Vent monitoring system
AssigneeCardinal IP Holding, LLC
InventorsJill L. Gantos, Peter M. Schmitz
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a vent monitoring system that includes a first sensor configured to provide feedback indicative of an amount of a substance accumulated in the vent, a second sensor configured to provide feedback indicative of a temperature in the vent, and a control system communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, where the control system is configured to generate a notification when the feedback from the first sensor exceeds a first target level and when the feedback from the second sensor exceeds a second target level.
Claims24
A monitoring system for a vent, comprising:
- a first sensor configured to detect a substance accumulated on an interior surface of the vent and provide feedback indicative of an amount of the substance accumulated on the interior surface of the vent, wherein the first sensor is exposed to the interior surface;
- a second sensor configured to provide feedback indicative of a temperature in the vent;
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- a control system communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the control system is configured to generate a notification when the feedback from the first sensor exceeds a first target level and when the feedback from the second sensor exceeds a second target level,
- wherein the vent defines an interior configured to receive and direct a fluid along a flow path extending through the interior of the vent, the first and second sensors are mounted to the interior surface of the vent within the interior of the vent, and at least one of the sensors is in contact with the fluid.
A monitoring system, comprising:
- a housing configured to be mounted to an interior surface of a vent;
- a first sensor disposed at least partially within the housing, wherein the first sensor is configured to detect a substance accumulated in the vent and provide feedback indicative of an amount of the substance accumulated in the vent;
- a second sensor disposed at least partially within the housing, wherein the second sensor is configured to provide feedback indicative of a temperature in the vent;
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- a control system disposed within the housing, wherein the control system is communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, and the control system is configured to generate a notification to perform maintenance on the vent when the feedback from the first sensor reaches a first target level, when the feedback from the second sensor reaches a second target level, or both,
- wherein the vent defines an interior configured to receive and direct a fluid along a flow path extending through the interior of the vent, the housing, including the first and second sensors, mounted within the interior of the vent.
A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive feedback from a first sensor of a vent monitoring system, wherein the feedback from the first sensor is indicative of a detected amount of a substance accumulated on an interior surface of a vent;
- receive feedback from a second sensor of the vent monitoring system, wherein the feedback from the second sensor is indicative of a temperature within the vent;
- compare the feedback from the first sensor to a first threshold value and compare the feedback from the second sensor to a second threshold value;
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- output a notification to perform maintenance on the vent in response to the feedback from the first sensor exceeding the first threshold value, the feedback from the second sensor exceeding the second threshold value, or both,
- wherein the vent defines an interior configured to receive and direct a fluid along a flow path extending through the interior of the vent, and the first and second sensors are mounted to the interior surface of the vent within the interior of the vent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.