A system for monitoring and purifying air quality, 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 having a plurality of air purification elements configured for generating a photocatalytic oxidation reaction, the air purification unit comprising:
- two or more UVC germicidal lamps and/or Series of UVC LEDs for creating a plurality of germicidal treatment zones, and configured for generating a UVC light;
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- a PCO-cell (photocatalytic oxidation) panel positioned within the ducting and including a plurality of PCO (photocatalytic oxidation) cells configured for interacting with the UVC light in a manner to produce a photocatalytic oxidation reaction that functions for clarifying air of volatile organic compounds;
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- one or more high efficiency particulate filters for trapping small particulate matter including a pre-and a post filter.