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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
David J. Averbeck, Dousman, WI (US);
Rebecca M. Tallon, Hartland, WI (US);
Brett A. Boedeker, Glendale, WI (US);
David J. Averbeck, Dousman, WI (US);
Rebecca M. Tallon, Hartland, WI (US);
Brett A. Boedeker, Glendale, WI (US);
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC, Glendale, WI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method of operating a flow-through capacitor and a related controller for performing the method. The method includes establishing a summed-current capacity of the flow-through capacitor. In an operational cycle, the flow-through capacitor is operated to transfer ions between the pair of electrodes and water. A current is monitored during operation of the flow-through capacitor. This current is integrated over time to calculate a monitored-current value. To determine an end of the operational cycle, the monitored-current value is compared to the summed-current capacity.