Deionization filter device and water treatment device comprising deionization filter device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10815136-B2
Application number	US-201615777455-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2016
Priority date	Nov 19, 2015
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

A deionization filter device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, at least one bipolar ion exchange sheet configured to include a cation exchange film and an anion exchange film, and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a voltage source configured to apply a deionization voltage or a reproduction voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, a pH sensor configured to detect a pH value of a solution to be treated by a voltage applied by the voltage source, and a controller configured to control the voltage source, depending on a pH value of the solution.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A deionization filter device comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode;
at least one bipolar ion exchange sheet configured to include a cation exchange film and an anion exchange film, and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a voltage source configured to apply a deionization voltage or a reproduction voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a pH sensor configured to detect a pH value of a solution to be treated by a voltage applied by the voltage source; and
a controller programmed to:
control the voltage source, depending on a pH value of the solution,
adjust a type and magnitude of voltages applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, depending on a pH value of the solution detected by the pH sensor,
adjust a magnitude of a deionization voltage so that a pH value of the solution is included in a predetermined first range, when the deionization voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, and
change the deionization voltage applied to the first electrode and the second electrode to a reproduction voltage, when a pH value of the solution detected by the pH sensor is lower than a minimum value of the first range.

2. The deionization filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the cation exchange film is configured to comprise a cation adsorption sheet and a cation exchange coating layer, wherein the anion exchange film is configured to comprise an anion adsorption sheet and an anion exchange coating layer, wherein the cation exchange coating layer and the anion exchange coating layer are bonded to face each other.

3. The deionization filter device according to claim 2 , wherein the bipolar ion exchange sheet is configured to further comprise a water splitting catalyst layer formed between the cation exchange coating layer and the anion exchange coating layer.

4. The deionization filter device according to claim 2 , wherein the cation adsorption sheet and the anion adsorption sheet are porous sheets.

5. The deionization filter device according to claim 4 , wherein the porous sheet is an extruded film.

6. The deionization filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is programmed to adjust a magnitude of a reproduction voltage, so that a pH value of the solution detected by the pH sensor is equal to or lower than a predetermined first reference value, when a reproduction voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode.

7. The deionization filter device according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is programmed to stop the application of the reproduction voltage, and to discharge the solution, when a pH value of the solution exceeds the first reference value.

8. The deionization filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the first range is 5.8 to less than 8.5.

9. The deionization filter device according to claim 6 , wherein the first reference value is 9.

10. A water treatment device comprising the deionization filter device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Coway Co Ltd

Inventors

• Moon Sung-Min
• Lee Jun-Young
• Lee Guk-Won
• Kang Sang-Hyeon

Classifications

• B01D61/52

  Accessories; Auxiliary operation · CPC title

• C02F1/58

  by removing specified dissolved compounds (using ion-exchange C02F1/42; softening water C02F5/00) · CPC title

• C02F1/4695 Primary

  electrodeionisation · CPC title

• C02F1/42

  by ion-exchange (ion-exchange in general B01J) · CPC title

• C02F2303/22

  Eliminating or preventing deposits, scale removal, scale prevention (C02F1/042, C02F1/4602, C02F5/00 take precedence) · CPC title