Patent ID: 11944937
Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A method for controlling a membrane distillation system over a day time and a night time, the method comprising:
determining, with a controller, whether there is the day time or the night time at a location of a solar collector system associated with the membrane distillation system;
applying a first control mode during the day time to a flow velocity of a feed used by the membrane distillation system; and
applying a second control mode, different from the first control mode, during the night time, to the feed,
wherein the first control mode is a model-free mode, which is configured to start and stop the feed used by the membrane distillation system, to keep a temperature of the feed in a feed tank within a threshold defined by a first set temperature and a second set temperature, for maximizing a daily fresh water production of the membrane distillation system.