flow rate or automatically increase the current air flow rate based on the current gas to liquid ratio in the system.
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1. A recirculating aquaculture system for aquatic life, the system comprising: a culture tank;a first sensor configured to measure a carbon dioxide concentration in the culture tank;a variable speed pump configured to circulate water through the culture tank; anda controller, comprising a processor
1. A recirculating aquaculture system for aquatic life, the system comprising: a culture tank;a first sensor configured to measure a carbon dioxide concentration in the culture tank;a variable speed pump configured to circulate water through the culture tank; anda controller, comprising a processor and an electronic memory, in communication with the first sensor and the variable speed pump, the controller configured to: retrieve a maximum carbon dioxide concentration and a maximum gas to liquid ratio in the culture tank,retrieve a current carbon dioxide concentration,compare the current carbon dioxide concentration with the maximum carbon dioxide concentration, andwhen the current carbon dioxide concentration is greater than the maximum carbon dioxide concentration, determine a current gas to liquid ratio using a current water flow rate and a current air flow rate, the current air flow rate measured by a second sensor,increase the current water flow rate when the current gas to liquid ratio is greater than the maximum gas to liquid ratio, andincrease the current air flow rate when the current gas to liquid ratio is less than the maximum gas to liquid ratio. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to wait a predetermined time period after increasing one of the current water flow rate and the current air flow rate and to retrieve a new current carbon dioxide concentration after the predetermined time period. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the predetermined time period is based on a volume of the culture tank. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller includes a user interface and the controller is configured to retrieve the maximum carbon dioxide concentration and the maximum gas to liquid ratio based on user input. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to retrieve the maximum carbon dioxide concentration from a look-up table based on at least one of species, age, mass, and size of the aquatic life. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein when the current carbon dioxide concentration is less than the maximum carbon dioxide concentration, the controller is configured to: determine the current gas to liquid ratio using the current water flow rate and the current air flow rate;decrease the current water flow rate when the current gas to liquid ratio is greater than the maximum gas to liquid ratio; anddecrease the current air flow rate when the current gas to liquid ratio is less than the maximum gas to liquid ratio. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to add a chemical binding agent to the culture tank when the current carbon dioxide concentration is greater than the maximum carbon dioxide concentration. 8. The system of claim 1 further comprising a degassing tower and an air blower, wherein the controller is configured to increase the current air flow rate through the degassing tower by operating the air blower. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to increase the current air flow rate through the degassing tower by operating the variable speed pump. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller includes a variable frequency drive. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is integrated into the variable speed pump. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to initiate an alarm when the current carbon dioxide concentration is greater than the maximum carbon dioxide concentration for greater than a predetermined time period. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the second sensor is in communication with the controller. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the current water flow rate is measured by a third sensor.
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