System and method for discharging carbon monoxide by using carbon monoxide leakage alarm device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional CO leakage detection devices fail to promptly alert users to sudden CO leaks from damaged boiler flues, may not be heard due to separate installations, and often require manual ventilation, posing risks of CO poisoning.
Innovation Solution
A CO leakage alarm system integrated with IoT, featuring a CO leakage alarm device that detects impacts on the boiler flue, measures CO levels, generates alarms through multiple devices, and automatically initiates boiler and indoor ventilation, notifying users and authorities directly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional CO leakage detection devices generate alarm only when reference time is exceeded, then false alarms are reduced, but sudden large amount CO leakage cannot be detected in time
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the alarm trigger mechanism based on impact detection. When an impact on the flue is detected, the system immediately triggers an alarm without waiting for the reference time to elapse, while maintaining the reference time mechanism for normal operation to reduce false alarms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection of flue integrity by monitoring impacts before CO leakage occurs. By detecting impacts that may cause flue damage, the system proactively prepares for potential CO leakage scenarios, enabling faster response when actual leakage occurs.
2Reliability
If CO leakage alarm device is installed separately from user living space, then interference with boiler operation is minimized, but alarm may not be heard by users
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the alarm notification function into multiple output channels: local alarm device in the boiler room, remote mobile device notifications, and integration with existing building alarm systems. This ensures users receive alerts regardless of their location or the boiler room configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses communication networks and mobile devices as intermediaries to transmit alarm signals from the boiler room to users in their living spaces. This mediator approach overcomes the physical separation between the alarm device and users while maintaining operational independence.
3Device complexity
If manual ventilation is required after CO leakage alarm, then ventilation control is simple, but users may be poisoned before opening windows
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically activating ventilation systems upon detecting CO leakage. The system monitors indoor air quality and autonomously initiates air exchange operations without requiring user intervention, eliminating the dangerous delay between alarm and ventilation start.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback monitoring of indoor CO levels and ventilation effectiveness. Based on this feedback, the system adjusts ventilation operations in real-time, maintaining safe air quality while providing users with confirmation that remediation is occurring.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Quickly alerts users to CO leaks, minimizes CO exposure by stopping boiler operations and ventilating indoor spaces, and ensures timely notification and rescue through integrated communication networks.
Implementation Method 1
a collision detection unit, which is attached to the boiler flue, detects a collision and an impact applied to the flue
Implementation Method 2
a CO measurement unit, which measures and outputs the amount of CO leaking from the boiler through the CO measurement sensor
Implementation Method 3
a boiler ventilator, which discharges the gas present in the burner and the boiler flue to the outside by performing a post purge
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for discharging carbon monoxide (CO) by using a CO leakage alarm device and, more specifically, to a system and a method for discharging CO by using a CO leakage alarm device, the system and the method being operated on the basis of the Internet of things (IoT) so as to: detect CO leakage caused by damage to a boiler flue and sound an alarm through at least two from among the CO leakage alarm device, a boiler controller, a wall pad, and the like, automatically perform boiler ventilation and indoor air ventilation when the leakage is determined; and directly notify CO leakage-related authorities and users about the CO leakage.