Patent ID: 11969514
Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A control system for a sanitization system of an aircraft, the control system comprising:
a power source;
a plurality of local controllers;
a main controller in operable communication with the plurality of local controllers, each local controller in operable communication with a sanitizer, a light, and an energy storage device in a respective row of a cabin of the aircraft, the sanitizer configured to emit ultraviolet radiation having an average wavelength between 200 and 230, the main controller configured to:
operate in an in-flight mode during a flight cycle of the aircraft, the in-flight mode including:
command the power source to power each of a plurality of the sanitizer in a successive order,
command the power source to trickle charge each of a plurality of the energy storage device simultaneously with powering each of the plurality of the sanitizer in succession; and

operate in a post-flight mode after the flight cycle, the post-flight mode including:
verify an occupancy of the aircraft is empty, and
in response to determining the energy storage device associated with each of in the plurality of the sanitizer is charged, commanding each of the plurality of the energy storage device to power a respective sanitizer in the plurality of the sanitizer to power all of the plurality of the sanitizer simultaneously.