Design and Development of Intelligent Air Filters

智能空气过滤器的设计与开发

• 批准号: 520425-2017
• 负责人: England, Andrea
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=650204
• 关键词: Design; Development; Intelligent; Air; Filters

The design and development of an Intelligent Air Filter (AIF) capable of communicating air filter status over the Internet is proposed in this research. InnerEco Environmental Inc. and DRAM Innovations have jointly undertaken the development of a proprietary system that uses several sensors, such as LED light and sonic wave, to continuously monitor the build up of dust on an industrial or residential Heating, Ventilation, or Air Conditioning (HVAC) air filter. The applied research project team aims to develop a simple, reliable, and cost-effective web-based solution for users to monitor the status of the HVAC filters, as well as the indoor air quality. ****Conventional HVAC systems left to operate with a dirty air filter consume more energy trying to force air through the filter, while electrostatic air filters lose efficiency as the filter gets soiled. The IAF will save energy by prompting the users to change their air filter at precisely the optimal soil level. This is particularly significant for large industrial air filters that consume large amounts of electricity. In other applications, such as hospital air filters, there is a need to replace the air filters as soon as premature soil threshold levels are reached. ****InnerEco Environmental Inc. and DRAM Innovations seek to partner with Sheridan College's Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (Principal Investigator: Dr. Amin Ghobeity) in Brampton, Ontario to initiate a research relationship for the advancement of an HVAC air filter monitoring unit to address design parameters, proof-of-concept testing, and initial prototyping.******

本研究旨在设计与开发一种能透过网际网路传送空气过滤器状态的智能空气过滤器。InnerEco环境公司和DRAM Innovations共同开发了一种专有系统，该系统使用多种传感器，如LED灯和声波，以连续监测工业或住宅供暖、通风或空调（HVAC）空气过滤器上的灰尘堆积。应用研究项目团队旨在为用户开发一种简单，可靠，具有成本效益的基于Web的解决方案，以监控HVAC过滤器的状态以及室内空气质量。* 传统的HVAC系统与肮脏的空气过滤器一起运行，消耗更多的能量试图迫使空气通过过滤器，而静电空气过滤器随着过滤器变脏而失去效率。IAF将通过提示用户在最佳土壤水平上更换空气过滤器来节省能源。这对于消耗大量电力的大型工业空气过滤器尤为重要。在其他应用中，例如医院空气过滤器，一旦达到过早污染阈值水平，就需要更换空气过滤器。* InnerEco Environmental Inc DRAM Innovations寻求与谢里丹学院位于安大略布兰普顿的先进制造和设计技术中心（首席研究员：Amin Ghobeity博士）合作，为HVAC空气过滤器监控单元的发展建立研究关系，以解决设计参数、概念验证测试和初始原型设计问题。**