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US 2026/0043518 A1Published application
Steam trap
AssigneeImperium Technologies, LLC
InventorsGordon JUDD, Brad MEDFORD, James CURRAN
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Abstract
A steam trap may include a processor, an electronic water sensor configured to determine a presence of condensate water in the steam trap and transmit data regarding the presence of the condensate water to the processor, and an electronically actuatable valve configured to be driven by signals from the processor. The processor may be configured to determine a removal rate of condensate water being removed from the steam trap.
Claims18
A steam trap comprising:
- a processor;
- an electronic water sensor configured to determine a presence of condensate water in the steam trap and transmit data regarding the presence of the condensate water to the processor;
- and
- an electronically actuatable valve configured to be driven by signals from the processor;
- wherein the processor is further configured to determine a removal rate of condensate water being removed from the steam trap.
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A steam trap comprising:
- a processor;
- an electronic water sensor configured to determine a presence of water in the steam trap and transmit data regarding the presence of water to the processor;
- and
- an electronically actuatable valve configured to be driven by signals from the processor;
- wherein the processor is further configured to determine, based on the data regarding the presence of the water, a flow rate of condensate water associated with the steam trap.
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A steam system comprising:
- a centralized information handling system;
- and
- a plurality of steam traps, wherein each respective steam trap includes:
- a processor;
- an electronic water sensor configured to determine a presence of condensate water in the steam trap and transmit data regarding the presence of the condensate water to the processor;
- an electronically actuatable valve configured to be driven by signals from the processor;
- and
- a network interface;
- wherein the processor is configured to determine a removal rate of condensate water being removed from the respective steam trap;
- wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, via the network interface, telemetry data including the removal rate of condensate water to the centralized information handling system;
- and
- wherein the centralized information handling system is configured to aggregate the telemetry data from each steam trap and analyze the aggregated data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.