Design and Development of Intelligent Air Filters

设计和开发了一种能够在互联网上传递空气过滤器状态的智能空气过滤器(AIF)。InnerEco Environmental Inc.和DRAM Innovation联合开发了一种专有系统，该系统使用LED灯和声波等多种传感器来持续监控工业或住宅供暖、通风或空调(HVAC)空气过滤器上的粉尘堆积。应用研究项目团队旨在为用户开发一种简单、可靠且经济高效的基于网络的解决方案，以监控暖通空调过滤器的状态以及室内空气质量。*传统的暖通空调系统使用肮脏的空气滤清器运行，会消耗更多试图迫使空气通过滤清器的能量，而静电空气滤清器会因为滤清器被污染而失去效率。IAF将通过提示用户准确地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来说尤其重要。在其他应用中，例如医院空气过滤器，一旦达到过早的土壤阈值水平，就需要立即更换空气过滤器。*InnerEco Environmental Inc.和DRAM Innovation寻求与位于安大略省布兰普顿的谢里登学院先进制造和设计技术中心(首席研究员：Amin Ghobeity博士)合作，为推进暖通空调空气过滤器监测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。*

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.******