Breathing air production and distribution system

摘要

A breathing air production and filtration system has an air generation assembly and a distribution assembly. The generation assembly has a compressor and filtration components to generate breathing air. The distribution assembly has collection pots with multiple connections for manifolds. For their part, the manifolds have multiple connectors for the respirators of end users. The system uses a monitoring control system with various wireless sensors to monitor operation of the system and the quality of breathing air produced. These sensors include an in-line sensor detecting constituents or contaminants in the breathing air. The sensors also include pressure, temperature, and flow sensors monitoring the operation of the system. An automatic switchover is provided for switching the system to a back-up supply of high-pressure reserve air if needed.

主权项

1. A breathing air system, comprising:
a compressor assembly generating intake air; a first power subsystem supplying power to the compressor assembly; a filtration assembly in communication with the compressor assembly and filtering the intake air; a second power subsystem supplying power to the filtration assembly; one or more collection pots in communication with the filtration assembly and collecting the intake air; one or more distribution manifolds in communication with the one or more collection pots and distributing the intake air to one or more breathing hoses; one or more wireless sensors in communication with the intake air from the filtration assembly and continuously monitoring the intake air for one or more parameters; a monitoring unit in wireless communication with the one or more wireless sensors and obtaining readings of the one or more parameters monitored by the one or more wireless sensors; and a third power subsystem supplying power to the monitoring unit; wherein each of the power subsystems is independently operable.