Patent ID: 11859924
Assignee: BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 13:
14. A cooling tower system comprising:
a cooling tower comprising:
an evaporative heat exchanger, the cooling tower operable to distribute an evaporative liquid onto the evaporative heat exchanger;
a sensor configured to detect a parameter of the evaporative liquid; and
an evaporative liquid treatment system;

a controller operably coupled to the cooling tower, the controller having a normal operating mode wherein the controller operates the evaporative liquid treatment system to treat the evaporative liquid upon a determination of inadequate evaporative liquid quality based at least in part on the parameter of the evaporative liquid; and
the controller having a failsafe operating mode wherein the controller changes operation of the cooling tower upon a determination that the operation of the evaporative liquid treatment system is unable to remedy the inadequate evaporative liquid quality;
wherein the cooling tower includes a component comprising at least one of a pump, a motor, and a valve;
wherein the controller is configured to detect a failure of the component; and
wherein the controller is configured to determine the evaporative liquid treatment system is unable to remedy the inadequate evaporative liquid quality based at least in part upon the failure of the component.