Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a ventilation system 100 for providing fresh air from a first location 104 to a second location 106. The system includes an air duct unit 102 to allow flow of air between the two locations (104, 106). The two locations (104, 106) are provided with sensors (108, 110) to monitor the concentration of polluting agents present at the two locations (104, 106). The air duct unit 102 includes a pump 204 to control flow of air, and filters 202 for filtering the air. The system 100 includes a computing unit 112 to control/restrict the flow of air between the two locations (104, 106) by comparing the concentration of the polluting agents at the two locations (104, 106) and based on the filtering capability of the filters 202. The system 100 also monitors the health of the filters 202 and generates an alert for filter replacement.
Claims:1. An air quality based ventilation system, the system comprising:
an air duct unit configured to facilitate flow of air between a first location and a second location, wherein the air duct unit comprises one or more air filters configured to filter one or more polluting agents from the air flowing from the first location to the second location;
a first set of sensors located at the first location, the first set of sensors configured to monitor a first concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the first location and generate a first set of signals corresponding to the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents;
a second set of sensors located at the second location, the second set of sensors configured to monitor a second concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the second location and generate a second set of signals corresponding to the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents; and
a computing unit comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more instructions stored in a memory of the computing unit, the one or more processors operatively coupled to the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors and configured to:
receive the first set of signals from the first set of sensors;
extract the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the received first set of signals;
receive the second set of signals from the second set of sensors;
extract the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the second set of signals;
determine a third concentration of the one or more pollutants present in the air after being filtered by the one or more air filters based on one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters;
compare the third concentration of the one or more pollutants with the first concentration of the one or more pollutants; and
generate a third set of signals when the third concentration of the one or more pollutants is more than the first concentration of the one or more pollutants;
wherein the computing unit is configured to transmit the third set of signals to the air duct unit to control the flow of air between the first location and the second location.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computing unit is configured to transmit the third set of signals to the air duct unit to restrict the flow of air from the first location to the second location,
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more polluting agents are any or a combination of CO2, SO2, NOx, carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, dust, toxic metal, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and wherein the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors are any or a combination of a CO2 sensor, a SO2 sensor, a NOx sensor, a CO sensor, a volatile organic compounds sensor, a particulate matter sensor, a dust sensor, a toxic metal sensor, and a CFCs sensor.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air duct unit comprises at least one inlet to allow inflow of air from the first location into the air duct unit, at least one outlet to allow outflow of air into the second location, and wherein the air duct unit comprises one or more ducts to fluidically couple the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air duct unit comprises one or more air pumping means to control the flow of air between the first location and the second location, and wherein the one or more air pumping means is any or a combination of a fan, a blower and a pump.
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters comprises any or a combination of pollutant absorption efficiency, resistance to air flow, and particulate absorbing capacity.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computing unit is configured to determine an absorption rate of the one or more filters in a real time based on a difference between the second concentration of the one or more pollutants present in the second location and the third concentration of the one or more pollutants present in the air after being filtered by the one or more filters.
8. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the computing unit is configured to generate a fourth set of signals corresponding to an alert for replacement of the one or more air filters when the determined absorption rate falls below a predetermined absorption rate, the fourth set of signals signal.
9. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the system comprises a communication unit operatively coupled to the computing unit, the communication unit configured to communicatively couple the system to one or more computing devices of users, and wherein the communication unit comprises any or a combination of a WIFI module, a Bluetooth module, and a IR module.
10. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the computing unit is configured to transmit the received first set of signals, the received second set of signals, and the fourth set of signals to the one or more computing devices.
, Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of air filtration and ventilation system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a ventilation system for supplying fresh air and controlling air quality inside a location.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] In present world, life of people is changing rapidly with rapid increase in population. This increase in population has increased the pollution level to a level which is very dangerous and beyond safe limits for human being and animals. Pollution is directly affecting people of every age, and air pollution is one of the major factors that are causing various health related issues in people. Air pollution is directly affecting the respiratory system of normal people as well as the people already having respiratory disorders or breathing problems.
[0004] Modern indoor structures (such as automobiles, buildings, elevators etc) are being built with increasing emphasis on energy efficiency. This generally means providing more thermal insulation, more vapour barriers and better quality seals around all the inlets and outlets of the indoor structures. This type of construction has given rise to the concern for providing adequate ventilation inside the indoor structures, in light of the need for a continuous supply of fresh air inside the indoor structures.
[0005] Various air ventilation systems or Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems are available in the market, which allows flow of air from an outside location (environment) to the indoor structures. Adding fresh air to the indoor structures accomplishes two primary indoor air quality goals. It pressurizes the indoor structures and increases indoor air quality by diluting polluted or stale indoor air.
[0006] These ventilation or HVAC systems facilitate flow of air from the outside location to the indoor structure. However, these ventilation or HVAC systems fail to consider the quality of air being brought from the outside location into the indoor structures. Increased pollution level in the environment has polluted the air present in the outside environment to an extent that it has become very dangerous and worse than the quality of air present inside the indoor structures. And use of such ventilation or HVAC system for supplying such air inside the indoor structure can be very dangerous for the health of people inside the indoor structures.
[0007] There is, therefore, a need in the art to develop a ventilation system to allow flow of air from one location to another location after comparing the air qualities of the two locations
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0008] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an improved ventilation system to supply fresh air to a location.
[00010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which monitors the air quality of the two locations.
[00011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location by considering the air quality of the two locations.
[00012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which restricts the flow of air between the two locations if the quality of air to be supplied is worse.
[00013] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which considers air filtering capacity of air filters of the ventilation system.
[00014] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which considers air quality of the two locations as well as the air filtering capacity of air filters of the ventilation system.
[00015] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which monitors the health of filters of the ventilation system.
[00016] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which generates an alert for replacement of filters of the ventilation system.
SUMMARY
[00017] The present disclosure relates to the field of air filtration and ventilation system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a ventilation system for supplying fresh air and controlling air quality inside a location. .
[00018] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to an air quality based ventilation system, the system comprising: an air duct unit configured to facilitate flow of air between a first location and a second location, wherein the air duct unit may comprise one or more air filters configured to filter one or more polluting agents from the air flowing from the first location to the second location; a first set of sensors located at the first location, the first set of sensors may be configured to monitor a first concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the first location and may generate a first set of signals corresponding to the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents; a second set of sensors located at the second location, the second set of sensors may be configured to monitor a second concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the second location and may generate a second set of signals corresponding to the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents; and a computing unit comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more instructions stored in a memory of the computing unit, the one or more processors may be operatively coupled to the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors and may be configured to: receive the first set of signals from the first set of sensors; extract the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the received first set of signals; receive the second set of signals from the second set of sensors; extract the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the second set of signals; determine a third concentration of the one or more pollutants present in the air after being filtered by the one or more air filters based on one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters; compare the third concentration of the one or more pollutants with the first concentration of the one or more pollutants; and generate a third set of signals when the third concentration of the one or more pollutants is more than the first concentration of the one or more pollutants; wherein the computing unit may be configured to transmit the third set of signals to the air duct unit to control the flow of air between the first location and the second location.
[00019] In an aspect, the computing unit may be configured to transmit the third set of signals to the air duct unit to restrict the flow of air from the first location to the second location.
[00020] In another aspect, the one or more polluting agents may be any or a combination of CO2, SO2, NOx, carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, dust, toxic metal, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and wherein the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors may be any or a combination of a CO2 sensor, a SO2 sensor, a NOx sensor, a CO sensor, a volatile organic compounds sensor, a particulate matter sensor, a dust sensor, a toxic metal sensor, and a CFCs sensor.
[00021] In yet another aspect, the air duct unit may comprise at least one inlet to allow inflow of air from the first location into the air duct unit, at least one outlet to allow outflow of air into the second location, and wherein the air duct unit may comprise one or more ducts to fluidically couple the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet.
[00022] In an aspect, the air duct unit may comprise one or more air pumping means to control the flow of air between the first location and the second location, and wherein the one or more air pumping means may be any or a combination of a fan, a blower and a pump.
[00023] In another aspect, the one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters may comprise any or a combination of pollutant absorption efficiency, resistance to air flow and particulate absorbing capacity.
[00024] In yet another aspect, the computing unit may be configured to determine an absorption rate of the one or more filters in a real time based on a difference between the second concentration of the one or more pollutants present in the second location and the third concentration of the one or more pollutants present in the air after being filtered by the one or more filters.
[00025] In an aspect, the computing unit may be configured to generate a fourth set of signals corresponding to an alert for replacement of the one or more air filters when the determined absorption rate falls below a predetermined absorption rate, the fourth set of signals signal.
[00026] In another aspect, the system may comprise a communication unit operatively coupled to the computing unit, the communication unit configured to communicatively couple the system to one or more mobile computing devices of users, and wherein the communication unit may comprise any or a combination of a WIFI module, a Bluetooth module, and a IR module.
[00027] In yet another aspect, the computing unit may be configured to transmit the received first set of signals, the received second set of signals, and the fourth set of signals to the one or more computing devices.
[00028] Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components
[00029] Within the scope of this application it is expressly envisaged that the various aspects, embodiments, examples and alternatives set out in the preceding paragraphs, in the claims and/or in the following description and drawings, and in particular the individual features thereof, may be taken independently or in any combination. Features described in connection with one embodiment are applicable to all embodiments, unless such features are incompatible
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[00030] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure.
[00031] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of the proposed air ventilation system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, to elaborate upon its working.
[00032] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary architecture of the proposed system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00033] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary process flow diagram for determining and monitoring absorption rate of filters by the proposed system to monitor health of the filters, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00034] FIG. 4 illustrates exemplary network architecture in which or with which proposed system and mobile computing devices can be implemented, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00035] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[00036] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[00037] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[00038] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[00039] The use of “including”, “comprising” or “having” and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. The terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item. Further, the use of terms “first”, “second”, and “third”, and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another
[00040] Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. One or more members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or deletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all groups used in the appended claims.
[00041] Embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a computer program product, which may include a machine-readable storage medium tangibly embodying thereon instructions, which may be used to program a computer (or other electronic devices) to perform a process. The machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, fixed (hard) drives, magnetic tape, floppy diskettes, optical disks, compact disc read-only memories (CD-ROMs), and magneto-optical disks, semiconductor memories, such as ROMs, PROMs, random access memories (RAMs), programmable read-only memories (PROMs), erasable PROMs (EPROMs), electrically erasable PROMs (EEPROMs), flash memory, magnetic or optical cards, or other type of media/machine-readable medium suitable for storing electronic instructions (e.g., computer programming code, such as software or firmware).
[00042] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure).
[00043] The present disclosure relates to the field of air filtration and ventilation system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a ventilation system for supplying fresh air and controlling air quality inside a location.
[00044] An aspect of the present disclosure elaborates upon an air quality based ventilation system, the system including: an air duct unit configured to facilitate flow of air between a first location and a second location, wherein the air duct unit can include one or more air filters configured to filter one or more polluting agents from the air flowing from the first location to the second location; a first set of sensors located at the first location, the first set of sensors can be configured to monitor a first concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the first location and can generate a first set of signals corresponding to the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents; a second set of sensors located at the second location, the second set of sensors can be configured to monitor a second concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the second location and can generate a second set of signals corresponding to the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents; and a computing unit including one or more processors configured to execute one or more instructions stored in a memory of the computing unit, the one or more processors can be operatively coupled to the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors and can be configured to: receive the first set of signals from the first set of sensors; extract the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the received first set of signals; receive the second set of signals from the second set of signals; extract the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the second set of sensors; determine a third concentration of the one or more pollutants present in the air after being filtered by the one or more air filters based on one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters; compare the third concentration of the one or more pollutants with the first concentration of the one or more pollutants; and generate a third set of signals when the third concentration of the one or more pollutants is more than the first concentration of the one or more pollutants; wherein the computing unit can be configured to transmit the third set of signals to the air duct unit to control the flow of air between the first location and the second location.
[00045] In an embodiment, the computing unit can be configured to transmit the third set of signals to the air duct unit to restrict the flow of air from the first location to the second location.
[00046] In an embodiment, the one or more polluting agents can be any or a combination of CO2, SO2, NOx, carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, dust, toxic metal, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and wherein the first set of sensors and the second set of sensors can be any or a combination of a CO2 sensor, a SO2 sensor, a NOx sensor, a CO sensor, a volatile organic compounds sensor, a particulate matter sensor, a dust sensor, a toxic metal sensor, and a CFCs sensor.
[00047] In an embodiment, the air duct unit can include at least one inlet to allow inflow of air from the first location into the air duct unit, at least one outlet to allow outflow of air into the second location, and wherein the air duct unit can include one or more ducts to fluidically couple the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet.
[00048] In an embodiment, the air duct unit can include one or more air pumping means to control the flow of air between the first location and the second location, and wherein the one or more air pumping means can be any or a combination of a fan, a blower and a pump.
[00049] In an embodiment, the one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters can include any or a combination of pollutant absorption efficiency, resistance to air flow and particulate absorbing capacity.
[00050] In an embodiment, the computing unit can be configured to determine an absorption rate of the one or more filters in a real time based on a difference between the second concentration of the one or more pollutants present in the second location and the third concentration of the one or more pollutants present in the air after being filtered by the one or more filters.
[00051] In an embodiment, the computing unit can be configured to generate a fourth set of signals corresponding to an alert for replacement of the one or more air filters when the determined absorption rate falls below a predetermined absorption rate, the fourth set of signals signal.
[00052] In an embodiment, the system can include a communication unit operatively coupled to the computing unit, the communication unit configured to communicatively couple the system to one or more mobile computing devices of users, and wherein the communication unit can include any or a combination of a WIFI module, a Bluetooth module, and a IR module.
[00053] In an embodiment, the computing unit can be configured to transmit the received first set of signals, the received second set of signals, and the fourth set of signals to the one or more computing devices.
[00054] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of the proposed air ventilation system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, to elaborate upon its working.
[00055] As illustrated, according to an aspect, the proposed air ventilation system 100 can include an air duct unit 102 configured to facilitate flow of air between a first location 104 and a second location 106. The first location 104 can be a position inside a building, automobile, and elevator, but not limited to the likes. The second location 106 can be a position outside the first location 104 such as outdoor environment, but not limited to the likes. The air duct unit 102 can include one or more filters 202 (also referred to as filters 202, herein) to filter one or more polluting agents from the air flowing between the first location 104 and the second location 106.
[00056] In an embodiment, the system 100 can include a first set of sensors 108 (also referred to as first sensors 108, herein) located at the first location 104 to monitor a first concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the first location 104 and generate a first set of signals corresponding to the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents.
[00057] In an embodiment, the system 100 can include a second set of sensors 110 (also referred to as second sensors 110, herein) located at the second location 106 to monitor a second concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the first location 104 and generate a second set of signals corresponding to the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents.
[00058] In an embodiment, the one or more polluting agents can be any or a combination of CO2, SO2, NOx, carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, dust, toxic metal, and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), but not limited to the likes.
[00059] In an embodiment, the first sensors 108 and the second sensors 110 can be any or a combination of a CO2 sensor, a SO2 sensor, a NOx sensor, a CO sensor, a volatile organic compounds sensor, a particulate matter sensor, a dust sensor, a toxic metal sensor, and a CFCs sensor, but not limited to the likes.
[00060] In an embodiment, the system 100 can include a computing unit 112 that can include one or more processors, which can be configured to execute one or more instructions stored in a memory of the computing unit 112. The computing unit 112 can be operatively coupled to the first sensors 108 and the second sensors 110, and can be further configured to receive the first set of signals from first sensors 108, and the second set of signals from the second sensors 110.
[00061] In an embodiment, the computing unit 112 can be configured to extract the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the received first set of signals. The computing unit 112 can further extract the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the second set of signals.
[00062] In an embodiment, the computing unit 112 can be configured to determine a third concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the air after being filtered by the one or more air filters 202 based on one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters 202. The one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters 202 can include any or a combination of pollutant absorption efficiency, resistance to air flowing through the filters 202, and particulate absorbing capacity, but not limited to the likes.
[00063] For instance, if the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents for example Particulate Matter PM 2.5 is 1000 micron at the first location 104 and if the one or more filtering attributes of the filters 202 provides 90% filtration of the air, then the third concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the air after being filtered by the filters 202 is 100 micron.
[00064] In an embodiment, the computing unit 112 can be configured to compare the third concentration of the one or more polluting agents with the first concentration of the one or more polluting against and can further generate a third set of signals when the third concentration of the one or more polluting agents is more than the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents.
[00065] For instance, if the third concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the air after being filtered by the filters 202 is 100 micron, and the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents present at the second location 106 is 80 micron, then the system 100 can generate the third signal and transmit it to the air duct unit 102 to restrict the flow of air from the first location 104 to the second location 106.
[00066] For another instance, if the third concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the air after being filtered by the filters 202 is 100 micron, and the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents present at the second location 106 is 150 micron, then the air duct unit 102 continues to allow the flow of air from the first location 104 to the second location 106.
[00067] In an embodiment, the computing unit 112 can be configured to transmit the third set of signals to the air duct unit 102 to control the flow of air between the first location 104 and the second location 106. The air duct unit 102 can then control the speed of air flowing through the air duct unit 102. In another embodiment, the computing unit 112 can be configured to restrict the flow of air from the first location 104 to the second location 106 upon receiving the third set of signals from the computing unit 112.
[00068] In an embodiment, the system 100 can include a communication unit 114 operatively coupled to the computing unit 112. The communication unit 114 can be configured to communicatively couple the system 100 to one or more computing devices of users. The one or more computing devices can include any or a combination of a smart phone, a tablet, a computer, and a cloud-based server, but not limited to the likes.
[00069] In an embodiment, the system 100 can be configured to receive a signal corresponding to the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents present at the first location 104 from the one or more computing devices such as the cloud-based server, but not limited to the likes.
[00070] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary architecture of the proposed system 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00071] As illustrated, in an embodiment, the proposed system 100 can include first sensors 108 at a first location 104 to monitor a first concentration of one or more polluting agents present at the first location 104, and second sensors 110 at a second location 106 to monitor a second concentration of the one or more polluting agents present at the second location 106. The system 100 can include a computing unit 112 operatively coupled to the first sensors 108 and the second sensors 110.
[00072] In an embodiment, the system 100 can include an air duct unit 102 to facilitate flow of air between the first location 104 and the second location 106. The air duct unit 102 can include at least one inlet to allow inflow of air from the first location 104 into the air duct unit 102, and at least one outlet to allow outflow of air into the second location 106. The air duct unit 102 can include one or more ducts 206-1 and 206-2 (collectively referred to as ducts 206, herein) to fluidically couple the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet.
[00073] In an embodiment, as illustrated in FIG.2, each of the ducts 206-1 and 206-2 can have a corresponding inlet and a corresponding outlet. The duct 206-1 can facilitate flow of air from the first location 104 to the second location 106. The duct 206-2 can facilitate flow of air from the second location 106 to the first location 104.
[00074] In an embodiment, the air duct unit 102 can include one or more air pumping means 204 (also referred to as pumping means 204, herein) to control the flow of air between the first location 104 and the second location 106. The pumping means 204 can be any or a combination of a fan, a blower and a pump, but not limited to he likes. In an exemplary embodiment, the pumping means 204 can be positioned at suitable position inside the ducts.
[00075] In an embodiment, the air duct unit 102 can be configured to control the flow of air between the first location 104 and the second location 106. The air duct unit 102 can control the pumping means 204 to control the speed of air flowing through the air duct unit 102. In another embodiment, the air duct unit 102 can control the pumping means 204 to restrict the flow of air from the first location 104 to the second location 106.
[00076] In an embodiment, the air duct unit 102 can include filters 202 positioned at suitable position inside the ducts to facilitate filtration of the one or more polluting agents from the air flowing between the first location 104 and the second location 106.
[00077] It is to be appreciated that while various embodiments of the position and number of pumping means 204 and filters 202 have been described in the present disclosure and drawings with reference to the number of filters 202 and pumping means 204 to be one and positioned inside the first duct 206-1, however, the concept of the present disclosure can be for any number of pumping means 204 and filters 202 positioned at various suitable places in the air duct unit 102, and all such embodiments are well within the scope of the present disclosure without any limitations whatsoever.
[00078] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary process flow diagram for determining and monitoring absorption rate of filters 202 by the proposed system 100 to monitor health of the filters 202, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00079] According to an aspect, the proposed system 100 can be configured to determine and monitor the absorption rate of the filters 202 used in the air duct unit 102 of the system 100 to monitor the health of the filters 202 and generate a filter replacement alert signal when the filters 202 are required to be replaced. In an embodiment, the computing unit 112 of the system 100 can extract the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the first location 104, and the second concentration of the one or more polluting agents from the second set of signals. The computing unit 112 can be configured to determine a third concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the air after being filtered by the one or more air filters 202 based on one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters 202.
[00080] Referring to FIG. 3, a process of determining and monitoring health of the filters 202 and generation of a corresponding filter replacement signal is disclosed. The process can include a step 302 of determining the first concentration of the one or more polluting agents present at the first location 104.
[00081] In an embodiment, the process can include a step 304 of determining the third concentration of the one or more polluting agents present in the air after being filtered by the one or more air filters 202 based on one or more filtering attributes of the one or more air filters 202
[00082] In an embodiment, the process can further include a step 306 of determining the absorption rate of the filters 202 based on a difference between the first concentration of one or more polluting agents determined at the step 302 and the third concentration of the one or more polluting agents determined at the step 304.
[00083] In an embodiment, the process can include a step 308 of generating a fourth set of signals by the computing unit 112 when the determined absorption rate at the step 406 falls below a predetermined absorption rate of the filters 202. The fourth signal can correspond to a filter replacement alert signal.
[00084] In an embodiment, the proposed system 100 can be configured to transmit the fourth set of signals corresponding to the filter replacement alert signal to the one or more computing devices.
[00085] FIG. 4 illustrates exemplary network architecture in which or with which proposed system and mobile computing devices can be implemented, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00086] As illustrated, in an embodiment, the system 100 can include a communication unit 114 to connect the system 100 with one or more mobile computing devices 404-1 to 404-3 (collectively referred to as mobile computing devices 404, herein) of users through a network 402. The communication unit 114 can include a WIFI module and a Bluetooth Module, but not limited to the likes. The communication unit 114 can communicatively coupled the mobile computing devices 404 such as a cloud-based server 404-1, a computer/laptop 404-2 and a smart phone 404-3.
[00087] In an embodiment, the system 100 can be configured to transmit the first set of signals, the second set of signals and the third set of signals to the mobile computing devices 404 of the users.
[00088] In an embodiment, the system 100 can be configured to transmit the fourth set of signals corresponding to the filter replacement alert signal to the mobile computing devices 404.
[00089] The network architecture in which or with which proposed device and mobile computing devices can be implemented is described demonstrating a single user and a single device. It is to be appreciated that the present disclosure is not limited to single user or a single device being connected to the mobile computing devices. However, a plurality of users and their devices can be communicatively coupled to the mobile computing devices, and the mobile computing devices can configured to display the readings and report associated with the force being measured by the proposed device.
[00090] User can interact with the mobile computing devices 404 through the network 402 using an application, a web browser, a proprietary program, or any other program executed and operated by the access device. In some embodiments, the access device can communicate directly with the network devices (e.g., communication signal). For example, the access device can communicate directly with network devices using Zigbee™ signals, Bluetooth™ signals, WiFi™ signals, infrared (IR) signals, UWB signals, WiFi-Direct signals, BLE signals, sound frequency signals, or the like. In some embodiments, the access device can communicate with the network devices via the gateways and/or a cloud network.
[00091] Local area network can include a wireless network, a wired network, or a combination of a wired and wireless network. A wireless network can include any wireless interface or combination of wireless interfaces (e.g., Zigbee™, Bluetooth™, WiFi™, IR, UWB, WiFi-Direct, BLE, cellular, Long-Term Evolution (LTE), WiMax™, or the like). A wired network can include any wired interface (e.g., fiber, Ethernet, powerline, Ethernet over coaxial cable, digital signal line (DSL), or the like). The wired and/or wireless networks can be implemented using various routers, access points, bridges, gateways, or the like, to connect devices in the local area network. For example, the local area network can include gateway and gateway. Gateway can provide communication capabilities to network devices and/or access device via radio signals in order to provide communication, location, and/or other services to the devices. The gateway is directly connected to the external network and can provide other gateways and devices in the local area network with access to the external network. The gateway can be designated as a primary gateway.
[00092] The network access provided by gateway can be of any type of network familiar to those skilled in the art that can support data communications using any of a variety of commercially-available protocols. For example, gateways can provide wireless communication capabilities for the local area network 100 using particular communications protocols, such as WiFi™ (e.g., IEEE 802.11 family standards, or other wireless communication technologies, or any combination thereof). Using the communications protocol(s), the gateways can provide radio frequencies on which wireless enabled devices in the local area network can communicate. A gateway can also be referred to as a base station, an access point, Node B, Evolved Node B (eNodeB), access point base station, a Femtocell, home base station, home Node B, home eNodeB, or the like.
[00093] Gateways can include a router, a modem, a range extending device, and/or any other device that provides network access among one or more computing devices and/or external networks. For example, gateway can include a router or access point or a range extending device. Examples of range extending devices can include a wireless range extender, a wireless repeater, or the like.
[00094] A router gateway can include access point and router functionality, and can further include an Ethernet switch and/or a modem. For example, a router gateway can receive and forward data packets among different networks. When a data packet is received, the router gateway can read identification information (e.g., a media access control (MAC) address) in the packet to determine the intended destination for the packet. The router gateway can then access information in a routing table or routing policy, and can direct the packet to the next network or device in the transmission path of the packet. The data packet can be forwarded from one gateway to another through the computer networks until the packet is received at the intended destination
[00095] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
[00096] The proposed disclosure provides an improved ventilation system to supply fresh air to a location.
[00097] The proposed disclosure provides a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which monitors the air quality of the two locations.
[00098] The proposed disclosure provides a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location by considering the air quality of the two locations.
[00099] The proposed disclosure provides a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which restricts the flow of air between the two locations if the quality of air to be supplied is worse.
[000100] The proposed disclosure provides a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which considers air filtering capacity of air filters of the ventilation system.
[000101] The proposed disclosure provides a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which considers air quality of the two locations as well as the air filtering capacity of air filters of the ventilation system.
[000102] The proposed disclosure provides a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which monitors the health of filters of the ventilation system.
[000103] The proposed disclosure provides a ventilation system to supply fresh air from one location to another location, which generates an alert for replacement of filters of the ventilation system.
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| 1 | 201941039024-FORM 18 [23-09-2023(online)].pdf | 2023-09-23 |
| 1 | 201941039024-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 2 | 201941039024-FORM FOR STARTUP [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 2 | 201941039024-Correspondence_Start up_09-06-2021.pdf | 2021-06-09 |
| 3 | 201941039024-Proof of Right [13-06-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-06-13 |
| 3 | 201941039024-FORM FOR SMALL ENTITY(FORM-28) [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 4 | 201941039024-FORM 1 [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 4 | 201941039024-FORM-26 [03-12-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-12-03 |
| 5 | 201941039024-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI(FORM-28) [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 5 | 201941039024-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 6 | 201941039024-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 6 | 201941039024-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 7 | 201941039024-DRAWINGS [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 8 | 201941039024-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 8 | 201941039024-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 9 | 201941039024-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI(FORM-28) [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 9 | 201941039024-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 10 | 201941039024-FORM 1 [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 10 | 201941039024-FORM-26 [03-12-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-12-03 |
| 11 | 201941039024-FORM FOR SMALL ENTITY(FORM-28) [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 11 | 201941039024-Proof of Right [13-06-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-06-13 |
| 12 | 201941039024-FORM FOR STARTUP [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 12 | 201941039024-Correspondence_Start up_09-06-2021.pdf | 2021-06-09 |
| 13 | 201941039024-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [26-09-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-09-26 |
| 13 | 201941039024-FORM 18 [23-09-2023(online)].pdf | 2023-09-23 |