Oxygen concentrator systems and methods
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1. A method of providing oxygen enriched gas to a user of an oxygen concentrator, the oxygen concentrator comprising:
- at least two canisters;
gas separation adsorbent disposed in at least two canisters, wherein the gas separation adsorbent separates at least some nitrogen from air in the canister to produce oxygen enriched gas; and
a compression system comprising at least one compressor coupled to at least one canister;
the method comprising;
producing oxygen enriched gas by pressuring air with the at least two canisters using the compression system;
providing the oxygen enriched gas to the user of the oxygen concentrator;
automatically assessing an operating state of the oxygen concentrator;
automatically assessing a pressure of at least one of the canisters of the oxygen concentrator when the oxygen concentrator is in an off state;
operating the compressor at a compressor speed sufficient to pressurize the at least one canister to a predetermined pressure based on the assessed pressure of the oxygen concentrator when the oxygen concentrator is in an off state.
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Abstract
Described herein are various embodiments of an oxygen concentrator system. In some embodiments, oxygen concentrator system includes one or more components that improve energy usage during operation of the oxygen concentrator system.
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1. A method of providing oxygen enriched gas to a user of an oxygen concentrator, the oxygen concentrator comprising:
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at least two canisters; gas separation adsorbent disposed in at least two canisters, wherein the gas separation adsorbent separates at least some nitrogen from air in the canister to produce oxygen enriched gas; and a compression system comprising at least one compressor coupled to at least one canister; the method comprising; producing oxygen enriched gas by pressuring air with the at least two canisters using the compression system; providing the oxygen enriched gas to the user of the oxygen concentrator; automatically assessing an operating state of the oxygen concentrator; automatically assessing a pressure of at least one of the canisters of the oxygen concentrator when the oxygen concentrator is in an off state; operating the compressor at a compressor speed sufficient to pressurize the at least one canister to a predetermined pressure based on the assessed pressure of the oxygen concentrator when the oxygen concentrator is in an off state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An oxygen concentrator apparatus comprising:
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at least two canisters; gas separation adsorbent disposed in at least two canisters, wherein the gas separation adsorbent separates at least some nitrogen from air in the canister to produce oxygen enriched gas; and a compression system comprising at least one compressor coupled to at least one canister; a processor operable to execute program instructions, and wherein the program instructions are operable to perform the method comprising; automatically assessing an operating state of the oxygen concentrator; automatically assessing a pressure of at least one of the canisters of the oxygen concentrator when the oxygen concentrator is in an off state; operating the compressor at a compressor speed sufficient to pressurize the at least one canister to a predetermined pressure based on the assessed pressure of the oxygen concentrator when the oxygen concentrator is in an off state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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