AIR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING AIR IN ATMOSPHERE

Abstract

An air control system and method using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere are disclosed. An air control system using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere includes: a floating body 11 provided to stay in the upper zone of the atmosphere; air transporting pipes 15a and 15b interlocked with the floating body 11 to transport air in the upper zone of the atmosphere; blowers 22a and 22b mounted below the air transporting pipe 15a and 15b; and an air transporting controller 18 controlling an operation of the blowers 22a and 22b. According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to implement functions such as cooling, drying, and purifying of the surrounding air, removing mist, or generating clouds through the transport of dry and low-temperature clean air in the upper zone of the atmosphere with a simple structure. In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to freely adjust a height of air control because there is no need to install a post tower to support an elevating device because it supports the floating body 11 on the ground without the post tower.

Claims

1. An air control system using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere, comprising: a floating body 11 provided to stay in the upper zone of the atmosphere; air transporting pipes 15a and 15b interlocked with the floating body 11 to transport air in the upper zone of the atmosphere; blowers 22a and 22b mounted below the air transporting pipe 15a and 15b; and an air transporting controller 18 controlling an operation of the blowers 22a and 22b.

2. The air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 1, further comprising an air measuring device 12 measuring air quality in the upper zone of the atmosphere, wherein the air transporting controller controls the blowers 22a and 22b in response to the air quality.

3. The air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 1, wherein air inflow parts 14a and 14b into which the air flows are formed at upper portions of the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b, and air discharging parts 16a and 16b from which the air is discharged are formed at lower portions of the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b.

4. The air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 1, further comprising a controller 21 receiving an input of operator's selection, wherein the air transporting controller 18 operates according to selection of the controller 21.

5. The air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 1, wherein the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b are provided with a female thread air transporting pipe 15c having a female thread type of fastening structure at an upper portion thereof and a male thread air transporting pipe 15d having a male thread type of fastening structure at a lower structure thereof.

6. The air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 1, further comprising a heat insulator that insulates the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b.

7. The air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 1, wherein the floating body 11 is provided with a gas regulator to control an amount of internal gas.

8. The air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 1, wherein a floating height adjuster is provided so that a floating height of the floating body 11 is controlled through the air transporting controller 18.

9. The air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 8, wherein the floating height adjuster 23 includes a fixed floating body wire 13 connected to limit the floating height of the floating body 11; and a floating body power source 19 provided at an end of the fixed floating body wire and providing power to wind or unwind the fixed floating body wire.

10. An air control method using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere, comprising: floating a floating body 11; fastening air transporting pipes 15a and 15b to a floating body fixing wire 13; measuring air quality in the upper zone of the atmosphere; fixing the floating body 11 when the air quality satisfies a predetermined condition; and operating a blower of an air discharging part of the air transporting pipe to transport the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere to the ground or to an upper portion of the ground of a desired height.

11. The air control method using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 1, further comprising flying the floating body 11, wherein the air discharging part of the air transporting pipe is moved to a desired position of the ground or of an upper portion of the ground.

12. A method implemented by the air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere of claim 1, wherein, by using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere, air control functions including cooling, drying, air-purifying, mist-removing, or cloud-generating in an air discharging area of the air transporting pipe are implemented.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0054] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an air control system using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0055] FIG. 2 illustrates an air transport pipe of an air control system using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0056] FIG. 3 illustrates an operation flowchart of an air control method using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere according to an embodiment of the present invention.

MODE FOR INVENTION

[0057] In the following detailed description, only certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, simply by way of illustration. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive, and like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

[0058] Throughout the specification, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the word “comprise” and variations such as “comprises” or “comprising” will be understood to imply the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements.

[0059] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an air control system using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates an air transport pipe of an air control system using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0060] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an air control system using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0061] a floating body 11 provided to stay in the upper zone of the atmosphere;

[0062] air transporting pipes 15a and 15b interlocked with the floating body 11 to transport air in the upper zone of the atmosphere;

[0063] blowers 22a and 22b mounted below the air transporting pipe 15a and 15b; and

[0064] an air transporting controller 18 controlling an operation of the blowers 22a and 22b.

[0065] The air control system using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere further includes an air measuring device 12 measuring air quality in the upper zone of the atmosphere,

[0066] wherein the air transporting controller 18 controls the blowers 22a and 22b in response to the air quality.

[0067] Air inflow parts 14a and 14b into which the air flows are formed at upper portions of the air transporting pipe 15a and 15b, and

[0068] Air discharging parts 16a and 16b from which the air is discharged are formed at lower portions of the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b.

[0069] It further includes a controller 21 receiving an input of the operator's selection, and the air transporting controller 18 operates according to the selection of the controller 21.

[0070] The air transporting pipes 15a and 15b are provided with a female thread air transporting pipe 15c having a female thread type of fastening structure at an upper portion thereof and a male thread air transporting pipe 15d having a male thread type of fastening structure at a lower structure thereof. Through this, it is possible to provide an air transporting pipe of a desired length. That is, the length may be adjusted by connecting a plurality of air transporting pipes.

[0071] A heat insulator that insulates the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b may be included.

[0072] The floating body 11 is provided with a gas regulator to control an amount of internal gas.

[0073] A floating height adjuster is provided so that a floating height of the floating body 11 is controlled through the air transporting controller 18.

[0074] The floating height adjuster includes:

[0075] a fixed floating body wire connected to limit the floating height of the floating body 11; and

[0076] a floating body power source 19 provided at an end of the fixed floating body wire and providing power to wind or unwind the fixed floating body wire.

[0077] A temperature, humidity, and dust concentration of the air in the atmosphere are varied with height.

[0078] By utilizing the characteristics of atmospheric air, in the present invention, it is possible to transport the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere having a desired temperature, humidity, and dust concentration of the air on the ground portion to the ground portion.

[0079] In order to transport the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere, the floating body 11 is provided with a ground fixing wire 13, and the wire is provided with the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b and the blowers 22a and 22b.

[0080] In a case of a single transporting structure, since rotation of the air transporting structure may occur due to rotation of the blowers 22a and 22b, a dual or quad air transporting structure is provided in order to stabilize the rotational motion. The air transporting structure may include the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b and the blowers 22a and 22b.

[0081] In order to more effectively fasten the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b to the floating body air inflow parts 14a and 14b and the floating body fixing wire 13, the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b configured of female threads and male threads may be provided.

[0082] The floating body fixing wire 13 is fixed to the ground to transport the air to the surrounding area.

[0083] The floating body fixing wire 13 may be fixed to the ground, and the floating body power source 19 of the air transporting system may be provided on the ground.

[0084] In a system in which the floating body 11 is connected to the ground part by the floating body fixing wire 13, a ground connecting part may be implemented as a mobile vehicle.

[0085] By allowing the floating body 11 to move over a designated area above the ground, it is possible to transport a wider area of the air to the ground or over the ground.

[0086] For the moving of the floating body 11, the power source 19 of the moving of the floating body 11 and of the air control system is provided in the floating body 11. A technology related to such a floating body 11 is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-1726803 filed by the present applicant. In the embodiment of the present invention, this technology is used. In addition, the air transporting controller 18 controls the operation of the floating body power source 19 of the floating height adjuster (not shown), and controls the floating body power source 19 and the air measuring device 12 through wireless or wired communication so as to receive a measurement signal from the air measuring device 12.

[0087] In addition, the air measuring device 12 is interlocked with the floating body 11 to measure the temperature, humidity, dust concentration, wind strength, and oxygen concentration of the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere and output them to the air transporting controller 18.

[0088] The controller 21 for controlling the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b by wire or wireless is provided on the floating body 11 or on the ground.

[0089] When an oxygen concentration of the air transported from the upper portion of the atmosphere to the ground through the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b is thin, an oxygen generator 20 is additionally provided on the ground to eliminate a risk factor due to lack of oxygen during the transporting of the air.

[0090] The blowers 22a and 22b may be a crossflow type of airflow generating device disclosed in the known Korean Patent No. 10-1877916.

[0091] An air control method using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere according to an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration will be described as follows.

[0092] FIG. 3 illustrates an operation flowchart of an air control method using air in an upper zone of the atmosphere according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0093] Referring to FIG. 3, the air control method using the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: floating the floating body 11 (S200);

[0094] fastening the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b to the floating body fixing wire 13 (S210);

[0095] measuring air quality in the upper zone of the atmosphere (S220);

[0096] fixing the floating body 11 when the air quality satisfies a predetermined condition (S230); and

[0097] operating the air transporting device to transport the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere to the ground or to the upper portion of the ground of a desired height (S240).

[0098] The floating of the floating body 11 (S200) is a step in which the floating body 11 rises to a predetermined floating height in the upper zone of the atmosphere, by a floating body fixing wire 13 that is released by operating the floating body power source 19 through the control of the controller 18 in a state in which a floating gas is injected into the floating body 11.

[0099] The fastening of the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b to the floating body fixing wire 13 (S210) is a step of fastening the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b to the floating body fixing wire 13 of the floating body 11, and it may be performed in advance as necessary.

[0100] The measuring of the air quality in the upper zone of the atmosphere (S220) is a step of measuring the temperature, humidity, dust concentration, or oxygen concentration the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere to output them to the air transporting controller 18, and in this case, it is possible to determine whether the air level required for the ground is achieved. When an oxygen concentration of the air transported from the upper portion of the atmosphere to the ground through the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b is thin, an oxygen generator 20 is additionally provided in the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b or on the ground to eliminate a risk factor due to lack of oxygen during the transporting of the air.

[0101] When the air quality satisfies a predetermined condition, the fixing of the floating body 11 (S230) and the operating of the air transporting device to transport the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere to the ground or to the upper portion of the ground of a desired height (S240), after the air transporting controller 18 receives the air quality through the air measuring device 12 according to the function selected by the controller 21, fix the floating body 11 to a predetermined height in the upper zone of the atmosphere, and then operate the air transporting device to transport the air in the upper zone of the atmosphere to the ground or to the upper portion of the ground of the desired height.

[0102] These steps will be described in detail for each function as follows.

[0103] For example, when the cooling function is selected by the controller 21, the air transporting controller 18 cools the air above the ground by blowing dry and low temperature air in the upper zone of the atmosphere to the air discharging parts 16a and 16b of the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b.

[0104] Through this process, it is possible to provide more pleasant air quality air by cooling the hot and humid air above the ground in summer.

[0105] The air conditioner cools the indoor air, but at the same time, it has a problem of raising the air temperature in the outdoor part, while in the case of the present invention, the hot and humid air above the ground is pushed out of the cooling area by the dry, low-temperature, high-density air newly introduced to the ground.

[0106] This method may be applied both indoors and outdoors.

[0107] In addition, air cooling in a wider area may be realized by allowing the air transporting controller 18 to fly the floating body 11 in a designated area.

[0108] As necessary, the air transporting controller 18 may increase a cooling duration by cooling river water or lake water having high specific heat on the ground by using dry and low temperature air in the upper zone of the atmosphere.

[0109] The air transporting pipes 15a and 15b may also be implemented with a material having an adiabatic characteristic in order to increase cooling efficiency. As necessary, a heat insulating part may be provided outside or inside the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b.

[0110] In addition, when the drying function is selected by the controller 21, the air transporting controller 18 may blow dry air in the upper zone of the atmosphere to the air discharging parts 16a and 16b of the air control system to dry the object to be dried above the ground. This method may be simply implemented because it does not require a process of heating dry air to dry the object to be dried.

[0111] In addition, when the air purification function is selected by the controller 21, the air transporting controller 18 purifies air containing dust above the ground by blowing clean air in the upper zone of the atmosphere to the air discharging parts 16a and 16b of the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b.

[0112] Dust above the ground causes environmental problems in windless climate environments, and in this case, since the clean air discharged from the upper portion of the atmosphere to the ground through the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b is high-density air, it stays in a discharging area of the ground to purify the air in the discharging area.

[0113] In addition, when the mist removal function is selected by the controller 21, the air transporting controller 18 blows the dry air in the upper zone of the atmosphere to the air discharging parts 16a and 16b of the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b to spray it into a misty area of the ground, thereby lowering the humidity of the ground to remove the mist.

[0114] Particularly, it is possible to remove the mist by making the floating body 11 fly by applying the embodiment of the present invention to a road, a runway of an airport, a port, a coastal area, and the like in which mist frequently occur.

[0115] In addition, when the cloud generation function is selected by the controller 21, the floating body 11 is controlled so that the air discharging parts 16a and 16b of the floating body 11 are located at about the height of cloud formation above the ground in advance.

[0116] Then, the air transporting controller 18 transports the low temperature air in the upper zone of the atmosphere through the air transporting pipes 15a and 15b to the upper portion of the ground.

[0117] The low temperature air transported above the ground forms an interface with the high temperature air thereabove, and creates a cloud by increasing the relative humidity by cooling the high-temperature air at the interface.

[0118] The embodiment of the present invention may be implemented more environmentally-friendly and at low cost since it is not necessary to spray cloud seeds in order to generate clouds.

[0119] According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to implement functions such as cooling, drying, and purifying of the surrounding air, removing mist, or generating clouds through the transport of dry and low-temperature clean air in the upper zone of the atmosphere with a simple structure.

[0120] In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to freely adjust a height of air control because there is no need to install a post tower to support an elevating device because it supports the floating body 11 on the ground without the post tower.

[0121] The above-described embodiments can be realized through a program for realizing functions corresponding to the configuration of the embodiments or a recording medium for recording the program in addition to through the above-described device and/or method, which is easily realized by a person skilled in the art.

[0122] While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.