Atmospheric control system for a humidor

An atmospheric control system for a humidor, comprising:

• a housing;
• a humidity sensor disposed within the housing for sensing the humidity within the housing and transmitting a humidity signal;
• and
• a vaporizer disposed within the housing for automatically producing humidity within the housing when the humidity signal is lower than a predetermined range.

An atmospheric control system for a humidor, comprising:

• a housing;
• a heat sensor disposed within the housing for sensing the temperature within the housing;
• a thermoelectric module for cooling and heating the atmosphere within the housing when the temperature falls outside a predetermined temperature range;
• and
• a humidity control means for automatically producing humidity within the housing when the humidity is lower than a predetermined range.

A method of controlling the atmospheric conditions within a humidor, comprising the steps of:

• sensing the humidity within a cigar storage compartment;
• transmitting a humidity signal to a microcontroller;
• comparing the humidity signal with a predetermined humidity range;
• vaporizing a fluid within the storage compartment if the humidity signal is less than the humidity range;
• and
• decreasing the temperature within the storage compartment to a specified dew point temperature thereby condensing the excess humidity when the humidity signal is greater than the humidity range.

A method of controlling the atmospheric conditions within a humidor, comprising the steps of:

• sensing the humidity within a cigar storage compartment;
• transmitting a humidity signal to a microcontroller;
• comparing the humidity signal with a predetermined humidity range;
• vaporizing a fluid within the storage compartment if the humidity signal is less than the humidity range;
• sensing the temperature within the cigar storage compartment;
• transmitting a temperature signal to the microcontroller;
• comparing the temperature signal with a predetermined temperature range;
• if the temperature signal is outside the temperature range, transmitting a second signal from the microcontroller to a thermoelectric module;
• and
• cooling or heating the storage compartment by pumping heat out of the storage compartment or pumping heat into the storage compartment with the thermoelectric module.