Multi parameter swimming pool fluid analysis and regulating method and device

Abstract

There may be provided a system comprising a spectroscopic device; wherein the spectroscopic device is configured to analyze a fluid of a pool.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for determining the values of a multiplicity of kinetic parameters in a swimming-pool fluid, said parameters including at least: the pH level, the concentration of Hypochlorite ions (OCl—), and the concentration of Cyanuric acid, said system comprising the following components:
 an integrated energy source; 
 an integrated sensing detector package attached to the inside area of the swimming pool skimmer; 
 integrated electronics coupled to said package for receiving a signal generated by the sensing detector, and providing output of the sensor measurement properties of the said sample of fluid; 
 wherein said integrated electronics incorporate on-board data communications components, configured to output results to monitoring computer using wired or wireless communications. 
 
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein sensing detector package is having an optic sensing detector, configured to perform spectroscopic measurements of the said fluid. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein sensing detector package is having a spectroscopic sensing detector, configured to perform spectroscopic measurements of the said fluid. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said integrated electronics incorporate a processor, configured to analyze the signals generated by said spectroscopic sensing detector and obtain the values of the said multiplicity of kinetic parameters. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a sample window or cell, adjacent to said package and dimensionally designed to match an active area of the spectroscopic sensing detector, enabling the spectroscopic detector to perform spectroscopic measurements on a sample of the said fluid. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the multiplicity of kinetic parameters in the swimming-pool fluid includes the Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) level. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the said spectrometric device may be configured to apply at least two spectroscopic techniques out of: (a) ultra-violet-visible spectroscopy, (b) absorbance ultra-violet-visible spectroscopy, (c) fluorescence ultra-violet-visible spectroscopy, (d) near infrared spectroscopy, (e) absorbance near infrared spectroscopy, (f) fluorescence near infrared spectroscopy, and (g) synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (h) reflectance ultra-violet-visible spectroscopy. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 3  wherein:
 the multiplicity of kinetic parameters in a swimming-pool fluid further includes the concentration of algae and levels of turbidity; 
 the said spectroscopic sensing detector is configured to further apply fluorescence spectroscopy in the visible light band to the sample of fluid; 
 the said spectroscopic sensing detector's light source is configured to emit light in the visible band; 
 the said spectroscopic sensing detector is configured to generate a fluorescence spectrometric fingerprint, consistent with the properties of said sample; 
 the said processor is configured to analyze the signals generated by said spectroscopic sensor and determine the concentration of algae and the level of turbidity in the said sample of fluid. 
 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 3 , further comprising a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature of pool water, and a pH sensor configured to detect the pH level within the said sample of pool water. 
     
     
         10 . The systems of  claim 9  wherein the said processor is configured to perform the following sequence of steps:
 a. identifying the peak value of hypochlorite ions' (OCl—) spectrometric absorption, 
 b. determining the concentration of hypochlorite ions (OCl—) from the amplitude of the said peak value of hypochlorite ions' (OCl—) spectrometric absorption, 
 c. determining the concentration of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) according to the said values of concentration of hypochlorite ions (OCl—), pH and temperature, 
 d. determining the concentration of free chlorine in the said sample as the summation of concentrations of Hypochlorous acid and hypochlorite ions. 
 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the said multiplicity of kinetic parameters includes at least: the pH level, the concentration of Hypochlorite ions (OCl—), the concentration of Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and the concentration of Cyanuric acid. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the said multiplicity of kinetic parameters includes the concentration of the following types of chloramines: NH 2 Cl, NHCl 2  and NCl 3    
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the said multiplicity of kinetic parameters includes the concentration of the following compounds, formed when free chlorine reacts with organic nitrogen-containing compounds: R 2 NCl and RNCl 2 . 
     
     
         14 . System of  claim 13 , wherein the said multiplicity of kinetic parameters includes the concentration of Total Dissolved Salts (TDS). 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the said multiplicity of kinetic parameters includes the level of alkalinity. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the said multiplicity of kinetic parameters includes the concentration of Calcium. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11  wherein said multiplicity of kinetic parameters further include at least one of bacteria, virus and protozoa. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1  wherein sensing detector package comprise a least one sensor selected from a group consisting of (a) a pH sensor, (b) a ORP sensor, (c) a temperature sensor, (d) an electrical conductivity sensor, (e) a pressure sensor, (f) ion-selective electrodes, (g) a flow rate sensor, (h) a free Chlorine sensor, (i) a combined Chlorine sensor, (j) a turbidity sensor, (k) a Cyanuric sensor, (l) an Alkalinity sensor, (m) a Salinity sensor.