Plurality of dual UV-C lamp systems wirelessly-remotely-simultaneously activated/deactivated from a distant central location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current measures for combating pathogens like COVID-19 lack 100% compliance and do not provide a centralized, remote control mechanism to ensure simultaneous activation and deactivation of pathogen eradication devices across various establishments.
Innovation Solution
A system of UV-C lamp devices that can be wirelessly and remotely controlled by a Master Communications Control Center, using non-transitory telecommunication signals, to ensure simultaneous operation or deactivation, with built-in algorithms for compliance monitoring and enforcement, including motion detection and sequential activation to prevent power grid overload.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If UV-C lamp systems are installed in multiple establishments across a vast geographical region, then pathogen eradication coverage is improved, but simultaneous remote control and compliance monitoring becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the large-scale remote control system into hierarchical segments: a central control center that issues commands and regional relay centers that receive and distribute these commands to individual UV-C lamp systems across different establishments. This segmentation allows the system to manage widespread geographical coverage while maintaining centralized authority and simplifying the control architecture through distributed relay points.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces relay centers as intermediary components between the central control center and individual UV-C lamp systems. These relay centers receive telecommunication signals from the central control center and forward them to multiple establishments, acting as mediators that reduce the direct communication burden on the central system and enable scalable expansion across vast geographical regions.
2Reliability
If centralized remote control is implemented to ensure 100% compliance, then pathogen eradication effectiveness is improved, but system control and communication infrastructure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms where UV-C lamp systems transmit their operational status back to relay centers and the central control center. This feedback loop enables the centralized system to verify compliance, monitor system performance, and ensure that all lamps are operating as commanded, thereby maintaining 100% compliance through continuous verification rather than relying solely on complex control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the central control center and relay centers to serve multiple functions: issuing activation/deactivation commands, receiving status feedback, monitoring compliance, and managing communication across the network. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized systems and simplifies the overall infrastructure while maintaining centralized control and 100% compliance assurance.
3Productivity
If multiple UV-C lamps are activated simultaneously across all establishments, then pathogen eradication efficiency is improved, but power grid overload risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic, scheduled activation of UV-C lamp systems rather than continuous simultaneous operation. The central control center coordinates activation times across different establishments and regions, cycling lamps through on/off periods. This periodic action maintains high pathogen eradication efficiency through regular treatment cycles while distributing the electrical load over time to prevent power grid overload.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the central control center to coordinate and sequence the activation of UV-C lamp systems across different geographical regions. By planning and scheduling activation in a coordinated manner rather than all-at-once, the system prepares and staggers power demand to prevent grid overload while ensuring comprehensive pathogen eradication coverage through systematic deployment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures 100% compliance and effective pathogen eradication by ensuring all devices are consistently activated or deactivated as needed, with built-in monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to maintain operational compliance and prevent electrical shocks.
Implementation Method 1
irradiating one or more regions within the cluster at a radiation having a wavelength between 200-300 nm via one or more pathogen lamps
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for destroying pathogens in irradiating a region at a radiation having a wavelength between 200-300 nm via one or more lamps operatively connected to a respective cavity in responsive to processing a sequence associated with an inputted address. Embodiments also include controlling an operating status of the one or more lamps via a control center by sending a first command and sending a second command. Embodiments also include determining: a time frame of when the one or more lamps irradiate the region; and determining if there may be a motion.