Dyson brought a new product to the market, namely the Dyson V12 Detect Slim, which is a vacuum cleaner. What's so special about it?
The V12 Detect Slim is claimed to have been developed by a team of 370 engineers around the world. It uses a Dyson Hyperdymium motor to generate powerful suction up to 150AW, and 5 filtration stages, which are claimed to capture 99.99% of dust particles up to 0.3 microns in size.
As engineers, our job is to solve everyday problems, and the pandemic situation has created many new problems with more and more time we spend indoors.
One of the interesting features of the V12 Detect Slim is the use of laser technology to reveal dust that is normally invisible to the human eye. The idea came about when a Dyson engineer noticed that the air particles in their home sparkled in the sun.
The team of engineers then conducted experiments using laser lights in the laboratory to test how this could be achieved, and finally came up with a new solution.
Dyson engineers integrated a green laser diode—chosen for its ability to provide the best contrast—into the Slim Fluffy cleaning head and positioned it precisely at an angle of 1.5 degrees, 7.3 mm from the surface. This means that hidden dust on the floor surface that is not visible to the naked eye can be seen and removed.
"Our new vacuum cleaner uses laser technology adapted to reveal invisible dust2, integrating a laser diode into the cleaning head positioned precisely at an angle of 1.5 degrees and 7.3mm from the surface to create the best lighting contrast between the dust and the floor." added James Dyson.
Not just using a laser, the V12 Detect Slim also has a Piezo sensor, which is integrated into the vacuum engine. This sensor can measure the detected dust, which is then displayed on the LCD on the device.
The carbon fiber filament in the cleaning head picks up microscopic particles that are measured and counted up to 15,000 times per second. Then the device will show how much dust of various sizes has been sucked up.
"However, we felt detection alone was not enough, so we also removed and meticulously measured and counted the captured particles 15,000 times per second using a special piezo sensor that converts vibrations into electrical signals, so that the size and number of particles sucked in is displayed precisely on the The LCD behind the vacuum," he explained.
Not just for display, with this detection, the vacuum cleaner device will automatically increase the suction power when it detects a large concentration of dust, and will return to normal when the dust level becomes normal.
In addition to the vacuum cleaner, Dyson has also started marketing its new air purifier type TP09, which meets the HEPA H13 standard, and is claimed to be able to capture the H1N1 virus and 99.95% of particles as small as 0.1 microns, such as allergens, bacteria, and pollen.
Then this device is also equipped with a Selective Catalytic Oxidation (SCO) filter, which is claimed to be able to destroy formaldehyde at the molecular level, and break it down into water and CO2 in small forms.