Marine environment antifouling system and methods

• Main Authors: PONTBRIAND CLIFFORD THOMAS, FARR NORMAN ERWIN, PETERS TIMOTHY GOODWIN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.01.2016
• Subjects: CLEANING; CLEANING IN GENERAL; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; TRANSPORTING

The present invention relates to systems and methods for reducing fouling of a surface of an optically transparent element with a light source. According to one aspect, the invention is a system including an LED for emitting UV-C radiation, a mount for directing emitted UV-C radiation toward the opt...