UV LEDs for water sterilization?

 


  Not specifically power generation, but thought perhaps some rainwater
collectors might know the answer?
  Do the emmisions from UV LEDs correspond with the proper wavelength(s) to
sterilize water in the same way that current UV lights work?

For instace, could this:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category6112&itemR17375103

Be used in the same manner as this:
http://www.hydro-photon.com/

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Danno wrote:

good question ? . tube is probably better . the way I understand uv
serilization is that it is performed on the delivery side (after pump)
so could prop be sw with the pump controle ?

 

samc wrote:


p.s do wait for other replys as the above is just a guess

 



I have a GE Germacidal T10 tube in my water system and it runs off a
12Dvc Ballast/Powersupply that is on the Enabled side of the Pressure
Switch for my Dankoff Solar Domestic Water Pump.  The tube is surrounded
with a Quartz Glass water chamber that can handle the 7GPM that my
system can supply for the cabin.  Water is Prefiltered at 10 Microns,
and then run thru a 50 Micron Activate Charcoal Filter before the UV
Unit.  I do filter changes twice a year.  Total  yearly cost are
about $35US and $25US for a new, tube biannually.

Bruce in alaska
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http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category6112&itemR17375103

All of the UV I have worked about were tubes. Pleasanton Ca has over a
megawatt of UV in one of their freshwater plants.   I would think you would
not care for the load and number of lamps it would take to clean the water.