| CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 2/28 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01); A61L 2202/26 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A system for disinfecting a space, comprising:
a system comprising a UV light monitor including a UV sensor, and a controller including a processor operable to respond to computer-readable instructions stored in a memory to:
calculate a UV irradiance on a target surface that is remote from the UV light monitor based on: UV light intensity measurements made by the UV light monitor, a first angle between the UV sensor and UV light that is generated by a UV emitter and is incident on the UV sensor; a second angle between the target surface and UV light generated by the UV emitter that is incident on the target surface; a distance between the UV emitter and the UV sensor; and a distance between the UV emitter and the target surface, and
determine a disinfection cycle time for the target surface based on the calculated UV irradiance; the system for disinfecting a space further comprising;
a UV emitter, wherein the controller is operable to respond to computer-readable instructions stored in the memory that cause the UV emitter to expose the target surface to UV light for a duration equal to the disinfection cycle time.
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