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.
Claims20
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;
- 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.
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:
- 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;
- and
- 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.