Patent ID: 11866351
Assignee: ELECTROSEA, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A biocide generating system for inhibiting bio-fouling within a water system, the water system being configured to draw water from a water source through a port, the biocide generating system defining an upstream to downstream direction corresponding to a direction of flow when water is being drawn through the port into the water system, the biocide generating system comprising:
a pump;
a housing through which water drawn from the water source flows when the biocide generating system is operatively coupled to the water system, the housing including an electrode arrangement positioned upstream of the pump when the biocide generating system is operatively coupled to the water system, the electrode arrangement being adapted to form an electrolytic cell that generates biocide in the water that flows through the housing when the biocide generating system is operatively coupled to the water system;
a strainer through which water drawn through the port flows when the biocide generating system is operatively coupled to the water system, the strainer being positioned upstream of the pump when the biocide generating system is operatively coupled to the water system; and
a recirculation conduit having a first end positioned at a furcation configured to furcate water containing biocide between the recirculation conduit and a water-reliant component of the water system when the biocide generating system is operatively coupled to the water system, the furcation being positioned downstream of the electrode arrangement and downstream of the pump when the biocide generating system is operatively coupled to the water system, a second end of the recirculation conduit being positioned to feed a first portion of water containing biocide to the strainer when the biocide generating system is operatively coupled to the water system,
wherein when the biocide generating system is operatively coupled to the water system the pump is usable to draw the water through the port, to feed the first portion of the water containing biocide to the strainer via the recirculation conduit, and to feed a second portion of the water containing biocide to the water-reliant component.