Vent monitoring system
AssigneeAir Distribution Technologies IP, 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 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;
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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.
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 provide feedback indicative of an amount of a 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.
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 an amount of a substance accumulated in 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 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.