Method for regulating a resistive element intended for deicing and/or demisting a support, and the associated device

A computer program stored on a non-transitory medium, said computer program comprising instructions which, when the program is executed by a computer, instruct the computer to implement a method for regulating a resistive element arranged to deice and/or demist a support, comprising:

• monitoring, with a monitoring loop, temperature T and moisture level H at the support;
• keeping the resistive element inactive, through a deicing and/or demisting sequence as long as temperature T and moisture level H monitored during the monitoring loop are indicative of an absence of frost or mist on the support, and,
• demanding, when the temperature T and the moisture level H monitored during the monitoring loop are not indicative of an absence of frost or mist on the support, a circulation of a current in the resistive element so that the latter dissipates a thermal power adjusted according to the temperature T and the moisture level H, and
• allowing deicing or demisting of the support over a predetermined period.

A method for regulating, with a computer, a resistive element arranged to deice and/or demist a support,

• the method comprising:
• monitoring, with a monitoring loop, temperature T and moisture level H at the support,
• keeping the resistive element inactive, through a deicing and/or demisting sequence as long as temperature T and moisture level monitored during the monitoring loop are indicative of an absence of frost or mist on the support,
• demanding, when the temperature T and the moisture level H monitored during the monitoring loop are not indicative of an absence of frost or mist on the support, a circulation of a current in the resistive element so that the latter dissipates a thermal power adjusted according to the temperature T and the moisture level H, and
• allowing deicing or demisting of the support over a predetermined period
• wherein the deicing sequence comprises a step of determining the thermal power on the basis of the temperature T and the moisture level H,
• wherein determining the thermal power is performed with a nomogram stored in a memory space of the computer, and
• wherein determining the thermal power is performed by determining the thermal power as a function of the temperature T and the moisture level H.