WO2019177384A1

WO2019177384A1 - Humidifier including plasma generator

Info

Publication number: WO2019177384A1
Application number: PCT/KR2019/002936
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김철호; 이승호
Original assignee: 주식회사 플라리트; (주)아이씨디; 아주대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2018-03-16
Filing date: 2019-03-14
Publication date: 2019-09-19
Also published as: KR102015884B1

Abstract

A humidifier including a plasma generator, according to a technical idea of the present invention, comprises: a water tank in which water is stored; a plasma generator having an electrode for generating air plasma; a liquid plasma generator to which the water stored in the water tank is supplied and through which the air plasma generated through the plasma generator flows, such that liquid plasma is generated through an exchange reaction between water and the air plasma; and a housing having a power supply unit for applying a voltage to the electrode, and a vibrator receiving the liquid plasma generated through the liquid plasma generator in order to emit same as vapor.

Description

Humidifier with Plasma Generator

The present invention relates to a humidifier including a plasma generator capable of controlling sterilization treatment as well as controlling humidity of a space released by emitting plasma together with water vapor using a liquid plasma.

Plasma application technology is actively being applied to the biotechnology field beyond the semiconductor manufacturing, surface treatment, and fusion fields. That is, plasma technology is being developed in various ways such as sterilization, fine dust removal, air purification, treatment for biological diseases, treatment, cosmetic procedures, and the like. As such, the field of plasma application is expanding, and the configuration of the plasma generating device is also variously designed according to the application purpose.

In recent years, many researches have been conducted on the convergence technology of applying plasma in the bio field. Various plasma generators have been developed to treat skin diseases, promote hair growth, and sterilize air or objects by treating plasma with the human body.

That is, the conventional plasma apparatuses directly irradiate a plasma beam or a plasma plum directly onto the skin or an apparatus, and there is a limitation of the length or irradiation range of the plasma, which leads to spatial limitations.

In addition, conventional plasma devices have been inconvenient to use these devices in close proximity to the surface of the skin or apparatus.

In order to solve such a problem, the conventional plasma humidifier was a technique of emitting plasma particles to the outside together with water vapor through a nozzle that narrows toward the discharge port side.

However, in the conventional plasma humidifier, since the electrode and the plasma generator are installed inside the nozzle, the plasma and moisture exchange reaction time generated by the electrode discharge when the water vapor is released is insufficient, so that the plasma There was a problem that the sterilization effect of the harmful substances and various bacteria through the release falls.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to produce a liquid plasma through the exchange reaction of air plasma and water to release the water vapor in the form of water vapor to control the humidity of the released space, as well as harmful substances And it is to provide a humidifier comprising a plasma generator that can improve the sterilization function for various bacteria.

Humidifier including a plasma generator according to the technical idea of the present invention for achieving the above object, a water tank in which water is stored; A plasma generator provided with an electrode for generating an air plasma; A liquid plasma generator in which air plasma generated through the plasma generator is introduced while water stored in the water tank is supplied to generate a liquid plasma through an exchange reaction between water and air plasma; And a housing in which a power supply unit applying a voltage to the electrode and a vibrator for receiving liquid plasma generated through the liquid plasma generator and dissipating the water into water vapor are installed.

One side of the plasma generator includes a plasma generator, characterized in that the air supply for supplying air into the plasma generator is installed.

The liquid plasma generator, the water inlet for introducing the water supplied from the water tank to one side; An air plasma inlet for introducing air plasma generated through the plasma generator to the other side; A liquid plasma discharge unit configured to discharge a liquid plasma generated by an exchange reaction between water introduced from the water inlet and air plasma introduced from the air plasma inlet, to the vibrator; And an air discharge unit for discharging the separated air by an exchange reaction between the water introduced from the water inlet and the air plasma introduced from the air plasma inlet.

In the liquid plasma generator, a plurality of partition walls are alternately installed at the left inner wall and the right inner wall at regular intervals to extend the exchange reaction time of water and air plasma. Water introduced from the unit and air plasma introduced from the air plasma inlet are contacted while passing between the plurality of partition walls.

Inside the liquid plasma generator, a first shielding film is installed at the tip side of the air discharge unit to prevent water flowing from the water inlet from moving to the air discharge unit.

The air discharge unit is provided with a porous filter so that the air separated by the exchange reaction of the water and air plasma is transmitted.

Inside the liquid plasma generator, a second shielding film is provided at the tip side of the liquid plasma discharge unit to prevent air plasma flowing from the air plasma inlet unit from moving toward the liquid plasma discharge unit.

One side of the housing is formed with a water vapor outlet for releasing water vapor emitted through the vibrator to the outside.

According to the present invention has the following effects.

First, by generating a liquid plasma through the exchange reaction of the air plasma and water to release it in the form of water vapor can control the humidity of the released space, as well as to improve the sterilization function for harmful substances and various bacteria.

Second, when the plasma generator is provided in a structure connected in parallel or in series to the liquid plasma generator, it can generate a large amount of liquid plasma or adjust the concentration.

1 is a block diagram showing a humidifier including a plasma generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a plasma generator and a liquid plasma generator of the humidifier including a plasma generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view illustrating a process of generating a liquid plasma of a humidifier including a plasma generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the well-known technical parts will be omitted or compressed for brevity of description.

1 and 2, a humidifier 10 including a plasma generator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described. The humidifier 10 including the plasma generator includes a water tank 100 and a plasma generator 200. It may be configured to include a liquid plasma generator 300 and the housing 400.

The water tank 100 is a configuration in which water is stored, and a predetermined space is formed to accommodate water therein.

The plasma generator 200 has a configuration in which an electrode 210 for generating an air plasma is installed. Here, as illustrated in FIG. 2, two electrodes 210 may be provided, and any one of the two electrodes 210 may be provided as ground so that an electric arc may occur when a voltage is applied.

In addition, an air supply unit 220 for supplying air into the plasma generator 200 may be installed at one side of the plasma generator 200.

Accordingly, the plasma generator 200 may generate an air plasma as a voltage is applied to the electrode 210 and air is supplied through the air supply unit 220.

Liquid plasma generator 300 is supplied with the water stored in the water tank 100, the air plasma generated through the plasma generator 200 is introduced to generate a liquid plasma through the exchange reaction of water and air plasma to be.

In detail, the liquid plasma generator 300 may include a water inlet 310, an air plasma inlet 320, a liquid plasma outlet 330, and an air outlet 340 to generate a liquid plasma. .

Here, the water inlet 310 is installed on one side of the liquid plasma generator 300, the water inlet from the water tank 100 is introduced into the liquid plasma generator 300.

In addition, the air plasma inlet 320 is installed at the other side of the liquid plasma generator 300, and is configured to introduce the air plasma generated through the plasma generator 200 into the liquid plasma generator 300.

The liquid plasma discharger 330 may include a liquid plasma generated by an exchange reaction of water introduced from the water inlet 310 and an air plasma introduced from the air plasma inlet 320. It is a configuration for discharging to the vibrator 420 side (400).

In addition, the air discharge unit 340 is configured to discharge the separated air by the exchange reaction of the water introduced from the water inlet 310 and the air plasma introduced from the air plasma inlet 320.

The air discharge part 340 may be provided with a porous filter 341 so that the air separated by the exchange reaction of water and air plasma, the porous filter 341 is provided as a membrane filter (membrane) filter desirable.

In addition, a plurality of partition walls 350 may be alternately installed on the left inner wall and the right inner wall at regular intervals to extend the exchange reaction time of water and air plasma in the liquid plasma generator 300.

Therefore, in the liquid plasma generator 300, the water introduced from the water inlet 310 and the air plasma introduced from the air plasma inlet 320 pass between the plurality of partition walls 350. Contact.

In addition, inside the liquid plasma generator 300, the first blocking film 360 is disposed at the tip side of the air discharge part 340 so that water flowing from the water inlet part 310 does not move toward the air discharge part 340. ) Can be installed.

That is, the first shielding film 360 serves to prevent the water introduced through the water inlet 310 from being discharged to the air outlet 340, thereby contributing to the smooth exchange of water and air plasma. It can be.

In addition, the inside of the liquid plasma generator 300 is formed on the front end side of the liquid plasma discharge unit 330 to prevent the air plasma flowing from the air plasma inlet 320 to move to the liquid plasma discharge unit 330 side. The second screen 370 may be installed.

Therefore, the second shielding film 370 serves to prevent the air plasma introduced into the liquid plasma generator 300 from the air plasma inlet 320 to be discharged to the liquid plasma discharge unit 330. It can contribute further to the exchange reaction of the air plasma smoothly.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2, the plasma generator 200 may be installed at one side of the liquid plasma generator 300, and a plurality of plasma generators 200 may be provided according to implementation.

As such, when a plurality of plasma generators 200 are provided, the plurality of plasma generators 200 are connected in parallel to the liquid plasma generator 300 to generate a large amount of liquid plasma by generating a large amount of air plasma. It may be provided in a structure, it may also be provided in a structure connected in series to the liquid plasma generator 300 to adjust the concentration of the liquid plasma.

The housing 400 has a configuration in which a power supply unit 410 for applying a voltage to the electrode 210 and a vibrator 420 for receiving liquid plasma generated through the liquid plasma generator 300 and dissipating them into water vapor are installed. .

Here, the power supply unit 410 is preferably provided with a high voltage power supply so that the air plasma is generated by supplying a sufficient voltage to the electrode.

In addition, a water vapor discharge port 430 may be formed at one side of the housing 400 to discharge water vapor emitted through the vibrator 420 to the outside. That is, the plasma particles are discharged to the outside together with the water vapor through the water vapor outlet 430.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figure 3 will be described in detail the operation of the humidifier including a plasma generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the air plasma is generated by supplying air into the plasma generator 200 through the air supply 220 while applying a voltage to the electrode 210 electrically connected to the power supply 410 by operating the power supply 410. Let's do it.

As such, the air plasma generated through the plasma generator 200 is introduced into the liquid plasma generator 300 through the air plasma inlet 320, and the liquid plasma generator 300 through the water inlet 310. Water flows into the

Accordingly, the water flowing into the liquid plasma generator 300 is moved to the partition wall 350 without moving to the air discharge part 340 by the first shielding film 360, and thus, between the partition walls 350. Will pass.

At the same time, the air plasma flowing into the liquid plasma generator 300 is also moved to the partition wall 350 side by the second shielding film 370 to move toward the partition wall 350 and thus the partition walls 350. Will pass through.

That is, in the liquid plasma generator 300, as the water and the air plasma bubbles B come into contact with each other while passing between the plurality of partition walls 350, an exchange reaction occurs to generate a liquid plasma.

The liquid plasma generated as described above moves toward the vibrator 420 through the liquid plasma discharge part 330 and is discharged to the outside through the water vapor discharge port 430 as it is diverged in the form of water vapor through the vibrator 420. The water vapor discharged through the water vapor discharge port 430 may include plasma particles such that electrons, ions, and various radicals in the plasma particles may be emitted to the outside through the water vapor discharge port 430.

Therefore, the present invention can effectively effect the sterilization of harmful substances and various bacteria, as well as humidity control of the space where the water vapor and plasma particles are released.

As described above, although the detailed description of the present invention has been made by way of the embodiments, it is understood that the present invention is limited to the above embodiments only because the above-described embodiments have only been described with reference to preferred examples of the present invention. The scope of the present invention should be understood by the claims and equivalent concepts described below.

In an embodiment, by generating a liquid plasma through the exchange reaction of the air plasma and water and release it in the form of water vapor, it is possible to improve the sterilization function for the harmful substances and various bacteria as well as the humidity control of the released space.

Claims

A water tank in which water is stored;

A plasma generator provided with an electrode for generating an air plasma;

A liquid plasma generator in which air plasma generated through the plasma generator is introduced while water stored in the water tank is supplied to generate a liquid plasma through an exchange reaction between water and air plasma; And

And a power supply unit for applying a voltage to the electrode and a housing in which a vibrator for receiving liquid plasma generated through the liquid plasma generator and dissipating it into water vapor is installed.
The method of claim 1,

A humidifier including a plasma generator, one side of the plasma generator is characterized in that the air supply for supplying air into the plasma generator is installed.
The method of claim 1,

In the liquid plasma generator,

A water inlet for introducing water supplied from the water tank to one side;

An air plasma inlet for introducing air plasma generated through the plasma generator to the other side;

A liquid plasma discharge unit configured to discharge a liquid plasma generated by an exchange reaction between water introduced from the water inlet and air plasma introduced from the air plasma inlet, to the vibrator; And

And an air discharge unit configured to discharge air separated by an exchange reaction between water introduced from the water inlet and air plasma introduced from the air plasma inlet to the outside.
The method of claim 3, wherein

In the liquid plasma generator, a plurality of partition walls are alternately installed at the left inner wall and the right inner wall at regular intervals to extend the exchange reaction time of water and air plasma.

And a plasma generator in the liquid plasma generator, wherein water introduced from the water inlet and the air plasma introduced from the air plasma inlet are in contact with each other while passing through the partition walls.
The method of claim 3, wherein

A humidifier including a plasma generator in the liquid plasma generator, the first screen is installed on the tip side of the air discharge portion to prevent the water flowing from the water inlet portion to move to the air discharge side.
The method of claim 5, wherein

Humidifier comprising a plasma generator, characterized in that the porous filter is installed in the air discharge unit is permeated through the air separated by the exchange reaction of the water and air plasma.
The method of claim 3, wherein

And a second shielding film is installed inside the liquid plasma generator at a distal end of the liquid plasma discharge unit so that air plasma flowing from the air plasma inlet unit does not move toward the liquid plasma discharge unit. humidifier.
The method of claim 1,

Humidifier including a plasma generator, characterized in that the one side of the housing is formed with a water vapor discharge port for discharging the water vapor emitted through the vibrator to the outside.