JP6431741B2 - Active species generator system and active species generator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an active species generator. The present invention also relates to an active species generator system constructed from a plurality of active species generators.

  In recent years, devices for generating active species such as fast electrons, ions, radicals (hydroxy radicals, etc.) and excited oxygen molecules (hereinafter referred to as “active species generators”) have been manufactured and sold for the purpose of air purification and deodorization. (For example, refer to JP2014-107094A).

JP 2014-107094 A

  Such active species generators may be sold as single units, but they are air conditioners, air purifiers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, electric fans, lighting devices, hot air machines, vacuum cleaners, washing machines. In some cases, they are sold in the state of being mounted on home appliances such as For this reason, a plurality of active species generators may exist in a general household in recent years.

  Under such circumstances, there have recently been requests from users of active species generators to “want to increase the concentration of active species” and “want to extend the life of the active species generator”.

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to increase the concentration of active species or extend the life of the active species generator when a plurality of active species generators exist in a general household or the like.

The active species generator system according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of active species generators and communication connection means. The “active species” referred to here includes, for example, fast electrons, ions, radicals (such as hydroxy radicals), excited oxygen molecules, and the like. Also, the “communication connection means” here may be wired or wireless. The communication connection means connects the plurality of active species generators for communication. Each active species generator shifts to the interlock control mode when a predetermined signal (interlock control signal) is transmitted or received via the communication connection means. Here, the interlock control mode includes a plurality of types of modes. Specifically, the interlock control mode includes (a) an intermittent operation mode, (b) a low output mode in which at least one of the plurality of active species generators is continuously operated at a lower output than during an individual operation, and (c ) At least one mode of the high density mode is included. In the intermittent operation mode, at least one of the plurality of active species generators is operated intermittently. In the intermittent operation mode, it is preferable that at least two of the plurality of active species generators are intermittently operated. Further, during the intermittent operation mode operation, the ON / OFF timing of each active species generator may be matched or shifted, but it is preferable to completely shift the ON / OFF timing. This is because the amount of active species generated can be stabilized over time. In addition, the intermittent operation mode includes (a1) a mode in which the active species generator system as a whole increases the active species amount and extends the life of the active species generator, and (a2) the active species generator system as a whole increases the active species amount. It is preferable to include at least one of modes for extending the lifetime of the active species generator while maintaining it. That is, the interlock control mode preferably includes at least one mode selected from the group consisting of the mode (a1), the mode (a2), and the high concentration mode. In the low output mode, at least one of the plurality of active species generators is continuously operated at a lower output than when operating alone. In the high concentration mode, at least two of the plurality of active species generators are continuously operated simultaneously.

The active species generator system according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of active species generators and communication connection means. The “active species” referred to here includes, for example, fast electrons, ions, radicals (such as hydroxy radicals), excited oxygen molecules, and the like. Also, the “communication connection means” here may be wired or wireless. The communication connection means connects the plurality of active species generators for communication. Each active species generator shifts to the interlock control mode when a predetermined signal (interlock control signal) is transmitted or received via the communication connection means. Then, the interlock control mode, the active species generator Ru is operated at the output per lower unit time than the output amount per unit time before communicating dynamic control mode transition.

The active species generator system according to a third aspect of the present invention is the active species generator system according to the first aspect or the second aspect, and further includes an interlock control device. The interlock control device is communicatively connected to a plurality of active species generators via communication connection means. The interlock control device transmits a predetermined signal (interlock control signal) to each active species generator.

The active species generator according to the fourth aspect of the present invention includes a communication unit. The active species generator is controlled in conjunction with another active species generator that is connected to the communication unit when the communication unit transmits or receives a predetermined signal (interlocking control signal). Migrate to Here, the interlock control mode is (a) an intermittent operation mode in which at least one of the plurality of active species generators is intermittently operated, and (b) at least one of the plurality of active species generators has a lower output than that in the single operation. And (c) at least one mode of a high concentration mode in which at least two of the plurality of active species generators are continuously operated simultaneously.

The active species generator according to the fifth aspect of the present invention includes a communication unit. The active species generator is controlled in conjunction with another active species generator that is connected to the communication unit when the communication unit transmits or receives a predetermined signal (interlocking control signal). Migrate to Here, in the interlock control mode, each active species generator operates at an output amount per unit time lower than the output amount per unit time before shifting to the interlock control mode.

  As described above, in the active species generator system according to the present invention, when each active species generator transmits or receives a predetermined signal (interlocking control signal) via the communication connection means, the mode shifts to the interlocking control mode. For this reason, for example, if interlock control is performed so that a plurality of active species generators are continuously operated simultaneously, the concentration of active species in the room can be increased, and interlock control is performed so that the plurality of active species generators are intermittently operated. As a result, the lifetime of the plurality of active species generators can be extended.

It is a functional block diagram of the active species generator system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a table | surface which shows the relationship between the control mode of an active species generator and the amount of active species in the active species generator system concerning 1st Embodiment. It is an example of the timing chart of ON / OFF control of each active species generator at the time of the interlocking intermittent mode in the active species generator system according to the first embodiment. It is an example of the timing chart of ON / OFF control of each active species generator at the time of the interlocking intermittent mode in the active species generator system according to the first embodiment. It is an example of the timing chart of ON / OFF control of each active species generator at the time of the interlocking intermittent mode in the active species generator system according to the first embodiment. It is a table | surface which shows the relationship between the control mode of an active species generator and the amount of active species in the active species generator system concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the active species generator system concerning a 10th embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

-First embodiment-
<Overall configuration of active species generator system>
First, the overall configuration of the active species generator system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, only two active species generators are shown for convenience of explanation, but three or more active species generators may exist.

  The active species generator system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of active species generators 10 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, each active species generator 10 mainly includes active species generating elements 11a and 11b, voltage application units 12a and 12b, control units 13a and 13b, operation units 14a and 14b, and communication units 15a, 15b. Hereinafter, these components will be described in detail.

(1) Active Species Generating Element The active species generating elements 11a and 11b are elements that generate active species such as fast electrons, ions, radicals (hydroxy radicals, etc.) and excited oxygen molecules when voltage is applied. Discharge electrodes, induction electrodes, and the like.

(2) Voltage Application Unit As shown in FIG. 1, the voltage application units 12a and 12b are connected to the active species generating elements 11a and 11b and the control units 13a and 13b, and control signals from the control units 13a and 13b. Accordingly, a voltage is applied to the active species generating elements 11a and 11b.

(3) Control Unit As shown in FIG. 1, the control units 13a and 13b are communicatively connected to the voltage application units 12 and 12b, the operation units 14a and 14b, and the communication units 15a and 15b, and the operation units 14a and 14b. And the information input from communication part 15a, 15b is processed, the control signal with respect to the voltage application parts 12 and 12b is produced | generated, and the control signal is transmitted to the voltage application parts 12 and 12b. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the control units 13a and 13b include storage units 16a and 16b, and write information to the storage units 16a and 16b as needed, and information from the storage units 16a and 16b. Read out.

(4) Operation unit The operation units 14a and 14b are operation button groups (including software buttons). In this embodiment, the operation / stop button, the output increase button, the output decrease button, the long life button, the interlock control setting It consists of buttons. When the operation units 14a and 14b are operated by the user, a prescribed signal is transmitted to the control units 13a and 13b.

(5) Communication unit The communication units 15a and 15b establish the active species generator system 1 by communication connection with the communication units 15a and 15b of the other active species generators 10A and 10B. The communication units 15a and 15b transmit information and signals to other active species generators 10 according to instructions from the control units 13a and 13b, and receive information and signals from other active species generators 10. Or supplied to the control units 13a and 13b.

<Operation Control Mode of Active Species Generator in Active Species Generator System>
(1) Independent operation control In this embodiment, when the interlock control setting button is turned off in each active species generator 10A, 10B, each active species generator 10A, 10B is independently controlled. The In such a case, each of the active species generators 10A and 10B is operated mainly by the operation of the operation button group by the user. For example, when the operation / stop button is pressed in the stopped active species generator 10A, 10B, the active species generator 10A, 10B starts the single continuous mode operation with the standard applied voltage. When the long-life button is pressed by the user in this state, the control units 13a and 13b generate intermittent operation control signals and transmit them to the voltage application units 12a and 12b. Then, the voltage applying units 12a and 12b intermittently apply a voltage to the active species generating elements 11a and 11b. In addition, when the output increase button is pressed by the user in the same state, the control units 13a and 13b generate output increase control signals and transmit them to the voltage application units 12a and 12b. Then, the voltage application units 12a and 12b increase the applied voltage. On the other hand, when the output reduction button is pressed by the user in the same state, the control units 13a and 13b generate output reduction control signals and transmit them to the voltage application units 12a and 12b. Then, the voltage application units 12a and 12b reduce the applied voltage.

(2) Interlocking control On the other hand, when the interlocking control setting button is turned on in each active species generator 10A, 10B, the two active species generators 10A, 10B are interlocked. In such a case, each of the active species generators 10A and 10B transmits an interlocking control start signal to each other via the communication units 15a and 15b. And each active species generator 10A, 10B will start an interlock operation, if the other party's interlock control start signal is received via communication part 15a, 15b. In such a case, the two active species generators 10A and 10B exchange the integrated operation time information in the storage units 16a and 16b together with the interlock control start signal, and then use the integrated operation time information as the integrated operation of the own device. Compared with the time information, it operates in the interlocking intermittent mode according to the longer accumulated operation time. In the present embodiment, the interlocking intermittent mode includes a first interlocking intermittent mode and a second interlocking intermittent mode. When the longer cumulative operation time is shorter than the threshold, the two active species generators 10A and 10B are interlocked in the first interlocking intermittent mode, and when the longer cumulative operation time is longer than the threshold, 2 The active species generators 10A and 10B of the table are interlocked and controlled in the second interlocking intermittent mode. Hereinafter, these two types of interlocking intermittent modes will be described using the example of FIG.

  For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the two active species generators 10A and 10B are the same model. Further, when the active species generators 10A and 10B are operated in a single continuous mode (applied voltage is standard), the amount of active species in the center of the room is 25,000 (in the single continuous mode in FIG. 2). Line). The life loss at this time is set to 1 (see FIG. 2). Next, when the active species generators 10A and 10B are operated as a single unit in the long life mode (applied voltage is standard), that is, the active species generators 10A and 10B are standard with respect to the active species generators 11a and 11b. When the applied voltage is intermittently applied (see FIG. 2), the amount of active species at the center of the room is 17,000 (see the single long life mode row in FIG. 2). In this case, since the total voltage application time per unit time is half of the voltage application time in the single continuous mode operation, the life loss is 0.5. That is, even if the active species generator 10A, 20B according to the present embodiment is operated in the intermittent mode in which the total voltage application time per unit time is halved, the amount of active species is simply halved. It will never be. When the two active species generators 10A and 10B operate in the first interlocking intermittent mode, that is, when the two active species generators 10A and 10B operate in the long life mode with the timing controlled, each active species The lifetime loss of the generators 10A and 10B is 0.5 as described above, and the lifetime loss of the entire system is 1. However, in such a case, the amount of active species in the center of the room is 30,000, which is greater than when the active species generators 10A and 10B are operated in a single continuous mode. That is, in the first interlocking intermittent mode, the life loss of each active species generator 10A, 10B is not only half that of the single unit single continuous mode operation, but the active species amount in the center of the room is single unit single continuous. 120% of the mode. That is, the first interlocking intermittent mode can be said to be an interlocking operation mode that increases the amount of active species as a whole system and doubles the lifetime of the active species generating elements 11a and 11b. When the two active species generators 10A and 10B operate in the second interlocking intermittent mode, that is, when the two active species generators 10A and 10B are controlled in timing, the voltage application time of 80% in the long life mode is applied. In the case of operation at, the life loss of each activated species generator 10A, 10B is 0.4, and the life loss of the entire system is 0.8. In such a case, the amount of active species in the center of the room is 25,000, which is equal to the case where the active species generators 10A and 10B are operated in a single continuous mode. That is, in the second interlocking intermittent mode, not only the life loss of each active species generator 10A, 10B is 40% of the single unit single continuous mode operation, but also the active species amount in the center of the room is the single unit single unit. Equivalent to continuous mode operation. That is, it can be said that the second interlocking intermittent mode is an interlocking operation mode in which the lifetime of the active species generating elements 11a and 11b is doubled or more while maintaining the amount of active species as the whole system. The voltage application timings of the voltage application units 12a and 12b in the first interlocking intermittent mode and the second interlocking intermittent mode are as follows: (i) When the voltage application unit 12a is on, the voltage application unit 12b The voltage application unit 12a may be turned off when the voltage application unit 12b is turned on. (Ii) Voltage application timing and voltage application unit of the voltage application unit 12a as shown in FIG. The voltage application timing of 12b may be synchronized, or, as shown in FIG. 5, (iii) the voltage application timing of the voltage application unit 12a and the voltage application timing of the voltage application unit 12b are shifted by half a period. Although there may be, the aspect of (i) is especially preferable. This is because in the mode (i), it is considered that the amount of active species generated can be stabilized over time.

<Characteristics of the active species generator system according to the first embodiment>
In the present embodiment, when there are a plurality of active species generators 10A and 10B in which the interlock control setting button is turned on in one room, the active species generators 10A and 10B communicate via the communication units 15a and 15b. Connected, the active species generator system 1 is constructed. In the active species generator system 1, the plurality of active species generators 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B are controlled in an interlocked intermittent mode corresponding to the longer accumulated operation time (that is, the lifetime is short). Specifically, when the longer accumulated operation time is shorter than the threshold, the two active species generators 10A and 10B are interlocked in the first interlocking intermittent mode, and the longer accumulated operation time is longer than the threshold. In this case, the two active species generators 10A and 10B are interlocked and controlled in the second interlocking intermittent mode. The first interlocking intermittent mode is an interlocking control mode that increases the amount of active species as a whole system and doubles the lifetime of the active species generating elements 11a and 11b. The second interlocking intermittent mode maintains the amount of active species as the entire system. On the other hand, this is a linked control mode in which the lifetime of the active species generating elements 11a and 11b is doubled or longer. For this reason, in this active species generator system 1, the lifetime of several active species generator 10A, 10B can be extended.

-Second Embodiment-
The active species generator system according to the second embodiment is different from the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment in the manner of interlocking control. For this reason, only the interlock control will be described for the active species generator system according to the present embodiment.

  In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, only one type of interlocking intermittent mode is prepared. And each active species generator 10A, 10B will start an interlock operation, if the other party's interlock control start signal is received via communication part 15a, 15b. In such a case, each active species generator 10A, 10B may be provided with an on / off interval adjustment switch that adjusts the on / off interval of intermittent operation.

<Characteristics of the active species generator system according to the second embodiment>
In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, only one type of interlocking intermittent mode is prepared. For this reason, a control aspect can be simplified. Further, when an on / off interval adjustment switch is provided, the user's intention can be reflected on the lifetime of each active species generator 10A, 10B.

-Third embodiment-
The active species generator system according to the third embodiment is different from the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment in the manner of interlock control. For this reason, only the interlock control will be described for the active species generator system according to the present embodiment.

  First, in the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, a high concentration setting button is provided in place of the interlock control setting button. When at least one high concentration setting button or both high concentration setting buttons are turned on in each active species generator 10A, 10B, the two active species generators 10A, 10B are controlled in conjunction with each other. In such a case, each of the two active species generators 10A and 10B operates in a continuous mode with a standard applied voltage (hereinafter, this control mode is referred to as a “high concentration mode”). In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, in the high concentration mode, even if one of the active species generators 10A and 10B is in the stopped state or the resting state, the other active species When the generators 10A and 10B start operation, the active species generators 10A and 10B in a stopped state are forcibly activated and operate in the continuous mode. Hereinafter, the high concentration mode will be described with reference to the example of FIG.

  For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the two active species generators 10A and 10B are the same model. In addition, as described above, when the active species generators 10A and 10B are operated in a single continuous mode (applied voltage is standard), the amount of active species in the center of the room is 25,000 (in FIG. 2). See single continuous mode line). The life loss at this time is set to 1 (see FIG. 2). Next, when the two active species generators 10A and 10B are operated in the high concentration mode (the applied voltage is standard), that is, the standard application to the active species generating elements 11a and 11b in each active species generator 10A and 10B. When voltage is continuously applied (see FIG. 6), the amount of active species in the center of the room is 40,000 instead of 50,000 (see the row of the high concentration mode in FIG. 2). In such a case, the life loss of each active species generator 10A, 10B is 1, and the life loss of the entire system is 2. That is, in the active species generator system 1 according to the present embodiment, even when the two active species generators 10A and 20B are operated in the high concentration mode with the standard applied voltage, the amount of active species is It simply does not double. That is, it can be said that the high concentration mode is a linked operation mode in which the amount of active species is increased as a whole system, but the active species generating elements 11a and 11b are shortened as a whole system.

<Characteristics of the active species generator system according to the third embodiment>
In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, when at least one high concentration setting button or both high concentration setting buttons are turned on in each active species generator 10A, 10B, two active species are generated. The devices 10A and 10B are controlled in conjunction with each other. In such a case, a standard applied voltage is continuously applied to the active species generating elements 11a and 11b in the active species generators 10A and 10B. For this reason, in this active species generator system 1, it is possible to increase the concentration of active species.

-Fourth embodiment-
The active species generator system according to the fourth embodiment is different from the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment in the manner of interlock control. For this reason, only the interlock control will be described for the active species generator system according to the present embodiment. Note that this embodiment can also be applied to the second embodiment.

  First, in the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, in addition to the interlock control setting button, an interlock control mode selection switch is provided. The interlock control mode selection switch has a specification that can select either the interlock intermittent mode described in the first or second embodiment or the high concentration mode described in the third embodiment. Yes. Then, at least one of the interlock control setting buttons or both of the interlock control setting buttons is turned on while the interlock control mode selection switches of the two active species generators 10A and 10B are both set to the interlock intermittent mode. If it is, the interlock control described in the first or second embodiment is executed. On the other hand, at least one of the interlock control setting buttons or both of the interlock control setting buttons is turned on in a state where the interlock control mode selection switches of the two active species generators 10A and 10B are both set to the high concentration mode. If so, the interlock control described in the third embodiment is executed.

  In the state where the interlock control mode selection switch of one active species generator 10A is set to the interlock intermittent mode and the interlock control mode selection switch of the other active species generator 10B is set to the high concentration mode. When at least one of the interlock control setting buttons or both of the interlock control setting buttons is on, the active species generator 10A is operated in an intermittent mode, and the active species generator 10B is operated in a high concentration mode. In such a case, the concentration of active species is increased throughout the system, and the lifetime of the active species generators 10A and 10B is increased.

<Characteristics of Active Species Generator System According to Fourth Embodiment>
In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, an interlock control mode selection switch is provided. For this reason, a user's intention can be reflected about the interlock control of the system.

-Fifth embodiment-
The active species generator system according to the fifth embodiment is different from the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment in the manner of interlock control. For this reason, only the interlock control will be described for the active species generator system according to the present embodiment. Note that the present embodiment can also be applied to the second and fourth embodiments.

  In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, an interlocking low output mode is prepared instead of the interlocking intermittent mode. In the interlocked low output mode, not the intermittent control but an applied voltage lower than the applied voltage in the single continuous mode is continuously applied to the active species generating elements 11a and 11b. In such a case, the two active species generators 10A and 10B exchange the integrated operation time information in the storage units 16a and 16b together with the interlock control start signal, and then use the integrated operation time information as the integrated operation of the own device. Compared with time information, it operates in the linked low output mode according to the longer accumulated operation time. In the present embodiment, the linked low output mode includes a first linked low output mode and a second linked low output mode. When the longer cumulative operation time is shorter than the threshold, the two active species generators 10A and 10B are interlocked and controlled in the first interlocking low output mode, and when the longer cumulative operation time is longer than the threshold, The two active species generators 10A and 10B are interlocked and controlled in the second interlocking low output mode. The applied voltage in the second interlocking low output mode is lower than the applied voltage in the first interlocking low output mode.

  Further, when only one type of interlocking low output mode is prepared, an applied voltage adjustment switch that adjusts an applied voltage to the active species generators 11a and 11b may be provided in each active species generator 10A and 10B. .

<Features of Active Species Generator System According to Fifth Embodiment>
In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, the interlocking low output mode is applied instead of the interlocking intermittent mode. For this reason, the life of the switching element can be extended.

-Sixth embodiment-
The active species generator system according to the sixth embodiment is different from the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment in the start timing of the interlock control. Therefore, only the start timing of the interlock control will be described for the active species generator system according to the present embodiment. This embodiment can also be applied to the second to fifth embodiments.

  In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, when each of the active species generators 10A and 10B transmits the interlock control start signal via the communication units 15a and 15b, the interlock operation is started.

<Features of Active Species Generator System According to Sixth Embodiment>
In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, when each of the active species generators 10A and 10B transmits the interlock control start signal via the communication units 15a and 15b, the interlock operation is started. Therefore, in this active species generator system, the active species generators 10A and 10B can start the linked operation regardless of the state of the counterpart active species generators 10A and 10B.

-Seventh embodiment-
The active species generator system according to the seventh embodiment is different from the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment in the start timing of the interlock control. Therefore, only the start timing of the interlock control will be described for the active species generator system according to the present embodiment. Note that the present embodiment can also be applied to the second to fifth embodiments.

  In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, each of the active species generators 10A and 10B transmits the interlock control start signal via the communication units 15a and 15b, and then from the counterpart active species generator 10A and 10B. When the confirmation signal is received, linked operation starts.

<Features of Active Species Generator System According to Seventh Embodiment>
In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, each of the active species generators 10A and 10B transmits the interlock control start signal via the communication units 15a and 15b, and then from the counterpart active species generator 10A and 10B. When the confirmation signal is received, linked operation starts. For this reason, in this activated species generator system, each activated species generator 10A, 10B confirms that the other activated species generator 10A, 10B is in a state where it can start the associated operation, and then operates in conjunction. Can start.

-Eighth embodiment-
The active species generator system according to the eighth embodiment is different from the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment in the manner of interlock control. For this reason, only the interlock control will be described for the active species generator system according to the present embodiment. The present embodiment can also be applied to the second to seventh embodiments.

  In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, each of the active species generators 10A and 10B transmits an interlocking control start signal to each other via the communication units 15a and 15b. And each active species generator 10A, 10B will start an interlock operation, if the other party's interlock control start signal is received via communication part 15a, 15b. In this case, the two active species generators 10A and 10B exchange their own device identification information such as model number information of their own devices in the storage units 16a and 16b together with the interlock control start signal, and then their own devices. The identification information is collated with the model number-intermittent operation on / off interval relation table, and the on / off interval information of the interlock intermittent operation linked to the own device identification information is derived, and the interlock is performed at the on / off interval. Start intermittent mode operation.

<Features of Active Species Generator System According to Eighth Embodiment>
In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, the active species generators 10A and 10B can perform the intermittent intermittent mode operation at an on / off interval corresponding to the model number. For this reason, in this active species generator system, each of the active species generators 10A and 10B can execute the intermittent intermittent mode operation at an appropriate on / off interval according to the model.

-Ninth embodiment-
The active species generator system according to the ninth embodiment is different from the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment in the presence of the active species generator. That is, in the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment, a plurality of active species generators 10A and 10B exist independently, but in the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, at least One active species generator is incorporated in an air conditioner, an air purifier, a humidifier, a dehumidifier, a fan, a lighting device, a warm air cleaner, a vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, and the like. When two active species generators are incorporated in these devices, the active species generator may be incorporated in the same type of device, or incorporated in different types of devices (for example, an air conditioner and an air purifier). It may be. In such a case, the control units 13a and 13b, the operation units 14a and 14b, and the communication units 15a and 15b of the active species generator may be shared with the control unit, the operation unit, and the communication unit of the device to be incorporated.
<Features of Active Species Generator System According to Ninth Embodiment>
In the active species generator system according to the present embodiment, at least one active species generator is an air conditioner, an air purifier, a humidifier, a dehumidifier, a fan, a lighting device, a warm air cleaner, a vacuum cleaner, and a laundry. Built into the machine. For this reason, in the active species generator system, the space can be saved, and the control units 13a and 13b, the operation units 14a and 14b, and the communication units 15a and 15b can be shared, thereby suppressing the manufacturing cost and the like. be able to.

-Tenth embodiment-
The active species generator system according to the fourth embodiment is different from the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment in the system configuration and the start timing of the interlock control. For this reason, only the system configuration and the start timing of the interlock control will be described for the active species generator system according to the present embodiment. Note that this embodiment can also be applied to the second to ninth embodiments.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7, in the active species generator system 1A according to the present embodiment, an interlock control device 20 is added to the active species generator system 1 according to the first embodiment. The interlock control device 20 may be an information processing device such as a server or a smartphone, or may be incorporated in a specific home appliance. The interlock control device 20 includes a communication unit (not shown) and a control unit (not shown). And this communication part is communicably connectable with communication part 15a, 15b of active species generator 10A, 10B. However, in the active species generator system 1A according to the present embodiment, the active species generators 10A and 10B are not designed to transmit and receive the interlock control start signal from the other active species generator 10A and 10B. The specification is such that only the interlock control start signal from the interlock control device 20 is received.

  That is, in this active species generator system 1A, each of the active species generators 10A and 10B starts the linked operation when receiving the linked control start signal from the linked control device 20 via the communication units 15a and 15b. In such a case, the interlock control device 20 transmits the interlock control start signal to each of the active species generators 10A and 10B, and at the same time, provides control parameters such as applied voltage and on / off interval to each of the active species generators 10A and 10B. You may send it.

<Features of Active Species Generator System According to Tenth Embodiment>
In the active species generator system 1A according to the present embodiment, the interlock control device 20 manages the interlock control of the active species generators 10A and 10B. For this reason, in this active species generator system 1A, the interlocking control method of active species generator 10A, 10B can be managed collectively.

-Other application examples-
The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1: Active species generator system 10A, 10B: Active species generator 15a, 15b: Communication unit (communication connection means, communication unit)
20: Interlocking control device

Claims (5)

A plurality of active species generators;
Communication connection means for communication connection of the plurality of active species generator,
When each active species generator transmits or receives a predetermined signal via the communication connection means , (a) an intermittent operation mode in which at least one of the plurality of active species generators is intermittently operated; and (b) the plurality of the active species generators. A low-output mode in which at least one of the active species generators is continuously operated at a lower output than that in a single operation, and (c) a high concentration mode in which at least two of the plurality of active species generators are continuously operated simultaneously. An active species generator system that shifts to an interlocking control mode including at least one mode . A plurality of active species generators;
Communication connection means for communication-connecting the plurality of active species generators;
With
Each active species generator, when transmitting or receiving a predetermined signal via the communication connection means, shifts to the interlock control mode,
Wherein the interlocking control mode, each of the active species generator Ru is operated at the output per lower unit time than the output amount per pre Symbol interlock control mode before migration unit time
Active species generator system. Further comprising an interlock control device connected to the plurality of active species generators via the communication connection means,
The active species generator system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the interlock control device transmits the predetermined signal. With a communication unit,
When the communication unit transmits or receives a predetermined signal, the communication unit shifts to an interlocking control mode controlled in conjunction with another active species generator connected to the communication unit ,
The interlock control mode includes: (a) an intermittent operation mode in which at least one of the plurality of active species generators is intermittently operated; and (b) at least one of the plurality of active species generators having a lower output than that during single operation. And (c) at least one mode of a high concentration mode in which at least two of the plurality of active species generators are continuously operated simultaneously . With a communication unit,
When the communication unit transmits or receives a predetermined signal, the communication unit shifts to an interlocking control mode controlled in conjunction with another active species generator connected to the communication unit,
In the interlock control mode, each active species generator operates at an output amount per unit time that is lower than an output amount per unit time before the transition to the interlock control mode .

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