Locally Powered Water Distillation System

摘要

A system for distributed utilities including electrical power and water. A generation device is provided for converting an available resource to a desired utility; the resource may be water, in which case the generator is a purifier for purifying untreated water, or, alternatively, the generator may convert a fuel to electrical power. In either case, an input sensor is provided for measuring input to the generation device, while an output sensor is provided for measuring consumption of output from the generation device. The monitoring system has a controller for concatenating measured input and consumption of output on the basis of the input and output sensors. Measured parameters are telemetered to a remote site where utility generation and use are monitored and may also be controlled. At least a portion of the electrical power capacity of the electric generation unit may power a water purification unit such as a vapor compression distillation unit, and heat output of the electric generation unit may supply heat to the water purification unit.

主权项

1. A monitoring system for distributed utilities, the monitoring system comprising:
at least one generation device for converting an available resource into a desired utility; an input sensor for measuring the amount of the available resource input to the at least one generation device; an output sensor for measuring consumption of output of the desired utility from the at least one generation device by at least one end user; and a controller for concatenating measured input and consumption of output on the basis of the input and output sensors.