A system for monitoring and purifying air quality of the air traversing an air purification module, the system comprising:
- an intelligent heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit for efficiently purifying air of a compartmentalized environment in a manner that conserves enthalpy, the HVAC unit comprising:
- ducting for receiving a first amount of air from the compartmentalized environment, and for directing a second amount of air to the compartmentalized environment, where the second amount of air differs from the first amount of air by being either warmed or cooled with respect thereto;
- an air conditioner having refrigerant contained within tubing of one or more copper coils, the air conditioner being coupled to the ducting and for removing heat from air traversing through the ducting by transferring the heat into the refrigerant converting it from a cooled refrigerant to a warmed refrigerant;
- a compressor, coupled to the copper coils of the air conditioner, and configured for compressing the warmed refrigerant into a warm pressurized refrigerant, the compressor further configured for moving the warmed pressurized refrigerant throughout the copper coils;
- a condenser, coupled to one or more of the copper coils and the compressor, the condenser for removing heat from the warm pressurized refrigerant to produce a cooled pressurized refrigerant;
- a thermal expansion valve, coupled to the compressor, and configured for opening and closing so as to thereby release pressure from within the copper coils and thereby convert the cooled pressurized refrigerant into a cooled refrigerant, and
- an air handler coupled to the ducting, the air handler for withdrawing the first amount of air from the compartmentalized environment, and for supplying the second amount of air to the compartmentalized environment;
- an air purification module
- for clarifying the air traversing through the air purification module of at least 99.9% of viruses, the air purification module being positioned proximate the ducting of the HVAC and having at least three photocatalytic oxidization chambers, each photocatalytic oxidization chamber including a plurality of air purification elements configured for generating a photocatalytic oxidation reaction, the air purification elements comprising:
- two or more UVC LED light sources, each UVC LED light source being linearly spaced apart from one another so as to create each photocatalytic oxidation chamber therebetween within the air purification module, and configured for generating a UVC light;
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- a plurality of (photocatalytic oxidation cell panels, each photocatalytic oxidation cell panel being formed of a mesh grid and including a plurality of photocatalytic oxidation cells and being positioned within each photocatalytic oxidation chamber so as to be proximate at least one UVC LED light source such that the generated UVC light shines on the plurality of PCO photocatalytic oxidation cells thereby producing a photocatalytic oxidation reaction that results in the production of activating agents that function for clarifying air of viruses as the air passes through the photocatalytic oxidation cell panel;
- a plurality of high efficiency particulate filters for trapping small particulate matter including a pre- and a post filter, the prefilter being positioned linearly prior to the at least three photocatalytic oxidation chambers, and the post filter being positioned linearly post the at least three photocatalytic oxidation chambers;
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- a virus sensor positioned linearly after the post filter, the virus sensor for determining sensed virus data and measuring a reduction in virus levels in the air.