Environmental monitoring system
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1. An HVAC fluid quality monitoring system comprising:
- a filter made of a filter medium, the filter defining a form factor having substantially planar upstream and downstream faces, the form factor having the shape of a rectangular prism such that the filter can be inserted into an HVAC plenum having a rectangular cross- section to provide air filtration, wherein the filter medium is pleated to partially fill the form factor and define a plurality of cavities;
a sensor package comprising;
a frame arranged in a cavity of the plurality of cavities defined by the pleated filter medium within the form factor;
a fluid quality monitoring sensing system is configured to detect at least one fluid quality factor and housed within the frame to be insertable and removable from the frame, the fluid quality monitoring system extending primarily in a direction parallel to both the upstream face and to the downstream face and including at least one sensor configured to detect one of the group consisting of;
smoke particles, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, combustible gases, radon, mold, volatile organic compounds, oxygen, humidity, particulate matter having a predetermined size range, ammonia, ozone, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ethylene oxide, hydrochloric acid, formaldehyde, airborne disease vectors, airborne chemical compounds, airborne biological compounds, lead, Legionella, heavy metals, pH, and mineral presence; and
an energy storage device arranged within the frame; and
a transmitter electronically coupled to the sensor package and including an antenna for autonomous wireless transmission of the detected at least one fluid quality factor.
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Abstract
An fluid monitoring system can include a filter having an upstream face and a downstream face and defining a form factor, a sensor package arranged within the form factor of the filter to detect at least one quality factor of a surrounding medium, a transmitter electronically coupled to the sensor package and including an antenna for autonomous wireless transmission of the detected fluid quality information, and a power subsystem coupled to the sensor package and the transmitter to provide access to continuous electrical power thereto.
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19 Claims
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1. An HVAC fluid quality monitoring system comprising:
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a filter made of a filter medium, the filter defining a form factor having substantially planar upstream and downstream faces, the form factor having the shape of a rectangular prism such that the filter can be inserted into an HVAC plenum having a rectangular cross- section to provide air filtration, wherein the filter medium is pleated to partially fill the form factor and define a plurality of cavities; a sensor package comprising; a frame arranged in a cavity of the plurality of cavities defined by the pleated filter medium within the form factor; a fluid quality monitoring sensing system is configured to detect at least one fluid quality factor and housed within the frame to be insertable and removable from the frame, the fluid quality monitoring system extending primarily in a direction parallel to both the upstream face and to the downstream face and including at least one sensor configured to detect one of the group consisting of;
smoke particles, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, combustible gases, radon, mold, volatile organic compounds, oxygen, humidity, particulate matter having a predetermined size range, ammonia, ozone, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ethylene oxide, hydrochloric acid, formaldehyde, airborne disease vectors, airborne chemical compounds, airborne biological compounds, lead, Legionella, heavy metals, pH, and mineral presence; andan energy storage device arranged within the frame; and a transmitter electronically coupled to the sensor package and including an antenna for autonomous wireless transmission of the detected at least one fluid quality factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A kit for fluid monitoring, the kit comprising:
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a filter made up of a filter medium, the filter defining a form factor having substantially planar upstream and downstream faces, the form factor having the shape of a rectangular prism such that the filter can be inserted into an HVAC plenum having a rectangular cross-section to provide air filtration, wherein the filter medium is pleated to partially fill the form factor and define a plurality of cavities; a sensor package comprising; a frame arranged in a cavity of the plurality of cavities defined by the pleated filter medium within the form factor, the sensor package configured to be insertable and removable from the filter; a fluid quality monitoring sensing system configured to slide into the frame such that it extends primarily in a direction parallel to both the upstream face and to the downstream face, the fluid quality monitoring sensing system configured to detect at least one fluid quality factor of the group consisting of;
smoke particles, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, combustible gases, radon, mold, volatile organic compounds, oxygen, humidity, particulate matter having a predetermined size range, ammonia, ozone, hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ethylene oxide, hydrochloric acid, formaldehyde, airborne disease vectors, airborne chemical compounds, airborne biological compounds lead, Legionella, heavy metals, pH, and mineral presence;an energy storage device configured to fit within the frame; and a transmitter electronically coupled to the sensor package and including a subsystem for autonomous transmission of the detected at least one fluid quality factor; and instructions for configuring a networked device to communicate with the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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