Systems and methods for reducing condensation on building water supply lines
AssigneeStorm Innovations LLC
InventorPeter STORM
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Abstract
An apparatus for reducing condensation on water lines has a sensor for measuring dew point of ambient air, a first inlet for receiving cold water, a second inlet for receiving hot water, and an outlet. Further, the apparatus has a manifold in fluid communication with the first inlet, the second inlet, and the outlet, a valve for controlling the flow of hot water from the second inlet into the manifold, and an actuator configured to adjust the valve. The apparatus has a controller coupled to the first sensor and the actuator for controlling the actuator to adjust a quantity of hot water that is mixed with cold water at the outlet based on one or more dew point measurements from the sensor.
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A system for reducing condensation on a cold water line of a building, the system comprising:
- a valve configured to be connected to a hot water line of the building and control the flow of water through the hot water line;
- a first sensor configured to obtain measurements indicative of a temperature of a cold water line of the building;
- a second sensor configured to obtain measurements indicative of a condensation condition of ambient air, the measurements from the second sensor including one or more of dew point, relative humidity, and temperature of ambient air;
- an actuator configured to adjust the valve;
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- a controller coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the actuator, the controller including one or more processing devices and a storage medium having instructions thereon, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to control the actuator to control a quantity of water from the hot water line that is mixed into the cold water line based on one or more measurements from the first sensor and one or more measurements from the second sensor.
A system for monitoring condensation on a water line of a building, the system comprising:
- a first sensor configured to:
- obtain measurements indicative of a temperature of the water line of the building;
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- send the measurements to one or more servers for analysis;
- wherein an electronic device accessible by a user is configured to communicate with the one or more servers to receive data corresponding to measurements from the first sensor and display information indicative of a likelihood of condensation forming on the water line based on the data corresponding to measurements from the first sensor.
A method for reducing condensation on a cold water line of a building, the method comprising:
- obtaining first measurements indicative of a temperature of a cold water line of the building;
- obtaining second measurements indicative of a condensation condition of ambient air, the second measurements including one or more of dew point, relative humidity, and temperature of ambient air;
- controlling a valve in a hot water line of the building to control the actuator to control a quantity of water from the hot water line that is mixed into the cold water line based on the first measurements and the second measurements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.