The invention belongs to the field of domestic PM2.5 detection, particularly relates to a PM2.5
detector and a detection method thereof, aims at solving the problems that an existing PM2.5
detector is relatively large in detection error, and a traditional dust particle
laser counter is high in cost and large in volume, and provides a PM2.5
detector. The PM2.5 detector comprises a cavity, a
laser device, a photoelectric detector and a fan, wherein the cavity is divided into an air
inlet channel, a detection channel and an air outlet channel; the
laser device is arranged in the air
inlet channel; the photoelectric detector is used for detecting a
scattered light and converting a
light signal of the
scattered light into a
current pulse signal; and the fan is located at the
tail end of the air outlet channel and is used for generating
airflow with preset flow rate. The detection method of the detector is simple and convenient; the PM2.5 detector provided by the invention is small in volume; the detection accuracy reaches 80%; the cost is relatively low; and the PM2.5 detector is convenient to be widely applied to handheld PM2.5 detection equipment.