An air conditioning device is disclosed. The present air conditioning device comprises: a photocatalytic filter including a space through which air can pass and having a transition metal oxide formed in a nanotube form on the surface thereof, the transition metal oxide removing gases included in the air and including at least one of TiO.sub.2, ZnO, NiO, and WO.sub.3; and a light source for emitting light to the photocatalytic filter.

The present invention relates to an air quality monitoring and controlling system and method for enclosed spaces, which provides an innovative closed loop (i.e., inline real time feedback) air management process, utilizing learning and prediction capabilities to provide with effective air purification and reliable alerting when required.

The present invention relates to a method for producing an ionization rod and an ionization rod produced according to the method. The invention is characterized in that in a U-shaped duct profile (1) a main line (4) for supply current is placed, in that from this main line branch lines (3) are connected with adjacent carbon fibre brushes held in protective sleeves and in that a thermosetting plastic are laid into the duct profile covering the main part of the protective sleeves.

An air sanitization and purification system controlled by a thermostat in wired or wireless communication with an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation light or bipolar ionization appliance, with operation of the light or appliance controlled according to a pre-defined operation schedule of a heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) system or by receipt of sensor data indicating the presence of a person with an enclosed area heated or cooled by the HVAC system.

An air sanitization and purification system controlled by a thermostat in wired or wireless communication with an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation light or bipolar ionization appliance, with operation of the light or appliance controlled according to a pre-defined operation schedule of a heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) system or by receipt of sensor data indicating the presence of a person with an enclosed area heated or cooled by the HVAC system.

The mitigation of indoor pathogens comprises quantifying, using a bio-aerosol monitoring system, the amount of total pathogens in the air and on surfaces within an indoor environment. Moreover, the process comprises sanitizing the indoor environment with portable equipment to stabilize the indoor environment when it is determined that the indoor environment is contaminated. Also, the process comprises installing a purification device within a contaminated area of the indoor environment, and monitoring continuously, the indoor environment after sanitizing, for pathogens. Still further, the process comprises releasing a purifying agent upon detecting pathogens in the indoor environment, and providing periodic maintenance to the purification device.

An indoor unit for an air conditioner including: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having a suction port formed in a rear surface of the cabinet; a filter module movably disposed in rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module mounted to the filter mounting member and filtering foreign substances in air flowing into the suction port; a mobile member connected to the filter mounting member and moving a position of the filter mounting member; a driving device pressing the mobile member to change the position of the filter mounting member; and a controller configured to, in response to receiving a control command to change the position of the filter mounting member, operate the driving device that presses the mobile member.

An indoor unit for an air conditioner including: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having a suction port formed in a rear surface of the cabinet; a filter module movably disposed in rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module mounted to the filter mounting member and filtering foreign substances in air flowing into the suction port; a mobile member connected to the filter mounting member and moving a position of the filter mounting member; a driving device pressing the mobile member to change the position of the filter mounting member; and a controller configured to, in response to receiving a control command to change the position of the filter mounting member, operate the driving device that presses the mobile member.

The present invention relates to a sterilization device. The sterilization device, according to the present invention, comprises: a frame having a first surface into which air flows, and a second surface from which air flows out; one or more discharge electrodes disposed in the frame; and a plurality of ground electrodes alternately arranged with the discharge electrodes. The discharge electrodes each comprise: a framework extending in the direction parallel to the ground electrodes; a first discharge needle protruding toward the first surface from the framework; and a second discharge needle protruding toward the second surface from the framework. The discharge electrodes are inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to an arbitrary axis of rotation parallel to the direction in which the ground electrodes extend, such that a discharge treatment region is formed perpendicularly to a flow direction by means of the alternate arrangement of the discharge electrodes and the ground electrodes parallel to the flow direction. Accordingly, it is possible to sterilize all air passing through the sterilization device, and it is possible to design a compact sterilization device having a wide discharge treatment region within the frame.

An electro-ionic device configured for being worn on the face of a person is disclosed. The electro-ionic device includes at least two electrical conductors spaced apart from each other defining at least a portion of a respiratory pathway therebetween and a circuit configured to apply a first voltage between the two conductors during inspiration and a second voltage greater than the first voltage during expiration.