Air filtration system control
First Claim
1. In an air filtration system for an air conditioning unit, said filtration system including at least one filter unit mounted on support structure and including an array of passages through which an air flowstream may pass relatively free and through a high voltage electric field for collecting particles on said filter unit from said air flowstream, and an electric field charging unit mounted on said support structure upstream from said filter unit with respect to the direction of airflow through said filtration system, a control system for said filtration system including:
- a high voltage power supply adapted to be operably connected to said field charging unit and said filter unit;
a source of electric power;
a signal input circuit adapted to be connected to a controller associated with said air conditioning unit; and
a microprocessor operably connected to said power supply and said signal input circuit for controlling application of a high voltage potential to at least one of said field charging unit and said filter unit.
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Abstract
An intense field dielectric air filtration system associated with an air conditioning unit includes a microprocessor based control system which may be connected to the thermostat of the air conditioning unit to energize the air filtration system in response to a call for heat or cooling signal at the thermostat or startup of the fan motor for the air conditioning unit. The control system includes a power supply for the air filtration system together with voltage and current monitoring circuits for detecting a fault condition. Filtration system on/off and timing function reset switches are connected to the microprocessor and visual displays, including a multicolored LED bargraph display, are controlled by the microprocessor to indicate voltage potential applied to the air filtration system, a fault condition or a test mode.
111 Citations
39 Claims
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1. In an air filtration system for an air conditioning unit, said filtration system including at least one filter unit mounted on support structure and including an array of passages through which an air flowstream may pass relatively free and through a high voltage electric field for collecting particles on said filter unit from said air flowstream, and an electric field charging unit mounted on said support structure upstream from said filter unit with respect to the direction of airflow through said filtration system, a control system for said filtration system including:
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a high voltage power supply adapted to be operably connected to said field charging unit and said filter unit; a source of electric power; a signal input circuit adapted to be connected to a controller associated with said air conditioning unit; and a microprocessor operably connected to said power supply and said signal input circuit for controlling application of a high voltage potential to at least one of said field charging unit and said filter unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In an air filtration system for an air conditioning unit, said filtration system including at least one filter unit mounted on support structure and including an array of passages through which an air flowstream may pass relatively free and through a high voltage electric field for collecting particles on said filter unit from said air flowstream, an electric field charging unit mounted on said support structure upstream from said filter unit with respect to the direction of airflow through said filtration system and a control system for said filtration system including a power supply adapted to be operably connected to said field charging unit and said filter unit, a signal input circuit connected to a controller associated with said air conditioning unit, and a microprocessor operably connected to said power supply and said signal input circuit for controlling application of a high voltage potential to at least one of said field charging unit and said filter unit, the method including the step of:
causing said microprocessor to operate said power supply to supply high voltage potential to at least one of said field charging unit and said filter unit responsive to a signal from said controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. In an air filtration system for an air conditioning unit, said filtration system including at least one filter unit mounted on support structure and including an array of passages through which an air flowstream may pass relatively free and through a high voltage electric field for collecting particles on said filter unit from said air flowstream, and an electric field charging unit mounted on said support structure upstream from said filter unit with respect to the direction of airflow through said filtration system, a control system for said filtration system including:
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a low voltage source of electric power; a high voltage power supply operable to be connected to said low voltage source and at least one of said field charging unit and said filter unit; a signal input circuit connected to a controller associated with said air conditioning unit; and a microprocessor operably connected to said power supply and said signal input circuit for controlling application of a high voltage potential to at least one of said field charging unit and said filter unit in response to a signal from said controller. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. In an air filtration system for an air conditioning unit, said filtration system including at least one filter unit mounted on support structure and including an array of passages through which an air flowstream may pass relatively free and through a high voltage electric field for collecting particles on said filter unit from said air flowstream, and an electric field charging unit mounted on said support structure upstream from said filter unit with respect to the direction of airflow through said filtration system, a control system for said filtration system including:
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a low voltage source of electric power comprising 18 volts AC to 30 volts AC; a high voltage power supply operable to be connected to said low voltage source and to said field charging unit and said filter unit; a thermostat associated with said air conditioning unit and operable by way of a source of from 18 volts AC to 30 volts AC electric power to provide a signal via a signal input circuit; and a microprocessor operably connected to said power supply and said signal input circuit for controlling application of a high voltage potential to said field charging unit and said filter unit in response to a signal from said thermostat. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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Specification