Condensate removal system

A condensate removal system for use with equipment that produces condensate during operation, the system comprising:

• a housing, the housing defining a chamber and a first port, the first port configured to provide fluid communication between the chamber and an area external to the housing;
• an inlet connected to the housing, the inlet configured to receive the condensate from the equipment and to provide the condensate into the chamber, the inlet further disposed and configured to operatively couple to one of the equipment and a collection device associated with the equipment;
• and
• a nozzle connected to the housing and being configured such that a side of the nozzle couples to the first port and the nozzle is in fluid communication with the chamber, the nozzle comprising a tapered portion, the tapered portion being disposed and configured to induce air to flow through the tapered portion and across an area defined by the first port and being further configured such that when air flows through the tapered portion, the air increases velocity and decreases in pressure and draws air within the chamber from the chamber into the tapered portion.

An air conditioning system comprising:

• an inlet that draws air into the system;
• a cooling assembly to cool the air brought through the inlet into the system;
• an exhaust assembly to vent cool air from the system;
• and
• a condensate removal system coupled to the system including
• a housing defining a chamber and an inlet, the inlet configured to receive condensate produced by the system and to provide the condensate into the chamber;
• and
• means for inducing the condensate to flow from the chamber as one of droplets and vapor
• wherein the condensate removal system is disposed and operatively coupled to the air conditioning system at an exhaust side of the air conditioning system.

A method of removing a condensate produced by equipment during operation of the equipment, the method comprising:

• inducing a flow of the condensate into a chamber through an inlet in the chamber;
• inducing the condensate to form into at least one of droplets and vapor;
• and
• exhausting the droplets and the vapor from the chamber to an area external to the chamber.