WO2021205506A1 - Humidification device and humidification method - Google Patents

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WO2021205506A1
WO2021205506A1 PCT/JP2020/015509 JP2020015509W WO2021205506A1 WO 2021205506 A1 WO2021205506 A1 WO 2021205506A1 JP 2020015509 W JP2020015509 W JP 2020015509W WO 2021205506 A1 WO2021205506 A1 WO 2021205506A1
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洋航 松浦
保博 中村
▲高▼田 誠
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  • the present disclosure relates to a humidifying device and a humidifying method for humidifying by releasing air containing moisture into a space to be humidified.
  • indoor temperature has been controlled relatively easily with the spread of air conditioning equipment, while indoor relative humidity cannot be said to be sufficiently controlled, and the amount of humidification is insufficient, especially in winter.
  • examples of the conventional indoor humidification method include a vaporization type, a steam type, and a water spray type.
  • the humidified air generated by using these humidification methods may be supplied to a portion other than the humidification target, and efficient humidification may not be realized.
  • Patent Document 1 includes an electrostatic atomizer that generates a charged mist by applying a high voltage to the supplied water, and the electrostatic atomizer, and includes the mist. Is described as an air conditioner that discharges the electric charge to the humidified object. By applying a high voltage to the supplied water by the electrostatic atomizer, positively or negatively charged mist is easily attracted to a humidified object such as a person having a potential difference. As a result, the humidified object can be efficiently humidified.
  • the present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a humidifying device and a humidifying method that realize a high humidifying effect.
  • the humidifying device is a humidifying device that humidifies the space to be humidified, and has a moisture-charged portion for charging the moisture to be supplied to the air in the space to be humidified and the moisture charged by the moisture-charged portion. It is provided with a storage unit for storing and a charge disappearance suppressing unit for suppressing the charge of water on the inner wall surface of the storage unit.
  • the humidification method is a humidification method executed by a humidifying device that humidifies the space to be humidified, and includes a moisture charging step for charging moisture to be supplied to air in the space to be humidified, and the moisture charging. It includes a storage step of storing the charged water in the step and a charge loss suppressing step of suppressing the loss of charge of the water on the inner wall surface of the storage part.
  • the humidifying device charges the moisture to be supplied to the air in the humidifying target space, and the humidifying device of the moisture on the inner wall surface of the storage part storing the charged moisture. Suppresses the disappearance of charge. As a result, the amount of charge of the moisture supplied to the humidification target space is maintained, and the moisture is easily transferred to the humidification target, so that a high humidification effect can be obtained.
  • FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the humidifying apparatus of Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the flow of charge mist in a moisture charge process. It is a schematic diagram which shows the flow of charge mist in a moisture charge process. It is a flowchart which illustrates the humidification process of the humidifying apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a flowchart which illustrates the humidification process of the humidifying apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the humidifying device according to the first embodiment.
  • the humidifying device 100 is a device for generating a charged mist, supplying the charged mist to the humidifying target space to be humidified, and humidifying the humidifying target space.
  • the charged mist refers to a mist which is a collection of fine particles of charged water.
  • water refers to a liquid that is supplied to the humidifying device 100 for humidification of the humidifying target space and that contains water molecules.
  • the water here may be tap water, fresh water, or the like, or may be condensed water formed by condensing in a cooler or the like, or water that is adsorbed and recovered by an adsorbent. You may.
  • fine particles of water, a collection of fine particles of water, and water may be referred to as water.
  • the humidifying device 100 includes a water supply unit 1, a moisture charging unit 2, a storage unit 3, and a control unit 4.
  • the water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water charging unit 2.
  • the water supply unit 1 may supply water from the water supply tank to the water charge unit 2 by a pump or the like, may move water to the water charge unit 2 by using a capillary phenomenon, or may use gravity. Water may be supplied to the moisture charging unit 2.
  • the water supply unit 1 may be any as long as it can supply water to the water charging unit 2, and the supply method thereof is not limited.
  • the water supply unit 1 may be provided with a water supply amount adjusting unit capable of adjusting the flow rate of water to the moisture charging unit 2.
  • the moisture charging unit 2 generates a charging mist by applying a high voltage to the water supplied from the water supply unit 1.
  • the moisture charging unit 2 includes a water application electrode 5, an induction electrode 6, and a high voltage power supply 7. Water from the water supply unit 1 is supplied to the water application electrode 5.
  • the induction electrode 6 is installed facing the water application electrode 5.
  • the induction electrode 6 is arranged between the water application electrode 5 and the storage unit 3.
  • the high voltage power source 7 applies a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 so that the potential difference between the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 is about 1 [kV] to 10 [kV].
  • the induction electrode 6 becomes a ground electrode and the potential becomes 0 [V].
  • a DC voltage of -1 [kV] to ⁇ 10 [kV] is applied to the water application electrode 5.
  • the water application electrode 5 becomes a ground electrode and has a potential of 0 [V], while a positive DC voltage of 1 [kV] to 10 [kV] is applied to the inductive electrode 6.
  • NS a case where the electrostatic spray method is used will be described as an example.
  • the material of the water application electrode 5 As the material of the water application electrode 5, a conductive metal or resin, a porous metal or resin, or the like is used.
  • the water application electrode 5 has a sharp tip portion where an electric field is concentrated. The tip portion is discharged due to a potential difference between the tip portion and the induction electrode 6. Further, even if the water application electrode 5 has a one-fluid nozzle for ejecting water by hydraulic pressure, the water application electrode 5 has a two-fluid nozzle for crushing and atomizing water by the flow of a carrier gas and ejecting the water. You may. By using nozzles such as these, water is split by mechanical collision, atomized and ejected. Then, the fine particles of water are charged by the Lenard effect.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a case where the water application electrode 5 has one tip portion, the water application electrode 5 may have a plurality of tip portions.
  • a conductive metal or resin is used as the material of the induction electrode 6.
  • the shape of the induction electrode 6 include a wiring-like shape, a shape in which a circular opening is provided in the central portion of a flat plate, and the like. It is assumed that the opening penetrates the flat plate.
  • the guide electrode 6 is arranged so that its edge is at a constant distance from the tip of the water application electrode 5.
  • the induction electrode 6 has a wiring shape
  • the induction electrode 6 is arranged so that the edge portion forming the induction electrode 6 in a wiring shape is at a constant distance from the tip end portion of the water application electrode 5.
  • the induction electrode 6 is a flat plate having a circular opening
  • the induction electrode 6 is arranged so that the edge of the flat plate is at a constant distance from the tip of the water application electrode 5.
  • the storage unit 3 temporarily stores the charged mist generated by the water charging unit 2. Further, the storage unit 3 has a role as an air passage until the charged mist that has moved from the moisture charging unit 2 is released into the humidification target space. The storage unit 3 may discharge the charge mist from the moisture charge unit 2 into the humidification target space without storing the charge mist.
  • a material having high insulating properties such as ceramic or plastic is preferable.
  • the storage unit 3 includes an opening / closing unit 8, a blower 9, and a charge loss suppressing unit 10.
  • the opening / closing part 8 has an opening / closing part 8A for introduction and an opening / closing part 8B for releasing.
  • the introduction opening / closing portion 8A is provided on the side of the moisture charging portion 2.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A performs an opening / closing operation according to an instruction from the control unit 4 described later.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A communicates the internal space of the moisture charging unit 2 with the internal space of the storage unit 3 in the open state, and blocks the internal space of the storage unit 3 from the internal space of the moisture charging unit 2 in the closed state. do.
  • the introduction opening / closing part 8A When the introduction opening / closing part 8A is opened, the charging mist generated by the moisture charging part 2 can flow into the inside of the storage part 3. When the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is closed, the inflow of the charged mist from the moisture charging unit 2 to the storage unit 3 is blocked.
  • the release opening / closing part 8B is provided on the side of the humidification target space.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B performs an opening / closing operation according to an instruction from the control unit 4 described later.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B communicates the internal space of the storage unit 3 with the humidification target space in the open state, and shields the internal space of the storage unit 3 from the humidification target space in the closed state.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened, the charged mist inside the storage unit 3 can flow out to the humidification target space.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B is closed, the outflow of charged mist from the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space is blocked.
  • the blower 9 sends out the charged mist stored in the storage unit 3 to the humidification target space in response to an instruction from the control unit 4 described later.
  • the blower 9 may be, for example, a blower fan such as a propeller fan or a sirocco fan, or a vortex ring generation that fluctuates the pressure inside the storage unit 3 and discharges the air in the storage unit 3 into the humidification target space in a vortex ring shape. It may be a vessel.
  • the discharge opening / closing part 8B is provided on the wall part facing the blower 9 in the storage part 3.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened when the blower 9 performs a process of sending the charged mist in the storage unit 3 to the humidification target space.
  • a mechanism for releasing moisture such as charged mist inside the storage unit 3 into the humidified target space may be described as a release mechanism.
  • the mechanism including the release opening / closing portion 8B and the blower 9 is an example of the release mechanism.
  • Another example of the discharge mechanism is a spraying device such as a one-fluid nozzle that uses the pressure of moisture to transport the moisture to the humidified target space.
  • a material that does not easily adhere to the charged mist may be used for the portion of the blower 9 that comes into contact with the charged mist.
  • a surface treatment may be applied to prevent the charged mist from adhering.
  • the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 is for suppressing the charge mist from disappearing inside the storage unit 3. Specifically, the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 charges the inner wall of the storage unit 3 located in front of the direction in which the charge mist travels to the same polarity as the polarity of the charge mist. The charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 charges the inner wall surface of the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the charge mist, so that a Coulomb force that repels each other is generated between the charge mist and the wall surface. As a result, it is possible to prevent the charged mist from adhering to the wall surface.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 10 includes an electric field generation unit 11 and a power supply 12.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 is installed on a wall surface inside the storage unit 3 located in front of the direction in which the charging mist travels.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 is preferably installed on all the wall surfaces inside the storage unit 3, but at least it is preferably installed on the wall surface facing the introduction opening / closing unit 8A. Further, the electric field generating unit 11 may be installed on the inner bottom surface of the storage unit 3 so that the charged mist does not disappear when it descends in the vertical direction due to gravity.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 is, for example, a conductive plate or film.
  • the power supply 12 applies a voltage to the electric field generation unit 11 according to the instruction from the control unit 4 to charge the electric field generation unit 11 to the same polarity as the charging mist.
  • the control unit 4 controls the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the opening / closing unit 8, the blower 9, the power supply 12, and the like.
  • the control unit 4 is configured by using, for example, a microcomputer, and controls by reading and executing a control program for controlling the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the opening / closing unit 8, and the like.
  • the step from the start of generation of the charged mist to the storage of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 will be referred to as a moisture charging step.
  • the step of discharging the charged mist contained in the storage unit 3 into the space to be humidified by the blower 9 is referred to as a moisture release step.
  • a series of steps including a water charging step and a water releasing step shall be performed in one cycle.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the flow of charging mist in the moisture charging step.
  • the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the opening / closing unit 8, and the power supply 12 perform the following processing.
  • the water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water charging unit 2 according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the high-voltage power supply 7 applies a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 according to the instruction from the control unit 4, and causes a large potential difference between the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is opened by an instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B is closed according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the power supply 12 applies a voltage to the electric field generating unit 11 in order to charge the electric field generating unit 11 with the same polarity as the charging mist according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 based on the polarity of the high voltage applied to the high voltage power supply 7. Specifically, the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 so that the high-voltage power supply 7 applies a voltage having the same polarity as the high voltage applied to the water in the water application electrode 5 to the electric field generation unit 11.
  • each component such as the water supply unit 1 and the high-voltage power supply 7 performs the above operation according to the instruction from the control unit 4, so that the following actions occur.
  • Water is supplied to the water application electrode 5 by the operation of the water supply unit 1.
  • the water supplied to the water application electrode 5 is conveyed to the tip of the water application electrode 5.
  • the water at the tip is charged with the same potential as the water application electrode 5 due to the application of a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 by the high voltage power source 7, and the potential difference between the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 is large. It becomes a state. That is, when a high voltage is applied to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 by the high voltage power source 7, a positive or negative high voltage is applied to the water with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. Become.
  • the charged water is locally pulled from the tip of the water application electrode 5 to the outside of the water application electrode 5 by the action of the Coulomb force in the electrostatic field to form a swelling called a tailor cone.
  • the water forming the tailor cone is in contact with the water application electrode 5, and is therefore continuously charged.
  • the Coulomb force acting on the water exceeds the surface tension of the water, the fine particles of water forming the tailor cone pop out one after another, and the water repeatedly divides into fine particles. This produces a nanometer-sized charged mist.
  • the division is known as Rayleigh division.
  • the generated charged mist moves in the direction indicated by the arrow shown in FIG. That is, the charged mist moves toward the induction electrode 6, passes through the opening of the induction electrode 6, and is discharged to the side of the storage unit 3.
  • the charged mist moves to the inside of the storage unit 3 through the introduction opening / closing unit 8A in the open state.
  • the charged mist that has moved to the inside of the storage unit 3 is stored inside the storage unit 3 during the moisture charging step.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 is charged to the polarity of the charging mist by the control of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 is installed on the inner wall of the storage unit 3 located in front of the charge mist in the traveling direction.
  • a Coulomb repulsive force is generated between the inner wall of the storage unit 3 and the charge mist.
  • the moisture charging unit 2 continues to generate charging mist, and the charging mist continues to flow into the storage unit 3. Further, in the storage unit 3, the electric field generation unit 11 is charged with the same polarity as the charging mist, so that the disappearance of the charging mist is suppressed. Therefore, in the moisture charging step, the charged mist is aggregated inside the storage unit 3. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can generate air containing a large amount of charged mist. In the following, air containing charged mist may be referred to as humidified air.
  • the humidifying device 100 shifts the process from the water charging step to the water releasing step due to the occurrence of the following events.
  • the event for example, the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to shift to the water release step from an operator, an external device, or the like.
  • the control unit 4 shifts to the water release step based on the elapse of the water charging time specified in the program or the detection value by the detection unit such as a sensor provided in the humidifying device 100. It can be mentioned that it should be decided.
  • the moisture charging time refers to the execution time of the process of the humidifying device 100 in the moisture charging step. In the following, these events that trigger the transition from the moisture charging step to the moisture release step may be referred to as release transition events.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the flow of charged mist in the water release step.
  • the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the opening / closing unit 8, the blower 9, and the charge loss suppressing unit 10 perform the following processing.
  • the water supply unit 1 stops the supply of the supplied water to the moisture charging unit 2 according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the high-voltage power supply 7 stops applying a high voltage to water according to an instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is closed by the instruction from the control unit 4, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened by the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the blower 9 blows air according to an instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 so as to stop the application of the voltage to the electric field generation unit 11.
  • the following actions occur when each component such as the water supply unit 1 and the high-voltage power supply 7 performs the above operation.
  • the water supply unit 1 stops the supply of water to the water charging unit 2, and the high-voltage power supply 7 stops applying a high voltage to the water, so that charging mist is not generated. Further, when the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is closed, the charging mist is not supplied to the storage unit 3 from the moisture charging unit 2.
  • the charged mist accumulated inside the storage unit 3 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow shown in FIG. 3 by the air blown by the blower 9, and is a humidification target via the release opening / closing unit 8B in the open state. It is released into the space. Since the released charged mist is in a charged state, it is attracted to, for example, a person to be humidified.
  • the humidifying device 100 Since the humidifying device 100 generated humidified air containing a high-density charged mist in the moisture charging step, a large amount of charged mist can be discharged into the humidified target space in the moisture releasing step. Therefore, more charged mist can reach the humidification target.
  • blower 9 a blower fan having high directivity, a vortex ring generator that discharges the air inside the storage unit 3 onto the vortex ring, or the like is used to allow more charged mist to reach the humidification target. Will be able to.
  • the humidifier 100 shifts the process from the moisture release step to the moisture charging step of the next cycle due to the occurrence of the following events.
  • the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to shift the moisture charging process from an operator, an external device, or the like. Further, as the event, the control unit 4 has determined that the process should shift to the moisture charging process based on the value detected by the detection unit such as the sensor provided in the humidifying device 100.
  • the humidifying device 100 may shift the treatment from the water release step to the water charging step of the next cycle due to the passage of the water release time.
  • the water release time is a time specified in the program and refers to the execution time of the treatment of the humidifying device 100 in the water release step.
  • these events that trigger the transition from the moisture release step to the moisture charging step of the next cycle may be referred to as charge transfer events.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the humidification process of the humidifier according to the first embodiment.
  • the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the moisture charging process based on whether or not the operator has input an instruction to start executing the humidifying process to the humidifying device 100.
  • the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the moisture charging process based on whether or not a signal instructing to start the execution of the humidification process is received from the external device instead of the instruction from the operator. You may judge.
  • the control unit 4 determines that the moisture charging process should be started (step S1: YES), and processes the humidifying device 100.
  • step S2 the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the moisture charging process based on whether or not the operator has input an instruction to start executing the humidifying process to the humidifying device 100.
  • the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the moisture charging process based on whether or not a signal instructing to start the execution of the humidification process is received from the external device instead of the instruction from the operator
  • control unit 4 does not determine that the moisture charging process should be started while the humidifying device 100 does not receive an instruction to start executing the humidifying process from the operator or an external device (step S1: NO), and the humidifying device 4 does not.
  • the process of 100 is limited to step S1. In this case, the control unit 4 does not instruct each component of the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the moisture charging step.
  • step S2 the control unit 4 instructs each component such as the water supply unit 1 or the high-voltage power supply 7 in the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the moisture charging step.
  • the humidifying device 100 performs a charge mist generation process and a storage process in the moisture charging step according to the instruction.
  • the water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water application electrode 5 in the water charging unit 2 in response to an instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the high-voltage power supply 7 applies a high voltage to the water in the water application electrode 5 with reference to the induction electrode 6. As a result, a charging mist is generated in the moisture charging unit 2.
  • step S2 according to the instruction from the control unit 4, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the open state, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the closed state.
  • the introduction opening / closing part 8A is opened, the charging mist generated in the moisture charging part 2 flows into the inside of the storage part 3.
  • the release opening / closing part 8B is closed, the charged mist that has flowed into the storage part 3 does not flow out to the humidification target space and stays inside the storage part 3.
  • step S2 the electric field generation unit 11 inside the storage unit 3 is charged to the same polarity as the charging mist by the instruction to the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. As a result, the charge mist in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing and accumulated in the moisture charging step.
  • step S3 the control unit 4 determines whether or not the water release step should be started based on the presence or absence of the release transition event.
  • the control unit 4 does not determine that the water release step should be started while the release transition event does not occur (step S3: NO), and stops the process in step S3.
  • the humidifier 100 may subsequently perform the charge mist generation process and the storage process.
  • step S3 the control unit 4 determines that the water release step should be started (step S3: YES), and shifts the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S4.
  • step S4 the control unit 4 controls the release mechanism so as to perform a process for discharging the charged mist stored in the storage unit 3 into the humidified target space.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the closed state
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the open state.
  • the introduction opening / closing part 8A is closed, the charging mist inside the storage part 3 does not flow out to the moisture charging part 2.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B When the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened, the internal space of the storage unit 3 and the humidification target space communicate with each other, and the charged mist contained in the storage unit 3 can flow out to the humidification target space.
  • the blower 9 sends out humidified air from the inside of the storage unit 3 toward the humidifying target space according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, a high-density charged mist is sent to the humidified space.
  • the water supply unit 1 stops the supply of water to the water charging unit 2, and the high voltage power supply 7 stops the application of a high voltage to the water at the water application electrode 5. Further, in response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the power supply 12 stops applying the voltage to the electric field generation unit 11. As a result, the power consumption by the humidifying device 100 is suppressed.
  • step S5 the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the moisture charging step in the next cycle based on the presence or absence of the occurrence of the charging transition event. If the charge transition event does not occur within a predetermined time, the control unit 4 does not determine that the moisture charge step of the next cycle should be started (step S5: NO), and the humidification process by the humidifier 100 To end.
  • the predetermined time may be, for example, the water release time assigned to the treatment in the water release step.
  • control unit 4 determines that the moisture charging step in the next cycle should be started (step S5: YES), and returns the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S2.
  • the charged mist generated by the moisture charging unit 2 is stored in the storage unit 3 for the moisture charging time.
  • the charged mist held in the storage unit comes into contact with the inner wall of the storage unit by a diffusion phenomenon or by attraction by a gradient force.
  • the electric charge of the charged mist in the storage portion may disappear, or the charged mist itself may disappear.
  • the number of charged mists may decrease inside the storage unit. Therefore, the number of charged mists released into the space to be humidified in the water release step is reduced, and the humidifying device cannot sufficiently humidify.
  • the humidifying device 100 includes a charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 that suppresses contact of the charging mist in the storage unit 3 with the wall surface.
  • the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 charges the wall surface in the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the polarity of the charging mist according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • a Coulomb repulsive force is generated between the wall surface in the storage unit 3 and the charged mist, so that it is possible to prevent the charged mist from coming into contact with the inner wall of the storage unit 3. Therefore, a large amount of charged mist can be maintained in the storage unit 3. Therefore, since the amount of charged mist released into the humidifying target space in the water release step is larger than that in the conventional case, the humidifying device 100 can exhibit higher humidifying performance.
  • the charging mist generated over the moisture charging time is accumulated in the storage unit 3.
  • the number of charged mists stored in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from being reduced by the charge loss suppressing unit 10, so that the charged mist is stored in the storage unit 3 over the moisture charging time, whereby the charged mist is stored in the storage unit 3.
  • the charge mist in the humidified air in the storage unit 3 becomes dense.
  • the humidifying device 100 releases humidified air containing such a high-density charged mist into the humidified target space, so that a large amount of charged mist can be sent out to the humidified target. Therefore, even if the humidifying device 100 and the humidifying target are separated from each other, the humidifying device 100 can more reliably deliver the charged mist to the humidifying target.
  • the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to start the humidifying process from the operator or an external device as a trigger for starting the water charging process, or the water release time has elapsed.
  • a trigger for starting the water release process the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to start the water release process from the operator or an external device, or the water power failure time has elapsed, and the like are given as an example.
  • the event that triggers the start of the water charging step or the water releasing step is not limited to these.
  • the control unit 4 may acquire a detection value by the humidifying device 100 or a sensor provided in the humidification target space, and perform an calculation by AI (Artificial Intelligence) based on the detected value.
  • AI Artificial Intelligence
  • the control unit 4 may determine the operation of the humidifying device 100 based on the calculation result by the AI. More specifically, the humidifying device 100 includes a detection unit that detects the amount of charged mist stored in the storage unit 3, and the control unit 4 goes to a water charging step or a water releasing step based on the information from the detecting unit. It may be the one that determines the transition of. By using a device that automatically determines the operation of the humidifying device 100 based on the detected value as the control unit 4, it is possible to reduce the work load by the operator. Further, the humidifying device 100 can be flexibly operated according to the situation.
  • the treatment in the water charging step and the treatment in the water releasing step are performed in series.
  • the humidifying device 100 may perform the treatment in the moisture charging step and the treatment in the moisture releasing step in parallel.
  • the introduction opening / closing section 8A and the release opening / closing section 8B are opened according to the instructions of the control section 4.
  • the control unit 4 applies a voltage to the power supply 12 so that the electric field generation unit 11 is charged with the same polarity as the charging mist.
  • the water supply unit 1 supplies water to the moisture charging unit 2 according to the instruction from the control unit 4, and the high voltage power supply 7 has a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 according to the instruction from the control unit 4. Is applied.
  • the blower 9 blows air according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the humidifying device 100 humidifies the space to be humidified, and includes a moisture charging unit 2, a storage unit 3, and a charging disappearance suppressing unit 10.
  • the moisture charging unit 2 charges the moisture to be supplied to the air in the humidification target space.
  • the storage unit 3 stores the water charged by the water charging unit 2.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 10 suppresses the loss of charge of water on the inner wall surface of the storage unit 3. As a result, since the humidifying device 100 supplies a high-density charged mist to the space to be humidified, the disappearance of the charged mist is suppressed in the storage unit 3 that stores the charged mist.
  • the humidifying device 100 can maintain and store a large amount of charged mist in the storage unit 3, and can supply a high-density charged mist to the humidification target space. Therefore, more charged mist is transferred to the humidifying object, so that a high humidifying effect can be obtained.
  • the humidifying device 100 further includes a discharging mechanism for discharging the charged moisture stored in the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space.
  • the discharge mechanism discharges the charged moisture to the humidified target space according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, the high-density charged mist stored in the storage unit 3 can be sent out to the humidification target space.
  • the control unit 4 in the first embodiment is a mechanism for releasing the charged water into the humidified target space during the water charging step of charging the water charging unit 2 with water and storing the charged water in the storage unit 3. Don't let me do it. Then, the control unit 4 controls the release mechanism so as to release the charged water stored in the storage unit 3 to the humidification target space in the water release step after the water charge step. As a result, the charging mist is accumulated in the storage unit 3 during the water charging step. Further, in the storage unit 3, the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 suppresses the disappearance of the charge mist, so that the charge mist is aggregated in the storage unit and the charge mist in the humidified air becomes dense. The humidifying device 100 can send the aggregated charged mist to the humidifying target space in the moisture release step. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can make more charged mist reach the humidifying target more reliably, and can realize high humidifying performance.
  • the release mechanism in the first embodiment includes a release opening / closing part 8B and a blower 9.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B opens / closes in response to an instruction from the control unit 4, communicates the internal space of the storage unit 3 with the humidification target space in the open state, and shuts off the internal space from the humidification target space in the closed state. do.
  • the blower 9 is installed in the storage unit 3 on a surface facing the wall surface on which the release opening / closing unit 8B is installed. Then, when the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the open state, the blower 9 blows air so that air containing charged moisture flows in the direction from the internal space to the humidifying target space in accordance with the instruction from the control unit 4. conduct.
  • the humidifying device 100 can efficiently send the charged mist in the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space. Further, the humidifying device 100 can also send the charged mist staying in the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can send more charged mist from the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space, and the humidifying performance is improved.
  • the release mechanism in the first embodiment includes a release opening / closing part 8B and a blower 9.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B opens / closes in response to an instruction from the control unit 4, communicates the internal space of the storage unit 3 with the humidifying target space in the open state, and shuts off the internal space from the humidification target space in the closed state. ..
  • the blower 9 changes the air pressure in the storage unit 3 according to the instruction from the control unit 4 to release the humidified air containing the charged moisture in the storage unit 3. It is pushed out to the opening / closing portion 8B, and the humidified air is discharged into the humidified target space in a spiral ring shape.
  • the humidifying device 100 can send more charged mist to the humidifying target space, and can realize higher humidifying performance.
  • the storage unit 3 in the first embodiment has an opening / closing unit 8A for introduction.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A opens / closes in response to an instruction from the control unit 4, and in the open state, the moisture charged by the moisture charging unit 2 flows into the inside of the storage unit 3, and in the closed state, the storage unit 3 The internal space of is cut off from the moisture charging portion 2.
  • the control unit 4 controls the introduction opening / closing unit 8A so as to be in the open state while the moisture charging unit 2 charges the moisture, and keeps the charging mechanism in the closed state while discharging the charged moisture to the humidifying target space.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is controlled so as to be.
  • the humidifying device 100 can store the charged mist in the storage unit 3 while the moisture charging unit 2 generates the charged mist. Then, the humidifying device 100 suppresses the outflow of the charged mist to the moisture charging unit 2 while the discharge mechanism discharges the charged mist from the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space, and causes a larger amount of the charged mist to be sent to the humidifying target space. Can be sent out. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can realize a higher humidifying effect.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 10 in the first embodiment charges the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the charged water according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, the contact of the charged mist stored in the storage unit 3 with the inner wall of the storage unit 3 can be suppressed by the Coulomb repulsive force. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can suppress the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 and generate a charged mist having a higher density.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 10 in the first embodiment controls the charge loss suppressing unit so that at least one of the inner wall surfaces of the storage unit 3 is charged with the same polarity as the charged water according to the instruction from the control unit 4. ..
  • the contact of the charged mist with the inner wall can be efficiently suppressed inside the storage unit 3. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can efficiently suppress the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 and store a large amount of the charged mist in the storage unit 3.
  • the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 in the first embodiment charges the wall surface of the storage unit 3 facing the water charging unit 2 to the same polarity as the charged water according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, the contact of the charged mist with the inner wall can be efficiently suppressed inside the storage unit 3. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can efficiently suppress the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 and store a large amount of the charged mist in the storage unit 3.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 10 in the first embodiment charges the bottom surface inside the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the charged water according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, it is possible to efficiently suppress the contact of the falling charged mist with the bottom surface inside the storage unit 3. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can efficiently suppress the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 and store a large amount of the charged mist in the storage unit 3.
  • the moisture charging unit 2 in the first embodiment has a high voltage power supply 7 for applying a high voltage to the moisture.
  • the control unit 4 controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a high voltage to the moisture.
  • the control unit 4 controls the charge disappearance suppression unit 10 so as to charge the storage unit 3 based on the polarity of the high voltage applied to the high voltage power supply 7. As a result, the charge loss suppressing unit 10 can charge the storage unit 3.
  • the control unit 4 in the first embodiment controls the charge disappearance suppression unit 10 so that the storage unit 3 is charged with the same polarity as the high voltage applied to the moisture by the high voltage power supply 7.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 10 can charge the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the charge mist. Therefore, it becomes possible to suppress the contact of the charged mist with the inner wall of the storage unit 3 and the disappearance of the charged mist due to the contact. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can store a larger amount of charged mist in the storage unit 3.
  • Embodiment 2 In the first embodiment, the polarity of the charging mist generated by the moisture charging unit 2 was arbitrary.
  • the humidifying device 100 according to the second embodiment changes the polarity of the charging mist generated by the moisture charging unit 2 every cycle.
  • the humidifying device 100 according to the second embodiment will be described.
  • the same components as those in the first embodiment and having the same functions are designated by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment. Further, unless otherwise specified, the same components, functions, and operations as those of the components, functions, and operations in the first embodiment will be omitted.
  • the control unit 4 in the second embodiment controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a negative high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6.
  • the control unit 4 controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a positive high voltage having a polarity opposite to that in the first cycle to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6.
  • the moisture charging unit 2 generates a charged mist charged on the negative electrode in the first cycle, and generates a charged mist charged on the positive electrode in the second cycle.
  • the charge mist of the negative electrode flows into the storage unit 3 from the moisture charge unit 2, and in the second cycle, the charge mist of the positive electrode flows in from the moisture charge unit 2.
  • the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 to apply a voltage to the electric field generation unit 11 so that the electric field generation unit 11 is negatively charged in the first cycle and the electric field generation unit 11 is positively charged in the second cycle. ..
  • the disappearance of the charge mist of the negative electrode stored in the storage unit 3 in the first cycle is suppressed, and the disappearance of the charge mist of the positive electrode stored in the storage unit 3 in the second cycle is suppressed. Therefore, in the first cycle, the charged mist of the negative electrode is aggregated in the storage unit 3, and in the second cycle, the charged mist of the positive electrode is aggregated in the storage unit 3.
  • the humidifying device 100 can release the high-density negative electrode charging mist into the humidifying target space, and in the second cycle, the high-density positive electrode charging mist can be discharged into the humidifying target space.
  • the control unit 4 may control the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a positive high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6.
  • the control unit 4 controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a negative high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6.
  • the moisture charging unit 2 generates a charged mist charged on the positive electrode in the first cycle, and generates a charged mist charged on the negative electrode in the second cycle.
  • the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 to positively charge the electric field generation unit 11 in the first cycle and negatively charge the electric field generation unit 11 in the second cycle.
  • the positive electrode charging mist is aggregated in the storage unit 3 in the first cycle
  • the negative electrode charging mist is aggregated in the storage unit 3 in the second cycle.
  • the humidifying device 100 can discharge the charged mist of the high-density positive electrode into the space to be humidified
  • the charged mist of the high-density negative electrode can be discharged into the space to be humidified.
  • the humidifying device 100 generates and releases the charged mist of the negative electrode in the first cycle and generates and releases the charged mist of the positive electrode in the second cycle will be described as an example.
  • the humidifying device 100 according to the second embodiment alternately repeats the first cycle and the second cycle while continuing the humidifying operation.
  • the moisture charging step in the first cycle will be referred to as a first moisture charging step.
  • the water release step in the first cycle is referred to as a first water release step.
  • the moisture charging step in the second cycle is referred to as a second moisture charging step.
  • the water release step in the second cycle is referred to as a second water release step.
  • the control unit 4 controls the high voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a negative high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with the induction electrode 6 as the ground electrode. Further, the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 so that the electric field generation unit 11 is negatively charged. The power supply 12 applies a negative voltage to the electric field generation unit 11 according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 in the storage unit 3 is negatively charged by the control process of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 is installed on the inner wall of the storage unit 3 located in front of the charge mist of the negative electrode in the traveling direction.
  • a Coulomb repulsive force between the negative electrodes is generated between the charged mist of the negative electrode and the inner wall, so that it is possible to prevent the charged mist of the negative electrode from coming into contact with the inner wall. Therefore, the disappearance of the charged mist of the negative electrode is suppressed in the storage unit 3.
  • the charge mist of the negative electrode is accumulated in the storage unit 3 in the first moisture charging step. Since the charge mist of the negative electrode in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing by the charge loss suppression unit 10, the charge mist of the negative electrode is aggregated in the storage unit 3. Then, in the first moisture release step, the humidifying device 100 executes the same process as the process described in the first embodiment described above, and releases the charged mist of the negative electrode to the space to be humidified. As in the first embodiment, the humidifying device 100 shifts the process from the first moisture charging step to the first moisture releasing step due to the occurrence of the release transition event.
  • the humidifying device 100 shifts the process from the first moisture release step to the second moisture charging step due to the occurrence of the charge transfer event.
  • the control unit 4 controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a positive high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with the induction electrode 6 as the ground electrode. Further, the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 so as to positively charge the electric field generation unit 11. The power supply 12 applies a positive voltage to the electric field generation unit 11 according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 in the storage unit 3 is positively charged by the control process of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 is installed on the inner wall of the storage unit 3 located in front of the positive electrode in the traveling direction of the charged mist.
  • a Coulomb repulsive force between the positive electrodes is generated between the charged mist of the positive electrode and the inner wall, so that it is possible to prevent the charged mist of the positive electrode from coming into contact with the inner wall. Therefore, the disappearance of the charged mist on the positive electrode is suppressed in the storage unit 3.
  • the charging mist of the positive electrode is accumulated in the storage unit 3 in the second moisture charging step. Since the charge mist of the positive electrode in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing by the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10, the charge mist of the positive electrode is aggregated in the storage unit 3. Then, in the second moisture release step, the humidifying device 100 executes the same treatment as the treatment described in the first embodiment described above, and discharges the charged mist of the positive electrode into the space to be humidified. Similarly to the above, the humidifying device 100 shifts the process from the second moisture charging step to the second moisture releasing step due to the occurrence of the release transition event.
  • the humidifying device 100 returns the process from the second moisture release step to the first moisture charging step due to the occurrence of the charge transfer event.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the humidification process of the humidifier according to the second embodiment.
  • the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the first moisture charging step based on whether or not the humidifying device 100 has received an instruction to start executing the humidifying process from the operator or an external device. ..
  • the control unit 4 determines that the first moisture charging step should be started (step S10: YES), and the humidifying device 100 The process of is moved to step S11.
  • control unit 4 does not determine that the first moisture charging step should be started while the humidifying device 100 does not receive the instruction to start the execution of the humidifying process from the operator or the external device (step S10: NO).
  • the process of the humidifier 100 is limited to step S10. In this case, the control unit 4 does not instruct each component of the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the moisture charging step.
  • step S11 the control unit 4 instructs each component such as the water supply unit 1 or the high-voltage power supply 7 in the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the first moisture charging step.
  • the humidifier 100 performs a process of generating and storing a charge mist of the negative electrode in the first moisture charging step in response to the instruction.
  • the water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water application electrode 5 in the water charging unit 2 in response to an instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the high-voltage power supply 7 applies a negative high voltage to the water in the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. As a result, the charge mist of the negative electrode is generated in the moisture charge unit 2.
  • step S11 according to the instruction from the control unit 4, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the open state, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the closed state.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is opened, the negative electrode charging mist generated in the moisture charging unit 2 flows into the storage unit 3.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B is closed, the charged mist of the negative electrode that has flowed into the storage unit 3 does not flow out to the humidification target space and stays inside the storage unit 3.
  • step S11 the electric field generation unit 11 inside the storage unit 3 is negatively charged by the instruction to the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. As a result, the charge mist of the negative electrode in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing and accumulated in the first moisture charging step.
  • step S12 the control unit 4 determines whether or not the first water release step should be started based on the presence or absence of the release transition event.
  • the control unit 4 does not determine that the first water release step should be started (step S12: NO) while the release transition event does not occur, and stops the process in step S12.
  • the humidifying device 100 may subsequently execute the generation process and the storage process of the charged mist of the negative electrode.
  • step S12 determines that the first water release step should be started (step S12: YES), and shifts the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S13.
  • step S13 the control unit 4 controls the discharge mechanism so as to perform a process for discharging the charged mist of the negative electrode stored in the storage unit 3 into the humidified target space.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the closed state
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the open state.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B When the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened, the internal space of the storage unit 3 and the humidification target space communicate with each other, and the negative electrode charged mist housed in the storage unit 3 can flow out to the humidification target space. ..
  • the blower 9 sends out humidified air from the inside of the storage unit 3 toward the humidifying target space according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, a high-density charged mist of the negative electrode is sent to the humidification target space.
  • the water supply unit 1 stops the supply of water to the water charging unit 2, and the high voltage power supply 7 stops the application of a negative high voltage to the water at the water application electrode 5. do. Further, in response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the power supply 12 stops applying the voltage to the electric field generation unit 11. The power consumption by the humidifying device 100 is suppressed by the instruction to stop each process of the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, and the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
  • step S14 the control unit 4 determines whether or not the second moisture charging step in the second cycle should be started based on the presence or absence of the occurrence of the charging transition event.
  • the control unit 4 does not determine that the second water release step should be started while the charge transfer event does not occur (step S14: NO), and stops the process in step S14.
  • the humidifying device 100 may subsequently execute the discharge treatment of the charged mist of the negative electrode.
  • step S14 determines that the second moisture charging step should be started (step S14: YES), and shifts the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S15.
  • step S15 the control unit 4 instructs each component such as the water supply unit 1 or the high-voltage power supply 7 in the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the second moisture charging step.
  • the humidifying device 100 performs a positive electrode charging mist generation process and a storage process in the second moisture charging step in response to the instruction.
  • the water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water application electrode 5 in the water charging unit 2 in response to an instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the high-voltage power supply 7 applies a positive high voltage to the water in the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. As a result, the charging mist of the positive electrode is generated in the moisture charging unit 2.
  • step S15 according to the instruction from the control unit 4, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the open state, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the closed state.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is opened, the positive electrode charging mist generated in the moisture charging unit 2 flows into the storage unit 3.
  • the release opening / closing part 8B is closed, the charged mist of the positive electrode that has flowed into the storage part 3 does not flow out to the humidification target space and stays inside the storage part 3.
  • step S15 the electric field generation unit 11 inside the storage unit 3 is positively charged by the instruction to the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. As a result, the charge mist of the positive electrode in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing and accumulated in the second moisture charging step.
  • step S16 the control unit 4 determines whether or not the second water release step should be started based on the presence or absence of the release transition event.
  • the control unit 4 does not determine that the second water release step should be started while the release transition event does not occur (step S16: NO), and stops the process in step S16.
  • the humidifying device 100 may subsequently perform a positive electrode charging mist generation process and a storage process.
  • step S16 the control unit 4 determines that the second water release step should be started (step S16: YES), and shifts the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S17.
  • step S17 the control unit 4 controls the discharge mechanism so as to perform a process for discharging the charged mist of the positive electrode stored in the storage unit 3 into the humidified target space.
  • the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the closed state
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the open state.
  • the introduction opening / closing part 8A is closed, the charging mist of the positive electrode inside the storage part 3 does not flow out to the moisture charging part 2.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B When the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened, the internal space of the storage unit 3 and the humidification target space communicate with each other, and the charged mist of the positive electrode housed in the storage unit 3 can flow out to the humidification target space. ..
  • the blower 9 sends out humidified air from the inside of the storage unit 3 toward the humidifying target space according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, a high-density charged mist of the positive electrode is sent to the humidification target space.
  • the water supply unit 1 stops the supply of water to the water charging unit 2, and the high voltage power supply 7 stops the application of a positive high voltage to the water at the water application electrode 5. do. Further, in response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the power supply 12 stops applying the voltage to the electric field generation unit 11. The power consumption by the humidifying device 100 is suppressed by the instruction to stop each process of the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, and the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
  • step S18 the control unit 4 determines whether or not the first moisture charging step in the first cycle should be restarted based on the presence or absence of the charging transition event. If the charge transition event does not occur within a predetermined time, the control unit 4 does not determine that the first moisture charging step should be restarted (step S18: NO), and performs the humidification process by the humidifying device 100. To finish.
  • the predetermined time may be, for example, the water release time assigned to the treatment in the second water release step.
  • the control unit 4 determines that the first moisture charging step should be restarted (step S18: YES), and returns the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S11.
  • the treatment in the first cycle of generating and discharging the charged mist of the negative electrode and the treatment in the second cycle of generating and releasing the charged mist of the positive electrode are alternately performed. conduct.
  • the humidifying device 100 can alternately send the charging mist of the positive electrode and the charging mist of the negative electrode to the humidifying target in the humidifying target space.
  • By alternately sending the charge mist of both poles to the humidifying target it is possible to suppress the repulsion of the charge mist due to the charge of the charge mist of one pole being saturated on the surface of the humidification target. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently deliver the charged mist to the humidified object. Therefore, even higher humidification performance can be obtained.
  • the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to start the humidifying process from the operator or an external device as a trigger for starting the first water charging step or the second water charging step, or the charging shifts.
  • the occurrence of an event was given as an example.
  • the occurrence of a release transition event was given as an example as a trigger for starting the first water release step or the second water release step.
  • the events that trigger the initiation of these steps are not limited to those described above.
  • the control unit 4 may acquire a detection value by the humidifying device 100 or a sensor provided in the humidification target space, and perform an calculation by AI based on the detected value. Then, the control unit 4 may determine the operation of the humidifying device 100 based on the calculation result by the AI.
  • the humidifying device 100 may include a detection unit that detects the amount of charge in the humidifying target space or the humidifying target surface in the humidifying target space or the humidifying target. Then, the control unit 4 may be a device that determines the start of the process based on the information obtained by the detection unit.
  • the humidifying device 100 can deliver a charging mist having an optimum charging amount according to the charging amount in the humidifying target or the humidifying target space. Further, by using a device that automatically determines the operation of the humidifying device 100 based on the detected value as the control unit 4, the humidifying device 100 can execute an operation more suitable for the situation.
  • the control unit 4 in the second embodiment charges the water charging unit 2 with water in one cycle, and releases the water charged by the water charging unit 2 to the discharge mechanism. Then, the control unit 4 charges the water charging unit 2 with water so that the polarity is reversed every cycle. As a result, a charged mist having a different polarity is generated for each cycle and released to the humidified object. Therefore, the saturation of the charge of the unipolar charge mist on the surface of the humidified object is suppressed. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can suppress the repulsion between the charged mist sent to the humidified object and the charged mist on the surface of the humidified object. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can efficiently deliver the charged mist to the humidified object, and can obtain even higher humidifying performance.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the humidifying device according to the third embodiment.
  • the same components as those in the first and second embodiments and having the same functions have the same reference numerals as those in the first and second embodiments. Is attached. Further, unless otherwise specified, the description of each of the components, functions, and operations in the first and second embodiments and the same components, functions, and operations will be omitted.
  • the humidifying device 100 separately includes a moisture charging unit 2 and a storage unit 3.
  • the moisture charging unit 2 and the storage unit 3 in the third embodiment share the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6. That is, in the third embodiment, in addition to the release opening / closing part 8B, the blower 9, and the charge loss suppressing part 10, the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 in the water charge part 2 are installed in the storage part 3.
  • the storage unit 3 in the third embodiment has the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 inside, and does not have the introduction opening / closing unit 8A.
  • the release opening / closing part 8B is referred to as the opening / closing part 8.
  • the control unit 4 controls the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the release opening / closing unit 8B, the blower 9, the power supply 12, and the like.
  • the water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water application electrode 5 according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the high-voltage power supply 7 applies a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6 under the control of the control unit 4.
  • the water charged at the same potential as the water application electrode 5 forms a tailor cone by the Coulomb force, and Rayleigh splitting occurs when the Coulomb force exceeds the surface tension of the water. Then, due to repeated Rayleigh splitting, charged mist is generated.
  • the charged mist is generated inside the storage unit 3.
  • the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 suppresses the disappearance of the charge mist generated inside the storage unit 3.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 10 also includes a power supply 12 and an electric field generation unit 11 as in the first and second embodiments.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 is installed on at least one of the inner walls of the storage unit 3, as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment.
  • the electric field generating unit 11 in the third embodiment is not installed on the wall surface facing the opening / closing unit 8A for introduction, unlike the electric field generating unit 11 in the first and second embodiments.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 in the third embodiment is installed on at least one of the wall surfaces located in front of the charge mist generated in the storage unit 3 in the traveling direction.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 in the third embodiment may be installed on the bottom surface inside the storage unit 3, for example. As a result, it is possible to suppress the contact of the charged mist that falls due to gravity with the bottom surface. Similarly to the above, the electric field generation unit 11 is charged to the same polarity as the charging mist by the control of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
  • the release opening / closing unit 8B is closed in the water charging process and opened in the water release process according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the blower 9 performs a blower process in the moisture release step according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
  • the humidifying device 200 performs the moisture charging step and the moisture releasing step at the same time
  • the releasing opening / closing section 8B is in the open state even while the charging mist is being generated in the moisture charging section 2, and the blower is blown. No. 9 may be blown.
  • step S2 and step S4 in FIG. 4 the processing of the introduction opening / closing unit 8A and the control processing of the introduction opening / closing unit 8A by the control unit 4 are performed.
  • the ones omitted can be mentioned.
  • step S11, step S13, step S15, and step S17 in FIG. 5 the processing of the introduction opening / closing unit 8A and the introduction by the control unit 4 are performed.
  • An example is one in which the control process for the opening / closing portion 8A is omitted.
  • the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 for generating the charged mist are installed inside the storage unit 3, the above-described first and second embodiments are described.
  • the following effects can be further obtained.
  • the charged mist generated in the moisture charging unit 2 flows into the storage unit 3. Therefore, the charged mist may disappear by coming into contact with the inner wall of the moisture charging unit 2 before being stored in the storage unit 3.
  • the charged mist is generated inside the storage unit 3, and the inner wall of the storage unit 3 is charged with the same polarity as the charged mist, so that the disappearance of the charged mist is further suppressed.
  • NS Therefore, in the storage unit 3 according to the third embodiment, a larger amount of the charging mist generated in the moisture charging unit 2 is maintained as compared with the cases of the first embodiment and the second embodiment.
  • the storage unit 3 in the third embodiment may be provided with a blower 9 on the upstream side in the moving direction of the charged mist and a discharge opening / closing unit 8B on the downstream side.
  • the upstream side refers to, for example, the side where the water application electrode 5 is located with respect to the induction electrode 6 and at least one side of the upper side in the vertical direction.
  • the downstream side refers to, for example, at least one side of the side where the induction electrode 6 is located with respect to the water application electrode 5 and the lower side in the vertical direction.
  • the moisture charging unit 2 in the third embodiment has a water application electrode 5 that is arranged inside the storage unit 3 and is supplied with the moisture to be charged.
  • the charged mist is generated inside the storage unit 3.
  • at least one of the wall surfaces in the storage unit 3 is charged with the same polarity as the charging mist. Therefore, the charge mist generated in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing due to contact with the inner wall. Therefore, a charging mist is generated inside the moisture charging unit 2 provided separately from the storage unit 3, and a larger amount of the charging mist is maintained without disappearing as compared with the case where the charging mist flows into the storage unit 3. Will be done.
  • the charge mist in the storage unit 3 becomes denser. Therefore, a larger amount of charged mist is sent to the humidifying target space, and a higher humidifying effect can be obtained.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the humidifying device according to the fourth embodiment.
  • the same components as those in the first to third embodiments and having the same functions are designated by the same reference numerals as those in the first to third embodiments. Is attached. Further, unless otherwise specified, the description of each of the components, functions, and operations in the first to third embodiments and the same components, functions, and operations will be omitted.
  • the storage unit 13 in the humidifying device 300 includes a charge loss suppressing unit 14 described below in place of the charge loss suppressing unit 10.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 14 is provided in the storage unit 13 on at least one of the inner wall surfaces located in front of the charge mist in the traveling direction.
  • a material having water repellency, a material having a low relative permittivity, or a material having a high electrical resistivity is used for the charge loss suppressing unit 14.
  • a material having water repellency is used in the charge loss suppressing unit 14, it is desirable that the material is a material having a contact angle of 150 ° or more, that is, a superhydrophobic material.
  • the material When a material having a low relative permittivity is used in the charge loss suppressing unit 14, it is desirable that the material has a relative permittivity of 4 or less. When a material having a high electrical resistivity is used in the charge loss suppressing unit 14, it is desirable that the material has an electrical resistivity of 1 [M ⁇ ] or more.
  • the humidification treatment by the humidifier 300 according to the fourth embodiment is the same as that illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 except for the following points.
  • the control process for the power supply 12 by the control unit 4 in steps S2 and S4 of FIG. 4 is omitted.
  • the control process for the power supply 12 by the control unit 4 in step S11, step S13, step S15, and step S17 in FIG. 5 is omitted.
  • the electric field generation unit 11 is charged to the same polarity as the charging mist by the control process of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
  • the humidifying device 300 according to the fourth embodiment does not have the power supply 12 and the electric field generating unit 11.
  • the humidifying device 300 suppresses the disappearance of the charged mist by the material of the surface of the charge disappearance suppressing unit 14 in contact with the charged mist. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, the control process for the power supply 12 for charging the electric field generation unit 11 becomes unnecessary.
  • the humidifying device 300 according to the fourth embodiment has a charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 including an electric field generation unit 11 and a power supply 12 for charging the electric field generation unit 11 to the same polarity as the charging mist. Instead, the charge disappearance suppressing unit 14 is provided.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 14 a material having water repellency on the surface in contact with the charge mist, a material having a low relative permittivity, or a material having a high electrical resistivity is used.
  • the humidifying device 300 according to the fourth embodiment suppresses the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 13 without using the power supply 12 to charge the storage unit 3 as in the first to third embodiments. can do.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 14 in the fourth embodiment is installed on the wall surface of the storage unit 13, and a material having a relative permittivity of 4 or less is formed on the contact surface with the moisture charged by the moisture charge unit 2. It is used. As a result, even if the charged mist contained in the storage unit 13 comes into contact with the wall surface of the storage unit 13, the disappearance of the electric charge can be suppressed. Therefore, the humidifying device 300 can store more charging errors in the storage unit 13.
  • the charge loss suppressing unit 14 in the fourth embodiment is installed on the wall surface of the storage unit 13, and a material having an electrical resistivity of 1 [M ⁇ ] or more is used for the contact surface with the water charged by the water charge unit 2. There is. As a result, even if the charged mist contained in the storage unit 13 comes into contact with the wall surface of the storage unit 13, the disappearance of the electric charge can be suppressed. Therefore, the humidifying device 300 can store more charging errors in the storage unit 13.
  • the charge disappearance suppressing unit 14 in the fourth embodiment is installed on the wall surface of the storage unit 13, and a material having superhydrophobicity is used for the contact surface with the moisture charged by the moisture charging portion 2.
  • a material having superhydrophobicity is used for the contact surface with the moisture charged by the moisture charging portion 2.

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A humidification device (100, 200, 300) that humidifies a space to be humidified comprises a moisture electrification unit (2), a storage part (3, 13), and an electrification-loss-suppressing unit (10, 14). The moisture electrification unit electrifies moisture for supply to air in the space to be humidified. The storage part stores moisture electrified by the moisture electrification unit. The electrification-loss-suppressing unit suppresses loss of electrification of the moisture in a wall surface inside the storage part.

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加湿装置および加湿方法Humidifier and humidification method
 本開示は、水分を含む空気を加湿対象空間に放出して加湿を行う加湿装置および加湿方法に関するものである。 The present disclosure relates to a humidifying device and a humidifying method for humidifying by releasing air containing moisture into a space to be humidified.
 従来から、室内温度は、空調設備の普及に伴い、比較的容易に管理されている一方、室内の相対湿度は、十分に管理されているとは言い難く、特に冬場には加湿量が不足する場合が多い。ここで、従来における室内の加湿方法としては、気化式、蒸気式、および水噴霧式等が挙げられる。しかし、これらの加湿方法を用いて発生させた加湿空気は、加湿対象以外の部分に供給されることもあり、効率的な加湿を実現できない場合もある。 Traditionally, indoor temperature has been controlled relatively easily with the spread of air conditioning equipment, while indoor relative humidity cannot be said to be sufficiently controlled, and the amount of humidification is insufficient, especially in winter. In many cases. Here, examples of the conventional indoor humidification method include a vaporization type, a steam type, and a water spray type. However, the humidified air generated by using these humidification methods may be supplied to a portion other than the humidification target, and efficient humidification may not be realized.
 上記課題の解決手法として下記特許文献1には、供給水に高電圧を印加することによって、電荷を帯びたミストを生成する静電霧化装置と、当該静電霧化装置を含み、当該ミストを加湿対象へ放出する空気調和機と、について記載されている。静電霧化装置による供給水への高電圧の印加によって、正または負に帯電したミストが、電位差のある人などの加湿対象に誘引されやすくなる。これにより、効率的に加湿対象へ加湿を行うことができる。 As a method for solving the above-mentioned problems, the following Patent Document 1 includes an electrostatic atomizer that generates a charged mist by applying a high voltage to the supplied water, and the electrostatic atomizer, and includes the mist. Is described as an air conditioner that discharges the electric charge to the humidified object. By applying a high voltage to the supplied water by the electrostatic atomizer, positively or negatively charged mist is easily attracted to a humidified object such as a person having a potential difference. As a result, the humidified object can be efficiently humidified.
特開2010-284625号公報JP-A-2010-284625
 しかし、帯電させたミストを加湿対象に向けて送出する際に、送出経路の壁面にミストが接触することによって、ミスト内の電荷が消失するという問題がある。この問題に対し、従来では、プラスイオンを放出する除電手段によってミスト内の電荷を消失させ、ミストの壁面への接触を抑制していた。しかし、このような方法を用いる場合、加湿対象に対する静電引力による誘引作用が失われてしまい、高い加湿効果を実現することができなくなる。 However, when the charged mist is sent out to the humidified object, there is a problem that the electric charge in the mist disappears due to the mist coming into contact with the wall surface of the sending path. In response to this problem, conventionally, the charge in the mist is eliminated by the static elimination means that emits positive ions, and the contact of the mist with the wall surface is suppressed. However, when such a method is used, the attractive action due to the electrostatic attraction to the humidified object is lost, and a high humidifying effect cannot be realized.
 本開示は、上記課題を解決するためになされたものであり、高い加湿効果を実現する加湿装置および加湿方法を提供することを目的とする。 The present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a humidifying device and a humidifying method that realize a high humidifying effect.
 本開示に係る加湿装置は加湿対象空間の加湿を行う加湿装置であって、前記加湿対象空間における空気に供給するための水分を帯電させる水分帯電部と、前記水分帯電部によって帯電した前記水分を貯蔵する貯蔵部と、前記貯蔵部の内部の壁面における、前記水分の帯電を抑制する帯電消失抑制部と、を備えるものである。 The humidifying device according to the present disclosure is a humidifying device that humidifies the space to be humidified, and has a moisture-charged portion for charging the moisture to be supplied to the air in the space to be humidified and the moisture charged by the moisture-charged portion. It is provided with a storage unit for storing and a charge disappearance suppressing unit for suppressing the charge of water on the inner wall surface of the storage unit.
 本開示に係る加湿方法は、加湿対象空間の加湿を行う加湿装置によって実行される加湿方法であって、前記加湿対象空間における空気に供給するための水分を帯電させる水分帯電ステップと、前記水分帯電ステップにおいて帯電した前記水分を貯蔵部に貯蔵する貯蔵ステップと、前記貯蔵部の内部の壁面における、前記水分の帯電の消失を抑制する帯電消失抑制ステップと、を含むものである。 The humidification method according to the present disclosure is a humidification method executed by a humidifying device that humidifies the space to be humidified, and includes a moisture charging step for charging moisture to be supplied to air in the space to be humidified, and the moisture charging. It includes a storage step of storing the charged water in the step and a charge loss suppressing step of suppressing the loss of charge of the water on the inner wall surface of the storage part.
 本開示に係る加湿装置および加湿方法によれば、加湿装置は、加湿対象空間における空気に供給するための水分を帯電させ、帯電した当該水分を貯蔵する貯蔵部の内部の壁面における、当該水分の帯電の消失を抑制する。これにより、加湿対象空間に供給される水分の帯電量が維持され、当該水分が加湿対象に移送されやすくなるため、高い加湿効果を得ることができる。 According to the humidifying device and the humidifying method according to the present disclosure, the humidifying device charges the moisture to be supplied to the air in the humidifying target space, and the humidifying device of the moisture on the inner wall surface of the storage part storing the charged moisture. Suppresses the disappearance of charge. As a result, the amount of charge of the moisture supplied to the humidification target space is maintained, and the moisture is easily transferred to the humidification target, so that a high humidification effect can be obtained.
実施の形態1の加湿装置の構成を例示する図である。It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the humidifying apparatus of Embodiment 1. FIG. 水分帯電工程における帯電ミストの流れを示す模式図である。It is a schematic diagram which shows the flow of charge mist in a moisture charge process. 水分帯電工程における帯電ミストの流れを示す模式図である。It is a schematic diagram which shows the flow of charge mist in a moisture charge process. 実施の形態1に係る加湿装置の加湿処理を例示するフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which illustrates the humidification process of the humidifying apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 実施の形態2に係る加湿装置の加湿処理を例示するフローチャートである。It is a flowchart which illustrates the humidification process of the humidifying apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. 実施の形態3に係る加湿装置の構成の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the humidifying apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3. 実施の形態4に係る加湿装置の構成の一例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the humidifying apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4. FIG.
 以下、図面を参照し、実施の形態に係る加湿装置および加湿方法について詳述する。なお、以下の図面では各構成部材の大きさの関係が実際のものとは異なる場合がある。 Hereinafter, the humidifying device and the humidifying method according to the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings below, the size relationship of each component may differ from the actual one.
 実施の形態1.
 図1は、実施の形態1の加湿装置の構成を例示する図である。加湿装置100は、帯電ミストを生成し、加湿の対象となる加湿対象空間に当該帯電ミストを供給し、当該加湿対象空間の加湿を行うための装置である。ここで、帯電ミストとは、帯電した水の微粒子の集まりである霧を指す。なお、水とは、加湿対象空間の加湿のために、加湿装置100に供給される液体であって、水分子が含まれるものを指す。ここでの水とは、水道水もしくは真水等であってもよいし、または、冷却器などにおいて凝結してできた結露水であってもよいし、吸着剤によって吸着され回収された水であってもよい。以下では、水の微粒子、水の微粒子の集まり、および水を、水分と記載する場合もある。
Embodiment 1.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the humidifying device according to the first embodiment. The humidifying device 100 is a device for generating a charged mist, supplying the charged mist to the humidifying target space to be humidified, and humidifying the humidifying target space. Here, the charged mist refers to a mist which is a collection of fine particles of charged water. Note that water refers to a liquid that is supplied to the humidifying device 100 for humidification of the humidifying target space and that contains water molecules. The water here may be tap water, fresh water, or the like, or may be condensed water formed by condensing in a cooler or the like, or water that is adsorbed and recovered by an adsorbent. You may. In the following, fine particles of water, a collection of fine particles of water, and water may be referred to as water.
 加湿装置100は、水供給部1、水分帯電部2、貯蔵部3、および制御部4を備える。水供給部1は、水分帯電部2に水を供給する。水供給部1は、ポンプなどによって、給水タンクから水分帯電部2に水を供給するものでもよいし、毛細管現象を用いて水分帯電部2に水を移動させるものでもよいし、重力を用いて水分帯電部2に水を供給するものでもよい。なお、水供給部1は、水を水分帯電部2に供給できるものであればよく、その供給方法について限定されるものではない。なお、加湿装置100による加湿量の制御のため、水供給部1は、水分帯電部2への水の流量を調整することが可能な給水量調整部を備えるものでもよい。 The humidifying device 100 includes a water supply unit 1, a moisture charging unit 2, a storage unit 3, and a control unit 4. The water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water charging unit 2. The water supply unit 1 may supply water from the water supply tank to the water charge unit 2 by a pump or the like, may move water to the water charge unit 2 by using a capillary phenomenon, or may use gravity. Water may be supplied to the moisture charging unit 2. The water supply unit 1 may be any as long as it can supply water to the water charging unit 2, and the supply method thereof is not limited. In order to control the humidification amount by the humidifying device 100, the water supply unit 1 may be provided with a water supply amount adjusting unit capable of adjusting the flow rate of water to the moisture charging unit 2.
 水分帯電部2は、水供給部1から供給された水に対して高電圧を印加することによって帯電ミストを生成する。水分帯電部2は、水印加電極5、誘導電極6、および高圧電源7を備える。水印加電極5には、水供給部1からの水が供給される。誘導電極6は、水印加電極5に対向して設置されている。なお、誘導電極6は、水印加電極5と貯蔵部3との間に配置される。高圧電源7は、水印加電極5と誘導電極6との間の電位差が約1[kV]~10[kV]となるように、水印加電極5または誘導電極6に高電圧を印加する。静電噴霧方式を用いる場合には、誘導電極6は、グランド極となり、電位が0[V]となる。一方、水印加電極5には、-1[kV]~-10[kV]の直流電圧が印加される。誘導帯電方式を用いる場合には、水印加電極5がグランド極となって電位0[V]となる一方、誘導電極6には1[kV]~10[kV]のプラスの直流電圧が印加される。なお、以下の実施の形態においては、静電噴霧方式を用いる場合を例に挙げて説明する。 The moisture charging unit 2 generates a charging mist by applying a high voltage to the water supplied from the water supply unit 1. The moisture charging unit 2 includes a water application electrode 5, an induction electrode 6, and a high voltage power supply 7. Water from the water supply unit 1 is supplied to the water application electrode 5. The induction electrode 6 is installed facing the water application electrode 5. The induction electrode 6 is arranged between the water application electrode 5 and the storage unit 3. The high voltage power source 7 applies a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 so that the potential difference between the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 is about 1 [kV] to 10 [kV]. When the electrostatic spray method is used, the induction electrode 6 becomes a ground electrode and the potential becomes 0 [V]. On the other hand, a DC voltage of -1 [kV] to −10 [kV] is applied to the water application electrode 5. When the inductive charging method is used, the water application electrode 5 becomes a ground electrode and has a potential of 0 [V], while a positive DC voltage of 1 [kV] to 10 [kV] is applied to the inductive electrode 6. NS. In the following embodiments, a case where the electrostatic spray method is used will be described as an example.
 水印加電極5の材質には、導電性のある金属もしくは樹脂、または、多孔質の金属もしくは樹脂等が用いられている。水印加電極5は、電界が集中する鋭利な先端部を有する。当該先端部は、誘導電極6との間の電位差により放電する。また、水印加電極5は、液圧で水を噴出させる一流体ノズルを有するものであっても、キャリアガスの流れによって、水を粉砕して微粒化して噴出させる二流体ノズルを有するものであってもよい。これらのようなノズルを用いることにより、水は、機械的な衝突により***し、微粒化されて噴出する。そして、水の微粒子は、レナード効果によって帯電する。これにより、水印加電極5と誘導電極6との間の電位差による帯電ミストの発生が促進される。なお、図1は水印加電極5が1つの先端部を有する場合を例示しているが、水印加電極5は複数の先端部を有するものであってもよい。 As the material of the water application electrode 5, a conductive metal or resin, a porous metal or resin, or the like is used. The water application electrode 5 has a sharp tip portion where an electric field is concentrated. The tip portion is discharged due to a potential difference between the tip portion and the induction electrode 6. Further, even if the water application electrode 5 has a one-fluid nozzle for ejecting water by hydraulic pressure, the water application electrode 5 has a two-fluid nozzle for crushing and atomizing water by the flow of a carrier gas and ejecting the water. You may. By using nozzles such as these, water is split by mechanical collision, atomized and ejected. Then, the fine particles of water are charged by the Lenard effect. As a result, the generation of charged mist due to the potential difference between the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 is promoted. Although FIG. 1 illustrates a case where the water application electrode 5 has one tip portion, the water application electrode 5 may have a plurality of tip portions.
 誘導電極6の材質には、導電性のある金属または樹脂が用いられている。誘導電極6の形状としては、ワイヤリング状の形状、または、平板などの中央部分に円形の開口を設けた形状等が挙げられる。なお、当該開口は、平板を貫通しているものとする。誘導電極6は、その縁が、水印加電極5の先端部と一定の距離となるように配置されている。例えば、誘導電極6がワイヤリング状である場合には、誘導電極6をワイヤリング状に形成している縁部分が水印加電極5の先端部と一定の距離となるように、誘導電極6が配置される。あるいは、誘導電極6が円形の開口を有する平板である場合には、当該平板の縁が水印加電極5の先端部と一定の距離となるように、誘導電極6が配置される。 A conductive metal or resin is used as the material of the induction electrode 6. Examples of the shape of the induction electrode 6 include a wiring-like shape, a shape in which a circular opening is provided in the central portion of a flat plate, and the like. It is assumed that the opening penetrates the flat plate. The guide electrode 6 is arranged so that its edge is at a constant distance from the tip of the water application electrode 5. For example, when the induction electrode 6 has a wiring shape, the induction electrode 6 is arranged so that the edge portion forming the induction electrode 6 in a wiring shape is at a constant distance from the tip end portion of the water application electrode 5. NS. Alternatively, when the induction electrode 6 is a flat plate having a circular opening, the induction electrode 6 is arranged so that the edge of the flat plate is at a constant distance from the tip of the water application electrode 5.
 貯蔵部3は、水分帯電部2が生成した帯電ミストを一時的に貯蔵する。また、貯蔵部3は、水分帯電部2から移動してきた帯電ミストが加湿対象空間に放出されるまでの風路としての役割を有する。なお、貯蔵部3は、帯電ミストを貯蔵せずに、水分帯電部2からの帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に放出するものであってもよい。貯蔵部3の材質としては、後述する電界生成部11以外は、セラミックまたはプラスチック等の絶縁性が高い材料が好ましい。 The storage unit 3 temporarily stores the charged mist generated by the water charging unit 2. Further, the storage unit 3 has a role as an air passage until the charged mist that has moved from the moisture charging unit 2 is released into the humidification target space. The storage unit 3 may discharge the charge mist from the moisture charge unit 2 into the humidification target space without storing the charge mist. As the material of the storage unit 3, other than the electric field generation unit 11 described later, a material having high insulating properties such as ceramic or plastic is preferable.
 貯蔵部3は、開閉部8、送風機9、および帯電消失抑制部10を備える。開閉部8は、導入用開閉部8Aおよび放出用開閉部8Bを有する。導入用開閉部8Aは、水分帯電部2の側に設けられている。導入用開閉部8Aは、後述する制御部4からの指示に従って開閉動作を行う。導入用開閉部8Aは、開状態において水分帯電部2の内部空間と、貯蔵部3の内部空間とを連通させ、閉状態において貯蔵部3の内部空間を、水分帯電部2の内部空間から遮断する。導入用開閉部8Aが開状態になることにより、水分帯電部2で生成された帯電ミストは、貯蔵部3の内部へと流入可能となる。導入用開閉部8Aが閉状態になることにより、水分帯電部2から貯蔵部3への帯電ミストの流入が遮断される。 The storage unit 3 includes an opening / closing unit 8, a blower 9, and a charge loss suppressing unit 10. The opening / closing part 8 has an opening / closing part 8A for introduction and an opening / closing part 8B for releasing. The introduction opening / closing portion 8A is provided on the side of the moisture charging portion 2. The introduction opening / closing unit 8A performs an opening / closing operation according to an instruction from the control unit 4 described later. The introduction opening / closing unit 8A communicates the internal space of the moisture charging unit 2 with the internal space of the storage unit 3 in the open state, and blocks the internal space of the storage unit 3 from the internal space of the moisture charging unit 2 in the closed state. do. When the introduction opening / closing part 8A is opened, the charging mist generated by the moisture charging part 2 can flow into the inside of the storage part 3. When the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is closed, the inflow of the charged mist from the moisture charging unit 2 to the storage unit 3 is blocked.
 放出用開閉部8Bは、加湿対象空間の側に設けられている。放出用開閉部8Bは、後述する制御部4からの指示に従って開閉動作を行う。放出用開閉部8Bは、開状態において貯蔵部3の内部空間と加湿対象空間とを連通させ、閉状態において貯蔵部3の内部空間を加湿対象空間から遮断する。放出用開閉部8Bが開状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部の帯電ミストは加湿対象空間へと流出可能となる。放出用開閉部8Bが閉状態になることにより、貯蔵部3から加湿対象空間への帯電ミストの流出が遮断される。 The release opening / closing part 8B is provided on the side of the humidification target space. The release opening / closing unit 8B performs an opening / closing operation according to an instruction from the control unit 4 described later. The release opening / closing unit 8B communicates the internal space of the storage unit 3 with the humidification target space in the open state, and shields the internal space of the storage unit 3 from the humidification target space in the closed state. When the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened, the charged mist inside the storage unit 3 can flow out to the humidification target space. When the release opening / closing unit 8B is closed, the outflow of charged mist from the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space is blocked.
 送風機9は、後述する制御部4からの指示に応じて、貯蔵部3に貯蔵されている帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に送り出すものである。送風機9は、例えば、プロペラファンまたはシロッコファン等の送風ファンであってもよいし、貯蔵部3の内部の圧力を変動させ、貯蔵部3における空気を渦輪状に加湿対象空間へ放出する渦輪発生器などでもよい。送風機9による加湿対象空間への帯電ミストの送出の効率の向上のために、放出用開閉部8Bは、貯蔵部3において、送風機9に対向する壁部に設けられている。そして、放出用開閉部8Bは、送風機9が貯蔵部3における帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に送り出す処理を行う際に開状態となる。以下では、貯蔵部3の内部における帯電ミストなどの水分を加湿対象空間へと放出するための機構を放出機構と記載する場合もある。放出用開閉部8Bと送風機9とを含む機構は、放出機構の一例である。放出機構の他の例としては、水分の圧力を利用して、当該水分を加湿対象空間へと輸送する、一流体ノズルなどの噴霧装置が挙げられる。なお、加湿装置100の内部での帯電ミストの消失を抑制して高い加湿性能を得るために、送風機9において帯電ミストと接する部分には、帯電ミストが付着しにくい材質が用いられてもよいし、帯電ミストが付着しにくい表面加工が施されてもよい。 The blower 9 sends out the charged mist stored in the storage unit 3 to the humidification target space in response to an instruction from the control unit 4 described later. The blower 9 may be, for example, a blower fan such as a propeller fan or a sirocco fan, or a vortex ring generation that fluctuates the pressure inside the storage unit 3 and discharges the air in the storage unit 3 into the humidification target space in a vortex ring shape. It may be a vessel. In order to improve the efficiency of sending the charged mist to the humidified target space by the blower 9, the discharge opening / closing part 8B is provided on the wall part facing the blower 9 in the storage part 3. Then, the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened when the blower 9 performs a process of sending the charged mist in the storage unit 3 to the humidification target space. In the following, a mechanism for releasing moisture such as charged mist inside the storage unit 3 into the humidified target space may be described as a release mechanism. The mechanism including the release opening / closing portion 8B and the blower 9 is an example of the release mechanism. Another example of the discharge mechanism is a spraying device such as a one-fluid nozzle that uses the pressure of moisture to transport the moisture to the humidified target space. In order to suppress the disappearance of the charged mist inside the humidifying device 100 and obtain high humidifying performance, a material that does not easily adhere to the charged mist may be used for the portion of the blower 9 that comes into contact with the charged mist. , A surface treatment may be applied to prevent the charged mist from adhering.
 帯電消失抑制部10は、帯電ミストが貯蔵部3の内部において消失することを抑制するためのものである。具体的には、帯電消失抑制部10は、貯蔵部3における、帯電ミストが進行する方向の前方に位置する内壁を、帯電ミストの極性と同じ極性に帯電させるものである。帯電消失抑制部10によって貯蔵部3の内部の壁面が、帯電ミストの極性と同じ極性に帯電することにより、帯電ミストと当該壁面との間には、互いに反発するクーロン力が生じる。これにより、帯電ミストが当該壁面に付着することを抑制することができる。 The charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 is for suppressing the charge mist from disappearing inside the storage unit 3. Specifically, the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 charges the inner wall of the storage unit 3 located in front of the direction in which the charge mist travels to the same polarity as the polarity of the charge mist. The charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 charges the inner wall surface of the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the charge mist, so that a Coulomb force that repels each other is generated between the charge mist and the wall surface. As a result, it is possible to prevent the charged mist from adhering to the wall surface.
 帯電消失抑制部10は、電界生成部11および電源12を備える。電界生成部11は、貯蔵部3の内部における、帯電ミストが進行する方向の前方に位置する壁面に設置される。なお、電界生成部11は、貯蔵部3の内部における全ての壁面に設置されることが好ましいが、少なくとも、導入用開閉部8Aに対向する壁面に設置されることが好ましい。また、帯電ミストが重力によって鉛直方向へ下降した際に消失しないよう、電界生成部11は、貯蔵部3の内部の底面に設置されてもよい。電界生成部11は、例えば、導電性を有する板または膜等である。電源12は、制御部4からの指示によって、電界生成部11に電圧を印加して、電界生成部11を帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電させる。 The charge loss suppressing unit 10 includes an electric field generation unit 11 and a power supply 12. The electric field generation unit 11 is installed on a wall surface inside the storage unit 3 located in front of the direction in which the charging mist travels. The electric field generation unit 11 is preferably installed on all the wall surfaces inside the storage unit 3, but at least it is preferably installed on the wall surface facing the introduction opening / closing unit 8A. Further, the electric field generating unit 11 may be installed on the inner bottom surface of the storage unit 3 so that the charged mist does not disappear when it descends in the vertical direction due to gravity. The electric field generation unit 11 is, for example, a conductive plate or film. The power supply 12 applies a voltage to the electric field generation unit 11 according to the instruction from the control unit 4 to charge the electric field generation unit 11 to the same polarity as the charging mist.
 制御部4は、水供給部1、高圧電源7、開閉部8、送風機9、および電源12等を制御する。制御部4は、例えばマイクロコンピュータを用いて構成され、水供給部1、高圧電源7および開閉部8等を制御するための制御プログラムを読み込んで実行することにより制御を行う。 The control unit 4 controls the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the opening / closing unit 8, the blower 9, the power supply 12, and the like. The control unit 4 is configured by using, for example, a microcomputer, and controls by reading and executing a control program for controlling the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the opening / closing unit 8, and the like.
 次に、加湿装置100の動作について説明する。なお、以下では、帯電ミストの生成開始から、当該帯電ミストを貯蔵部3に貯蔵するまでの工程を、水分帯電工程と記載する。一方、貯蔵部3に収容されている帯電ミストを送風機9によって加湿対象空間に放出する工程を、水分放出工程と記載する。水分帯電工程と水分放出工程とを含む一連の工程は、1つのサイクルにおいて行われるものとする。 Next, the operation of the humidifying device 100 will be described. In the following, the step from the start of generation of the charged mist to the storage of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 will be referred to as a moisture charging step. On the other hand, the step of discharging the charged mist contained in the storage unit 3 into the space to be humidified by the blower 9 is referred to as a moisture release step. A series of steps including a water charging step and a water releasing step shall be performed in one cycle.
 以下、水分帯電工程における加湿装置100の動作および作用等について、図2を参照して説明する。図2は、水分帯電工程における帯電ミストの流れを示す模式図である。水分帯電工程において、水供給部1、高圧電源7、開閉部8、および電源12は、以下の処理を行う。水供給部1は、制御部4からの指示に従って、水分帯電部2に水を供給する。高圧電源7は、制御部4からの指示により、水印加電極5または誘導電極6に高電圧を印加し、水印加電極5と誘導電極6との間に大きな電位差を生じさせる。導入用開閉部8Aは、制御部4からの指示により開状態となる。放出用開閉部8Bは、制御部4からの指示により閉状態となる。電源12は、制御部4からの指示により、電界生成部11を帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電させるため、電界生成部11に電圧を印加する。なお、制御部4は、高圧電源7に印加させた高電圧の極性に基づいて電源12を制御する。具体的には、制御部4は、高圧電源7が水印加電極5における水に印加した高電圧の極性と同じ極性の電圧を電界生成部11に印加するよう電源12を制御する。 Hereinafter, the operation and action of the humidifying device 100 in the moisture charging step will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the flow of charging mist in the moisture charging step. In the water charging step, the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the opening / closing unit 8, and the power supply 12 perform the following processing. The water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water charging unit 2 according to the instruction from the control unit 4. The high-voltage power supply 7 applies a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 according to the instruction from the control unit 4, and causes a large potential difference between the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6. The introduction opening / closing unit 8A is opened by an instruction from the control unit 4. The release opening / closing unit 8B is closed according to the instruction from the control unit 4. The power supply 12 applies a voltage to the electric field generating unit 11 in order to charge the electric field generating unit 11 with the same polarity as the charging mist according to the instruction from the control unit 4. The control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 based on the polarity of the high voltage applied to the high voltage power supply 7. Specifically, the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 so that the high-voltage power supply 7 applies a voltage having the same polarity as the high voltage applied to the water in the water application electrode 5 to the electric field generation unit 11.
 水分帯電工程において水供給部1および高圧電源7等の各構成要素が、制御部4からの指示に従って上記動作を行うことにより、以下の作用が生じる。水供給部1の動作により、水印加電極5に水が供給される。水印加電極5に供給された水は、水印加電極5の先端部まで搬送される。先端部における水は、高圧電源7による水印加電極5または誘導電極6への高電圧の印加によって、水印加電極5と同電位の状態であって、誘導電極6との間の電位差が大きい帯電状態となる。すなわち、高圧電源7によって水印加電極5または誘導電極6に対して高電圧が印加されることにより、水には、誘導電極6の電位を基準として正または負の高電圧が印加された状態となる。 In the water charging step, each component such as the water supply unit 1 and the high-voltage power supply 7 performs the above operation according to the instruction from the control unit 4, so that the following actions occur. Water is supplied to the water application electrode 5 by the operation of the water supply unit 1. The water supplied to the water application electrode 5 is conveyed to the tip of the water application electrode 5. The water at the tip is charged with the same potential as the water application electrode 5 due to the application of a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 by the high voltage power source 7, and the potential difference between the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 is large. It becomes a state. That is, when a high voltage is applied to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 by the high voltage power source 7, a positive or negative high voltage is applied to the water with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. Become.
 帯電した水は、静電界中のクーロン力の作用によって、水印加電極5の先端部から局所的に水印加電極5の外部へ引っ張られテーラーコーンと呼ばれる盛り上がりを形成する。このときテーラーコーンを形成している水は、水印加電極5に接しているため、引き続き帯電している。そして、水に作用するクーロン力が、当該水の表面張力を超えることにより、テーラーコーンを形成していた水の微粒子が次々と飛び出し、水は微粒子へと***を繰り返していく。これによって、ナノメータサイズの帯電したミストが生成される。なお、当該***はレイリー***として知られるものである。生成された帯電ミストは、図2に示す矢印が指す方向に移動する。すなわち、帯電ミストは、誘導電極6に向かって移動し、誘導電極6の開口を通り、貯蔵部3の側へと放出される。 The charged water is locally pulled from the tip of the water application electrode 5 to the outside of the water application electrode 5 by the action of the Coulomb force in the electrostatic field to form a swelling called a tailor cone. At this time, the water forming the tailor cone is in contact with the water application electrode 5, and is therefore continuously charged. Then, when the Coulomb force acting on the water exceeds the surface tension of the water, the fine particles of water forming the tailor cone pop out one after another, and the water repeatedly divides into fine particles. This produces a nanometer-sized charged mist. The division is known as Rayleigh division. The generated charged mist moves in the direction indicated by the arrow shown in FIG. That is, the charged mist moves toward the induction electrode 6, passes through the opening of the induction electrode 6, and is discharged to the side of the storage unit 3.
 図2に示すように帯電ミストは、開状態にある導入用開閉部8Aを通り、貯蔵部3の内部へと移動する。貯蔵部3の内部に移動した帯電ミストは、水分帯電工程の間、貯蔵部3の内部において貯蔵される。このとき、電界生成部11は、制御部4による電源12の制御によって、帯電ミストの極性に帯電している。なお、電界生成部11は、帯電ミストの進行方向の前方に位置する、貯蔵部3の内壁に設置されている。電界生成部11が帯電ミストの極性と同じ極性に帯電することにより、貯蔵部3の内壁と帯電ミストとの間にクーロン反発力が生じる。これにより、帯電ミストが貯蔵部3の内壁に付着して消失してしまうことを抑制できる。 As shown in FIG. 2, the charged mist moves to the inside of the storage unit 3 through the introduction opening / closing unit 8A in the open state. The charged mist that has moved to the inside of the storage unit 3 is stored inside the storage unit 3 during the moisture charging step. At this time, the electric field generation unit 11 is charged to the polarity of the charging mist by the control of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. The electric field generation unit 11 is installed on the inner wall of the storage unit 3 located in front of the charge mist in the traveling direction. When the electric field generation unit 11 is charged to the same polarity as the charge mist, a Coulomb repulsive force is generated between the inner wall of the storage unit 3 and the charge mist. As a result, it is possible to prevent the charged mist from adhering to the inner wall of the storage unit 3 and disappearing.
 水分帯電工程において、水分帯電部2は帯電ミストを生成し続け、貯蔵部3には当該帯電ミストが流入し続ける。また、貯蔵部3では、電界生成部11が帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電していることによって、帯電ミストの消失が抑制されている。このため、水分帯電工程において、貯蔵部3の内部には、帯電ミストが凝集される。従って、加湿装置100は、帯電ミストを多く含む空気を生成することができる。以下では、帯電ミストを含む空気を加湿空気と記載する場合もある。 In the moisture charging step, the moisture charging unit 2 continues to generate charging mist, and the charging mist continues to flow into the storage unit 3. Further, in the storage unit 3, the electric field generation unit 11 is charged with the same polarity as the charging mist, so that the disappearance of the charging mist is suppressed. Therefore, in the moisture charging step, the charged mist is aggregated inside the storage unit 3. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can generate air containing a large amount of charged mist. In the following, air containing charged mist may be referred to as humidified air.
 加湿装置100は、以下の事象の発生により、水分帯電工程から水分放出工程へと処理を移行させる。当該事象としては、例えば、加湿装置100が、オペレータまたは外部装置等から、水分放出工程への移行指示を受け付けたことが挙げられる。また、当該事象としては、プログラムにおいて定められた水分帯電時間が経過したこと、または、加湿装置100に設けられたセンサーなどの検出部による検出値に基づき、制御部4が、水分放出工程へ移行すべきと判定したこと等が挙げられる。なお、水分帯電時間とは、水分帯電工程における加湿装置100の処理の実行時間を指すものとする。以下では、水分帯電工程から水分放出工程への移行のトリガーとなるこれらの事象を、放出移行事象と記載する場合もある。 The humidifying device 100 shifts the process from the water charging step to the water releasing step due to the occurrence of the following events. As the event, for example, the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to shift to the water release step from an operator, an external device, or the like. Further, as the event, the control unit 4 shifts to the water release step based on the elapse of the water charging time specified in the program or the detection value by the detection unit such as a sensor provided in the humidifying device 100. It can be mentioned that it should be decided. The moisture charging time refers to the execution time of the process of the humidifying device 100 in the moisture charging step. In the following, these events that trigger the transition from the moisture charging step to the moisture release step may be referred to as release transition events.
 次に、水分放出工程における加湿装置100の動作および作用等について、図3を参照して説明する。図3は、水分放出工程における帯電ミストの流れを示す模式図である。水分放出工程において、水供給部1、高圧電源7、開閉部8、送風機9、および帯電消失抑制部10は、以下の処理を行う。水供給部1は、制御部4からの指示に従って、水分帯電部2への供給水の供給を停止する。高圧電源7は、制御部4からの指示により、水への高電圧の印加を停止する。また、導入用開閉部8Aは、制御部4からの指示により閉状態となり、放出用開閉部8Bは、制御部4からの指示により開状態となる。送風機9は、制御部4からの指示に従って送風を行う。制御部4は、電界生成部11への電圧の印加を停止するよう電源12を制御する。 Next, the operation and action of the humidifying device 100 in the water release step will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the flow of charged mist in the water release step. In the water release step, the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the opening / closing unit 8, the blower 9, and the charge loss suppressing unit 10 perform the following processing. The water supply unit 1 stops the supply of the supplied water to the moisture charging unit 2 according to the instruction from the control unit 4. The high-voltage power supply 7 stops applying a high voltage to water according to an instruction from the control unit 4. Further, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is closed by the instruction from the control unit 4, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened by the instruction from the control unit 4. The blower 9 blows air according to an instruction from the control unit 4. The control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 so as to stop the application of the voltage to the electric field generation unit 11.
 水供給部1および高圧電源7等の各構成要素が上記動作を行うことによって以下の作用が生じる。水供給部1が水分帯電部2への水の供給を停止し、高圧電源7が水への高電圧の印加を停止することにより、帯電ミストが生成されなくなる。また、導入用開閉部8Aが閉状態となることによって、貯蔵部3には、水分帯電部2から帯電ミストが供給されなくなる。 The following actions occur when each component such as the water supply unit 1 and the high-voltage power supply 7 performs the above operation. The water supply unit 1 stops the supply of water to the water charging unit 2, and the high-voltage power supply 7 stops applying a high voltage to the water, so that charging mist is not generated. Further, when the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is closed, the charging mist is not supplied to the storage unit 3 from the moisture charging unit 2.
 貯蔵部3の内部に蓄積されていた帯電ミストは、送風機9による送風によって、図3に示す矢印の指す方向へと移動し、開状態となっている放出用開閉部8Bを介して、加湿対象空間へと放出される。放出された帯電ミストは、帯電状態にあるため、加湿対象である例えば人へと誘引される。 The charged mist accumulated inside the storage unit 3 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow shown in FIG. 3 by the air blown by the blower 9, and is a humidification target via the release opening / closing unit 8B in the open state. It is released into the space. Since the released charged mist is in a charged state, it is attracted to, for example, a person to be humidified.
 なお、加湿装置100は、水分帯電工程において高密度の帯電ミストを含む加湿空気を生成したため、水分放出工程において加湿対象空間に多くの帯電ミストを放出することができる。そのため、より多くの帯電ミストを加湿対象に到達させることができる。 Since the humidifying device 100 generated humidified air containing a high-density charged mist in the moisture charging step, a large amount of charged mist can be discharged into the humidified target space in the moisture releasing step. Therefore, more charged mist can reach the humidification target.
 また、送風機9において、指向性の高い送風ファン、または、貯蔵部3の内部の空気を渦輪上に放出する渦輪発生器等を使用することによって、更に多くの帯電ミストを加湿対象に到達させることができるようになる。 Further, in the blower 9, a blower fan having high directivity, a vortex ring generator that discharges the air inside the storage unit 3 onto the vortex ring, or the like is used to allow more charged mist to reach the humidification target. Will be able to.
 加湿装置100は、以下の事象の発生により、水分放出工程から、次のサイクルの水分帯電工程へと処理を移行させる。当該事象としては、例えば、加湿装置100が、オペレータまたは外部装置等から水分帯電工程の移行指示を受け付けたことが挙げられる。また、当該事象としては、加湿装置100に設けられたセンサーなどの検出部による検出値に基づいて、制御部4が、水分帯電工程へ移行すべきと判定したこと等が挙げられる。なお、加湿装置100は、水分放出時間が経過したことにより、水分放出工程から次のサイクルの水分帯電工程へと処理を移行させてもよい。ここで、水分放出時間とは、プログラムにおいて定められた時間であって、水分放出工程における加湿装置100の処理の実行時間を指すものとする。以下では、水分放出工程から、次のサイクルの水分帯電工程への移行のトリガーとなるこれらの事象を帯電移行事象と記載する場合もある。 The humidifier 100 shifts the process from the moisture release step to the moisture charging step of the next cycle due to the occurrence of the following events. As the event, for example, the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to shift the moisture charging process from an operator, an external device, or the like. Further, as the event, the control unit 4 has determined that the process should shift to the moisture charging process based on the value detected by the detection unit such as the sensor provided in the humidifying device 100. The humidifying device 100 may shift the treatment from the water release step to the water charging step of the next cycle due to the passage of the water release time. Here, the water release time is a time specified in the program and refers to the execution time of the treatment of the humidifying device 100 in the water release step. In the following, these events that trigger the transition from the moisture release step to the moisture charging step of the next cycle may be referred to as charge transfer events.
 図4は、実施の形態1に係る加湿装置の加湿処理を例示するフローチャートである。ステップS1において制御部4は、加湿装置100に対して、オペレータから加湿処理の実行開始の指示が入力されたか否かに基づいて、水分帯電工程を開始するか否かを判定する。なお、制御部4は、オペレータからの当該指示に代え、外部装置から、加湿処理の実行を開始するよう指示する信号を受信したか否かに基づいて、水分帯電工程を開始するか否かを判定してもよい。制御部4は、加湿装置100が、オペレータまたは外部装置から加湿処理の開始の指示を受け付けた場合には、水分帯電工程を開始すべきと判定し(ステップS1:YES)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS2に移す。 FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the humidification process of the humidifier according to the first embodiment. In step S1, the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the moisture charging process based on whether or not the operator has input an instruction to start executing the humidifying process to the humidifying device 100. In addition, the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the moisture charging process based on whether or not a signal instructing to start the execution of the humidification process is received from the external device instead of the instruction from the operator. You may judge. When the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to start the humidifying process from the operator or an external device, the control unit 4 determines that the moisture charging process should be started (step S1: YES), and processes the humidifying device 100. To step S2.
 一方、制御部4は、加湿装置100が、オペレータまたは外部装置から加湿処理の実行開始の指示を受け付けない間は、水分帯電工程を開始すべきと判定せず(ステップS1:NO)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS1に留める。この場合において制御部4は、加湿装置100における各構成要素に対して、水分帯電工程における処理の実行を指示しない。 On the other hand, the control unit 4 does not determine that the moisture charging process should be started while the humidifying device 100 does not receive an instruction to start executing the humidifying process from the operator or an external device (step S1: NO), and the humidifying device 4 does not. The process of 100 is limited to step S1. In this case, the control unit 4 does not instruct each component of the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the moisture charging step.
 ステップS2において制御部4は、加湿装置100における水供給部1または高圧電源7等の各構成要素に対して、水分帯電工程における処理を実行するよう指示を行う。加湿装置100は、当該指示に応じて、水分帯電工程における、帯電ミストの生成処理と貯蔵処理とを行う。水供給部1は、制御部4からの指示に応じて、水分帯電部2における水印加電極5に水を供給する。高圧電源7は、水印加電極5における水に対して、誘導電極6を基準として高電圧を印加する。これにより、水分帯電部2において帯電ミストが生成される。 In step S2, the control unit 4 instructs each component such as the water supply unit 1 or the high-voltage power supply 7 in the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the moisture charging step. The humidifying device 100 performs a charge mist generation process and a storage process in the moisture charging step according to the instruction. The water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water application electrode 5 in the water charging unit 2 in response to an instruction from the control unit 4. The high-voltage power supply 7 applies a high voltage to the water in the water application electrode 5 with reference to the induction electrode 6. As a result, a charging mist is generated in the moisture charging unit 2.
 ステップS2において、制御部4からの指示によって、導入用開閉部8Aは開状態となり、放出用開閉部8Bは閉状態になる。導入用開閉部8Aが開状態になることにより、水分帯電部2で発生した帯電ミストは、貯蔵部3の内部へと流入する。一方、放出用開閉部8Bが閉状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部へと流入した帯電ミストは、加湿対象空間へと流出せず、貯蔵部3の内部に留まる。 In step S2, according to the instruction from the control unit 4, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the open state, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the closed state. When the introduction opening / closing part 8A is opened, the charging mist generated in the moisture charging part 2 flows into the inside of the storage part 3. On the other hand, when the release opening / closing part 8B is closed, the charged mist that has flowed into the storage part 3 does not flow out to the humidification target space and stays inside the storage part 3.
 ステップS2において、制御部4による電源12への指示によって、貯蔵部3の内部の電界生成部11は、帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電している。これにより、貯蔵部3における帯電ミストは、水分帯電工程において、消失が抑制され、蓄積されていく。 In step S2, the electric field generation unit 11 inside the storage unit 3 is charged to the same polarity as the charging mist by the instruction to the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. As a result, the charge mist in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing and accumulated in the moisture charging step.
 ステップS3において制御部4は、放出移行事象の発生の有無に基づいて、水分放出工程を開始すべきか否かを判定する。制御部4は、放出移行事象が発生しない間は、水分放出工程を開始すべきと判定せず(ステップS3:NO)、ステップS3に処理を留める。この場合において加湿装置100は、引き続き、帯電ミストの生成処理と貯蔵処理とを実行してもよい。 In step S3, the control unit 4 determines whether or not the water release step should be started based on the presence or absence of the release transition event. The control unit 4 does not determine that the water release step should be started while the release transition event does not occur (step S3: NO), and stops the process in step S3. In this case, the humidifier 100 may subsequently perform the charge mist generation process and the storage process.
 制御部4は、放出移行事象が発生した場合には、水分放出工程を開始すべきと判定し(ステップS3:YES)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS4に移す。ステップS4において制御部4は、貯蔵部3に貯蔵されている帯電ミストを、加湿対象空間へ放出するための処理を行うよう放出機構を制御する。制御部4からの指示に応じて、導入用開閉部8Aは閉状態となり、放出用開閉部8Bは開状態になる。導入用開閉部8Aが閉状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部における帯電ミストが水分帯電部2へと流出しなくなる。放出用開閉部8Bが開状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部空間と、加湿対象空間とが連通し、貯蔵部3に収容されている帯電ミストが加湿対象空間へ流出可能になる。送風機9は、制御部4からの指示に従って、貯蔵部3の内部から加湿対象空間の方向へ、加湿空気を送り出す。これによって、加湿対象空間に高密度の帯電ミストが送出される。 When the release transition event occurs, the control unit 4 determines that the water release step should be started (step S3: YES), and shifts the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S4. In step S4, the control unit 4 controls the release mechanism so as to perform a process for discharging the charged mist stored in the storage unit 3 into the humidified target space. In response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the closed state, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the open state. When the introduction opening / closing part 8A is closed, the charging mist inside the storage part 3 does not flow out to the moisture charging part 2. When the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened, the internal space of the storage unit 3 and the humidification target space communicate with each other, and the charged mist contained in the storage unit 3 can flow out to the humidification target space. The blower 9 sends out humidified air from the inside of the storage unit 3 toward the humidifying target space according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, a high-density charged mist is sent to the humidified space.
 また、制御部4からの指示に応じて、水供給部1は水分帯電部2への水の供給を停止し、高圧電源7は水印加電極5における水への高電圧の印加を停止する。更に、制御部4からの指示に応じて、電源12は、電界生成部11への電圧の印加を停止する。これらにより、加湿装置100による電力の消費が抑制される。 Further, in response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the water supply unit 1 stops the supply of water to the water charging unit 2, and the high voltage power supply 7 stops the application of a high voltage to the water at the water application electrode 5. Further, in response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the power supply 12 stops applying the voltage to the electric field generation unit 11. As a result, the power consumption by the humidifying device 100 is suppressed.
 ステップS5において制御部4は、帯電移行事象の発生の有無に基づいて、次のサイクルにおける水分帯電工程を開始すべきか否かを判定する。制御部4は、予め定められた時間内に帯電移行事象が発生しない場合には、次のサイクルの水分帯電工程を開始すべきと判定せず(ステップS5:NO)、加湿装置100による加湿処理を終了させる。なお、当該予め定められた時間は、例えば、水分放出工程における処理に割り当てられた水分放出時間であってもよい。 In step S5, the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the moisture charging step in the next cycle based on the presence or absence of the occurrence of the charging transition event. If the charge transition event does not occur within a predetermined time, the control unit 4 does not determine that the moisture charge step of the next cycle should be started (step S5: NO), and the humidification process by the humidifier 100 To end. The predetermined time may be, for example, the water release time assigned to the treatment in the water release step.
 制御部4は、帯電移行事象が発生した場合には、次のサイクルにおける水分帯電工程を開始すべきと判定し(ステップS5:YES)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS2に戻す。 When the charge transition event occurs, the control unit 4 determines that the moisture charging step in the next cycle should be started (step S5: YES), and returns the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S2.
 次に、加湿装置100の構成および動作により得られる効果について説明する。水分帯電工程において、水分帯電部2によって生成された帯電ミストは、貯蔵部3内に水分帯電時間に亘って貯蔵される。従来の加湿装置では、貯蔵部に保持されている帯電ミストは、拡散現象によって、あるいは、グラディエント力による誘引によって、貯蔵部の内壁に接触してしまう。これにより、従来では、貯蔵部における帯電ミストの電荷が消失したり、帯電ミスト自体が消失したりする場合があった。結果として、従来の加湿装置においては、貯蔵部の内部において帯電ミストの数が減少してしまう場合があった。従って、水分放出工程で加湿対象空間に放出される帯電ミストの数は少なくなり、加湿装置は十分な加湿を行うことができなかった。 Next, the effects obtained by the configuration and operation of the humidifying device 100 will be described. In the moisture charging step, the charged mist generated by the moisture charging unit 2 is stored in the storage unit 3 for the moisture charging time. In a conventional humidifier, the charged mist held in the storage unit comes into contact with the inner wall of the storage unit by a diffusion phenomenon or by attraction by a gradient force. As a result, conventionally, the electric charge of the charged mist in the storage portion may disappear, or the charged mist itself may disappear. As a result, in the conventional humidifier, the number of charged mists may decrease inside the storage unit. Therefore, the number of charged mists released into the space to be humidified in the water release step is reduced, and the humidifying device cannot sufficiently humidify.
 一方、実施の形態1に係る加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3内の帯電ミストの壁面への接触を抑制する帯電消失抑制部10を備える。帯電消失抑制部10は、制御部4からの指示に従って、貯蔵部3内の壁面を、帯電ミストの極性と同じ極性に帯電させる。これによって、貯蔵部3内の壁面と帯電ミストの間にクーロン反発力が生じるため、帯電ミストが貯蔵部3の内壁に接触することを抑制することができる。そのため、貯蔵部3において多くの帯電ミストを維持することができるようになる。従って、水分放出工程で加湿対象空間に放出される帯電ミストが従来よりも多くなるため、加湿装置100は、より高い加湿性能を発現できる。 On the other hand, the humidifying device 100 according to the first embodiment includes a charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 that suppresses contact of the charging mist in the storage unit 3 with the wall surface. The charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 charges the wall surface in the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the polarity of the charging mist according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, a Coulomb repulsive force is generated between the wall surface in the storage unit 3 and the charged mist, so that it is possible to prevent the charged mist from coming into contact with the inner wall of the storage unit 3. Therefore, a large amount of charged mist can be maintained in the storage unit 3. Therefore, since the amount of charged mist released into the humidifying target space in the water release step is larger than that in the conventional case, the humidifying device 100 can exhibit higher humidifying performance.
 また、貯蔵部3には、水分帯電時間に亘って生成された帯電ミストが蓄積されていく。上述のように、貯蔵部3に収容された帯電ミストの数は、帯電消失抑制部10によって減少が抑制されるため、水分帯電時間に亘って貯蔵部3に帯電ミストが貯蔵されることにより、貯蔵部3内の加湿空気における帯電ミストは高密度になる。加湿装置100は、水分放出工程において、このような高密度の帯電ミストを含む加湿空気を加湿対象空間に放出するため、多くの帯電ミストを加湿対象に送り出すことができるようになる。そのため、加湿装置100と加湿対象とが離れていても、加湿装置100は、より確実に加湿対象に帯電ミストを送り出すことが可能となる。 Further, the charging mist generated over the moisture charging time is accumulated in the storage unit 3. As described above, the number of charged mists stored in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from being reduced by the charge loss suppressing unit 10, so that the charged mist is stored in the storage unit 3 over the moisture charging time, whereby the charged mist is stored in the storage unit 3. The charge mist in the humidified air in the storage unit 3 becomes dense. In the moisture release step, the humidifying device 100 releases humidified air containing such a high-density charged mist into the humidified target space, so that a large amount of charged mist can be sent out to the humidified target. Therefore, even if the humidifying device 100 and the humidifying target are separated from each other, the humidifying device 100 can more reliably deliver the charged mist to the humidifying target.
 上記実施の形態1では、水分帯電工程の開始のためのトリガーとして、オペレータもしくは外部装置から加湿処理の開始の指示を加湿装置100が受け付けたこと、または、水分放出時間が経過したこと等を例に挙げた。また、水分放出工程の開始のためのトリガーとして、オペレータまたは外部装置から水分放出工程の開始の指示を加湿装置100が受け付けたこと、または、水分停電時間が経過したこと等を例に挙げた。しかし、水分帯電工程または水分放出工程の開始のためのトリガーとなる事象は、これらに限定されない。例えば、制御部4は、加湿装置100または加湿対象空間に設けられたセンサーなどによる検出値を取得し、当該検出値に基づいて、AI(Artificial Intelligence)による演算を行うものでもよい。そして制御部4は、AIによる演算結果に基づいて、加湿装置100の動作について判定するものでもよい。より具体的には、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3内に帯電ミストの貯蔵量を検知する検知部を備え、制御部4は、当該検知部による情報に基づき、水分帯電工程または水分放出工程への移行を判定するものでもよい。検出値に基づき加湿装置100の動作を自動的に判定するデバイスを制御部4として用いることにより、オペレータによる作業の負荷軽減が可能となる。また、加湿装置100は、状況に即して柔軟に動作することが可能となる。 In the first embodiment, the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to start the humidifying process from the operator or an external device as a trigger for starting the water charging process, or the water release time has elapsed. Listed in. Further, as a trigger for starting the water release process, the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to start the water release process from the operator or an external device, or the water power failure time has elapsed, and the like are given as an example. However, the event that triggers the start of the water charging step or the water releasing step is not limited to these. For example, the control unit 4 may acquire a detection value by the humidifying device 100 or a sensor provided in the humidification target space, and perform an calculation by AI (Artificial Intelligence) based on the detected value. Then, the control unit 4 may determine the operation of the humidifying device 100 based on the calculation result by the AI. More specifically, the humidifying device 100 includes a detection unit that detects the amount of charged mist stored in the storage unit 3, and the control unit 4 goes to a water charging step or a water releasing step based on the information from the detecting unit. It may be the one that determines the transition of. By using a device that automatically determines the operation of the humidifying device 100 based on the detected value as the control unit 4, it is possible to reduce the work load by the operator. Further, the humidifying device 100 can be flexibly operated according to the situation.
 上述した一例に係る加湿装置100は、水分帯電工程における処理と、水分放出工程における処理とを直列的に行うものであった。しかし、加湿装置100は、水分帯電工程における処理と、水分放出工程における処理とを並列して行うものでもよい。この場合において、導入用開閉部8Aおよび放出用開閉部8Bは、制御部4の指示に従って開状態となる。また、制御部4は、電界生成部11が帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電するよう、電源12に電圧を印加させる。また、水供給部1は、制御部4からの指示に従って、水を水分帯電部2に供給し、高圧電源7は、制御部4からの指示に従って、水印加電極5または誘導電極6に高電圧の印加を行う。同時に、送風機9は、制御部4からの指示に従って、送風を行う。 In the humidifying device 100 according to the above-mentioned example, the treatment in the water charging step and the treatment in the water releasing step are performed in series. However, the humidifying device 100 may perform the treatment in the moisture charging step and the treatment in the moisture releasing step in parallel. In this case, the introduction opening / closing section 8A and the release opening / closing section 8B are opened according to the instructions of the control section 4. Further, the control unit 4 applies a voltage to the power supply 12 so that the electric field generation unit 11 is charged with the same polarity as the charging mist. Further, the water supply unit 1 supplies water to the moisture charging unit 2 according to the instruction from the control unit 4, and the high voltage power supply 7 has a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 or the induction electrode 6 according to the instruction from the control unit 4. Is applied. At the same time, the blower 9 blows air according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
 以上説明したように、実施の形態1に係る加湿装置100は、加湿対象空間の加湿を行うものであって、水分帯電部2と貯蔵部3と帯電消失抑制部10とを備える。水分帯電部2は、加湿対象空間における空気に供給するための水分を帯電させる。貯蔵部3は、水分帯電部2によって帯電した水分を貯蔵する。帯電消失抑制部10は、貯蔵部3の内部の壁面における、水分の帯電の消失を抑制する。これにより、加湿装置100が加湿対象空間に高密度の帯電ミストを供給するために、帯電ミストを蓄える貯蔵部3において、帯電ミストの消失が抑制される。従って、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3において多くの帯電ミストを維持し、貯蔵することができるようになり、高密度の帯電ミストを加湿対象空間へ供給することができるようになる。よって、より多くの帯電ミストが加湿対象に移送されるため、高い加湿効果を得ることができる。 As described above, the humidifying device 100 according to the first embodiment humidifies the space to be humidified, and includes a moisture charging unit 2, a storage unit 3, and a charging disappearance suppressing unit 10. The moisture charging unit 2 charges the moisture to be supplied to the air in the humidification target space. The storage unit 3 stores the water charged by the water charging unit 2. The charge loss suppressing unit 10 suppresses the loss of charge of water on the inner wall surface of the storage unit 3. As a result, since the humidifying device 100 supplies a high-density charged mist to the space to be humidified, the disappearance of the charged mist is suppressed in the storage unit 3 that stores the charged mist. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can maintain and store a large amount of charged mist in the storage unit 3, and can supply a high-density charged mist to the humidification target space. Therefore, more charged mist is transferred to the humidifying object, so that a high humidifying effect can be obtained.
 実施の形態1に係る加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3に貯蔵された、帯電した水分を、加湿対象空間へ放出するための放出機構を更に備える。放出機構は、制御部4からの指示に従って、帯電した水分を、加湿対象空間へ放出する。これにより、貯蔵部3に貯蔵された高密度の帯電ミストを加湿対象空間へと送り出すことができる。 The humidifying device 100 according to the first embodiment further includes a discharging mechanism for discharging the charged moisture stored in the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space. The discharge mechanism discharges the charged moisture to the humidified target space according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, the high-density charged mist stored in the storage unit 3 can be sent out to the humidification target space.
 実施の形態1における制御部4は、水分帯電部2に水分を帯電させて、貯蔵部3に帯電した水分を貯蔵させる水分帯電工程の間、帯電した水分の加湿対象空間への放出を放出機構に行わせない。そして制御部4は、当該水分帯電工程の後の水分放出工程において、貯蔵部3に貯蔵された、帯電した水分を、加湿対象空間へ放出するよう放出機構を制御する。これにより、貯蔵部3には、水分帯電工程の間、帯電ミストが蓄積される。また、貯蔵部3では、帯電消失抑制部10によって、帯電ミストの消失が抑制されるため、貯蔵部において帯電ミストが凝集され、加湿空気における帯電ミストは高密度となる。加湿装置100は、水分放出工程において、凝集された帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に送り出すことができる。従って、加湿装置100は、より多くの帯電ミストを、より確実に加湿対象に到達させることができるようになり、高い加湿性能を実現することができる。 The control unit 4 in the first embodiment is a mechanism for releasing the charged water into the humidified target space during the water charging step of charging the water charging unit 2 with water and storing the charged water in the storage unit 3. Don't let me do it. Then, the control unit 4 controls the release mechanism so as to release the charged water stored in the storage unit 3 to the humidification target space in the water release step after the water charge step. As a result, the charging mist is accumulated in the storage unit 3 during the water charging step. Further, in the storage unit 3, the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 suppresses the disappearance of the charge mist, so that the charge mist is aggregated in the storage unit and the charge mist in the humidified air becomes dense. The humidifying device 100 can send the aggregated charged mist to the humidifying target space in the moisture release step. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can make more charged mist reach the humidifying target more reliably, and can realize high humidifying performance.
 実施の形態1における放出機構は、放出用開閉部8Bと送風機9とを含む。放出用開閉部8Bは、制御部4からの指示に応じて開閉し、開状態において貯蔵部3の内部空間と加湿対象空間とを連通させ、閉状態において当該内部空間を当該加湿対象空間から遮断する。送風機9は、貯蔵部3において、放出用開閉部8Bが設置されている壁面と対向する面に設置される。そして送風機9は、放出用開閉部8Bが開状態に場合において、制御部4からの指示に従って、当該内部空間から当該加湿対象空間へ向かう方向に、帯電した水分を含む空気が流れるように送風を行う。これにより、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3における帯電ミストを効率的に加湿対象空間へと送り出すことができる。また、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3に滞留している帯電ミストも加湿対象空間へと送り出すことができるようになる。従って、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3からより多くの帯電ミストを加湿対象空間へと送り出すことができるようになり、加湿性能が向上する。 The release mechanism in the first embodiment includes a release opening / closing part 8B and a blower 9. The release opening / closing unit 8B opens / closes in response to an instruction from the control unit 4, communicates the internal space of the storage unit 3 with the humidification target space in the open state, and shuts off the internal space from the humidification target space in the closed state. do. The blower 9 is installed in the storage unit 3 on a surface facing the wall surface on which the release opening / closing unit 8B is installed. Then, when the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the open state, the blower 9 blows air so that air containing charged moisture flows in the direction from the internal space to the humidifying target space in accordance with the instruction from the control unit 4. conduct. As a result, the humidifying device 100 can efficiently send the charged mist in the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space. Further, the humidifying device 100 can also send the charged mist staying in the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can send more charged mist from the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space, and the humidifying performance is improved.
 実施の形態1における放出機構は、放出用開閉部8Bと送風機9とを含む。放出用開閉部8Bは、制御部4からの指示に応じて開閉し、開状態において貯蔵部3の内部空間と加湿対象空間とを連通させ、閉状態において当該内部空間を加湿対象空間から遮断する。送風機9は、放出用開閉部8Bが開状態に場合において、制御部4からの指示に従って、貯蔵部3における空気圧を変動させて、貯蔵部3における、帯電した水分を含む加湿空気を、放出用開閉部8Bへと押し出して、加湿対象空間へ加湿空気を渦輪状に放出する。これにより、加湿装置100は、より多くの帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に送出できるようになり、より高い加湿性能を実現することができる。 The release mechanism in the first embodiment includes a release opening / closing part 8B and a blower 9. The release opening / closing unit 8B opens / closes in response to an instruction from the control unit 4, communicates the internal space of the storage unit 3 with the humidifying target space in the open state, and shuts off the internal space from the humidification target space in the closed state. .. When the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the open state, the blower 9 changes the air pressure in the storage unit 3 according to the instruction from the control unit 4 to release the humidified air containing the charged moisture in the storage unit 3. It is pushed out to the opening / closing portion 8B, and the humidified air is discharged into the humidified target space in a spiral ring shape. As a result, the humidifying device 100 can send more charged mist to the humidifying target space, and can realize higher humidifying performance.
 実施の形態1における貯蔵部3は、導入用開閉部8Aを有する。導入用開閉部8Aは、制御部4からの指示に応じて開閉し、開状態において、貯蔵部3の内部に、水分帯電部2が帯電させた水分を流入させ、閉状態において、貯蔵部3の内部空間を水分帯電部2から遮断する。制御部4は、水分帯電部2が水分を帯電させる間は、開状態となるよう導入用開閉部8Aを制御し、放出機構に帯電した水分を加湿対象空間へ放出させる間は、閉状態となるよう導入用開閉部8Aを制御する。これにより、加湿装置100は、水分帯電部2が帯電ミストを生成する間、貯蔵部3に帯電ミストを蓄えていくことができる。そして、加湿装置100は、放出機構が貯蔵部3から加湿対象空間へ帯電ミストを放出する間、水分帯電部2への帯電ミストの流出を抑制し、より多くの帯電ミストを加湿対象空間へと送り出すことができる。従って、加湿装置100は、より高い加湿効果を実現することができる。 The storage unit 3 in the first embodiment has an opening / closing unit 8A for introduction. The introduction opening / closing unit 8A opens / closes in response to an instruction from the control unit 4, and in the open state, the moisture charged by the moisture charging unit 2 flows into the inside of the storage unit 3, and in the closed state, the storage unit 3 The internal space of is cut off from the moisture charging portion 2. The control unit 4 controls the introduction opening / closing unit 8A so as to be in the open state while the moisture charging unit 2 charges the moisture, and keeps the charging mechanism in the closed state while discharging the charged moisture to the humidifying target space. The introduction opening / closing unit 8A is controlled so as to be. As a result, the humidifying device 100 can store the charged mist in the storage unit 3 while the moisture charging unit 2 generates the charged mist. Then, the humidifying device 100 suppresses the outflow of the charged mist to the moisture charging unit 2 while the discharge mechanism discharges the charged mist from the storage unit 3 to the humidifying target space, and causes a larger amount of the charged mist to be sent to the humidifying target space. Can be sent out. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can realize a higher humidifying effect.
 実施の形態1における帯電消失抑制部10は、制御部4からの指示に従って、帯電した水分と同じ極性に、貯蔵部3を帯電させる。これにより、貯蔵部3に貯蔵される帯電ミストの、貯蔵部3の内壁への接触を、クーロン反発力によって抑制できる。従って、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3における帯電ミストの消失を抑制し、より高い密度の帯電ミストを生成することが可能になる。 The charge loss suppressing unit 10 in the first embodiment charges the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the charged water according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, the contact of the charged mist stored in the storage unit 3 with the inner wall of the storage unit 3 can be suppressed by the Coulomb repulsive force. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can suppress the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 and generate a charged mist having a higher density.
 実施の形態1における帯電消失抑制部10は、制御部4からの指示に従って、貯蔵部3の内部の壁面の少なくとも1つを、帯電した水分と同じ極性に帯電するよう帯電消失抑制部を制御する。これにより、貯蔵部3の内部において、帯電ミストの内壁への接触を効率的に抑制できる。従って、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3における帯電ミストの消失を効率的に抑制し、多くの帯電ミストを貯蔵部3に貯蔵することができるようになる。 The charge loss suppressing unit 10 in the first embodiment controls the charge loss suppressing unit so that at least one of the inner wall surfaces of the storage unit 3 is charged with the same polarity as the charged water according to the instruction from the control unit 4. .. As a result, the contact of the charged mist with the inner wall can be efficiently suppressed inside the storage unit 3. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can efficiently suppress the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 and store a large amount of the charged mist in the storage unit 3.
 実施の形態1における帯電消失抑制部10は、制御部4からの指示に従って、貯蔵部3の内部における、水分帯電部2と対向する壁面を、帯電した水分と同じ極性に帯電させる。これにより、貯蔵部3の内部において、帯電ミストの内壁への接触を効率的に抑制できる。従って、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3における帯電ミストの消失を効率的に抑制し、多くの帯電ミストを貯蔵部3に貯蔵することができるようになる。 The charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 in the first embodiment charges the wall surface of the storage unit 3 facing the water charging unit 2 to the same polarity as the charged water according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, the contact of the charged mist with the inner wall can be efficiently suppressed inside the storage unit 3. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can efficiently suppress the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 and store a large amount of the charged mist in the storage unit 3.
 実施の形態1における帯電消失抑制部10は、制御部4からの指示に従って、貯蔵部3の内部における底面を、帯電した水分と同じ極性に帯電させる。これにより、貯蔵部3の内部において、落下する帯電ミストの底面への接触を効率的に抑制できる。従って、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3における帯電ミストの消失を効率的に抑制し、多くの帯電ミストを貯蔵部3に貯蔵することができるようになる。 The charge loss suppressing unit 10 in the first embodiment charges the bottom surface inside the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the charged water according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, it is possible to efficiently suppress the contact of the falling charged mist with the bottom surface inside the storage unit 3. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can efficiently suppress the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 3 and store a large amount of the charged mist in the storage unit 3.
 実施の形態1における水分帯電部2は、水分に高電圧を印加するための高圧電源7を有する。制御部4は、当該水分に高電圧を印加するよう高圧電源7を制御する。制御部4は、高圧電源7に印加させる高電圧の極性に基づいて貯蔵部3を帯電させるよう帯電消失抑制部10を制御する。これにより、帯電消失抑制部10は、貯蔵部3を、帯電させることができるようになる。 The moisture charging unit 2 in the first embodiment has a high voltage power supply 7 for applying a high voltage to the moisture. The control unit 4 controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a high voltage to the moisture. The control unit 4 controls the charge disappearance suppression unit 10 so as to charge the storage unit 3 based on the polarity of the high voltage applied to the high voltage power supply 7. As a result, the charge loss suppressing unit 10 can charge the storage unit 3.
 実施の形態1における制御部4は、高圧電源7が水分に印加した高電圧と同じ極性に貯蔵部3を帯電させるよう帯電消失抑制部10を制御する。これにより、帯電消失抑制部10は、帯電ミストと同じ極性に貯蔵部3を帯電させることができるようになる。従って、帯電ミストの、貯蔵部3の内壁への接触と、当該接触による帯電ミストの消失とを抑制できるようになる。よって、加湿装置100は、貯蔵部3においてより多くの帯電ミストを貯蔵することが可能になる。 The control unit 4 in the first embodiment controls the charge disappearance suppression unit 10 so that the storage unit 3 is charged with the same polarity as the high voltage applied to the moisture by the high voltage power supply 7. As a result, the charge loss suppressing unit 10 can charge the storage unit 3 to the same polarity as the charge mist. Therefore, it becomes possible to suppress the contact of the charged mist with the inner wall of the storage unit 3 and the disappearance of the charged mist due to the contact. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can store a larger amount of charged mist in the storage unit 3.
 実施の形態2.
 上記実施の形態1においては、水分帯電部2が生成する帯電ミストの極性は任意であった。実施の形態2に係る加湿装置100は、サイクル毎に、水分帯電部2が生成する帯電ミストの極性を変化させるものである。以下、実施の形態2に係る加湿装置100について説明する。なお、上記実施の形態1における構成要素と同様の構成要素であって、同様の機能を有するものに対しては、実施の形態1における符号と同様の符号を付す。また、上記実施の形態1における構成要素、機能、および動作の各々と同様の構成要素、機能、動作については、特に断りがない限り、説明を省略する。
Embodiment 2.
In the first embodiment, the polarity of the charging mist generated by the moisture charging unit 2 was arbitrary. The humidifying device 100 according to the second embodiment changes the polarity of the charging mist generated by the moisture charging unit 2 every cycle. Hereinafter, the humidifying device 100 according to the second embodiment will be described. The same components as those in the first embodiment and having the same functions are designated by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment. Further, unless otherwise specified, the same components, functions, and operations as those of the components, functions, and operations in the first embodiment will be omitted.
 実施の形態2における制御部4は、第1サイクルにおいて、誘導電極6の電位を基準として、負の高電圧を水印加電極5に印加するよう高圧電源7を制御する。そして制御部4は、第2サイクルにおいて、誘導電極6の電位を基準として、第1サイクルとは極性が反対である正の高電圧を水印加電極5に印加するよう高圧電源7を制御する。これにより、水分帯電部2は、第1サイクルにおいて、負極に帯電した帯電ミストを生成し、第2サイクルにおいて、正極に帯電した帯電ミストを生成する。そして、貯蔵部3には、第1サイクルにおいて負極の帯電ミストが水分帯電部2から流入し、第2サイクルにおいて正極の帯電ミストが水分帯電部2から流入する。 In the first cycle, the control unit 4 in the second embodiment controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a negative high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. Then, in the second cycle, the control unit 4 controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a positive high voltage having a polarity opposite to that in the first cycle to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. As a result, the moisture charging unit 2 generates a charged mist charged on the negative electrode in the first cycle, and generates a charged mist charged on the positive electrode in the second cycle. Then, in the first cycle, the charge mist of the negative electrode flows into the storage unit 3 from the moisture charge unit 2, and in the second cycle, the charge mist of the positive electrode flows in from the moisture charge unit 2.
 制御部4は、第1サイクルにおいて電界生成部11が負に帯電し、第2サイクルにおいて電界生成部11が正に帯電するように、電界生成部11に電圧を印加するよう電源12を制御する。これによって、第1サイクルにおいて貯蔵部3に貯蔵される負極の帯電ミストの消失は抑制され、第2サイクルにおいて貯蔵部3に貯蔵される正極の帯電ミストの消失は抑制される。従って、第1サイクルでは貯蔵部3に負極の帯電ミストが凝集され、第2サイクルでは貯蔵部3に正極の帯電ミストが凝集される。そして、加湿装置100は、第1サイクルでは、高密度の負極の帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に放出し、第2サイクルでは、高密度の正極の帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に放出することができる。 The control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 to apply a voltage to the electric field generation unit 11 so that the electric field generation unit 11 is negatively charged in the first cycle and the electric field generation unit 11 is positively charged in the second cycle. .. As a result, the disappearance of the charge mist of the negative electrode stored in the storage unit 3 in the first cycle is suppressed, and the disappearance of the charge mist of the positive electrode stored in the storage unit 3 in the second cycle is suppressed. Therefore, in the first cycle, the charged mist of the negative electrode is aggregated in the storage unit 3, and in the second cycle, the charged mist of the positive electrode is aggregated in the storage unit 3. Then, in the first cycle, the humidifying device 100 can release the high-density negative electrode charging mist into the humidifying target space, and in the second cycle, the high-density positive electrode charging mist can be discharged into the humidifying target space.
 制御部4は、第1サイクルにおいて、誘導電極6の電位を基準として、正の高電圧を水印加電極5に印加するよう高圧電源7を制御してもよい。この場合において制御部4は、第2サイクルにおいて、誘導電極6の電位を基準として、負の高電圧を水印加電極5に印加するよう高圧電源7を制御する。これにより、水分帯電部2は、第1サイクルにおいて、正極に帯電した帯電ミストを生成し、第2サイクルにおいて、負極に帯電した帯電ミストを生成する。この場合において、制御部4は、電源12を制御して、第1サイクルにおいて電界生成部11を正に帯電させ、第2サイクルにおいて電界生成部11を負に帯電させる。この場合には、第1サイクルにおいて貯蔵部3に正極の帯電ミストが凝集され、第2サイクルでは貯蔵部3に負極の帯電ミストが凝集される。そして、加湿装置100は、第1サイクルでは、高密度の正極の帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に放出し、第2サイクルでは、高密度の負極の帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に放出することができる。 In the first cycle, the control unit 4 may control the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a positive high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. In this case, in the second cycle, the control unit 4 controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a negative high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. As a result, the moisture charging unit 2 generates a charged mist charged on the positive electrode in the first cycle, and generates a charged mist charged on the negative electrode in the second cycle. In this case, the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 to positively charge the electric field generation unit 11 in the first cycle and negatively charge the electric field generation unit 11 in the second cycle. In this case, the positive electrode charging mist is aggregated in the storage unit 3 in the first cycle, and the negative electrode charging mist is aggregated in the storage unit 3 in the second cycle. Then, in the first cycle, the humidifying device 100 can discharge the charged mist of the high-density positive electrode into the space to be humidified, and in the second cycle, the charged mist of the high-density negative electrode can be discharged into the space to be humidified.
 以下では、加湿装置100が、第1サイクルにおいて負極の帯電ミストの生成および放出を行い、第2サイクルにおいて正極の帯電ミストの生成および放出を行う場合を例に挙げて説明する。実施の形態2に係る加湿装置100は、加湿動作を継続する間、第1サイクルと第2サイクルとを交互に繰り返す。 In the following, a case where the humidifying device 100 generates and releases the charged mist of the negative electrode in the first cycle and generates and releases the charged mist of the positive electrode in the second cycle will be described as an example. The humidifying device 100 according to the second embodiment alternately repeats the first cycle and the second cycle while continuing the humidifying operation.
 次に実施の形態2に係る加湿装置100の動作について説明する。以下では、第1サイクルにおける水分帯電工程を、第1水分帯電工程と記載する。そして、第1サイクルにおける水分放出工程を、第1水分放出工程と記載する。同様に、第2サイクルにおける水分帯電工程を、第2水分帯電工程と記載する。そして、第2サイクルにおける水分放出工程を、第2水分放出工程と記載する。 Next, the operation of the humidifying device 100 according to the second embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, the moisture charging step in the first cycle will be referred to as a first moisture charging step. The water release step in the first cycle is referred to as a first water release step. Similarly, the moisture charging step in the second cycle is referred to as a second moisture charging step. The water release step in the second cycle is referred to as a second water release step.
 第1水分帯電工程において制御部4は、誘導電極6をグランド極として、水印加電極5に負の高電圧を印加するよう、高圧電源7を制御する。また、制御部4は、電界生成部11が負に帯電するよう電源12を制御する。電源12は、制御部4からの指示に従って、電界生成部11に負の電圧を印加する。 In the first moisture charging step, the control unit 4 controls the high voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a negative high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with the induction electrode 6 as the ground electrode. Further, the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 so that the electric field generation unit 11 is negatively charged. The power supply 12 applies a negative voltage to the electric field generation unit 11 according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
 各構成要素が上記の動作を行うことにより、以下の作用が生じる。誘導電極6の電位を基準として水印加電極5に負の高電圧が印加されることにより、水供給部1から水印加電極5に供給された水は、水印加電極5と同電位であって、誘導電極6の電位を基準として負の高電位に帯電する。帯電した水は、静電界中のクーロン力の作用によって、テーラーコーンを形成し、クーロン力が水の表面張力を超えたときにレイリー***が発生する。そして、レイリー***が繰り返されることで、ナノメータサイズの負極に帯電した水の微粒子、すなわち負極の帯電ミストが生成される。負極の帯電ミストは、誘導電極6に向かって移動し、誘導電極6の開口と導入用開閉部8Aの開口とを通って貯蔵部3へ移動する。 The following actions occur when each component performs the above operation. By applying a negative high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6, the water supplied from the water supply unit 1 to the water application electrode 5 has the same potential as the water application electrode 5. , It is charged to a negative high potential with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. The charged water forms a tailor cone by the action of the Coulomb force in the electrostatic field, and Rayleigh splitting occurs when the Coulomb force exceeds the surface tension of the water. Then, by repeating the Rayleigh splitting, fine particles of water charged in the nanometer-sized negative electrode, that is, charged mist of the negative electrode is generated. The charged mist of the negative electrode moves toward the induction electrode 6 and moves to the storage unit 3 through the opening of the induction electrode 6 and the opening of the introduction opening / closing unit 8A.
 貯蔵部3における電界生成部11は、制御部4による電源12への制御処理により、負に帯電している。なお、上述したように、電界生成部11は、負極の帯電ミストの進行方向の前方に位置する、貯蔵部3の内壁に設置されている。これにより、負極の帯電ミストと当該内壁との間に、負極同士のクーロン反発力が生じるため、負極の帯電ミストが当該内壁に接触することを抑制することができる。よって、貯蔵部3において負極の帯電ミストの消失が抑制される。 The electric field generation unit 11 in the storage unit 3 is negatively charged by the control process of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. As described above, the electric field generation unit 11 is installed on the inner wall of the storage unit 3 located in front of the charge mist of the negative electrode in the traveling direction. As a result, a Coulomb repulsive force between the negative electrodes is generated between the charged mist of the negative electrode and the inner wall, so that it is possible to prevent the charged mist of the negative electrode from coming into contact with the inner wall. Therefore, the disappearance of the charged mist of the negative electrode is suppressed in the storage unit 3.
 負極の帯電ミストは、第1水分帯電工程において貯蔵部3に蓄積されていく。貯蔵部3における負極の帯電ミストは、帯電消失抑制部10によって消失が抑制させるため、当該負極の帯電ミストは貯蔵部3において凝集されていく。そして、第1水分放出工程において加湿装置100は、上述した実施の形態1において説明した処理と同様の処理を実行し、負極の帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に放出する。なお、加湿装置100は、上記実施の形態1と同様に、放出移行事象の発生により、第1水分帯電工程から第1水分放出工程へと処理を移行させる。 The charge mist of the negative electrode is accumulated in the storage unit 3 in the first moisture charging step. Since the charge mist of the negative electrode in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing by the charge loss suppression unit 10, the charge mist of the negative electrode is aggregated in the storage unit 3. Then, in the first moisture release step, the humidifying device 100 executes the same process as the process described in the first embodiment described above, and releases the charged mist of the negative electrode to the space to be humidified. As in the first embodiment, the humidifying device 100 shifts the process from the first moisture charging step to the first moisture releasing step due to the occurrence of the release transition event.
 実施の形態2に係る加湿装置100は、帯電移行事象の発生により、第1水分放出工程から第2水分帯電工程へと処理を移行させる。第2水分帯電工程において制御部4は、誘導電極6をグランド極として、水印加電極5に正の高電圧を印加するよう、高圧電源7を制御する。また、制御部4は、電界生成部11を正に帯電させるよう電源12を制御する。電源12は、制御部4からの指示に従って、電界生成部11に正の電圧を印加する。 The humidifying device 100 according to the second embodiment shifts the process from the first moisture release step to the second moisture charging step due to the occurrence of the charge transfer event. In the second moisture charging step, the control unit 4 controls the high-voltage power supply 7 so as to apply a positive high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with the induction electrode 6 as the ground electrode. Further, the control unit 4 controls the power supply 12 so as to positively charge the electric field generation unit 11. The power supply 12 applies a positive voltage to the electric field generation unit 11 according to the instruction from the control unit 4.
 各構成要素が上記の動作を行うことにより、以下の作用が生じる。誘導電極6の電位を基準として水印加電極5に正の高電圧が印加されることにより、水供給部1から水印加電極5に供給された水は、水印加電極5と同電位であって、誘導電極6の電位を基準として正の高電位に帯電する。帯電した水は、静電界中のクーロン力の作用によって、テーラーコーンを形成し、クーロン力が水の表面張力を超えたときにレイリー***が発生する。そして、レイリー***が繰り返されることで、ナノメータサイズの正極に帯電した水の微粒子、すなわち正極の帯電ミストが生成される。正極の帯電ミストは、誘導電極6に向かって移動し、誘導電極6の開口と導入用開閉部8Aの開口とを通って貯蔵部3へ移動する。 The following actions occur when each component performs the above operation. By applying a positive high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6, the water supplied from the water supply unit 1 to the water application electrode 5 has the same potential as the water application electrode 5. , It is charged to a positive high potential with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. The charged water forms a tailor cone by the action of the Coulomb force in the electrostatic field, and Rayleigh splitting occurs when the Coulomb force exceeds the surface tension of the water. Then, by repeating the Rayleigh splitting, fine particles of water charged on the nanometer-sized positive electrode, that is, the charged mist of the positive electrode is generated. The charged mist of the positive electrode moves toward the induction electrode 6 and moves to the storage unit 3 through the opening of the induction electrode 6 and the opening of the introduction opening / closing unit 8A.
 貯蔵部3における電界生成部11には、制御部4による電源12への制御処理により、正に帯電している。なお、上述したように、電界生成部11は、正極の帯電ミストの進行方向の前方に位置する、貯蔵部3の内壁に設置されている。これにより、正極の帯電ミストと当該内壁との間に正極同士のクーロン反発力が生じるため、正極の帯電ミストが当該内壁に接触することを抑制することができる。よって、貯蔵部3において正極の帯電ミストの消失が抑制される。 The electric field generation unit 11 in the storage unit 3 is positively charged by the control process of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. As described above, the electric field generation unit 11 is installed on the inner wall of the storage unit 3 located in front of the positive electrode in the traveling direction of the charged mist. As a result, a Coulomb repulsive force between the positive electrodes is generated between the charged mist of the positive electrode and the inner wall, so that it is possible to prevent the charged mist of the positive electrode from coming into contact with the inner wall. Therefore, the disappearance of the charged mist on the positive electrode is suppressed in the storage unit 3.
 正極の帯電ミストは、第2水分帯電工程において貯蔵部3に蓄積されていく。貯蔵部3における正極の帯電ミストは、帯電消失抑制部10によって消失が抑制させるため、当該正極の帯電ミストは貯蔵部3において凝集されていく。そして、第2水分放出工程において加湿装置100は、上述した実施の形態1において説明した処理と同様の処理を実行し、正極の帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に放出する。なお、加湿装置100は、上記同様、放出移行事象の発生により、第2水分帯電工程から第2水分放出工程へと処理を移行させる。 The charging mist of the positive electrode is accumulated in the storage unit 3 in the second moisture charging step. Since the charge mist of the positive electrode in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing by the charge disappearance suppressing unit 10, the charge mist of the positive electrode is aggregated in the storage unit 3. Then, in the second moisture release step, the humidifying device 100 executes the same treatment as the treatment described in the first embodiment described above, and discharges the charged mist of the positive electrode into the space to be humidified. Similarly to the above, the humidifying device 100 shifts the process from the second moisture charging step to the second moisture releasing step due to the occurrence of the release transition event.
 第2水分放出工程において加湿装置100は、帯電移行事象の発生により、第2水分放出工程から第1水分帯電工程へと処理を戻す。 In the second moisture release step, the humidifying device 100 returns the process from the second moisture release step to the first moisture charging step due to the occurrence of the charge transfer event.
 図5は、実施の形態2に係る加湿装置の加湿処理を例示するフローチャートである。ステップS10において制御部4は、加湿装置100に対して、オペレータまたは外部装置から加湿処理の実行開始の指示を受け付けたか否かに基づいて、第1水分帯電工程を開始するか否かを判定する。制御部4は、加湿装置100が、オペレータまたは外部装置から加湿処理の開始の指示を受け付けた場合には、第1水分帯電工程を開始すべきと判定し(ステップS10:YES)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS11に移す。 FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the humidification process of the humidifier according to the second embodiment. In step S10, the control unit 4 determines whether or not to start the first moisture charging step based on whether or not the humidifying device 100 has received an instruction to start executing the humidifying process from the operator or an external device. .. When the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to start the humidifying process from the operator or an external device, the control unit 4 determines that the first moisture charging step should be started (step S10: YES), and the humidifying device 100 The process of is moved to step S11.
 一方、制御部4は、加湿装置100が、オペレータまたは外部装置から加湿処理の実行開始の指示を受け付けない間は、第1水分帯電工程を開始すべきと判定せず(ステップS10:NO)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS10に留める。この場合において制御部4は、加湿装置100における各構成要素に対して、水分帯電工程における処理の実行を指示しない。 On the other hand, the control unit 4 does not determine that the first moisture charging step should be started while the humidifying device 100 does not receive the instruction to start the execution of the humidifying process from the operator or the external device (step S10: NO). The process of the humidifier 100 is limited to step S10. In this case, the control unit 4 does not instruct each component of the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the moisture charging step.
 ステップS11において制御部4は、加湿装置100における水供給部1または高圧電源7等の各構成要素に対して、第1水分帯電工程における処理を実行するよう指示を行う。加湿装置100は、当該指示に応じて、第1水分帯電工程における、負極の帯電ミストの生成処理と貯蔵処理とを行う。水供給部1は、制御部4からの指示に応じて、水分帯電部2における水印加電極5に水を供給する。高圧電源7は、水印加電極5における水に対して、誘導電極6の電位を基準として負の高電圧を印加する。これにより、水分帯電部2において負極の帯電ミストが生成される。 In step S11, the control unit 4 instructs each component such as the water supply unit 1 or the high-voltage power supply 7 in the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the first moisture charging step. The humidifier 100 performs a process of generating and storing a charge mist of the negative electrode in the first moisture charging step in response to the instruction. The water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water application electrode 5 in the water charging unit 2 in response to an instruction from the control unit 4. The high-voltage power supply 7 applies a negative high voltage to the water in the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. As a result, the charge mist of the negative electrode is generated in the moisture charge unit 2.
 ステップS11において、制御部4からの指示によって、導入用開閉部8Aは開状態となり、放出用開閉部8Bは閉状態になる。導入用開閉部8Aが開状態になることにより、水分帯電部2で発生した負極の帯電ミストは、貯蔵部3の内部へと流入する。一方、放出用開閉部8Bが閉状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部へと流入した負極の帯電ミストは、加湿対象空間へと流出せず、貯蔵部3の内部に留まる。 In step S11, according to the instruction from the control unit 4, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the open state, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the closed state. When the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is opened, the negative electrode charging mist generated in the moisture charging unit 2 flows into the storage unit 3. On the other hand, when the release opening / closing unit 8B is closed, the charged mist of the negative electrode that has flowed into the storage unit 3 does not flow out to the humidification target space and stays inside the storage unit 3.
 ステップS11において、制御部4による電源12への指示によって、貯蔵部3の内部の電界生成部11は、負に帯電している。これにより、貯蔵部3における負極の帯電ミストは、第1水分帯電工程において、消失が抑制され、蓄積されていく。 In step S11, the electric field generation unit 11 inside the storage unit 3 is negatively charged by the instruction to the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. As a result, the charge mist of the negative electrode in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing and accumulated in the first moisture charging step.
 ステップS12において制御部4は、放出移行事象の発生の有無に基づいて、第1水分放出工程を開始すべきか否かを判定する。制御部4は、放出移行事象が発生しない間は、第1水分放出工程を開始すべきと判定せず(ステップS12:NO)、ステップS12に処理を留める。この場合において加湿装置100は、引き続き、負極の帯電ミストの生成処理と貯蔵処理とを実行してもよい。 In step S12, the control unit 4 determines whether or not the first water release step should be started based on the presence or absence of the release transition event. The control unit 4 does not determine that the first water release step should be started (step S12: NO) while the release transition event does not occur, and stops the process in step S12. In this case, the humidifying device 100 may subsequently execute the generation process and the storage process of the charged mist of the negative electrode.
 制御部4は、放出移行事象が発生した場合には、第1水分放出工程を開始すべきと判定し(ステップS12:YES)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS13に移す。ステップS13において制御部4は、貯蔵部3に貯蔵されている負極の帯電ミストを、加湿対象空間へ放出するための処理を行うよう放出機構を制御する。制御部4からの指示に応じて、導入用開閉部8Aは閉状態となり、放出用開閉部8Bは開状態になる。導入用開閉部8Aが閉状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部における負極の帯電ミストが水分帯電部2へと流出しなくなる。放出用開閉部8Bが開状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部空間と、加湿対象空間とが連通し、貯蔵部3に収容されている負極の帯電ミストが加湿対象空間へ流出可能になる。送風機9は、制御部4からの指示に従って、貯蔵部3の内部から加湿対象空間の方向へ、加湿空気を送り出す。これによって、加湿対象空間に負極の高密度の帯電ミストが送出される。 When the release transition event occurs, the control unit 4 determines that the first water release step should be started (step S12: YES), and shifts the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S13. In step S13, the control unit 4 controls the discharge mechanism so as to perform a process for discharging the charged mist of the negative electrode stored in the storage unit 3 into the humidified target space. In response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the closed state, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the open state. When the introduction opening / closing portion 8A is closed, the charge mist of the negative electrode inside the storage portion 3 does not flow out to the moisture charge portion 2. When the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened, the internal space of the storage unit 3 and the humidification target space communicate with each other, and the negative electrode charged mist housed in the storage unit 3 can flow out to the humidification target space. .. The blower 9 sends out humidified air from the inside of the storage unit 3 toward the humidifying target space according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, a high-density charged mist of the negative electrode is sent to the humidification target space.
 また、制御部4からの指示に応じて、水供給部1は水分帯電部2への水の供給を停止し、高圧電源7は水印加電極5における水への負の高電圧の印加を停止する。更に、制御部4からの指示に応じて、電源12は、電界生成部11への電圧の印加を停止する。制御部4による水供給部1、高圧電源7、および電源12の各処理の停止指示により、加湿装置100による電力の消費が抑制される。 Further, in response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the water supply unit 1 stops the supply of water to the water charging unit 2, and the high voltage power supply 7 stops the application of a negative high voltage to the water at the water application electrode 5. do. Further, in response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the power supply 12 stops applying the voltage to the electric field generation unit 11. The power consumption by the humidifying device 100 is suppressed by the instruction to stop each process of the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, and the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
 ステップS14において制御部4は、帯電移行事象の発生の有無に基づいて、第2サイクルにおける第2水分帯電工程を開始すべきか否かを判定する。制御部4は、帯電移行事象が発生しない間は、第2水分放出工程を開始すべきと判定せず(ステップS14:NO)、ステップS14に処理を留める。この場合において加湿装置100は、引き続き、負極の帯電ミストの放出処理を実行してもよい。 In step S14, the control unit 4 determines whether or not the second moisture charging step in the second cycle should be started based on the presence or absence of the occurrence of the charging transition event. The control unit 4 does not determine that the second water release step should be started while the charge transfer event does not occur (step S14: NO), and stops the process in step S14. In this case, the humidifying device 100 may subsequently execute the discharge treatment of the charged mist of the negative electrode.
 制御部4は、帯電移行事象が発生した場合には、第2水分帯電工程を開始すべきと判定し(ステップS14:YES)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS15に移す。ステップS15において制御部4は、加湿装置100における水供給部1または高圧電源7等の各構成要素に対して、第2水分帯電工程における処理を実行するよう指示を行う。加湿装置100は、当該指示に応じて、第2水分帯電工程における、正極の帯電ミストの生成処理と貯蔵処理とを行う。水供給部1は、制御部4からの指示に応じて、水分帯電部2における水印加電極5に水を供給する。高圧電源7は、水印加電極5における水に対して、誘導電極6の電位を基準として正の高電圧を印加する。これにより、水分帯電部2において正極の帯電ミストが生成される。 When the charge transition event occurs, the control unit 4 determines that the second moisture charging step should be started (step S14: YES), and shifts the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S15. In step S15, the control unit 4 instructs each component such as the water supply unit 1 or the high-voltage power supply 7 in the humidifying device 100 to execute the process in the second moisture charging step. The humidifying device 100 performs a positive electrode charging mist generation process and a storage process in the second moisture charging step in response to the instruction. The water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water application electrode 5 in the water charging unit 2 in response to an instruction from the control unit 4. The high-voltage power supply 7 applies a positive high voltage to the water in the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6. As a result, the charging mist of the positive electrode is generated in the moisture charging unit 2.
 ステップS15において、制御部4からの指示によって、導入用開閉部8Aは開状態となり、放出用開閉部8Bは閉状態になる。導入用開閉部8Aが開状態になることにより、水分帯電部2で発生した正極の帯電ミストは、貯蔵部3の内部へと流入する。一方、放出用開閉部8Bが閉状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部へと流入した正極の帯電ミストは、加湿対象空間へと流出せず、貯蔵部3の内部に留まる。 In step S15, according to the instruction from the control unit 4, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the open state, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the closed state. When the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is opened, the positive electrode charging mist generated in the moisture charging unit 2 flows into the storage unit 3. On the other hand, when the release opening / closing part 8B is closed, the charged mist of the positive electrode that has flowed into the storage part 3 does not flow out to the humidification target space and stays inside the storage part 3.
 ステップS15において、制御部4による電源12への指示によって、貯蔵部3の内部の電界生成部11は、正に帯電している。これにより、貯蔵部3における正極の帯電ミストは、第2水分帯電工程において、消失が抑制され、蓄積されていく。 In step S15, the electric field generation unit 11 inside the storage unit 3 is positively charged by the instruction to the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. As a result, the charge mist of the positive electrode in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing and accumulated in the second moisture charging step.
 ステップS16において制御部4は、放出移行事象の発生の有無に基づいて、第2水分放出工程を開始すべきか否かを判定する。制御部4は、放出移行事象が発生しない間は、第2水分放出工程を開始すべきと判定せず(ステップS16:NO)、ステップS16に処理を留める。この場合において加湿装置100は、引き続き、正極の帯電ミストの生成処理と貯蔵処理とを実行してもよい。 In step S16, the control unit 4 determines whether or not the second water release step should be started based on the presence or absence of the release transition event. The control unit 4 does not determine that the second water release step should be started while the release transition event does not occur (step S16: NO), and stops the process in step S16. In this case, the humidifying device 100 may subsequently perform a positive electrode charging mist generation process and a storage process.
 制御部4は、放出移行事象が発生した場合には、第2水分放出工程を開始すべきと判定し(ステップS16:YES)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS17に移す。ステップS17において制御部4は、貯蔵部3に貯蔵されている正極の帯電ミストを、加湿対象空間へ放出するための処理を行うよう放出機構を制御する。制御部4からの指示に応じて、導入用開閉部8Aは閉状態となり、放出用開閉部8Bは開状態になる。導入用開閉部8Aが閉状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部における正極の帯電ミストが水分帯電部2へと流出しなくなる。放出用開閉部8Bが開状態になることにより、貯蔵部3の内部空間と、加湿対象空間とが連通し、貯蔵部3に収容されている正極の帯電ミストが加湿対象空間へ流出可能になる。送風機9は、制御部4からの指示に従って、貯蔵部3の内部から加湿対象空間の方向へ、加湿空気を送り出す。これによって、加湿対象空間に正極の高密度の帯電ミストが送出される。 When the release transition event occurs, the control unit 4 determines that the second water release step should be started (step S16: YES), and shifts the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S17. In step S17, the control unit 4 controls the discharge mechanism so as to perform a process for discharging the charged mist of the positive electrode stored in the storage unit 3 into the humidified target space. In response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the introduction opening / closing unit 8A is in the closed state, and the release opening / closing unit 8B is in the open state. When the introduction opening / closing part 8A is closed, the charging mist of the positive electrode inside the storage part 3 does not flow out to the moisture charging part 2. When the release opening / closing unit 8B is opened, the internal space of the storage unit 3 and the humidification target space communicate with each other, and the charged mist of the positive electrode housed in the storage unit 3 can flow out to the humidification target space. .. The blower 9 sends out humidified air from the inside of the storage unit 3 toward the humidifying target space according to the instruction from the control unit 4. As a result, a high-density charged mist of the positive electrode is sent to the humidification target space.
 また、制御部4からの指示に応じて、水供給部1は水分帯電部2への水の供給を停止し、高圧電源7は水印加電極5における水への正の高電圧の印加を停止する。更に、制御部4からの指示に応じて、電源12は、電界生成部11への電圧の印加を停止する。制御部4による水供給部1、高圧電源7、および電源12の各処理の停止指示により、加湿装置100による電力の消費が抑制される。 Further, in response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the water supply unit 1 stops the supply of water to the water charging unit 2, and the high voltage power supply 7 stops the application of a positive high voltage to the water at the water application electrode 5. do. Further, in response to the instruction from the control unit 4, the power supply 12 stops applying the voltage to the electric field generation unit 11. The power consumption by the humidifying device 100 is suppressed by the instruction to stop each process of the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, and the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
 ステップS18において制御部4は、帯電移行事象の発生の有無に基づいて、第1サイクルにおける第1水分帯電工程を再度開始すべきか否かを判定する。制御部4は、予め定められた時間内に帯電移行事象が発生しない場合には、第1水分帯電工程を再度開始すべきと判定せず(ステップS18:NO)、加湿装置100による加湿処理を終了させる。なお、当該予め定められた時間は、例えば、第2水分放出工程における処理に割り当てられた水分放出時間であってもよい。制御部4は、帯電移行事象が発生した場合には、第1水分帯電工程を再度開始すべきと判定し(ステップS18:YES)、加湿装置100の処理をステップS11に戻す。 In step S18, the control unit 4 determines whether or not the first moisture charging step in the first cycle should be restarted based on the presence or absence of the charging transition event. If the charge transition event does not occur within a predetermined time, the control unit 4 does not determine that the first moisture charging step should be restarted (step S18: NO), and performs the humidification process by the humidifying device 100. To finish. The predetermined time may be, for example, the water release time assigned to the treatment in the second water release step. When the charge transition event occurs, the control unit 4 determines that the first moisture charging step should be restarted (step S18: YES), and returns the process of the humidifying device 100 to step S11.
 以上説明したように、実施の形態2の加湿装置100は、負極の帯電ミストを生成および放出する第1サイクルにおける処理と、正極の帯電ミストを生成および放出する第2サイクルにおける処理とを交互に行う。これにより、加湿装置100は、正極の帯電ミストと負極の帯電ミストを交互に加湿対象空間における加湿対象に送出することができる。両極の帯電ミストが交互に加湿対象に送出されることにより、片極の帯電ミストの電荷が加湿対象の表面において飽和することによる帯電ミストの反発を抑制できる。従って、加湿対象への効率的な帯電ミストの送出が可能となる。よって、更に高い加湿性能を得ることができる。 As described above, in the humidifying device 100 of the second embodiment, the treatment in the first cycle of generating and discharging the charged mist of the negative electrode and the treatment in the second cycle of generating and releasing the charged mist of the positive electrode are alternately performed. conduct. As a result, the humidifying device 100 can alternately send the charging mist of the positive electrode and the charging mist of the negative electrode to the humidifying target in the humidifying target space. By alternately sending the charge mist of both poles to the humidifying target, it is possible to suppress the repulsion of the charge mist due to the charge of the charge mist of one pole being saturated on the surface of the humidification target. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently deliver the charged mist to the humidified object. Therefore, even higher humidification performance can be obtained.
 上記実施の形態2では、第1水分帯電工程または第2水分帯電工程の開始のためのトリガーとして、オペレータもしくは外部装置から加湿処理の開始の指示を加湿装置100が受け付けたこと、または、帯電移行事象が発生したこと等を例に挙げた。また、第1水分放出工程または第2水分放出工程の開始のためのトリガーとして、放出移行事象が発生したことを例に挙げた。しかし、これらの工程の開始のためのトリガーとなる事象は、上述したものに限定されない。例えば、制御部4は、加湿装置100または加湿対象空間に設けられたセンサーなどによる検出値を取得し、当該検出値に基づいて、AIによる演算を行うものでもよい。そして制御部4は、AIによる演算結果に基づいて、加湿装置100の動作を判定するものでもよい。より具体的には、加湿装置100は、加湿対象空間または加湿対象において、加湿対象空間または加湿対象表面の帯電量を検知する検知部を備えてもよい。そして、制御部4は、当該検知部による情報に基づき、工程の開始を判定するデバイスであってもよい。 In the second embodiment, the humidifying device 100 receives an instruction to start the humidifying process from the operator or an external device as a trigger for starting the first water charging step or the second water charging step, or the charging shifts. The occurrence of an event was given as an example. In addition, the occurrence of a release transition event was given as an example as a trigger for starting the first water release step or the second water release step. However, the events that trigger the initiation of these steps are not limited to those described above. For example, the control unit 4 may acquire a detection value by the humidifying device 100 or a sensor provided in the humidification target space, and perform an calculation by AI based on the detected value. Then, the control unit 4 may determine the operation of the humidifying device 100 based on the calculation result by the AI. More specifically, the humidifying device 100 may include a detection unit that detects the amount of charge in the humidifying target space or the humidifying target surface in the humidifying target space or the humidifying target. Then, the control unit 4 may be a device that determines the start of the process based on the information obtained by the detection unit.
 検出値に基づき加湿装置100の動作を自動的に判定するデバイスを制御部4として用いることにより、オペレータによる作業における負荷が軽減される。また加湿装置100は、加湿対象または加湿対象空間における帯電量に応じた最適な帯電量の帯電ミストの送出が可能となる。また、検出値に基づき加湿装置100の動作を自動的に判断するデバイスを制御部4として用いることにより、加湿装置100は、より状況に即した動作を実行することができるようになる。 By using a device that automatically determines the operation of the humidifying device 100 based on the detected value as the control unit 4, the load on the work by the operator is reduced. Further, the humidifying device 100 can deliver a charging mist having an optimum charging amount according to the charging amount in the humidifying target or the humidifying target space. Further, by using a device that automatically determines the operation of the humidifying device 100 based on the detected value as the control unit 4, the humidifying device 100 can execute an operation more suitable for the situation.
 以上説明したように、実施の形態2における制御部4は、1つのサイクルにおいて、水分帯電部2に水分を帯電させて、水分帯電部2によって帯電した水分を放出機構に放出させる。そして、制御部4は、サイクル毎に、水分帯電部2に、極性が反転するように水分を帯電させる。これにより、サイクル毎に異なる極性の帯電ミストが生成され、加湿対象へ放出される。このため、加湿対象の表面における片極の帯電ミストの電荷の飽和が抑制される。従って、加湿装置100は、加湿対象に送出される帯電ミストと、加湿対象の表面における帯電ミストとの反発を抑制することができるようになる。よって、加湿装置100は、効率的に加湿対象へ帯電ミストを送出することができるようになり、更に高い加湿性能を得ることができる。 As described above, the control unit 4 in the second embodiment charges the water charging unit 2 with water in one cycle, and releases the water charged by the water charging unit 2 to the discharge mechanism. Then, the control unit 4 charges the water charging unit 2 with water so that the polarity is reversed every cycle. As a result, a charged mist having a different polarity is generated for each cycle and released to the humidified object. Therefore, the saturation of the charge of the unipolar charge mist on the surface of the humidified object is suppressed. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can suppress the repulsion between the charged mist sent to the humidified object and the charged mist on the surface of the humidified object. Therefore, the humidifying device 100 can efficiently deliver the charged mist to the humidified object, and can obtain even higher humidifying performance.
 実施の形態3.
 以下、実施の形態3に係る加湿装置200について、図6を参照しながら説明する。図6は、実施の形態3に係る加湿装置の構成の一例を示す図である。なお、上記実施の形態1および実施の形態2における構成要素と同様の構成要素であって、同様の機能を有するものに対しては、実施の形態1および実施の形態2における符号と同様の符号を付す。また、上記実施の形態1および実施の形態2における構成要素、機能、および動作の各々と、同様の構成要素、機能、動作については、特に断りがない限り、説明を省略する。
Embodiment 3.
Hereinafter, the humidifying device 200 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the humidifying device according to the third embodiment. The same components as those in the first and second embodiments and having the same functions have the same reference numerals as those in the first and second embodiments. Is attached. Further, unless otherwise specified, the description of each of the components, functions, and operations in the first and second embodiments and the same components, functions, and operations will be omitted.
 上記実施の形態1および実施の形態2に係る加湿装置100は、水分帯電部2と貯蔵部3とを別個に備えるものであった。しかし、実施の形態3における水分帯電部2と貯蔵部3は、水印加電極5および誘導電極6を共有するものである。すなわち、実施の形態3においては、貯蔵部3には、上記放出用開閉部8B、送風機9、および帯電消失抑制部10の他に、水分帯電部2における水印加電極5および誘導電極6が設置されている。なお、実施の形態3における貯蔵部3は、水印加電極5および誘導電極6を内部に有すると共に、上記導入用開閉部8Aを有さない。実施の形態3においては放出用開閉部8Bを開閉部8とする。 The humidifying device 100 according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment separately includes a moisture charging unit 2 and a storage unit 3. However, the moisture charging unit 2 and the storage unit 3 in the third embodiment share the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6. That is, in the third embodiment, in addition to the release opening / closing part 8B, the blower 9, and the charge loss suppressing part 10, the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 in the water charge part 2 are installed in the storage part 3. Has been done. The storage unit 3 in the third embodiment has the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 inside, and does not have the introduction opening / closing unit 8A. In the third embodiment, the release opening / closing part 8B is referred to as the opening / closing part 8.
 制御部4は、水供給部1、高圧電源7、放出用開閉部8B、送風機9、および電源12等を制御する。水供給部1は、制御部4からの指示に従って、水を水印加電極5に供給する。高圧電源7は、制御部4からの制御により、誘導電極6の電位を基準として水印加電極5に高電圧を印加する。水印加電極5と同電位に帯電した水は、上述のように、クーロン力によってテーラーコーンを形成し、クーロン力が水の表面張力を超えたときにレイリー***が発生する。そして、レイリー***の繰り返しにより、帯電ミストが発生する。当該帯電ミストは、貯蔵部3の内部で発生する。 The control unit 4 controls the water supply unit 1, the high-voltage power supply 7, the release opening / closing unit 8B, the blower 9, the power supply 12, and the like. The water supply unit 1 supplies water to the water application electrode 5 according to the instruction from the control unit 4. The high-voltage power supply 7 applies a high voltage to the water application electrode 5 with reference to the potential of the induction electrode 6 under the control of the control unit 4. As described above, the water charged at the same potential as the water application electrode 5 forms a tailor cone by the Coulomb force, and Rayleigh splitting occurs when the Coulomb force exceeds the surface tension of the water. Then, due to repeated Rayleigh splitting, charged mist is generated. The charged mist is generated inside the storage unit 3.
 帯電消失抑制部10は、貯蔵部3の内部において生成された帯電ミストの消失を抑制する。当該帯電消失抑制部10も、上記実施の形態1および実施の形態2と同様に、電源12と電界生成部11とを含む。電界生成部11は、上記実施の形態1および上記実施の形態2と同様に、貯蔵部3の内壁のうちの少なくとも1つに設置されている。ただし、実施の形態3における電界生成部11は、上記実施の形態1および実施の形態2における電界生成部11のように、導入用開閉部8Aに対向する壁面に設置されるものではない。実施の形態3における電界生成部11は、貯蔵部3の内部において生成された帯電ミストの進行方向の前方に位置する壁面のうちの少なくとも1つに設置される。実施の形態3における電界生成部11は、例えば、貯蔵部3の内部の底面に設置されてもよい。これによって、重力によって落下する帯電ミストの底面への接触を抑制することができる。なお、上記同様に、制御部4による電源12への制御によって、電界生成部11は帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電する。 The charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 suppresses the disappearance of the charge mist generated inside the storage unit 3. The charge loss suppressing unit 10 also includes a power supply 12 and an electric field generation unit 11 as in the first and second embodiments. The electric field generation unit 11 is installed on at least one of the inner walls of the storage unit 3, as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. However, the electric field generating unit 11 in the third embodiment is not installed on the wall surface facing the opening / closing unit 8A for introduction, unlike the electric field generating unit 11 in the first and second embodiments. The electric field generation unit 11 in the third embodiment is installed on at least one of the wall surfaces located in front of the charge mist generated in the storage unit 3 in the traveling direction. The electric field generation unit 11 in the third embodiment may be installed on the bottom surface inside the storage unit 3, for example. As a result, it is possible to suppress the contact of the charged mist that falls due to gravity with the bottom surface. Similarly to the above, the electric field generation unit 11 is charged to the same polarity as the charging mist by the control of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4.
 放出用開閉部8Bは、制御部4からの指示により、水分帯電工程において閉状態となり、水分放出工程において開状態となる。送風機9は、制御部4からの指示に従って、水分放出工程において送風処理を行う。なお、加湿装置200が水分帯電工程と水分放出工程とを同時に行う場合には、水分帯電部2において帯電ミストが生成されている間であっても、放出用開閉部8Bは開状態となり、送風機9は送風処理を行ってもよい。 The release opening / closing unit 8B is closed in the water charging process and opened in the water release process according to the instruction from the control unit 4. The blower 9 performs a blower process in the moisture release step according to the instruction from the control unit 4. When the humidifying device 200 performs the moisture charging step and the moisture releasing step at the same time, the releasing opening / closing section 8B is in the open state even while the charging mist is being generated in the moisture charging section 2, and the blower is blown. No. 9 may be blown.
 実施の形態3に係る加湿装置200による加湿処理の一例として、図4におけるステップS2およびステップS4において、導入用開閉部8Aの処理と、制御部4による導入用開閉部8Aへの制御処理とを省いたものが挙げられる。実施の形態3に係る加湿装置200による加湿処理の他の例として、図5におけるステップS11、ステップS13、ステップS15、およびステップS17において、導入用開閉部8Aの処理と、制御部4による導入用開閉部8Aへの制御処理とを省いたものが挙げられる。 As an example of the humidification treatment by the humidifying device 200 according to the third embodiment, in step S2 and step S4 in FIG. 4, the processing of the introduction opening / closing unit 8A and the control processing of the introduction opening / closing unit 8A by the control unit 4 are performed. The ones omitted can be mentioned. As another example of the humidifying treatment by the humidifying device 200 according to the third embodiment, in step S11, step S13, step S15, and step S17 in FIG. 5, the processing of the introduction opening / closing unit 8A and the introduction by the control unit 4 are performed. An example is one in which the control process for the opening / closing portion 8A is omitted.
 以上のように、実施の形態3においては、帯電ミストを生成するための水印加電極5および誘導電極6が貯蔵部3の内部に設置されるため、上述の実施の形態1および実施の形態2に対して、更に以下の効果が得られる。上記実施の形態1および実施の形態2に係る加湿装置100は、水分帯電部2において生成された帯電ミストが、貯蔵部3に流入するものであった。そのため、帯電ミストは、貯蔵部3に収容される前に水分帯電部2の内壁に接触することなどにより消失する可能性もあった。しかし、実施の形態3では、貯蔵部3の内部において帯電ミストが生成されると共に、貯蔵部3の内壁は当該帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電しているため、当該帯電ミストの消失が更に抑制される。そのため、実施の形態3に係る貯蔵部3には、水分帯電部2において生成された帯電ミストが、実施の形態1および実施の形態2の場合に比べて、より多く維持される。 As described above, in the third embodiment, since the water application electrode 5 and the induction electrode 6 for generating the charged mist are installed inside the storage unit 3, the above-described first and second embodiments are described. On the other hand, the following effects can be further obtained. In the humidifying device 100 according to the first and second embodiments, the charged mist generated in the moisture charging unit 2 flows into the storage unit 3. Therefore, the charged mist may disappear by coming into contact with the inner wall of the moisture charging unit 2 before being stored in the storage unit 3. However, in the third embodiment, the charged mist is generated inside the storage unit 3, and the inner wall of the storage unit 3 is charged with the same polarity as the charged mist, so that the disappearance of the charged mist is further suppressed. NS. Therefore, in the storage unit 3 according to the third embodiment, a larger amount of the charging mist generated in the moisture charging unit 2 is maintained as compared with the cases of the first embodiment and the second embodiment.
 実施の形態3における貯蔵部3は、帯電ミストの移動方向の上流側に送風機9を設け、下流側に放出用開閉部8Bを設けてもよい。なお、上流側とは、例えば、誘導電極6に対して水印加電極5が位置する側と、鉛直方向における上側のうちの少なくとも一方の側を指す。また下流側とは、例えば、水印加電極5に対して誘導電極6が位置する側と、鉛直方向における下側のうちの少なくとも一方の側を指す。送風機9が上流側から下流側へ空気が流動するように送風処理を行うことで、水分帯電部2において滞留していた帯電ミストも加湿対象空間へと放出され、高い加湿性能を得ることができる。 The storage unit 3 in the third embodiment may be provided with a blower 9 on the upstream side in the moving direction of the charged mist and a discharge opening / closing unit 8B on the downstream side. The upstream side refers to, for example, the side where the water application electrode 5 is located with respect to the induction electrode 6 and at least one side of the upper side in the vertical direction. Further, the downstream side refers to, for example, at least one side of the side where the induction electrode 6 is located with respect to the water application electrode 5 and the lower side in the vertical direction. By performing the air blowing process so that the air flows from the upstream side to the downstream side of the blower 9, the charged mist accumulated in the moisture charging unit 2 is also released into the humidification target space, and high humidification performance can be obtained. ..
 以上説明したように、実施の形態3における水分帯電部2は、貯蔵部3の内部に配置され、帯電させる水分が供給される水印加電極5を有する。これにより帯電ミストは貯蔵部3の内部において生成される。上述したように、貯蔵部3における壁面の少なくとも1つは、帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電している。このため、貯蔵部3において生成された帯電ミストの、内壁との接触による消滅が抑制される。従って、貯蔵部3と別個に設けられた水分帯電部2の内部において帯電ミストが生成されて、当該帯電ミストが貯蔵部3に流入する場合に比べ、より多くの帯電ミストが消滅せずに維持される。これによって、貯蔵部3における帯電ミストはより高密度となる。従って、加湿対象空間には、より多くの帯電ミストが送出され、より高い加湿効果が得られる。 As described above, the moisture charging unit 2 in the third embodiment has a water application electrode 5 that is arranged inside the storage unit 3 and is supplied with the moisture to be charged. As a result, the charged mist is generated inside the storage unit 3. As described above, at least one of the wall surfaces in the storage unit 3 is charged with the same polarity as the charging mist. Therefore, the charge mist generated in the storage unit 3 is suppressed from disappearing due to contact with the inner wall. Therefore, a charging mist is generated inside the moisture charging unit 2 provided separately from the storage unit 3, and a larger amount of the charging mist is maintained without disappearing as compared with the case where the charging mist flows into the storage unit 3. Will be done. As a result, the charge mist in the storage unit 3 becomes denser. Therefore, a larger amount of charged mist is sent to the humidifying target space, and a higher humidifying effect can be obtained.
 実施の形態4.
 以下、実施の形態4に係る加湿装置300について図7を参照して説明する。図7は、実施の形態4に係る加湿装置の構成の一例を示す図である。なお、上記実施の形態1~実施の形態3における構成要素と同様の構成要素であって、同様の機能を有するものに対しては、実施の形態1~実施の形態3における符号と同様の符号を付す。また、上記実施の形態1~実施の形態3における構成要素、機能、および動作の各々と、同様の構成要素、機能、動作については、特に断りがない限り、説明を省略する。
Embodiment 4.
Hereinafter, the humidifying device 300 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the humidifying device according to the fourth embodiment. The same components as those in the first to third embodiments and having the same functions are designated by the same reference numerals as those in the first to third embodiments. Is attached. Further, unless otherwise specified, the description of each of the components, functions, and operations in the first to third embodiments and the same components, functions, and operations will be omitted.
 実施の形態4に係る加湿装置300における貯蔵部13は、上記帯電消失抑制部10に代えて、以下に説明する帯電消失抑制部14を備える。帯電消失抑制部14は、貯蔵部13において、帯電ミストの進行方向の前方に位置する内壁面のうちの少なくとも1つに設けられる。帯電消失抑制部14には、撥水性を有する素材、比誘電率が低い素材、または電気抵抗率が高い材料が用いられている。帯電消失抑制部14において、撥水性を有する材質の材料を使用する場合には、当該材料は、接触角150°以上の材料、すなわち超撥水性材料であることが望ましい。帯電消失抑制部14において、比誘電率の低い材質の材料を使用する場合には、当該材料は、比誘電率が4以下の材料であることが望ましい。帯電消失抑制部14において、電気抵抗率の高い材質の材料を使用する場合は、当該材料は、電気抵抗率が1[MΩ]以上であることが望ましい。これらの材料を帯電消失抑制部14に使用することで、帯電消失抑制部14が設けられた壁面に帯電ミストが接触しても、電荷の消失、または、帯電ミストの消失が抑制できる。これにより、貯蔵部13において帯電ミストの数の減少が抑制できる。そして、加湿装置300は、水分放出工程において多くの帯電ミストを加湿対象空間に送出することができるようになり、高い加湿性能が得られる。 The storage unit 13 in the humidifying device 300 according to the fourth embodiment includes a charge loss suppressing unit 14 described below in place of the charge loss suppressing unit 10. The charge loss suppressing unit 14 is provided in the storage unit 13 on at least one of the inner wall surfaces located in front of the charge mist in the traveling direction. A material having water repellency, a material having a low relative permittivity, or a material having a high electrical resistivity is used for the charge loss suppressing unit 14. When a material having water repellency is used in the charge loss suppressing unit 14, it is desirable that the material is a material having a contact angle of 150 ° or more, that is, a superhydrophobic material. When a material having a low relative permittivity is used in the charge loss suppressing unit 14, it is desirable that the material has a relative permittivity of 4 or less. When a material having a high electrical resistivity is used in the charge loss suppressing unit 14, it is desirable that the material has an electrical resistivity of 1 [MΩ] or more. By using these materials for the charge loss suppressing unit 14, even if the charge mist comes into contact with the wall surface provided with the charge loss suppression unit 14, the charge disappearance or the disappearance of the charge mist can be suppressed. As a result, the decrease in the number of charged mists in the storage unit 13 can be suppressed. Then, the humidifying device 300 can send a large amount of charged mist to the humidifying target space in the moisture release step, and high humidification performance can be obtained.
 実施の形態4に係る加湿装置300による加湿処理は、以下の点を除き、図4および図5に例示したものと同様である。実施の形態4における加湿処理では、図4のステップS2およびステップS4における制御部4による電源12への制御処理が省かれる。実施の形態4における加湿処理では、図5のステップS11、ステップS13、ステップS15、およびステップS17における制御部4による電源12への制御処理が省かれる。なお、上記実施の形態1~実施の形態3においては、制御部4による電源12への制御処理により、上記電界生成部11は帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電する。しかし、実施の形態4に係る加湿装置300は、当該電源12と電界生成部11とを有さない。加湿装置300は、帯電消失抑制部14の、帯電ミストと接する面の材質によって、帯電ミストの消失を抑制する。このため、実施の形態4では、上記電界生成部11を帯電させるための電源12に対する制御処理は不要となる。 The humidification treatment by the humidifier 300 according to the fourth embodiment is the same as that illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 except for the following points. In the humidification process according to the fourth embodiment, the control process for the power supply 12 by the control unit 4 in steps S2 and S4 of FIG. 4 is omitted. In the humidification process according to the fourth embodiment, the control process for the power supply 12 by the control unit 4 in step S11, step S13, step S15, and step S17 in FIG. 5 is omitted. In the first to third embodiments, the electric field generation unit 11 is charged to the same polarity as the charging mist by the control process of the power supply 12 by the control unit 4. However, the humidifying device 300 according to the fourth embodiment does not have the power supply 12 and the electric field generating unit 11. The humidifying device 300 suppresses the disappearance of the charged mist by the material of the surface of the charge disappearance suppressing unit 14 in contact with the charged mist. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, the control process for the power supply 12 for charging the electric field generation unit 11 becomes unnecessary.
 以上のように、実施の形態4に係る加湿装置300は、電界生成部11と、当該電界生成部11を帯電ミストと同じ極性に帯電させるための電源12と、を含む帯電消失抑制部10に代えて、帯電消失抑制部14を備える。帯電消失抑制部14は、帯電ミストと接する面に撥水性を有する材料、比誘電率が低い材料、または電気抵抗率が高い材料が用いられる。これにより、実施の形態4に係る加湿装置300は、実施の形態1~実施の形態3のように電源12を用いて貯蔵部3を帯電させなくとも、貯蔵部13における帯電ミストの消失を抑制することができる。 As described above, the humidifying device 300 according to the fourth embodiment has a charge disappearance suppressing unit 10 including an electric field generation unit 11 and a power supply 12 for charging the electric field generation unit 11 to the same polarity as the charging mist. Instead, the charge disappearance suppressing unit 14 is provided. As the charge loss suppressing unit 14, a material having water repellency on the surface in contact with the charge mist, a material having a low relative permittivity, or a material having a high electrical resistivity is used. As a result, the humidifying device 300 according to the fourth embodiment suppresses the disappearance of the charged mist in the storage unit 13 without using the power supply 12 to charge the storage unit 3 as in the first to third embodiments. can do.
 以上説明したように、実施の形態4における帯電消失抑制部14は、貯蔵部13の壁面に設置され、水分帯電部2によって帯電した水分との接触面に、比誘電率が4以下の材料が用いられている。これにより、貯蔵部13において収容された帯電ミストが、貯蔵部13の壁面に接触しても電荷の消失を抑制することができる。従って、加湿装置300は、貯蔵部13においてより多くの帯電ミスを蓄えることができるようになる。 As described above, the charge loss suppressing unit 14 in the fourth embodiment is installed on the wall surface of the storage unit 13, and a material having a relative permittivity of 4 or less is formed on the contact surface with the moisture charged by the moisture charge unit 2. It is used. As a result, even if the charged mist contained in the storage unit 13 comes into contact with the wall surface of the storage unit 13, the disappearance of the electric charge can be suppressed. Therefore, the humidifying device 300 can store more charging errors in the storage unit 13.
 実施の形態4における帯電消失抑制部14は、貯蔵部13の壁面に設置され、水分帯電部2によって帯電した水分との接触面に、電気抵抗率が1[MΩ]以上の材料が用いられている。これにより、貯蔵部13において収容された帯電ミストが、貯蔵部13の壁面に接触しても電荷の消失を抑制することができる。従って、加湿装置300は、貯蔵部13においてより多くの帯電ミスを蓄えることができるようになる。 The charge loss suppressing unit 14 in the fourth embodiment is installed on the wall surface of the storage unit 13, and a material having an electrical resistivity of 1 [MΩ] or more is used for the contact surface with the water charged by the water charge unit 2. There is. As a result, even if the charged mist contained in the storage unit 13 comes into contact with the wall surface of the storage unit 13, the disappearance of the electric charge can be suppressed. Therefore, the humidifying device 300 can store more charging errors in the storage unit 13.
 実施の形態4における帯電消失抑制部14は、貯蔵部13の壁面に設置され、水分帯電部2によって帯電した水分との接触面に、超撥水性を有する材料が用いられている。これにより、貯蔵部13において収容された帯電ミストが、貯蔵部13の壁面に接触しても消失しにくくなる。従って、加湿装置300は、貯蔵部13においてより多くの帯電ミスを蓄えることができるようになる。 The charge disappearance suppressing unit 14 in the fourth embodiment is installed on the wall surface of the storage unit 13, and a material having superhydrophobicity is used for the contact surface with the moisture charged by the moisture charging portion 2. As a result, the charged mist contained in the storage unit 13 is less likely to disappear even if it comes into contact with the wall surface of the storage unit 13. Therefore, the humidifying device 300 can store more charging errors in the storage unit 13.
 1 水供給部、2 水分帯電部、3、13 貯蔵部、4 制御部、5 水印加電極、6 誘導電極、7 高圧電源、8 開閉部、8A 導入用開閉部、8B 放出用開閉部、9 送風機、10、14 帯電消失抑制部、11 電界生成部、12 電源、100、200、300 加湿装置。 1 water supply unit, 2 moisture charging unit, 3, 13 storage unit, 4 control unit, 5 water application electrode, 6 induction electrode, 7 high voltage power supply, 8 opening / closing unit, 8A introduction opening / closing unit, 8B release opening / closing unit, 9 Blowers, 10, 14 charge loss suppression unit, 11 electric field generator, 12 power supply, 100, 200, 300 humidifier.

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  1.  加湿対象空間の加湿を行う加湿装置であって、
     前記加湿対象空間における空気に供給するための水分を帯電させる水分帯電部と、
     前記水分帯電部によって帯電した前記水分を貯蔵する貯蔵部と、
     前記貯蔵部の内部の壁面における、前記水分の帯電の消失を抑制する帯電消失抑制部と、
     を備える加湿装置。
    A humidifying device that humidifies the space to be humidified.
    A moisture-charged portion that charges moisture to supply air in the humidified space, and a moisture-charged portion.
    A storage unit that stores the water charged by the water charging unit, and a storage unit that stores the water.
    On the inner wall surface of the storage part, a charge disappearance suppressing part that suppresses the disappearance of the charge of water and
    Humidifier with.
  2.  前記貯蔵部に貯蔵された、前記帯電した水分を、前記加湿対象空間へ放出するための放出機構と、
     前記放出機構を制御する制御部と、
     を更に備え、
     前記放出機構は、
     前記制御部からの指示に従って、前記帯電した水分を前記加湿対象空間へ放出する、請求項1に記載の加湿装置。
    A release mechanism for releasing the charged moisture stored in the storage unit to the humidification target space, and a release mechanism.
    A control unit that controls the release mechanism,
    Further prepare
    The release mechanism is
    The humidifying device according to claim 1, wherein the charged moisture is discharged to the humidifying target space according to an instruction from the control unit.
  3.  前記制御部は、
     前記水分帯電部に前記水分を帯電させて、前記貯蔵部に前記帯電した水分を貯蔵させる水分帯電工程の間、該帯電した水分の前記加湿対象空間への放出を前記放出機構に行わせず、該水分帯電工程の後の水分放出工程において、該貯蔵部に貯蔵された該帯電した水分を、該加湿対象空間へ放出するよう該放出機構を制御する、請求項2に記載の加湿装置。
    The control unit
    During the moisture charging step of charging the moisture in the moisture-charged portion and storing the charged moisture in the storage portion, the discharge mechanism does not release the charged moisture to the humidified target space. The humidifying device according to claim 2, wherein in the water release step after the water charging step, the release mechanism is controlled so that the charged water stored in the storage unit is discharged to the humidification target space.
  4.  前記放出機構は、
     前記制御部からの指示に応じて開閉し、開状態において前記貯蔵部の内部空間と前記加湿対象空間とを連通させ、閉状態において該内部空間を該加湿対象空間から遮断する放出用開閉部と、
     前記貯蔵部において、前記放出用開閉部が設置されている壁面と対向する面に設置されて、前記放出用開閉部が開状態の場合において、前記制御部からの指示に従って、前記内部空間から前記加湿対象空間へ向かう方向に、前記帯電した水分を含む空気が流れるように送風を行う送風機と、
     を含む、請求項2または請求項3に記載の加湿装置。
    The release mechanism is
    A release opening / closing unit that opens / closes in response to an instruction from the control unit, communicates the internal space of the storage unit with the humidifying target space in the open state, and shuts off the internal space from the humidification target space in the closed state. ,
    In the storage section, when the release opening / closing section is installed on a surface facing the wall surface on which the release opening / closing section is installed and the release opening / closing section is in the open state, the release opening / closing section is opened from the internal space according to an instruction from the control section. A blower that blows air so that the air containing the charged moisture flows in the direction toward the humidified space.
    2. The humidifying device according to claim 2 or 3.
  5.  前記放出機構は、
     前記制御部からの指示に応じて開閉し、開状態において前記貯蔵部の内部空間と前記加湿対象空間とを連通させ、閉状態において該内部空間を該加湿対象空間から遮断する放出用開閉部と、
     前記放出用開閉部が開状態の場合において、前記制御部からの指示に従って、前記貯蔵部における空気圧を変動させて、前記貯蔵部における前記帯電した水分を含む空気を前記放出用開閉部へと押し出して、前記加湿対象空間へ該空気を渦輪状に放出する送風機と、
     を含む、請求項2または請求項3に記載の加湿装置。
    The release mechanism is
    A release opening / closing unit that opens / closes in response to an instruction from the control unit, communicates the internal space of the storage unit with the humidifying target space in the open state, and shuts off the internal space from the humidification target space in the closed state. ,
    When the release opening / closing section is in the open state, the air pressure in the storage section is changed according to the instruction from the control section to push out the air containing the charged moisture in the storage section to the release opening / closing section. Then, a blower that discharges the air into the humidification target space in a spiral ring shape, and
    2. The humidifying device according to claim 2 or 3.
  6.  前記制御部は、
     1つのサイクルにおいて、前記水分帯電部に前記水分を帯電させて、該水分帯電部によって帯電した前記水分を前記放出機構に放出させ、前記サイクル毎に、前記水分帯電部に、極性が反転するように前記水分を帯電させる、請求項2~請求項5のいずれか一項に記載の加湿装置。
    The control unit
    In one cycle, the moisture-charged portion is charged with the moisture, and the moisture charged by the moisture-charged portion is discharged to the discharge mechanism so that the polarity of the moisture-charged portion is reversed in each cycle. The humidifying device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the moisture is charged into the humidifier.
  7.  前記貯蔵部は、
     前記制御部からの指示に応じて開閉し、開状態において、前記貯蔵部の内部に、前記水分帯電部が帯電させた前記水分を流入させ、閉状態において、前記貯蔵部の内部空間を前記水分帯電部から遮断する、導入用開閉部を有し、
     前記制御部は、
     前記水分帯電部が前記水分を帯電させる間は、開状態となるよう前記導入用開閉部を制御し、前記放出機構に前記帯電した水分を前記加湿対象空間へ放出させる間は、閉状態となるよう前記導入用開閉部を制御する、請求項2~請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の加湿装置。
    The storage unit
    It opens and closes in response to an instruction from the control unit, and in the open state, the water charged by the water-charged unit flows into the inside of the storage unit, and in the closed state, the water content in the internal space of the storage unit is introduced. It has an opening / closing part for introduction that shuts off from the charged part,
    The control unit
    While the moisture-charged portion charges the moisture, the introduction opening / closing portion is controlled so as to be in the open state, and the charged moisture is released to the humidification target space in the closed state. The humidifying device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, which controls the opening / closing part for introduction.
  8.  前記制御部は、
     前記帯電消失抑制部を制御し、
     前記帯電消失抑制部は、
     前記制御部からの指示に従って、前記帯電した水分と同じ極性に、前記貯蔵部を帯電させるよう前記帯電消失抑制部を制御する、請求項2~請求項7のいずれか一項に記載の加湿装置。
    The control unit
    By controlling the charge loss suppressing unit,
    The charge loss suppressing unit is
    The humidifying device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, which controls the charge disappearance suppressing unit so as to charge the storage unit to the same polarity as the charged water according to an instruction from the control unit. ..
  9.  前記制御部は、
     前記帯電消失抑制部を制御し、
     前記帯電消失抑制部は、
     前記制御部からの指示に従って、前記貯蔵部の内部の壁面の少なくとも1つを、該帯電した水分と同じ極性に帯電させるよう前記帯電消失抑制部を制御する、請求項2~請求項8のいずれか一項に記載の加湿装置。
    The control unit
    By controlling the charge loss suppressing unit,
    The charge loss suppressing unit is
    2. The humidifying device according to the first paragraph.
  10.  前記帯電消失抑制部は、
     前記制御部からの指示に従って、前記貯蔵部の内部における、前記水分帯電部と対向する壁面を、該帯電した水分と同じ極性に帯電させる、請求項9に記載の加湿装置。
    The charge loss suppressing unit is
    The humidifying device according to claim 9, wherein the wall surface of the storage unit facing the water charging unit is charged with the same polarity as the charged water according to an instruction from the control unit.
  11.  前記帯電消失抑制部は、
     前記制御部からの指示に従って、前記貯蔵部の内部における底面を、該帯電した水分と同じ極性に帯電させる、請求項9に記載の加湿装置。
    The charge loss suppressing unit is
    The humidifying device according to claim 9, wherein the bottom surface inside the storage unit is charged with the same polarity as the charged water according to an instruction from the control unit.
  12.  前記水分帯電部は、
     前記水分に高電圧を印加するための高圧電源を有し、
     前記制御部は、
     前記水分に前記高電圧を印加するよう前記高圧電源を制御し、該高電圧の極性に基づいて前記貯蔵部を帯電させるよう前記帯電消失抑制部を制御する、請求項8~請求項11のいずれか一項に記載の加湿装置。
    The moisture-charged part is
    It has a high voltage power supply for applying a high voltage to the moisture.
    The control unit
    4. The humidifying device according to the first paragraph.
  13.  前記制御部は、
     前記高圧電源が前記水分に印加した前記高電圧と同じ極性に前記貯蔵部を帯電させるよう前記帯電消失抑制部を制御する、請求項12に記載の加湿装置。
    The control unit
    The humidifying device according to claim 12, wherein the humidifying device controls the charge disappearance suppressing unit so that the high-voltage power source charges the storage unit with the same polarity as the high voltage applied to the moisture.
  14.  前記帯電消失抑制部は、
     前記貯蔵部の壁面に設置され、前記帯電した水分との接触面に、比誘電率が4以下の材料が用いられている、請求項1~請求項7のいずれか一項に記載の加湿装置。
    The charge loss suppressing unit is
    The humidifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a material having a relative permittivity of 4 or less is used for the contact surface with the charged moisture, which is installed on the wall surface of the storage unit. ..
  15.  前記帯電消失抑制部は、
     前記貯蔵部の壁面に設置され、前記帯電した水分との接触面に、電気抵抗率が1MΩ以上の材料が用いられている、請求項1~請求項7および請求項14のいずれか一項に記載の加湿装置。
    The charge loss suppressing unit is
    The present invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a material having an electrical resistivity of 1 MΩ or more is used for the contact surface with the charged moisture, which is installed on the wall surface of the storage unit. The humidifier described.
  16.  前記帯電消失抑制部は、
     前記貯蔵部の壁面に設置され、前記帯電した水分との接触面に、撥水性を有する材料が用いられている、請求項1~請求項15のいずれか一項に記載の加湿装置。
    The charge loss suppressing unit is
    The humidifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein a material having water repellency is used for the contact surface with the charged moisture, which is installed on the wall surface of the storage unit.
  17.  前記水分帯電部は、
     前記貯蔵部の内部に配置され、帯電させる前記水分が供給される水印加電極を有する、請求項1~請求項16のいずれか一項に記載の加湿装置。
    The moisture-charged part is
    The humidifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the humidifying device is arranged inside the storage unit and has a water application electrode to which the moisture to be charged is supplied.
  18.  加湿対象空間の加湿を行う加湿装置によって実行される加湿方法であって、
     前記加湿対象空間における空気に供給するための水分を帯電させる水分帯電ステップと、
     前記水分帯電ステップにおいて帯電した前記水分を貯蔵部に貯蔵する貯蔵ステップと、
     前記貯蔵部の内部の壁面における、前記水分の帯電の消失を抑制する帯電消失抑制ステップと、
     を含む加湿方法。
    A humidification method performed by a humidifier that humidifies the space to be humidified.
    A moisture charging step for charging moisture to supply air in the humidified space, and
    A storage step in which the water charged in the water charging step is stored in the storage unit, and a storage step.
    A charge loss suppressing step for suppressing the loss of charge of water on the inner wall surface of the storage unit, and
    Humidification method including.
  19.  前記帯電消失抑制ステップは、
     前記帯電した水分と同じ極性に前記貯蔵部を帯電させるステップを含む、請求項18に記載の加湿方法。
    The charge loss suppressing step is
    The humidification method according to claim 18, which comprises a step of charging the storage portion to the same polarity as the charged water.
  20.  前記貯蔵部に貯蔵された前記帯電した水分を、前記加湿対象空間へ放出する水分放出ステップを更に含む、請求項18または請求項19に記載の加湿方法。 The humidification method according to claim 18 or 19, further comprising a water release step of releasing the charged water stored in the storage unit into the humidification target space.
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