Moisture detector, moisture detection method, electronic device, and log output system
AssigneeMINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
InventorTaketomo NAKANE
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Abstract
A moisture detector includes a sensor chip and a moisture determining unit. The sensor chip includes a humidity detector having a detection surface on which to measure humidity, and also includes a heater heating the detection surface, and the moisture determining unit is configured to, after causing the heater to start heating, determine whether moisture is present on the detection surface based on a difference in changes in the humidity measured by the humidity detector.
Claims13
A moisture detector comprising:
- a sensor chip including a humidity detector and a heater, the humidity detector having a detection surface on which to measure humidity, and the heater heating the detection surface;
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- a moisture determining unit configured to, after causing the heater to start heating, determine whether moisture is present on the detection surface based on a difference in changes in the humidity measured by the humidity detector.
A log output system comprising:
- a sensor chip including a humidity detector, a temperature detector, and a heater, the humidity detector having a detection surface on which to measure humidity, the temperature detector measuring a temperature, and the heater heating the detection surface;
- a moisture determining unit configured to, after causing the heater to start heating, make a determination as to whether moisture is present on the detection surface based on a difference in changes in the humidity measured by the humidity detector;
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- a data communication unit configured to output a result of the determination, the humidity, and the temperature.
A moisture detection method using a sensor chip including a humidity detector and a heater, the humidity detector having a detection surface on which to measure humidity, and the heater heating the detection surface, the method comprising, causing the heater to start heating, and
- subsequently determining whether moisture is present on the detection surface based on a difference in changes in the humidity measured by the humidity detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.