GR1010060B - Fishery water recirculation platform for life cycle assessment optimization and insurance risk recalculation - Google Patents

Abstract

The patent realizes ISO 14040 for LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) to calculate primarily a descent insurance premium. There are other ecological, bio-monitor, marketing and Connoisseur lab actions. The patent evolves fishery from an agriculture Odyssey to an industrial and quality business. The platform has various tanks, pods, water pillows, geotextile lakes on the ground or floated. These are interconnected with sampling, volumetric, monitoring hardware and software advices. Fishermen follow a specific rule that says "fish effluents generated in one tank is food for another fish or sea food in another tank". Then according to their own analysis of the basic concept they propose water interchange form another tank. Technically the invention uses an YPSILON conjunction, a custom multiplexor and a bidirectional pumping station to transfer water around the fishery.

Description

Description

AQUACULTURE PLATFORM FOR OPTIMIZATION

LIFE CYCLE IMPACT AND RISK REASSESSMENT

INSURANCE

The patent application is scientifically based in the following areas:

• "Science of fisheries"; interdisciplinary science of managing and understanding fisheries.

· Computational data science to accurately calculate water contamination and nutrition in reservoirs.

• Life cycle impact assessment (LCA) a tool that can be used to assess the environmental burden of a product, a process or an activity throughout its life cycle, used here to determine the food.

• Aquaculture insurance and risk transfer information for agricultural products.

• Fisheries Insurance and Agricultural Insurance.

The patent applies precisely to ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment

The patent enhances the "territory competition" in order to explore the best solution for society and the environment.

The invention covers the following technical areas:

• Recirculating aquaculture systems? for the production of fish and other seafood.

• Recirculation fisheries with LCA compatibility and best practices.

• Large collection of ecological data on the seafood production cycle, continuous monitoring with multiple data.

Existing technology today is expressed in a series of patents

• US-6584935-B2 Crab culture process in marine aquaculture systems 7/1/2003

• CN-203136806-U Combined Modular Aquaculture System 8/21/2013

· USA-2017150701-A1 Aquaculture System and Aquatic Species Processing Method 6/1/2017

• CN-102499161-A Aquaculture and Fisheries Aquaculture System 6/20/2012

• KR-101315624-B1 A Recirculating Aquaculture System 10/8/2013

• U5-7910001-B2 Arrangement of reactors in a recirculating aquaculture system 3/22/2011

• CN-205398398-U Recirculating aquaculture system based on advanced oxidation technologies 7/27/2016

· KR-20150022312-A Aquaculture Recirculation System • KR-101675718-B1 Secondary Closed Circuit Aquaculture Recirculation System 11/1 1/201 6

• CN-205305742-U Aquaculture internal recirculation system 6/15/2016

All of these patents cover various aspects of an aquaculture recirculation feature but do not cover:

· Unlimited redistribution of water in the fish farm.

• Continuous calculation of life cycle impact assessment as a criterion for profitable ecological exchange of water.

• The unique possibility where the waste of one fishing tank is food in another tank even thousands of meters away. · The traceability of all production marine catches with ecological characteristics with valuable insurance and marketing benefits.

The solution is described in 6 drawings.

1 Overall design scheme - rationale.

2 The Ypsilon connector and the multiplexer

3 Tanks of any kind

water flow from ALPHA tank to BETA tank with

4 two-way pumping station.

5 panoramic shot of a fish farm

Ecological fisheries monitoring workshop

6 multiple data

Drawing 1 is about the conceptual master plan

• The platform (1)

• conceptual trace of water flow path (2)

• The water tanks (3)

· YPSILON type links. (4)

• The recirculation pipeline system. (5)

• The two-way pumping station (6)

• The monitoring station (7)

• The firmware and software for the calculation of characteristics (KAZ-LCA) (8)

• Fishermen's interface for on-demand water distribution within aquaculture (9)

• Head office of water exchange operation (IO)

• The upstream water tank (11)

· The downstream destination water tank (12)

Figure 2 describes the innovative YPSILON combination used for bi-directional streaming and multiplexing.

• schematic representations for Ypsilon couplings (4)

• water pipe connection (left) (101)

• water hose connection (right) (102)

• water pipe connection (bottom) (103)

• electric water valve (left) (104)

• electric water valve (right) (105)

pipe multiplex designs (17) with nodes:

Alfa pipe (171)

Beta tube (172)

link ONE (173)

DYO link (reversible) (174)

link THREE (175)

link FOUR (reversible) (176)

Alfa loop tube (output) (177)

pipe alfa loop (input) (178)

pipe beta loop (production) (179)

tube beta loop (input) (180)

local loop pipe (or direct connection approximation)

(181)

Plan 3 concerns small and large tanks

• water reservoir or artificial dam (20)

· normal fishing ground tank (21)

• water cushion tank (22)

• floating seawater tank (23)

• tank on the sea line (24)

• geowoven man-made rain harvesting barrier in desert areas (25); water sensors (26)

• submersible water sensors (27)

• full spectrum surveillance camera (28)

• LED lighting inside the tank (29)

• emergency tank heater (30)

· emergency tank water steering system (31)

• upper water supply nozzle (32)

• lower down tube (33)

• emergency tank heater (34)

• emergency tank water steering system (35)

· water temperature sensor (36)

• top link YPSILON (370)

• water pipe connection (left) (371)

• water hose connection (right) (372)

• water pipe connection (bottom) (373)

· electric water valve (left) (374)

• electric water valve (right) (375)

Plan 4, concerns a two-way pumping station(65)

• upstream source tank ALFA (40)

· YPSILON Inlet/outlet connector next to ALFA tank (410) • water pipe connection (left) (411)

• water hose connection (right) (412)

• water pipe connection (bottom) (413)

• electric water valve (left) (414)

· electric water valve (right) (415)

• YPSILON combination after the ALFA tank, intake/production at the pumping station (42)

• water hose connection (left) (421)

• water hose connection (right) (422)

· water pipe connection (bottom) (423)

• electric water valve (left) (424)

• electric water valve (right) (425)

• YPSILON connector after beta tank, inlet/outlet to the pumping station (43)

· water hose connection (left) (431)

• water hose connection (right) (432)

• water pipe connection (bottom) (433)

• electric water valve (left) (434)

• electric water valve (right) (435)

· YPSILON inlet connection to the actual pump (44)

• water pipe connection (left) (441)

• water hose connection (right) (442)

• water pipe connection (bottom) (443)

• electric water valve (left) (444)

· electric water valve (right) (445)

• Real PUMP (46)

• YPSILON coupling outlet from the actual pump (45)

• water hose connection (left) (451)

• water hose connection (right) (452)

· water pipe connection (bottom) (453)

• electric water valve (left) (454)

• electric water valve (right) (455)

• YPSILON Inlet/outlet connector next to BETA tank (470) • Water hose connection (left) (471)

· water hose connection (right) (472)

• water pipe connection (bottom) (473)

• electric water valve (left) (474)

• electric water valve (right) (475)

• lower BETA delivery tank (48)

· upstream from ALFA tank to downstream pipe (50)

• water nozzle for delivery to the BETA tank (51)

• volumetric magnetic flow meter (52)

• volumetric ultrasonic flow meter (53)

Plan 5 concerns the panoramic view of the fish farm

• panoramic view of aquaculture fishing (60)

• conduit with power and data transmission support (61)

• operational headquarters (10)

· two-way pumping station (6)

• normal fishing ground tank (21)

• water cushion tank (22)

• floating tank (23)

• seaside reservoir (24)

· artificial geotextile in desert areas (25)

• lake or sea (63)

• beach (64)

• floating water cushion tank (65)

• pipeline connecting the pumping stations (66)

· optional debug pipeline (67)

• volumetric water quality monitoring station (7)

Plan 6 concerns a multi-data fisheries monitoring laboratory

· volumetric water quality monitoring station (7) • pipeline with support for sending electricity and data transmission (61)

• high precision volumetric magnetic flow meter (71)

• volumetric ultrasonic flow meter (72)

· Sensor for water temperature (73)

• Sensor for pH (74)

• Dissolved oxygen sensor (75)

• Ammonium sensor (76)

• Sensor for pH (77)

· Nitrous sensor (78)

• Other sensors (79)

The constituent parts of the Invention are:

1. conceptual trace of water flow path (2)

2. The water tanks. (3)

3. YPSILON type connectors. (4)

4. The recirculation pipeline system. (5)

5. The two-way pumping station (6)

6. The monitoring station (7)

7. Hardware and software for calculating AKZ-CLA characteristics (8)

8. Fisherman interface for on-demand distribution of water from one point of aquaculture (9)

To disclose the invention the primary simple operation is explained. The following story repeats itself every night (sometimes even during sunlight). The monitoring station (7) draws water from any water tank (3) of the aquaculture through the recirculation pipe system (5) and the two-way pump station (6).

The water gets there and is analyzed with "the software for calculating AKZ-LCA characteristics (8)". The results are shared with all fishermen on the platform (1). Inside the fish farm or in the opposite hemisphere, the fisher consults the "fisherman interface for on-demand water distribution around fishing (9)". He then performs his own calculations and requires 213 m3 of water from another tank. It gives an order, similar to the stock market, to the company headquarters (10) with duration, price, deadline, etc. If the water owner approves, it starts the water transfer process by informing the following points of aquaculture:

• The upstream water reservoirs. (11)

• The recirculation pipeline system. (5)

• The two-way pumping station (6) near the tank (11)

· The two-way pumping station (6) near the tank (12)

• The recirculation pipeline system. (5)

• The lower water tank. (12)

Effluent from the upstream tank reached the downstream tank (12) as fish food. Possibly there is a need for water in the tank (11) and a new transport is activated from the beginning.

Below we examine the above parts in detail.

The water fishing tank is where the real fish are. The tank has several forms:

· normal fishing ground tank (21)

• water cushion tank (22)

• floating seawater tank (23)

• moored in the tank by the sea (24)

• geotextile artificially in desert areas (25)

All of these tanks could be on land or in water. In and around the tank there are various systems to monitor the overall quality and help the fishing work. For example, LED lighting is included to avoid crab cannibalism, while water temperature stability is vital for all species.

To connect all these tanks and reverse the water flow, a YPSILON connector (from the Greek letter Ypsilon) is used. The version of YPSILON required here is normal and inverted while having three inlet/outlet pipes with two electric valves. It has a dual use:

1. Water arrives upstream (downstream) at the left (or right) edge and the left (right) valve is open and water flows downstream from the bottom of the YPSILON. up

2. Water reaches downstream (upstream) in the YPSILON bottom. It then flows through the left (or right) valve and reaches upstream from the left (right) tip.

This YPSILON combination is used many times in the fish farm and is tele-operated centrally controlled to ensure two-way water flow.

The two-pipe multiplexer(17) works similarly. For example, if we want to transfer water from the upstream pipe ALFA (171) to the downstream pipe (172), the water routing is:

1. link ONE (173)

2. Alfa loop pipe (outlet) (177)

3. DYO link (turns over) (174)

4. local loop pipe (or equivalent direct

connection) (181)

5. link FOUR (overturned) (176)

6. tube beta loop (input) (180)

7. link THREE (175)

8. Beta tube (172)

The recirculation pipe system has a variety of pipes for various uses around fishing. Indicative pipes are:

· water hose connection (left) (101)

• water hose connection (right) (102)

• water pipe connection (bottom) (103)

• lower down tube (33)

• upstream from ALFA tank to downstream pipe (50)

· pipeline supporting electricity and data transfer (61)

• pipeline connecting the pumping stations (66)

• pipeline with support for electricity and data transfer (61)

The two-way pumping station is a self-contained machine that is connected to the pipe in the source and destination tank. The pumping station has four Ypsilon couplings, two volumetric water flow meters and a water pump. This minimal configuration only serves two tanks. For example, to connect the tanks and water streams near the monitoring lab (7 plan 5) 8 more YPSILONs are required:

• 4 YPSILONs near the main pump for the main water rerouting • 5 more YPSILONs for the 9 extra connections (one is idle)

Electric valves, volumetric sensors, pumps, sensors and regulating devices are controlled directly from a central headquarters (62). With the volumetric function we can measure any water transport around the system. Two different volumetric systems have been created before and after any pump for accuracy.

The monitoring station ( 7 ) is the heart of the entire platform. All types of tanks have monitoring and regulation systems. All this is very expensive and not always economical. To solve this problem, we use a centralized Ecological-BigData fisheries sampling laboratory with the volumetric water quality monitoring station(7). The approach is simple. Instead to install water quality systems in each tank or reservoir, we transfer a small amount of water quality to the control system(7). There in a multidisciplinary facility, all current and future sensors could assess the condition in any tank and live fish and other aquatics.

The firmware and software for calculating sustainability features is the brain of the platform. It has a dual function:

• The interdisciplinary scientific team of the platform develops the basic rules of production and safety that should be used by all fishermen around the fishery.

· An open interface with the fisherman to distribute water on demand around the fishery according to their own production secrets or trademarks.

A simple example of water flow functionality is given in Figure 4. The flow from tank ALFA to tank BETA has the following path:

1 upstream tank of origin ALFA (40)

YPSILON Inlet/outlet bearing next to tank ALFA 2 (410)

3 electric water valve (left) (414)

4 water pipe connection (bottom) (413)

5 water pipe connection (bottom) (423)

6 electric water valve (left) (424)

7 water pipe connection (left) (421)

8 water pipe connection (left) (441)

9 electric water valve (left) (444)

10 water pipe connection (bottom) (443)

11 Real PUMP (46)

12 water pipe connection (bottom) (453)

13 electric water valve (left) (454)

14 water pipe connection (left) (431)

14 water pipe connection (right) (452)

15 electric water valve (left) (434)

16 water pipe connection (bottom) (433)

17 water pipe connection (bottom) (473)

18 electric water valve (left) (474)

19 water pipe connection (left) (471)

20 water nozzle for delivery to BETA tank (51) 21 downstream BETA delivery tank (48)

Electric valves are activated before water is transferred and the pump is activated when the pipes are full of water.

In the above process we observed a symmetrical operation. From tank ALFA to BETA all left valves had to be open while from tank BETA to ALFA we open only the right valves. electric water valve (left) (414) _

electric water valve (left) (424) _

electric water valve (left) (444) _

electric water valve (left) (454) _

electric water valve (left) (434) _

electric water valve (left) (474) _

We remember the ancient Greek Philosopher PLATO in the axiom "AEI O THEOS THE GREAT GEOMETRI" when he first found the number "p". With this function we transfer huge volumes of water from any tank to another.

Figure 5 describes the functionality of the invention in a panoramic view. In a large area there are fishing tanks with various fish and seafood species. According to the "Life Cycle Assessment" fish waste produced in one tank is food for other fish or seafood in another tank.

As a first stage we evaluate the existing knowledge about this breeding of fish. The second stage is to evaluate all BigData from our system. Big data analysis takes us to the next step where we use real production data to define an insurance policy.

After a few years of operation daily productive use of the system will have many variations. There will be hundreds of tank owners. For example, a local community has several thousand acres of wasteland. They cover the earth with geotextile and connect to the system. The system will provide the water for their fishing requirements. In a broad sense each fisherman assesses nutrients from all other reservoirs to feed his own fishery.

An extreme end-use scenario could include: • The reservoir owner is one of the original owners of reservoirs or abandoned lands.

• The tank and associated platform rights are leased on a long or short term basis to a fisherman.

• The fisherman hires a local worker for manual work.

• The fisherman assigns an AKZ scientific team to operate the water changes and give feed directions to the local worker.

• The fisherman hires a marketing consultant to sell the seafood.

• The fisherman signs an insurance policy for everything.

Everyone does their job accordingly for the benefit of all.

The pump (46) within the pump station (6) is not available on the market today at the level of AQZ that would be needed. Small fish and seafood scraps are vital to another tank in the interconnected area and must pass through the pump. There are expensive pumps on the market, but they cannot deliver the pressure required for fishing line. We adapt a solution when Life Cycle Studies (LCS) prove the nature and diameter of the components.

In the manufacturing phase of an invention in prototype testing some parts will be replaced by more efficient subsystems.

Most electrical and mechanical parts are commercially available from industry today but there are many details of failure to be worked out, at a technical and cost-benefit level.

Claims (9)

AQUACULTURE PLATFORM FOR IMPACT OPTIMIZATION LIFE CYCLE AND INSURANCE RISKS RE-CALCULATION Claims Claim 1 The fishing water recirculation platform for life cycle assessment optimization and insurance risk recalculation (1) is characterized by an unlimited number of fishing water tanks (3) that can exchange water through a recirculation system (5), a two-way pumping station (6) with a number of Ypsilon connectors (10) and multiplexes(17), while a volumetric monitoring station and a water quality monitoring station (7) count the features for life cycle assessment and assurance. Claim 2 Fishing water tanks (3) as described in the above main claim are characterized by type differentiation, including water tank (20), normal fishing ground tank (21), water cushion tank (22), floating sea water tank (23 ), stranded coastal reservoir (24) and the geotextile on desert land (25). Claim 3 Fishing water tanks(3) as described in the above main claim are characterized by internal water sensors (26), submersible water sensors (27), full spectrum surveillance camera (28), LED lighting inside the tank (29), heater emergency tank (30) and water temperature sensor (36). Claim 4 The Ypsilon connector as described in the above main claim is characterized by a Greek letter Ypsilon schematically (10) with three inlet / outlet connections and two valves, a water pipe connection (left) (101), a pipe connection (right) (102), a pipe connection (bottom) (103), an electric valve (left) (104) and an electric valve (right) (105). Claim 5 The multiplexer (17) as described in the above main Claim is characterized by the ability to reverse/exchange upstream/downstream flow in two or more conductors with a number of Ypsilon links (4). Claim 6 The recirculation system (5) as described in the above main claim is characterized by all the necessary pipes and Ypsilon(10) connectors and multiplexers (17) to ensure bidirectional water flow. Claim 7 The two-way pumping station (6) as described in the above main claim is characterized by a pump (46), two volumetric devices (52,53), HYSILON (4)/multiplexer (17) for entering/exiting the pumping station (42,43), upstream of the YPSILON pump (46) and finally downstream of the pump (45). Claim 8 The volumetric water quality monitoring station (7), as described in the above main claim, is characterized by hardware and software for volumetric measurement and monitoring to advise on tank wastes that could be feed elements in another tank on the platform . Claim 9 The volumetric and water quality monitoring station (7) as described in claim 7 above is characterized by , a volumetric and water quality monitoring station (7), a conduit with power and data support (61), a high magnetic flux volumetric meter precision (71), high precision ultrasonic flow meter (72), water temperature sensor (73), pH sensor (74), dissolved oxygen sensor (75), ammonium sensor (76), sensor for pH (77), nitrite sensor (78) and other sensors (79).