TOKYO, February 8, 2016 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed a small, high-precision air-quality sensor, the world first to detect all fine particles measuring no more than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, called PM2.5, as well as pollen and dust. It also senses the density of particles precisely.
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Prototype of Mitsubishi Electric’s new air-quality sensor
Scattered light from PM2.5 particles is measured with Mitsubishi Electric’s unique double-sided mirror design, which collects about 1.8 times more scattered light than conventional single-sided designs. An air flow controller provides stable airflow. Components were optimally designed to achieve a small form factor and were carefully aligned to avoid obstructing the airflow and laser beams. Mitsubishi Electric’s original shape-discrimination algorithm distinguishes between pollen and dust based on the respective differences in the optical characteristics of their scattered light, resulting in the world’s first sensor capable of detecting all PM2.5, pollen and dust particles.
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The air-quality sensor prototy
The air-quality sensor prototy
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