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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Frederick Wilkins, Pepperell, MA (US);
Evgeniya Freydina, Acton, MA (US);
Aytac Sezgi, Knoxville, TN (US);
Reshma Madhusudan, Chicago, IL (US);
Anil D. Jha, San Francisco, CA (US);
Frederick Wilkins, Pepperell, MA (US);
Evgeniya Freydina, Acton, MA (US);
Aytac Sezgi, Knoxville, TN (US);
Reshma Madhusudan, Chicago, IL (US);
Anil D. Jha, San Francisco, CA (US);
Siemens Water Technologies LLC, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A water treatment system provides treated water to a point of use by removing at least a portion of any hardness-causing species contained in water from a water source, such as municipal water, well water, brackish water and water containing foulants. The water treatment system typically receives water from the water source or a point of entry and purifies the water containing at least some undesirable species before delivering the treated water to a point of use. The water treatment system has a pressurized reservoir system in line with an electrochemical device such as an electrodeionization device. The water treatment system can have a controller for adjusting or regulating at least one operating parameter of the treatment system or a component of the water treatment system. The electrochemical device can be operated at a low current and low flow rate to minimize water splitting or polarization, which minimizes scale formation.