Electrostatic atomizing system, and method for fault detection in electrostatic atomizing system

An electrostatic atomizing system, comprising:

• an air flow path having an air intake port and an air exhaust port;
• a humidifying device operable to humidify air taken in through the air intake port;
• an electrostatic atomizing apparatus, downstream of the humidifying device, including an electrode section operable to produce charged particulate water by causing water in the air humidified by the humidifying device to condense on an electrode and applying voltage to the electrode, the electrostatic atomizing apparatus operable to exhaust air that includes the charged particulate water through the air exhaust port;
• a first sensor located in the air flow path between the humidifying device and the electrostatic atomizing apparatus in the air flow path operable to sense at least one of humidity and temperature of the air humidified by the humidifying device;
• and
• a control unit including circuitry operable to determine, based on a sensing result of the first sensor, if there is a fault in the humidifying device or the electrostatic atomizing apparatus, and outputs a result of the determination.