Air treatment device having a sensor
View Patent ↗An air treatment device having electrodes supported by a housing and a voltage generator operatively coupled to the electrodes. The air treatment device includes at least one sensor operatively coupled to the voltage generator for sensing a condition and providing signals used for adjusting the voltage generated by the voltage generator.
1. An air treatment device comprising:
a housing;
a plurality of electrodes supported by the housing;
a voltage generator operatively coupled to the electrodes, the voltage generator being operable to generate voltage;
at least one sensor operatively coupled to the voltage generator, the sensor having a light source and a light detector, the voltage generated by the voltage generator being adjusted based on a condition sensed by the sensor; and
a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and the voltage generator, the processor being operable to cause an adjustment of the voltage based on a signal received from the sensor, the signal being related to the condition sensed by the sensor.
2. The air treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a particulate detector.
3. The air treatment device of claim 2 , wherein the particulate detector is a photoelectric unit.
4. The air treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor detects the presence of humans or animals.
5. The air treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a passive IR detector.
6. The air treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is an ozone sensor.
7. The air treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a remote unit.
8. The air treatment device claim 7 , wherein the remote unit is a wireless communication device.
9. The air treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the electrodes, the voltage generator and the sensor are a single unit.
10. The air treatment device of claim 1 , wherein the condition sensed is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a presence of humans; (b) a presence of animals; (c) a change in ozone level; and (d) a change in particulate level.
11. An air treatment device comprising:
a housing;
a plurality of electrodes supported by the housing;
a voltage generator operatively coupled to the electrodes, the voltage generator being operable to generate voltage;
at least one ozone sensor operatively coupled to the voltage generator, the ozone sensor being operable to produce a plurality of signals used for adjusting the voltage generated by the voltage generator; and
a processor operatively coupled to the ozone sensor and the voltage generator, the processor being operable to cause an adjustment of the voltage based on: (a) a first signal received from the ozone sensor representing a first ozone concentration and (1) a second signal received from the ozone sensor representing a second ozone concentration.
12. The air treatment apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first ozone concentration is associated with a light transmission, and the second ozone concentration is associated with a different light transmission.
13. The air treatment device of claim 11 , wherein the ozone sensor includes at least one light source and at least one light source detector.
14. The air treatment device of claim 11 , wherein the ozone sensor is a remote unit.
15. The air treatment device of claim 14 , wherein the remote unit is a wireless communication device.
16. The air treatment device of claim 11 , wherein the electrodes, the voltage generator and the sensor are a single unit.
17. An air treatment device comprising:
a housing;
a plurality of electrodes supported by the housing;
a voltage generator operatively coupled to the electrodes, the voltage generator being operable to generate voltage;
at least one ozone sensor operatively coupled to the voltage generator, the ozone sensor operable to provide a plurality of signals relating to a plurality of sensed ozone concentrations; and
a processor operatively coupled to the ozone sensor and the voltage generator, the processor being operable to adjust the voltage based on comparing a first signal representing a first ozone concentration to a second signal representing a second ozone concentration sensed by the ozone sensor.
18. The air treatment device of claim 17 , wherein the ozone sensor includes at least one light source and at least light source detector.
19. The air treatment device of claim 17 , wherein the processor adjusts a peak voltage of the voltage generator output.
20. Thc air treatment device of claim 17 , wherein the processor adjusts a duty cycle of the voltage generator output.