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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2023
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Arun Dev Kanagaraj, Dindigul, IN;
Alex Raj Arulanandan, Coonoor, IN;
Manoj Kumar Sahoo, Rourkela, IN;
Yusuf Ali Ahamed Yacoob, Madurai, IN;
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes an air handling unit having an air handling unit outlet, and at least one zone having an inlet and an outlet. The at least one zone is operably coupled to the air handling unit outlet. A return air duct fluidly connecting the outlet to the air handling unit and at least one sterilization system arranged within the return air duct at or directly downstream from the outlet. At least one indoor air quality sensor operable to monitor an indoor air quality within the at least one zone. A controller is operably coupled to the at least one indoor air quality sensor and the at least one sterilization system. The controller is configured to operate the at least one sterilization system when the indoor air quality within the at least one zone exceeds an allowable threshold.