ES1182883U - Ozone generator device to treat the air (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Ozone generating device for treating air, which is composed of at least one ozone generator (1) by corona effect, connected to a voltage booster transformer (2), in order to be housed inside a housing (3) ), provided with at least one ozone outlet (4) and one air inlet (5), which can be connected to an air filter (6) and an air impeller (7) for feeding the generator, characterized by having an electronic control circuit (8), which is composed of a microcontroller (9) or programmable integrated circuit, equipped with a firmware (10) or computer program execution, in order to adjust the production of ozone and operating time of the generator through special configuration data entered in the firmware (10) by the user, depending on the actual volume (11) of the enclosure, the temporal programming (12) of the generator, the environmental application of use (13) of the oz generator ono, provision in the air conditioning room (14), and the installation of the generator in the ventilation system (15) of the premises, while to change the generator's ozone production during operation, information received by the microcontroller (9), through at least one counter sensor of the number of people (16), a photo sensor (17) light sensor, a pir sensor (18) that detects people without determining number, a goniometer (19) which measures the speed of the air, a temperature sensor (20), a humidity sensor (21), an ozone sensor (22) and a stop/run signal (23) or open/close contact to produce ozone or stop, all of them installed in the premises. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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DESCRIPTION

OZONE GENERATOR DEVICE TO TREAT THE TECHNICAL AMBIT AIR

The present invention relates to an ozone generating device for air treatment, of general application for domestic and / or industrial use and in particular for sterilizing, disinfecting and eliminating bad environmental odors, as well as being used in medical treatments, and in the food treatment, etc., since ozone is a highly oxidizing chemical agent.

The ozone generating device for treating the air, object of the invention, applies the technique of high electrical voltage to produce the ozone molecule and is singled out for being provided with special electronic control means to adjust and modify the ozone generation of self-sufficient and in accordance with industrial or domestic use and in the conditions in which the device should work.

This ozone generating device also has electronic means to carry out digital communications, which allow the control and modification of the operation of the device, through external instructions made by computer networks.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the current state of the art it is already known to obtain artificial ozone through the generation of electric arcs or "corona effect", in an atmosphere with oxygen, where the electric arcs cause an energetic increase in oxygen forming ozone molecules and the air ionization.

The electric arcs are produced at high voltages, between 2000V and 7000V. To generate these electric arcs, the mains voltage that goes from 110 to 270V is transformed through an electric transformer that increases the voltage and modifies the frequency of the alternating serial.

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There are currently four main ozone generation technologies that are based on the corona effect, produced by quartz lamps with outer maya, quartz lamps by corona effect, ceramic lamps by corona effect and ceramic plates.

A large number of domestic equipment that can generate ozone are known, to treat air and / or water, which work with a regulation of their production, and whose regulation of these equipment is usually done by the user according to their experience or guidance tables of production.

Also known are industrial ozone generating equipment for air and / or water treatment, which use external detectors that provide data of different parameters to regulate their operation.

To achieve proper ozone regulation, the best technique is to have sensors that indicate the levels of ozone in a given space, since due to the low stability of ozone, it quickly transforms into oxygen. However, for domestic uses and many of the industrial applications, the use of ozone sensors is not viable, due to their high cost.

On the other hand, the incorrect location of the sensors can cause the ozone generating equipment to produce an excess of ozone or, on the contrary, the ozone level is below the required requirements, so it is required that an ozone generator provide control means for the modification of ozone production at a given time and for a specific place or space.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide the market with an ozone generating device for treating corona air, which has the ability to regulate and control the generation of ozone in an autonomous way, since its operation is regulated according to the parameters that are indicated or the needs of the user, adjusting to the characteristics of the place where it is installed and the application that is given to the ozone generator.

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Therefore, an objective of the present invention is to reduce the chances of poor regulation of ozone equipment for air treatment. Inadequate ozone regulation, below the needs, may cause the expected effect of disinfection, sterilization and / or expected treatment to be not achieved. A regulation above the needs, can cause irritation, coma and even the death of people exposed to ozone.

This device also has the ability to be controlled remotely through digital communications with external equipment or through a server that stores the information in the memory of the controller medium and / or allows communication with other ozone generating devices to act jointly or alternatively in a coordinated manner.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the invention, the ozone generating device for treating the air is generally composed of a corona-generating ozone lamp, which is connected to a voltage booster transformer, in a position to create voltaic arcs within the generator to dissociate the molecule. of oxygen 02 of the air, in two atoms of oxygen CT, which are associated with other oxygen molecules to form ozone or triatomic molecule 03, the whole of the device being protected by an outer casing provided with at least one feed air inlet to the ozone generator and at least one ozone outlet of said generator.

It is conventional that the air inlet to the generator, can be communicated with an air filter and with an air impeller, so that the atmospheric gas arrives clean to the ozone generator and with the adequate flow.

Likewise, it is known that the ozone generating device is capable of disposing outside parameters of the housing and inside the installation premises, parameters that allow the device to function properly.

The invention has provided that the ozone generating device for treating the air has an electronic control circuit to adjust the production of ozone and

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the operating time, as well as modifying said ozone production during its operation in accordance with the conditions of the premises, for which effect said electronic circuit is composed of a microcontroller with data inputs and outputs, it is also equipped with a computer program or firmware, the circuit being connected to the voltage booster transformer and therefore to! device ozone generator.

The microcontroller is a programmable integrated circuit, capable of executing the orders recorded in its memory and is composed of several functional blocks, which fulfill a specific task of the ozone generating device, while the firmware is the computer program that controls the circuit integrated of the microcontroller giving the execution orders and being strongly integrated with the electronics of the device, it is the software that has direct interaction with the hardware being thus in charge of determining the orders to execute correctly according to the configuration of the device or external data.

The electronic control circuit, allows to adjust the ozone production and the operating time of the generating device, through special configuration data of the device that the user initially enters into the computer program or firmware of the microcontroller.

In order to configure the operation of the ozone generating device, object of the invention, the information relating to:

- The actual or approximate volume of the enclosure or premises where the ozone generating device is installed, since the generating device has the capacity to produce ozone to work effectively in premises of different volumes.

- The working time of the ozone generating device, indicating the time of connection and disconnection, as well as the amount of ozone that the device must produce for a given room environment.

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- The place or environment of application of the ozone generating device, that is, if it is applied in premises with people, in animal farms, in cold rooms, in septic tanks, in waste rooms, etc.

- If the place where the ozone generating device is used is equipped with air conditioning or has an air circulation system.

- If the installation of the ozone generating device is carried out in the premises' own ventilation system, for a more homogeneous distribution of the ozone or is independent of said ventilation system.

Likewise, the electronic control circuit of the device, allows modifying the ozone production of the generator during its operation, taking into consideration the information emitted by special sensors located in the installation site of the device, whose parameters in the form of electrical signals receive the circuit microcontroller

For this purpose, the ozone generating device has sensors or data transmitters to the microcontroller at the installation site that perform the following functions:

- A Sensor counter of the number of people in a place or enclosure. It is an external sensor, or a connection to a server of a people counter, which indicates to the ozone generating device how many people and / or animals and / or food are in the room where ozone is applied.

- A photo sensor or sensor that indicates whether there is light or not in an environment. It is a system to detect if there are people inside the environment when the light is turned on. It is a simple solution to modify the production of the ozone generator in very small environments such as bathrooms and small warehouses.

- A PIR Sensor, which detects the presence of people. Ozone production is adapted according to whether there are people or not in the environment where it is applied. With this sensor it is detected that there are people without determining the exact number of people.

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- A Goniometer that indicates the speed of the air. The higher the air velocity inside a room, the ozone moves faster and is not as effective.

- A Temperature Sensor to obtain the temperature of the environment in which the ozone generating device is located. The higher the temperature, the greater the instability of the ozone and is transformed before into oxygen, while at low temperatures, the stability of the ozone increases and with less production the same effect can be achieved.

- A humidity sensor to obtain the humidity of the environment in which ozone is applied. The higher the humidity, the lower the effectiveness of ozone, while in dry environments, the higher the effectiveness of ozone.

- An ozone sensor that indicates the level of ozone at the point where it is placed. Ozone is measured in ppm (part per million ozone) or in mg / 03 / m3.

- A stop / start switch of the device, which is an electrical signal input or open / closed contact, which indicates the ozone generating device when the ozone is to be produced or stopped.

In this way and adjusted the operation of the ozone generating device with the configuration data of the device entered in the computer program or firmware of the microcontroller, it will be possible to subsequently modify said ozone production according to the conditions of the premises informed through the different sensors to the microcontroller.

The invention has provided that the electronic control circuit has electronic means for carrying out digital communications via intranet and / or via internet via cable and / or wireless. This allows to control the operation of the ozone generating device remotely through digital communications, facilitating the modification of its configuration without risk of accidents, since the installation of the ozone generating devices, is normally carried out in high areas, where cannot be accessed without using lifting elements.

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For this purpose, the ozone generating device has digital communications protocols, which allow the connection of external equipment for its configuration, in the form of smart mobile phones, tablets or / and personal computers. The connection of electronic equipment with advanced user interfaces allows the configuration of the generating device to be much simpler, favoring the visualization of the operating parameters and the status of the sensors. These external configuration equipment are connected to the ozone generating device with direct connection through an intranet, or through the internet or through a server, which acts as a bridge between the external equipment and the ozone generating device.

In this regard, the information received by the microcontroller is transmitted through digital communications via internet or intranet to an external device such as a smart mobile phone and / or a personal computer so that the user modifies the parameters received by giving instructions to the computer program or firmware, that will run the microcontroller by modifying the ozone production.

The invention has provided that the ozone generating device has connections with an computer server, to download the various firmware updates of the electronic control circuit. In this way, it is possible to maintain an ozone generating device that may have new functionalities and that adapts to the rapid technological changes of communications, since it is provided with the ability to connect through the internet to an external server where the firmware updates of the ozone generator device.

The invention has also provided that the ozone generating device has means for digital communication through a data network between at least two ozone generating devices so that their control electronics make them work in coordination. In this way, in large environments where more than one ozone generating device needs to be installed, and by having said communication devices between them, a set of ozone generating devices can be configured for the same environment, which will adopt the same configuration Working together or alternately.

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It is also planned that the ozone generator device has a safety switch, which is activated when the housing is closed allowing the

operation of the ozone generator, and that is interrupted when opening the housing

leaving the system without electric current. In this regard, the generators of

Ozone needs maintenance of cleaning of filters, cleaning of lamps that imply that the housing is opened, leaving within reach of the user the electrical contacts that can cause a discharge of thousands of volts. To avoid these electric shocks when opening the housing, a switch is opened, which leaves all the high-voltage electronics that the user may have contact without electrical current.

The ozone generating device, object of the invention, has also

configured a housing that has a perimeter air inlet, and a front ozone outlet. This arrangement of the air inlet and ozone outlet, allows a more efficient operation of the device, when it is installed on the ceiling or on the walls of an enclosure or premises, for which purpose it has conventional grips. This improvement in performance is due to the fact that ozone weighs more than air, so it tends to fall, while with the configuration of the perimeter air inlet and the central ozone outlet it is released with force staying longer at a high level , which favors the operation of the device, especially when there is no forced ventilation at the ozone outlet.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a greater understanding of what has been exposed so far, it is accompanied by the descriptive memory of a set of drawings in which the object of the invention is shown, without it being understood that the aforementioned graphic representation constitutes a limitation of the peculiar characteristics of this application.

Figure 1: Represents a schematic view of the ozone generating device for treating the air, object of the invention. In eila you can see the ozone generator that receives an air inlet with the intermediation of a filter and an air impeller and that has an ozone outlet, which generator is connected to a high voltage transformer and is at its instead of an electronic control circuit, which are housed in a housing and that receives information from external sensors and has digital connections that it makes

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with external control equipment, a computer server or other ozone generating devices.

Figure 2: Illustrates a perspective view of the housing that surrounds the ozone generating device, object of the invention, which has a perimeter air inlet and a central ozone outlet, for installation on the ceiling of a room or enclosure.

Figure 3: Shows a perspective view of the housing containing the ozone generating device, object of the invention, with a side air inlet and a front ozone outlet, installed in a wall of a room or enclosure.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Below are detailed exposures and enumerate the different components that make up the ozone generating device to treat the air, according to a planned way of execution.

In the first figure, it can be seen schematically that the ozone generating device for treating the air by corona effect is constituted by at least one ozone generator (1), connected to a voltage booster transformer (2), in a position to be housed inside a housing (3), provided with at least one ozone outlet (4) and an air inlet (5).

With this arrangement, the air entering the ozone generator (1) receives a high voltage electrical discharge, produced by the high voltage transformer (2) connected to the generator, which dissociates the oxygen molecules into two atoms, which are associated to other oxygen molecules to form the ozone or triatomic oxygen molecule, which leaves the housing (3) by the ozone outlet (4).

In the first figure it can be seen that the air inlet (5) in the housing (3), is connected with an air filter (6) and whose output is made to an air impeller (7), which is connected to the input of the ozone generator (1).

In this way, the air that enters from the outside to the housing (3), is purified through the air filter (6) reaching the ozone generator (1) cleaner, while

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that the air impeller (7), allows the clean air to reach the generator with the same pressure and volume, which stabilizes the air supply to the generator.

In the scheme of the first figure it can also be verified that the ozone generating device has an electronic control circuit (8) connected to the high voltage transformer (2) and therefore to the ozone generator (1), which has capacity to receive external remote information to adjust the operation of the ozone generating device, as well as to have a series of sensors arranged in the room or premises where the device is installed to modify said generator operation.

For this purpose, the scheme shows that the electronic control circuit is integrated by a microcontroller (9) which is a programmable integrated circuit, capable of executing the orders recorded in its memory, which is equipped with a computer program or firmware ( 10), which controls the integrated circuit.

The firmware (10) of the microcontroller is ready to receive information from the user regarding the initial configuration of! device, in order to allow to adjust the ozone production and the operating time based on the instructions on the actual volume (11) of the premises, where the ozone generating device is to be installed, to the temporary programming (12) of said ozone generating device, to the application of use (13) of the ozone generating device in various environments, with people, animals, cold rooms, aseptic pits, etc., or if the enclosure has air conditioning (14) or not , and if the device is installed inside the ventilation system (15) or outside it.

In this way, the computer program or firmware (10) for the execution of the microcontroller will allow to initially adjust the ozone production and the operating time of the generator with explicit instructions on the premises and the way of installation of the device.

Likewise, in the scheme of the first figure it is observed that the microcontroller (9) is communicated with a series of sensors that emit electrical signals of information related to the physical conditions and other variables of the premises and the environment where the generating device of ozone, in order to

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allow to modify the production of ozone according to the external conditions existing in each moment.

For this purpose, the microcontroller (9) receives information from at least one counter sensor of the number of people (16) existing in the premises, a photo sensor (17) that captures if there is light in the room through the entry of people, a PIR sensor (18) that detects people without determining their number, a goniometer (19) that measures the air velocity of the room, a temperature sensor (20), a humidity sensor (21), an ozone sensor (22) and a stop / start switch (23) of the generating device as an electric serial or open / closed contact to produce ozone or stop.

All this is arranged so that the ozone production can be modified according to the conditions of the premises informed through the electrical signals emitted by the different sensors outside the microcontroller of the ozone generating device.

The scheme in the first figure also shows that the electronic control circuit (8) has electronic means (24) for digital communications via intranet and / or internet (25), by cable and / or wireless.

In this way, the remote control of the ozone generating device is performed, equipped with digital communications protocols that allow the connection of external equipment (26) such as smart mobile phones, tablets or / and personal computers.

From all of the above it follows that the information received by the microcontroller (9) will be passed through the electronic means (24) of the internet control circuit (25) to an external device (26), such as a telephone intelligent mobile or / and personal computer, so that the user modifies the parameters received by instructing the computer program or firmware (10) to order the microcontroller (9) to execute them, modifying the ozone production.

Also in the scheme of the first figure, it can be seen that the ozone generating device is provided with the ability to connect through the internet

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(25) to an external computer server (27), in order to save the updates of the computer program or firmware (10) of the electronic control circuit.

It is also observed in the first figure, that there are means for digital communication of a data network between at least two ozone generating devices (28), in a position to work their electronic control circuits coordinated jointly or alternately.

This communication between ozone generating devices, allows its installation in large environments and configure a set of ozone generating devices that will adopt the same configuration of working together or alternately for the same environment.

The diagram of the first figure also shows the existence of a safety switch (29), which is activated when the housing is closed (3), allowing the operation of the ozone generator and is interrupted when the housing is opened (3) leaving the voltage booster transformer (2) without electric current.

This prevents accidents of maintenance personnel in the cleaning of the filters, lamps, etc., of the ozone generating device, since when opening the housing the safety switch leaves the voltage booster transformer (2) without electric current, avoiding electric shocks to maintenance operators.

In the second and third figures it can be seen that the housing (3) of the ozone generating device has a perimeter air inlet (30) and a front ozone outlet (31), in a position to be fixed to the ceiling and / or the walls of a local.

This disposition of the ozone outlet, allows a more efficient operation of the device, since ozone weighs more than air, so it tends to lower, while with the front outlet the ozone is released with more force keeping at a high level more time, which favors the operation of the device, especially when there is no forced ventilation.

Claims (6)

5 10 fifteen twenty 25 30 35 1. - OZONE GENERATOR DEVICE TO TREAT THE AIR, which is composed of at least one ozone generator (1) per corona effect, connected to a voltage booster transformer (2), in a position to be housed inside a housing ( 3), provided with at least one ozone outlet (4) and one air inlet (5), capable of being connected to an air filter (6) and an air impeller (7) to feed the generator, characterized by having an electronic control circuit (8), which is composed of a microcontroller (9) or programmable integrated circuit, equipped with a firmware (10) or computer program of execution, in a position to adjust the ozone production and time of operation of the generator through special configuration data entered in the firmware (10) by the user, depending on the actual volume (11) of the enclosure, the temporary programming (12) of the generator, the environmental application of use (13) of the ozone generator, disposi In the air conditioning enclosure (14), and the installation of the generator in the ventilation system (15) of the premises, while to modify the ozone production of the generator during its operation, information received by the microcontroller ( 9), through at least one sensor number counter (16), a photo sensor (17) light sensor, a PIR sensor (18) that detects people without determining number, a goniometer (19) that measures air velocity, a temperature sensor (20), a humidity sensor (21), an ozone sensor (22) and a stop / run serial (23) or open / closed contact to produce ozone or stop, all They installed on the premises. 2. OZONE GENERATOR DEVICE FOR AIR TREATMENT, according to the first claim, characterized in that the control circuit has electronic means (24) for digital communications via intranet and / or internet (25) by cable and / or wireless, available remotely control the ozone generating device, through digital communications protocols that allow the connection of external equipment (26) such as smart mobile phones, tablets or / and personal computers. 3. OZONE GENERATOR DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF AIR, according to the first claim, characterized by having a connection with a computer server (27), in a position to download and save the updates of the computer program or firmware (10) of the electronic control circuit (8). 4. OZONE GENERATOR DEVICE FOR AIR TREATMENT, according to the first claim, characterized by having means for digital communication through a data network between at least two ozone generating equipment (28) in order to work its electronic control circuits 5 coordinated jointly or alternately. 5. OZONE GENERATOR DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF AIR, according to the first claim, characterized by having a safety switch (29) for the operation of the ozone generating device, which is activated when closed 10 the housing (3) and which is interrupted when the housing is opened, leaving the voltage booster transformer (2) without electrical current. 6. OZONE GENERATOR DEVICE TO TREAT THE AIR, according to the first claim, characterized by having a housing (3), which has 15 a perimeter air inlet (30) and a front ozone outlet (31), ready to be fixed to the ceiling and / or the walls of a room.