Smart air ionizer
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsHemanth Raghav Gajendra, Srinivas Magaji Gundu, Skandan Berikai Kuppan, Matthew R. Pearson, Shashikiran Soodlu, Ashwin Rajamony
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Abstract
A smart air ionizer is disclosed herein. The smart air ionizer includes a power circuit, a high voltage circuit, an electrode coupled to the high voltage circuit, the electrode configured to ionize air surrounding the electrode, and a controller circuit coupled to the power circuit and the high voltage circuit, the controller circuit including a controller configured to control a voltage output of the high voltage circuit to the electrode based on a feedback received from the high voltage circuit.
Claims19
A smart air ionizer, comprising:
- a power circuit;
- a high voltage circuit;
- an electrode coupled to the high voltage circuit, the electrode being exposed to an airflow to ionize the air in the airflow;
- a controller circuit coupled to the power circuit and the high voltage circuit, the controller circuit including a controller configured to control a voltage output of the high voltage circuit to the electrode based on a feedback received from the high voltage circuit;
- and
- an ion probe connected to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to receive an ion count from the ion probe and control the voltage output of the high voltage circuit based on the ion count.
A passenger service unit for use above an airline seat, comprising:
- a body;
- an air outlet mounted to the body
- an electrode mounted adjacent the air outlet, the electrode configured to ionize air surrounding the electrode in response to receiving a high voltage;
- an air ionizer circuit connected to the electrode, the air ionizer circuit configured to output the high voltage;
- a processor coupled to the air ionizer circuit;
- and
- a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive a voltage feedback from the air ionizer circuit;
- determine a voltage modifier based on the voltage feedback;
- and
- send the voltage modifier to adjust the high voltage.
A method for controlling an air ionizer, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, an ion count from a probe, the ion count being representative of ions produced by an electrode;
- comparing, by the processor, the ion count to an ion threshold;
- receiving, by the processor, a voltage feedback from a feedback circuit;
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- sending, by the processor, a voltage modifier to a high voltage generator, the voltage modifier based on the voltage feedback.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.