MONITOR FOR UVC/IR DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS

• US 20110185302A1
• Filed: 12/14/2010
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IP Consulting, LLC
• Original Assignee: IP Consulting, LLC
• Inventors: KALAPODAS, PAUL E., KALAPODAS, DRAMOS I.
• Application Number:
  US12/967,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20110185302A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A Measuring and Monitoring Software Program which is running on a computerized Data Acquisition and Control platform, and which is part of a complete UVC and/or IR disinfection and decontamination systems for air, water or of other physical state of matter. Qualitative and quantitative determination of decontamination efficacy is achieved by means of measuring the air or water quality delivered by system, where UVC and IR radiation intensity is sensed and measured at the lamp surface along with other measurements of air pressure, speed, flow and temperature which are sampled and signal conditioned then processed by the Data Acquisition and Control System (DAQ). These parameters are then sent to the input of the Measuring and Monitoring system where are processed within mathematical routines, and the results are displayed on the computer graphic User Interface (GUI), displaying measurements compared with safety limits, actuator controls, warning and alerts for human interpretation and response.

Claims

1. A functional COMPUTERIZED MONITORING SYSTEM operating within a dedicated computerized hardware platform, integrated into a disinfection equipment unit for air/water or other physical state of matter as it applies but not limited to HVAC units for commercial or residential dwellings, hospitals, naval vessels of all sizes, aircraft, mining industry, human or animal shelters or manufacturing plants;

which monitoring system is represented by a Graphic User Interface (GUI) comprised of multiple VIs (virtual instrumentation) and control;

which VIs have distributed program functions named here but not limited to;

configuration of the DAQ ports, read the analog inputs and display the data for Air Quality, detect the presence of bio-chemical hazard in plenums and return ducts with color coded display (green for safe, yellow and red for extreme contamination levels indication);

measure and display UVC/IR lamp efficacy status, air pressure, temperature and flow;

perform medium quality measurements and issue alerts;

display the comfort level for safety and compute contamination levels;

identify the threat location;

which system is being ran by a computer program used for processing of data obtained from various sensors which are connected to a Data Acquisition and Control unit (DAQ) by means of standard communication and also including user programmable utilities for intranet, internet communication or access through web applications.

2. The system in claim 1, wherein the PROCESS claimed is based on functions performed by an object oriented computer software code comprised of preexisting object code modules is implied for the development of an original and novel method of sensing, measurement, processing of data and displaying information obtained from the said system;

which software is having operating attributes to perform communication with DAQ;

data formatting and mapping, mathematical computation, logic structure manipulation, encoding/decoding, digital and analog processing, timing and file management;

display results onto a computer monitor screen;

perform signal analysis, and processing where the electric signals received from multiple sensors and data packets are mathematically and logically processed;

an object oriented computer code built in association with and specific to the disinfection/decontamination method as suited for the decontamination apparatus containing various disinfection emitting sources as described in claim 1.

3. The system in claim 1, where a DISPLAY unit functions are represented by a Computer Graphic User Interface (GUI) built to display parametric signals from sensors, graphically show measured and compared signal quantities against internal programmable reference levels setup for alert and control;

display processed data to satisfy conditions set by signal analysis algorithms;

show comparative results against stored mapped references;

generate linear and quantized output to virtual graphical instrumentation for parametric measurement and alert displays in the GUI;

enable/disable various on screen controls for safety devices actuation;

display alert indicators by quantity and by a color coded output against internally set references;

trigger sound alarms;

display warnings and evacuation instructions in a text box accordingly with previously entered data per local safety codes;

perform data logging and information retrieving; and

all but not exclusive to, other programmable functions dedicated to the operation of the disinfection apparatus in a remote environment.