System, method, and device for preventing or mitigating condensation
AssigneesRobern, Inc., Kohler Co.
InventorsHarshil N. Patel, George Wahlgren, James L. Stanley, Jr.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to an assembly for preventing condensation on a surface of an object. The assembly includes a condensation mitigation device, an ambient temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a processor. The processor determines dewpoint temperatures for different times, the determination being based on the ambient temperature and the humidity. The processor then determines a regression for the determined dewpoint temperatures. A control signal for activating the condensation mitigation device is transmitted based on the regression for the determined dewpoint temperatures.
Claims18
An assembly comprising:
- a condensation mitigation device positioned on or near an object;
- a processor operably coupled to the condensation mitigation device;
- an ambient temperature sensor configured to sense an ambient temperature;
- and
- a humidity sensor configured to sense a humidity;
- wherein the processor is operably coupled to the ambient temperature sensor and the humidity sensor;
- and
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- determine a dewpoint temperature based on the ambient temperature and the humidity;
- repeat the determination of the dewpoint temperature for different times, the determined dewpoint temperatures including a current dewpoint temperature;
- determine a regression for the determined dewpoint temperatures;
- and
- transmit a control signal to begin activating the condensation mitigation device;
- wherein the transmission of the control signal is based on the current dewpoint temperature and the regression for the determined dewpoint temperatures.
A method for preventing condensation on a surface of an object, the method comprising:
- positioning a condensation mitigation device on or near an object;
- positioning the ambient temperature sensor in an area in which the object is located to sense an ambient temperature;
- positioning the humidity sensor to sense a humidity in the area in which the object is located;
- operably coupling the condensation mitigation device, the ambient temperature sensor, and the humidity sensor to a processor;
- determining, by the processor, a dewpoint temperature based on the ambient temperature and the humidity;
- repeating the determination of the dewpoint temperature for different times, the determined dewpoint temperatures including a current dewpoint temperature;
- determining, by the processor, a regression for the determined dewpoint temperatures;
- and
- transmitting, by the processor, a control signal to begin activating the condensation mitigation device, wherein the transmission of the control signal is based on the current dewpoint temperature and the regression for the determined dewpoint temperatures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.