Patent ID: 8640970
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: E03D,F24F,Y02B

Abstract:
1. An air quality control system for maintaining or improving air quality within a room, comprising: a sensor assembly having a housing portion, a fluid flow sensor, and a wireless transmitter; the housing portion defining a fluid flow path between a first end and a second end, the fluid flow sensor being disposed in the housing portion, the fluid flow sensor configured to communicate with the wireless transmitter; the fluid flow sensor configured to detect fluid flow through the housing portion and to generate a first signal indicative of the fluid flow which is received by the wireless transmitter; the wireless transmitter configured to generate a first wireless signal based on the first signal received from the fluid flow sensor; and a fan assembly having an electric motor, a fan blade, a controller, and a wireless receiver therein, the electric motor being in driving engagement with the fan blade, the controller configured to communicate with the wireless receiver, the controller configured to activate the electric motor when the wireless receiver receives the first wireless signal from the wireless transmitter.