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    Summary System (1) for preventing the growth of marine organisms such as plants and animals on surfaces and objects which are temporarily or permanently in water, such as surfaces on a hull (3) entering a boat (4) or similar. The system (1) comprises at least one first set of conductors (5), comprising at least one first conductor (6) and at least one second conductor (7), connected to the outside of the hull (3), which voltage is transmitted via direct voltage from at least one electrical energy source (8). ). The system (1) comprises at least one control system comprising at least one control unit (10) which controls the functions of the system. Unique to the present system is that the conductors (6) and (7) are made of stainless steel and that the energization of the conductors (6) and (7) takes place through pulses where a change between positive and negative polarity takes place during the respective pulse. It is further unique that the system (1) comprises a function with which the current between the conductors (6) and (7) is automatically sensed and that an adjustment of the power delivered by the system (1) is regulated in relation to the salinity of the water. The regulation is preferably carried out by adjusting the level of savings.
    公开号:SE1100664A1
    申请号:SE1100664
    申请日:2011-09-12
    公开日:2013-03-13
    发明作者:Anders Lundqvist
    申请人:Anders Lundqvist；
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    The present invention relates to a device and a method for preventing the growth of marine living organisms on bat hulls and the like in accordance with the claims.
    Technical background A major problem for bathers throughout the ages, especially those with baths in salt or brackish water, has been that different types of pava growth on the hull of marine living organisms such as algae, mussels, barnacles with several organisms have quickly grown on the hull if these hulls have not been treated with any form of antidote. After half in salt water, for example, a boat can consume up to forty percent more fuel due to the friction increasing as a result of this marine plant. Such an increase in fuel pollution causes significant problems for both passengers in the form of fuel costs and for millions in the form of emissions of pollutants and carbon dioxide. In addition, the hull is negatively affected by it becoming more susceptible to corrosion.
    The problem with most antidotes that prevent the growth of marine living organisms on bat hulls is that they are very harmful to other plants and animals. This is due to the fact that the marine vegetation that attacks bat hulls is very numerous. In the past, dyes were used, including, for example, mercury, lead, arsenic and copper, all of which are highly toxic substances to prevent papaya growth. Several of these substances have long been banned in base colors for bat hulls in most countries, but substances such as tributyltin (TBT), which have remained until fairly recently in bat bottom colors, are also severely toxic. TBT has therefore been banned since 2008 according to the UN agency IMO and must not be kept on hull so that it leaks out. The rules for bat bottom paints have been sharpened gradually and there are now less toxic colors on the market. The disadvantage for the batagers is that these larger are not as effective. For example, copper is now used in combination with some biocide (the substances that citiclar living organisms) in bat bottom colors. These are not as dangerous but still have a negative effect on millions when the paint slowly dissolves from the bat hull and the toxic substances are spread in the millions. Problems arise when boats, for example, are picked up and rinsed clean on the cough, and the emissions become very concentrated. Sanding dust and paint scrapers, for example, contaminate the soil at the winter storage site. There are some alternatives to toxic bat bottoms. 2 For example, marine plants are allowed to stay on the surface of the hull in black, ors very happily with, for example, silicone or fluoroplastics. However, these solutions have problems with relatively short lifetimes. Picking up and scraping off the plant is also an alternative that works helpful on leisure boats, but participation is impractical and expensive for passenger and commercial shipping. Foreclosures have also been carried out with, for example, chili pepper extract, ultrasound and electricity with varied progress.
    There is a growing need for better solutions, devices and methods that prevent the growth of marine organisms on boat hulls. These must also be acceptable from an environmental point of view, be economically competitive and be efficient from the batagars' perspective. These solutions will also be used by both recreational boats and stone vessels.
    Technology The European patent EP1000852B1 describes a system which places an electrical voltage in connection with parts of the bat hull in order to prevent the growth of marine organisms on the hull. The construction as described in the patent specification differs from the present invention in that it does not include permanent magnets. Furthermore, the construction does not include a function for an automatic regulation of the voltage level in the conductors which takes place in relation to the salinity in the water where the boat is advanced.
    U.S. Pat. No. 7,721,173 discloses a device for preventing the growth of marine organisms such as algae on hulls. The construction uses two conductors consisting of a polymer mixture with an addition of graphite powder. The conductivity results in the formation of chlorine bubbles next to the hull, which in turn prevents marine organisms from settling on the hull. The construction as described in the patent specification differs in substantial extent from the construction according to the present patent application. For example, the construction of the patent does not include permanent magnets. Furthermore, the construction does not include a function for an automatic regulation of the voltage level in the conductors which takes place in relation to the salinity in the water in which the bath is carried.
    European patent EP0968913A2 discloses a device for preventing the growth of marine organisms on bats. The construction consists of two electrodes that scratch along the hull, one just below the waterline and another on the deepest part of the hull. The construction according to the patent specification differs to a substantial extent from the construction according to the present patent application. For example, the construction according to the patent specification does not comprise 3 permanent magnets. Furthermore, the construction does not include a function for an automatic regulation of the level of sparring in the conductors which takes place in relation to the salinity in the water in which the boat is carried.
    U.S. Pat. No. 9,948,355 also describes a device and method for preventing the growth of marine organisms on wooden hulls in salt water. The construction as described in the patent specification differs substantially from the present invention in that it does not include permanent magnets. Furthermore, the construction does not include a function for an automatic regulation of the voltage level in the conductors which takes place in relation to the salinity in the water where the boat is carried.
    The main object of the present invention is the main object of the present invention is to create a substantially improved device which eliminates or greatly reduces the above-mentioned problems with the growth of marine organisms on submarine surfaces. Another object of the present invention is to provide a device which reduces the growth of marine living organisms such as algae and the like on the hull of a boat, ship or the like. A further object of the present invention is to create a method for preventing the growth of marine organisms on the hull of a boat, a ship or the like. A further object of the present invention is to create a device and a method which uses a reduced amount of energy in relation to already known constructions. It is further an object to create a device which can be connected to a previously built boat, ship or the like or connected to the boat, the ship or the like during the construction of the derma.
    Brief Description of the Figures Referred to in the Following Paragraphs In the following detailed description of the present invention, reference and references to the following figures will be made. The respective figures are briefly described in the following list of figures. Note that the figures are schematic and that details can thus be omitted in them. The embodiments exemplified in the figures are not limiting of the scope of protection with respect to the present patent application.
    Figure 1 shows a sailboat which is provided with the present invention. Figure 2 schematically shows a system in accordance with the present invention. Detailed Description of the Invention Referring to the figures, a system 1 is shown for preventing the growth of marine living organisms such as algae and the like on at least one surface 2, or surfaces, of at least one object permanently or temporarily placed therein in water (below the water surface). . Preferably, the surface, or surfaces, consist of all or part of the outer surface of aft hull 3 entering a boat 4. With boat 3 is included awn ships, submarines and other vessels which are propelled in water. The surfaces are constituted in the exemplary embodiment of the surfaces of a boat 3 in the form of a sailboat.
    The system 1 comprises at least a first set of conductors 5 which comprises at least a first conductor 6 and at least a second conductor 7. In the preferred embodiment the conductors 6 and 7 are preferably drawn along all parts of the distance between the boat's fore and aft and preferably both on the starboard side. and on the port side. Joints 6 and 7 are connected to the boat hull with a method suitable for the second. The members can be integrated in the material in the bat hull, such as for example in at least one layer of plastic or similar material entering the bat hull. The conductors can also be connected to the outside or inside of the hull. The conductors may further be drawn in a flagon combination of specified sets to connect the conductors to the bat hull. When externally or internally placing the members 6 and 7, these can for instance be glued to the surface 2 of the hull 3. Alternatively, the members 6 and 7 can be connected with flakes to another type of fastener or connected by another method suitable for the purpose to the surface 2 (outside or inside) of the hull 3. The joints 6 and 7 can also be integrated in the surface layer of the hull 3, or connected to the hull 4 on one another for the purpose of the lamp. The conductors 6 and 7 are preferably located at a distance from each other. The distance between members 6 and 7 can be substantially constant according to the length of members 6 and 7. In alternative embodiments, it is conceivable that the distance between the conductors 6 and 7 varies according to the length of the conductors 6 and 7.
    In alternative embodiments, two or more sets of conductors 5 (i.e., several sets of at least one first conductor 6 and at least one second conductor 7) may occur and be used in system 1. In the preferred embodiment, conductors 6 and 7 are drawn between the and files. In alternative embodiments, it is conceivable for the conductors 6 and 7 to be pulled in the vertical direction (between railing and 101, note that it is the direction that is referred to and not the length of the pull). It is further conceivable that the joints 6 and 7 are drawn in a different direction than vertical or horizontal. It is also conceivable that a combination, or several combinations, of different types of conductor pulls takes place.
    The first conductor 6 and the second conductor 7, respectively, are connected to at least one electrical energy source 8. In the exemplary embodiment of the present construction, the conductors 6 and 7 are connected to the energy source 8 at the fore and aft of the boat. For boats and ships of longer length, two or more systems can be connected.
    The electrical energy source 8 can be slid out by one or more accumulators 9. For example, the electrical energy source 8 can be constituted by the bat's ordinary accumulator or ordinary accumulators. In alternative embodiments, it is conceivable that the electrical energy source 8 may be slipped by at least one energy source of another type of energy source suitable for the spirit, which is available in the Alen or supplied to the boat.
    Ledama spdtmingssdtts with a voltage exceeding 50 Volt. In the preferred embodiment, the voltage is between 30 and 42 volts. To achieve this voltage, the system comprises at least one converter which converts the voltage level in the sparring head in at least one step and preferably in two or three steps. In a preferred embodiment, the conversion takes place in three steps from 12 volts to 46 volts. However, the conversion can take place with a farm or more number of steps such as 1 step, 2 steps, 4 steps and so on. The voltage level can, for example, be a 12 volt voltage source. Alternatively, a voltage source with a different voltage level may be used.
    The voltage setting of the conductors 6 and 7 is regulated by at least one control system comprising at least one control unit 10. The control system and the control unit 10 regulate the voltage setting of the conductors 6 and 7 and control the voltage level for the power setting of the conductors 6 and 7. The control unit 10 also controls the time period. 7 hr live and not hr live. Furthermore, the control system and the control unit 10 control the voltage level with which the members 6 and 7 are energized.
    Through the spray setting of the conductors 6 and 7, an electric current will flow between the first conductor 6 and the second conductor 7. This current has a positive decreasing effect on the growth of marine organisms such as algae on the sludge 4. The spamming of the conductors 6 and 7 entails awn that a magnetic field arises around the conductor (s). The combination of the current generated between the members and the magnetic field has unexpectedly been found to be very effective in reducing the occurrence of marine pavement on surfaces which are permanently or temporarily substantially below a water surface.
    The first conductor 6 and the second conductor 7 are in the preferred embodiment made of stainless steel. Preferably, the stainless steel conductor is in the form of a band. Because the conductors 6 and 7 are made of stainless steel, the conductors 6 and 7 will be substantially more resistant to corrosion and the like than is the case if the conductors consist of another material such as steel of non-stainless quality with other metals, or a combination of metals, which do not speak of being placed in salt water.
    When using stainless steel in conductors in the device, the advantage is also achieved that it does not have the negative effect that, for example, conductors of copper have on the surrounding million (the water). Conductors of other materials have the negative effect that they release ions into the water. For example, copper conductors release copper ions into the surrounding water. Copper ions have been shown to be or may be harmful to living organisms.
    The stainless steel can be made of a stainless material that is magnetic. For example, the stainless steel may be a martensitic stainless steel or other magnetically suitable stainless steel material which can be magnetized.
    In the preferred embodiment, the stainless steel material is not insulated. It is conceivable, however, that the respective conductors in alternative embodiments may be belted or partially insulated or integrated in the material in the batslcrovet. Because the conductors can be uninsulated, the benefits of energy consumption can be reduced without reducing the intended effect on the marine paviixt. However, the fact that the conductors are integrated in the batslcrove provides protection for these and entails advantages regarding the production method for connecting the conductors to the batslcrovet.
    Unique to the present patent claim is that the conductors 6 and 7 comprise a number of permanent magnets 11. The respective permanent magnets 11 create a magnetic field which has been found to be limiting for the tendency of marine fluidity to corrode on the surface of the hull of the boat. In a first embodiment of the present patent application, the permanent magnets 11 are placed at an equal distance from each other. In alternative embodiments, the conceivable distance between the respective permanent magnets 11 varies according to the length of the conductor. The permanent magnets 11 have the technical effect that they create magnetic fields which have been found to counteract marine paving on underwater surfaces such as hulls and the like. The conductors 6 and 7 are intended to be energized with direct current for a period of time and thereafter not to be energized for a period of time and then to be energized for a period of time after which it has not been energized and so on. This is achieved with a pulse emitting unit 12 which is preferably included in the control system. The time period for the energization of the conductors 6 and 7 and the period of time during which the conductors 6 and 7 are not energized can vary greatly within the scope of the present patent application. Preferably, the pulse rate is between six to twelve seconds.
    Unique to the present method, according to the present invention, is that a pole change of positive and negative voltage charging of the first conductor 6 and the second conductor 7, respectively, takes place while the conductors 6 and 7 are energized. Preferably, the first conductor 6 is positive for a period of six seconds, after which the first conductor 6 switches to being negative for the following six seconds. The second conductor 7 is negative for a period of six seconds, after which it switches to being positive for the next six seconds.
    The time period that the conductors do not get energized is significantly longer than the time they a /. energized. In an exemplary embodiment, the time period in which the conductor is energized is twelve seconds and the time in which the conductors are not energized is about twenty minutes. The period of time that the conductors are not energized can vary greatly within the scope of the present patent application.
    Through the construction, the conductors 6 and 7 will be energized for a substantially shorter period of time than the period of time when they are not energized. The period of time that conductors 6 and 7 are energized is preferably one to twenty percent of the time that conductors 6 and 7 are not energized. In the hazardous embodiment, the period of time that the conductors are energized is 0.5 to 2 percent of the time that the conductors are not energized. However, the time period between the pulses when the conductors are energized must not exceed a too long period of time. Preferably, the time period between the pulses, i.e. between the voltage setting, should not exceed one hour. In the preferred embodiment of the present device and method, the time period between the pulses (when the conductors are energized) shall not exceed 25 minutes and not less than 15 minutes.
    Unique to the method according to the present construction is that it comprises a function with which an adjustment of the output power of the device takes place in relation to the salinity of the water in which the boat, vessel or the like is advanced or is in. This is preferably done by the construction includes a function for measuring the current between the conductors. A regulation of the required voltage of the conductors takes place in relation to the applied current between the conductors. At a higher salinity, a higher current will Rip between the positive and the negative conductor. At a lower salinity, a lower current will thus run between the positive conductor and the negative conductor.
    In alternative embodiments, it is conceivable that the present system also includes materials or welds between the conductors which partially conduct electricity. The material or bellows can be integrated in the hull or be 'Wort outside the hull. For example, the bellows may be of a color or the like which is electrically conductive. The color may, for example, be electrically conductive paint which includes graphite, graphene or the like which is suitable for the spirit. Leads 6 and 7 are preferably insulated from the electrically conductive material or the like.
    In alternative embodiments, it is conceivable that at least the present device comprises at least one vibration-emitting unit which is connected to or integrated with at least one of the conductors 6 and 7. It is also conceivable that the vibration-emitting unit is adjacent to, or near at least one of the conductors In the detailed description of the present invention, structural details may be omitted which will be apparent to one skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Such obvious construction details are to the extent required in order to achieve a satisfactory function of the present invention.
    Although certain preferred embodiments have been described in detail, variations and modifications within the scope of the invention may become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. All such variants are considered to fall within the scope of the appended claims. Although a boat application has been described in more detail, it is conceivable that the device can be used in other applications than the described boat application such as drilling platforms, piers, underwater structures and so on. It is further conceivable that the members 6 and 7 extend in the vertical direction or in another direction, in a manner suitable for the spirit after the hull. Advantages of the Invention The present invention provides a number of advantages. The most important advantage is that a simple and cost-effective device is obtained with which marine growth on surfaces such as battens and the like can be substantially prevented. An additional advantage of the device is that it draws significantly less electrical energy than previous' can & constructions. A further advantage of the present invention includes magnets which amplify the effect of preventing growth. An even further advantage of the device and the procedure is substantially more environmentally friendly compared to the alternatives which today prevent marine growth.
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    [1]
    A system (1) for preventing the growth of marine organisms such as plants and animals on surfaces and objects which are temporarily or permanently in water, such as, for example, surfaces on a sludge (3) entering a bath (4) or similar, whose system (1) comprises at least one first set of conductors (5), comprising at least one first conductor (6) and at least one second conductor (7), connected to the hull (3) at a distance from each other, which are alternately live and non-live, respectively. with direct voltage from at least one electrical energy source (8) whose system (1) comprises at least one control system comprising at least one control unit (10) which controls the functions of the system and the voltage setting of the conductors can be characterized by all the conductors (6) and (7) made of stainless steel that the energization of the members (6) and (7) takes place by pulses emitted by at least one pulse-emitting unit (12), where at least one change between positive and negative polarity takes place during the respective pulse, the system (1) of which comprises takes a function (device) which senses the current between the conductors (6) and (7), whose sensing current is used as the input value to the control system for an automatic adjustment of the power of the system (1) given by voltage level in the conductors (6) and (7) automatically regulated in relation to the salinity of the water.
    [2]
    System (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the respective conductors (6) and (7) comprise at least two permanent magnets (11).
    [3]
    System (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that all the permanent magnets (11) are placed at regular distances from each other according to the length of the members (6) and (7).
    [4]
    System (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that all the permanent magnets (11) are placed at irregular distances from each other according to the length of the members (6) and (7).
    [5]
    System (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the conductors (6) and (7) are energized with a voltage of less than 50 volts.
    [6]
    System (1) according to claim 1, characterized by all the conductors (5) being energized with a voltage of between 10 and 46 volts. 11
    [7]
    Method for using the system (1) according to at least one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that at least one first set of conductors (5), comprising at least one first conductor (6) and at least one second conductor (7) is connected to a hull after which the members (6) and (7) are connected to at least one control unit (10) and at least one energy source (8), after which the members (6) and (7) of the control system are caused to be alternately energized for a first period of time and not to be energized during a second time period, and that members (6) and (7) during the energized first time period change polarity at least once from positive polarity to negative polarity and from negative polarity to positive polarity.
    [8]
    Method for using the system (1) according to claim 7 characterized in that the time period for the time when the conductors (6) and (7) are energized amounts to 0.5 to 2 percent of the time as the conductors (6) and (7) ) are not energized.
    [9]
    Method for using the system (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims 7 and 8, characterized in that the conductors (6) and (7) run at a distance from each other in the essential longitudinal direction of the boat and that the conductors (6) and ( 7) are drawn on each side of the boat.
    [10]
    Method for use of the system (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims 7 to 9, characterized in that an adjustment of the level of sparing for the spraying of the joints (6) and (7) takes place in relation to the salinity of the water by the current strength between the conductors. (6) and (7) are sensed and the voltage level in the energized joints (6) and (7) is regulated on the basis of the sensed current between the joints (6) and (7). 1 j (913 Puisdon Puts in Paus p-procussor card mod settings for plaster- paustiO. And LED indication of operating status. DC P OC convertor Dert) C-convorter for 6kning of the output voltage Il I1mpkj niva (30 01.42 Vdc). Pol-varclorc Pcd-vaxiare far vaxItng polardetun la impulsbandel. sami sktmrogulalar for instaNning pulsars sttomvarde (0.2 - 1.0 Ado 1 Batt 12 Vdr. / 1 1 /! it. •• tat 11it.1,1i11,11tii.11111t1'4141414-4n 'Impulsband 110: 4: It y4: 1: 11: 1i 11,114: 11 41111 :: ti11: 1: 11: 14114 1111.11111
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