US 12,313,612 B2
Pollution monitoring system and method thereof
Shouri Chatterjee, New Delhi (IN); Payali Das, New Delhi (IN); Sushmita Ghosh, New Delhi (IN); and Swades De, New Delhi (IN)
Assigned to INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI, New Delhi (IN)
Filed by INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI, New Delhi (IN)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/954,019.
Claims priority of application No. 202111043780 (IN), filed on Sep. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0101511 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G01N 33/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/42 (2006.01); B01D 46/44 (2006.01); B01D 46/46 (2006.01); H02S 10/20 (2014.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 33/0073 (2013.01) [B01D 46/4245 (2013.01); B01D 46/429 (2013.01); B01D 46/442 (2013.01); B01D 46/448 (2013.01); B01D 46/46 (2013.01); G01N 33/0031 (2013.01); G01N 33/0063 (2013.01); G01N 33/0075 (2013.01); H02S 10/20 (2014.12); G01N 1/2273 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pollution monitoring system, comprising:
an on-board sensor unit having a plurality of sensors, configured for monitoring air quality by measuring pollution data in the air;
a power control unit connected with the on-board sensor unit for controlling the operation of the on-board sensor unit;
a microcontroller configured for generating control signals to be transmitted to the power control unit for controlling the operation of the on-board sensor unit, the microcontroller is configured for:
receiving information from a base station, regarding operation of the on-board sensor unit at each measurement cycle of measuring the pollution data, wherein the information comprises a sampling interval of the on-board sensor unit and a number of sensors to be activated from the plurality of sensors in a next measurement cycle, wherein the activation of the number of sensors is identified at the base station based on the pollution data collected by the microcontroller at a previous measurement cycle; and
an air purification unit configured for:
receiving the pollution data from the microcontroller; and
enabling activation or deactivation of the air purification unit based on comparison of the pollution data with predefined threshold values.