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Improved Atmospheric Water Generators (Awg)

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for producing potable water from air. The system comprises means to collect moisture-laden air into an enclosed area, condensing means to condense out the moisture contained in air, filtering means to filter the water to remove the impurity, a storage container to contain the sufficient water to dispense even in dry weather condition and wherein said system is characterized in that having a microcontroller programmed to automatically learn and control the operations and wherein the system contains multiple sensors to sense the impurity, humidity, temperature, time and period of the year to enable the control the operation to make the system cost efficient.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
12 January 2017
Publication Number
28/2018
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
CHEMICAL
Status
Email
mail@accureslegal.com
Parent Application

Applicants

1. Kirit Goyal
50, The Palms, Plot 13B, Sector 6, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, India

Inventors

1. Kirit Goyal
50, The Palms, Plot 13B, Sector 6, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, India

Specification

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention, in general relates to a system and method for producing potable water from air. More particularly this invention relates to atmospheric water generator system that collect, sterilize, store, and dispense water extracted from the atmosphere.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Generally, natural freshwater resources are scarce or limited in many areas of the world, including areas such as, for example, deserts and arid lands, due to low precipitation and high salinity of surface and underground water. Shortage in supply of potable water and fresh water is increasing at a vast rate, as deserts expand and overtake fertile land,, and as many of the natural: ground water resources are being depleted. Furthermore, shifts in patterns of the global climate over time have resulted in a drop in the rate of rainfall in many areas. For example, hunger and starvation is spreading in areas such 3s,:for example, Africa, because of shortage of fresh water to raise domestic animals :and crops for food.
£0003] .; .Sparse population and scattered population pockets in many areas make the application of water desalination and other water treatment technologies uneconomical due to the low demand and the high cost of water distribution from a central system over a wide stretch of land. For example, such methods of supplying potable water may be inaccessible to remote and/or impoverished, areas of the; world due to lack of natural resources,'wealth, infrastructure and technical expertise. Alternatively, transportation of loads of fresh water is costly and exposes water .to contamination en route and during handling and storage. For example,, remote areas; of the world may lack the necessary transportation infrastructure to allow transportation of potable water to these remote areas.
[0004].: Accordingly^ there is a need, for localized production of fresh water to provide water for human drinking, and fresh water for raising animals, and for irrigation as well: as:;Other human uses, that is reliable, affordable and produces little or no industrial pollution. Additionally, there is a need that the system may be transported and assembled in a number of remote areas inhabited by humans where little or no natural resources are

available for providing potable water. The apparatus should be accessible to individuals with limited technical expertise and be available in a range of sizes so that it may be used in areas that lack abundant space.
[0005] An atmospheric water generator (AWG) is a device that extracts water from humid ambient air. Water vapor in the air is condensed by cooling the air below its dew point, exposing the air to desiccants, or pressurizing the air. Unlike a dehumidifier, an AWG is designed to render the water potable. AWGs are useful where pure drinking water is difficult or impossible to obtain, because there is almost always a small amount of water in the air that can be extracted. The two primary techniques in use are cooling and desiccants. The extraction of atmospheric water may not be completely free of cost, because significant input of energy is required to drive some AWG processes.
[0006] AWGs are used to provide water to areas that do not otherwise have sufficient natural water resources; to provide for the needs of human residents, animals and plants. In a.series, of patent and patent applications (U.S. Pat. No: 7,272,947, U.S. Pub. Nos. 2008/0022694 and 2009/0077992, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference), Anderson and White describe a water producing system adapted to condense water from the^air and collect it in a storage tank. Condensed water drips down into a collection tray, and then passes through a conduit into a main storage tank. Ozone gas is bubbled or injected the main tank Jo kill any bacteria.; Further, the prior-art shows many refrigerant-based AWG available in the market today.
[0007] However, the main drawback to the above and the existing prior-art is that the existing systems based: on refrigeration principle consume a lot of electricity. On an average the:existing systems based on refrigeration principle consumes at least 400 WH of energy / electricity. Further, in low humidity areas the water generation will be low and not sufficient bribe water generation cost is very high. Thus the technical problem of how to reduce the consumption of electricity still remains into existence. The available, AWGs either store; the water or have a control for humidity only.
(0008] : ^Combination of both, with an objective to generate more water during humid months, storing it and. generating lesser water during drier months, and using the stored water then, will significantly reduce the operating cost is not available. An AWG operable in dry. climates have a very high operating cost. For example in no dry climate, the generation

is only about 4 litres in a day, consuming 10 KWH. In such a case it is better not to consume electricity during the dry months. It is advisable to use the stored water from other months, by first using a UV lamp to kill any bacteria.
[0009] Thus, in view of the above cited and the other drawbacks of the existing refrigerant-based AWGs, there exists a need to provide a user friendly, easily operable, energy efficient and economically significant atmospheric water generators (AWG).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0010] The present disclosure is directed to an atmospheric water generation system that draws moisture-laden air into an enclosed area, cools it to condense out the moisture that is collected in a tank, and then vents the dry air back into the atmosphere. The present invention solves the problem of automatically controlling the machine, so that it could sense the humidity, and temperature, time and period of the year and automatically switch/power on and: off.: Further, the present invention solves the problem of automatically measuring; the Water output, so an embedded artificial: intelligence program on the microprocessor will automatically learn and control the operations.
[0011] :;'.: A more specific objective of the invention is to overcome one or more of the problems described above.
[0012] The present disclosure is directed to atmospheric water generation. More specifically, the present invention relates to energy-efficient atmospheric water generation (AWG) devices.
[0013] A general 6bject of the invention is to provide an improved AWG device to Condense atmospheric humidity into drinking; water.
[0014]'. Another object of the invention is to create an atmospheric water generator with inbuilt artificial intelligence (Al) based algorithms, and a water storage system.
[0015] Yet another objective of the invention is to create an atmospheric water generator with inbuilt Al based algorithms, and a water storage system, that ensure at least

10 liters of water daily throughout the year, and significantly reducing the operating cost by consuming less electricity.
[0016] Still another objective of the invention is to create an atmospheric water generator the will consume approximately 100 WH of energy, and would be economical to use on solar electricity.
[0017] In an aspect, the present disclosure relate to an improved atmospheric water generator using a thermocouple effect to produce the cooling effect, and coupling it with Al based microcontrollers, thereby reducing the power consumption to approximately 100W.
[0018] In an aspect, the present disclosure relate to an improved atmospheric water
generator having a Peltier effect based, Artificial intelligence based microcontroller having an
embedded programming on the chip. The program can take input from the at least a
temperature and/or a humidity sensor, and turn the AWG ON. It can continue and generate
water during a day as per a fixed amount that is already fed into the program. Similarly,
when the humidity is low and water output is less than a preferred value, the AWG will be
automatically turned OFF. ;:!:;.
[0019] •: 'In an aspect, the present disclosure relate to an improved atmospheric water generator utilizing Peltier effect and Al based microcontroller to sense humidity and temperature to control the machine, based on water output.
[0020] In an implementation, the microprocessor according to the present disclosure takes input from sensors that feed in temperature and humidity and generates water as output.
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[0021].: In an implementation, the present disclosure provides the AWG or machine
usihtj an Al to turn OFF/ON or to control speed of fan, thereby reducing electricity
consumption. ;.'.
[0022] ■ In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an atmospheric water generation system comprising means to collect moisture-laden air into £n enclosed: area, condensing means to condense out the moisture contained in air, filtering means to filter the water to remove the impurity, a storage container to contain the sufficient

water to dispense even in dry weather condition, wherein said system is characterized in that having a microcontroller programmed to automatically learn and control the operations and wherein the system contains multiple sensors to sense the impurity, humidity, temperature, time and period of the year to enable the control the operation to make the system cost efficient.
[0023] In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an atmospheric water generation system, wherein said system is having a sensor based detector in the stored water to detect algae and other pathogen generation and direct the purifying means to purify the desired water in a customised way and wherein said purifying means is purifying the desired water by heat generated from peltier tile for right amount of water to be used.
[0024] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, wherein said system is capable of having different sensors to enable said system to collect data, wherein ttie/'sensors: are capable of sensing various, environmental information including pollution information, weather condition information.
[0025] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, wherein said microcontroller takes input from sensors that feed in temperature and humidity and generates water as output and wherein the microcontroller is.operable based on the inputs received from * the pettier. plate and the artificial intelligence to perform operation of generation of the water from the air intake.
[0026] In accordance: with.another embodiment of the present invention, wherein said system is having peltier condenser area contains one or more sensors such as, but not limited to, temperature sensor coupled with a digital temperature controller, wherein said peltier condenser area includes a peltier plate coupled to. a passive heat sink means adapted to receive intake of the air drawn and wherein a hot side of the peltier plate is positioned such that it faces the cooling fan.
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[0027] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of generating water from atmospheric air comprising collecting moisturef-laden air into an enclosed area, condensing out the moisture contained in air, filtering the pondensed water through filtering elements to remove the impurity, and collecting the water

in a storage tank to dispense even in in dry weather condition, wherein said method is characterized in that having a microprocessor programmed to automatically learn and control the operations and wherein the multiple sensors are used to sense the impurity, humidity, temperature, time and period of the year to enable the control the operation to make the method cost efficient.
[0028] In accordance with another embodiment of the presient invention, there is provided a method of generating water from atmospheric air, wherein, when the humidity is high the circuitry / microcontroller initiate the process of water generation and when the humidity is low the circuitry / microcontroller stop the process of water generation.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS [0029] A clear understanding of the key features of the invention summarized above may be had by reference to the appended drawings, which illustrate the apparatus and spraying mechanism of. the invention, although it will be understood that such drawings depict preferred embodiments of the invention and, therefore, are not to be considered ias „ limiting, its.scope with regard, to other embodiments which the invention is capable of contemplating. Accordingly:
[0030] FIG. 1 illustrates an atmospheric water generator (AWG) with a storage in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0031] FIG. 2 illustrates an experimental setup for atmospheric water generator (AWG) with a microcontroller in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0032] FIG. 3 illustrates a connection diagram along with the working of an atmospheric wafer generator (AWG); in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0033] - : In the following, reference is made to embodiments of the invention. However, it should ;be understood that the invention is not limited to specific described embodiments. Instead, any combination of the following features and elements, whether related to different embodiments or not, is contemplated to implement and practice the invention. Furthermore;

in various embodiments the invention provides numerous advantages over the state of the arts. However, although embodiments of the invention may achieve advantages over other possible solutions and/ or over the state of the art, whether or not a particular advantage is achieved by a given embodiment is not limiting of the invention.
[0034] Thus, the following aspects, features, embodiments and advantages are merely illustrative and are not considered elements or limitations of the appended claims except where explicitly recited in claims. Similarly, reference to the invention shall not be construed as a generalization of any inventive subject matter disclosed herein and shall not be considered to be an element or limitation of the appended claims except where explicitly recited in claims.
[0035] In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an atmospheric water generation system, wherein said system is having a sensor based detector in the stored water to; detect algae and other pathogen generation and direct the purifying means to purify the desired water jn a customised way and wherein said purifying means is, purifying the desired water by heat generated from pettier tile for right amount of water to be us.ed. The 'right qmount* of water would also be calculated based on usage history, which enable the overall costs down.
[0036] In accordance .with, another embodiment of the present invention, wherein said system is capable ofhaving different sensors to enable said system to collect data, wherein the .sensors are capable of sensing various, environmental information including pollution information, weather condition information.
[0037] according to the present invention, the extended sensor information are used for pollution sensing, weather sensing and the collected data are provided to the desired service providers,; Accordingly, the data collected from the apparatus are monetised in order tQ reduce the overall cost of operations.
[0038] r Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is.included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are-not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular

features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.
[0039] As used in this specification, the singular forms "a," uan" and "the" include plural referents unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. It should also be noted that the term "or" is generally employed in its sense including "and/or" unless the content clearly dictates otherwise.
[0040] The present disclosure is directed to an atmospheric water generation system that draws moisture-laden air into an enclosed area, cools it to condense out the moisture that is collected in a tank, and then vents the dry air back into the atmosphere.
[0041] In an embodiment, the present disclosure relate to an improved atmospheric water generator using a thermocouple effect to produce the cooling effect, and coupling it yyith. Al based microcontrollers, thereby reducing the power consumption to approximately ;10QW..
[0Q42] In a non-limiting embodiment, the present disclosure relate to an improved
atmospheric; water generator having a Peltier effect based, Artificial intelligence based
microcontroller having an embedded programming on the chip. The program can take input
from the at least a temperature and/or a humidity sensor, and turn the AWG ON. It can
continue and generate water during a day as per a fixed amount that is already fed into the
program. Similarly, when the humidity is lowand water output is less than a preferred value,
the AWG, will be automatically turned OFF. ■
[0043] In a non-limiting embodiment, the present disclosure relate to an improved atmospheric water generator utilizing Peltier effect and Al based controller to sense humidity and-temperature to control the machine, based on water output. The Peltier effect can be an effect whereby heat is given put or absorbed when an electric current passes across a junction between two materials.
[0044] In an example implementation, the Peltier effect is the presence of heating or cooling at an electrified junction of two different conductors. When a current is made to flow through a junction between two conductors, A and B, heat may be generated or removed; at the junction.

[0045] In an example implementation, the microprocessor according to the present disclosure takes input from sensors that feed in temperature and humidity and generates water as output.
[0046] In an example implementation, the present disclosure provides the AWG or machine using an Al to turn OFF/ON or to control speed of fan, thereby reducing electricity consumption.
[0047] FIG. 1 illustrates an atmospheric water generator (AWG) with a storage in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0048] FIG. 2 illustrates an experimental setup for atmospheric water generator (AWG) with a microcontroller in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0049] FIG. 3 illustrates a connection diagram along with the working of an atmospheric
water generator (AWG). in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.:In an
embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the moisture-laden air is drawn into an enclosed area by
mean of an intake fan. The enclosed area can include one or more sensors such as, but not
limited to, temperature sensors, humidity sensors and the like. ;:
[0050] , Ip a non-limiting embodiment, a circuitry / microcontroller may receive an input from the sensors present in the enclosed area based on which triggers the process of water generation. In an implementation, when the;humidity is high the circuitry / microcontroller may initiate, the process.of water generation. In contrast, if the humidity is low the circuitry / microcontroller may stop the process of water generation
[0051] In an example implementation, when the water generation output is less than a preferred value, the system can be automatically turned OFF when in working condition.
[0052] : In a non-limiting embodiment; upon receiving an input from the sensors present in the enclosed area,, one or more cooling fans present in the AWG can be activated and, the air.;:drayvn in the enclosed area is communicated to the Peltier condenser area for the generation of the water from the air. In an implementation, the Peltier condenser area

includes a microcontroller having an embedded programming on the chip which is operable based on the Peltier effect and the Artificial intelligence.
[0053] In a non-limiting embodiment, the Peltier condenser area also includes one or more sensors such as, but not limited to, temperature sensor coupled with a digital temperature controller.
[0054] In a non-limiting embodiment, the Peltier condenser area also includes a Peltier plate coupled to a passive heat sink means adapted to receive intake of the air drawn. In an implementation, a hot side of the Peltier plate is positioned such that it faces the cooling fan. The microcontroller is operable based on the inputs received from the Peltier plate and the Al to perform operation of generation of the water from the air intake.
[0055] In an embodiment, the water generated may be stored in the storage tank.
[0056] ■■;. In an embodiment, the cost of water is reduced to 2 Rs/litre throughout year by implementing the present invention.
[0057] ■ While the present invention has been described in terms of particular embodiments and applications, in both summarized and detailed forms, it is not intended that these descriptions in any way limit its scope to any such embodiments and applications, and, it will be understood that many substitutions, changes and variations in the described embodiments, applications and details of the method and system illustrated herein and of their operation can be made by,those skilled.in the art without departing from the spirit pf this invention.


We Claim
1. An atmospheric water generation system comprising:
means to collect moisture-laden air into an enclosed area,
condensing means to condense out the moisture contained in air,
filtering means to filter the water to remove the impurity,
a storage container to contain the sufficient water to dispense even in dry weather condition,
wherein said system is characterized in that having a microcontroller programmed to automatically learn and control the operations and wherein the system contains multiple sensors to sense the impurity, humidity, temperature, time and period of the year to enable the control the operation to make the system cost efficient.
2. The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system
'./.■;. is.having a sensor based detector in the stored water to detect algae and other
pathogen generation and direct the purifying means to purify the desired water in a ■;.. customised way.
3. The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said purifying means is purifying the desired water.by heat generated from peltier tile for right amount of water tp: be used.
4. The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system is capable of having different sensors tp enable said system to collect data.
5. The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the.sensors are capable of sensing various environmental information including pollution information, weather.condition information.
6. The atmospherip;water generation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein system consume, approximately 100 WH of energy and is economical to use on solar electricity.

The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein system is utilizing peltier effect and artificial intelligence based microcontroller to sense humidity and temperature to control the machine, based on water output.
The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microcontroller takes input from sensors that feed in temperature and humidity and generates water as output.
The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein system is having peltier condenser area contains one or more sensors such as, but not limited to, temperature sensor coupled with a digital temperature controller.
The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said peltier
condenser area includes a peltier plate coupled to a passive heat sink means adapted
to receive intake of the air drawn. ..
The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 10, wherein a hot side of the peltier plate is positioned such that it faces the cooling fan.
The atmospheric water generation system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microcontroller is operable based on the inputs received from the peltier plate and the artificial intelligence to perform operation of generation of the water from the air intake.
A method of generating water from atmospheric air comprising: Collecting moisture-laden, air into an enclosed area, condensing out the moisture contained in air,
filtering the condensed water through filtering elements to remove the impurity, and . :,j collecting the water in a storage tank to dispense even in in dry weather condition, : .:,: wherein said method is characterized in that having a microprocessor programmed to automatically learn and control the operations and wherein the multiple sensors are used to sense the impurity, humidity, temperature, time ;arid period of the year to enable the control the operation to make the method cost efficient.

The atmospheric water generation method as claimed in claim 13, wherein, when the humidity is high the circuitry /microcontroller initiate the process of water generation and when the humidity is low the circuitry / microcontroller stop the process of water generation.

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1 Power of Attorney [12-01-2017(online)].pdf 2017-01-12
2 Form 5 [12-01-2017(online)].pdf 2017-01-12
3 Form 3 [12-01-2017(online)].pdf 2017-01-12
4 Drawing [12-01-2017(online)].pdf 2017-01-12
5 Description(Provisional) [12-01-2017(online)].pdf 2017-01-12
6 abstract.jpg 2017-02-02
7 201711001291-Other Patent Document-100118.pdf 2018-01-16
8 201711001291-Other Patent Document-100118-.pdf 2018-01-16
9 201711001291-Form 5-100118.pdf 2018-01-16
10 201711001291-Form 3-100118.pdf 2018-01-16
11 201711001291-Form 2(Title Page)-100118.pdf 2018-01-16
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