Humidity control
CA 2373353 A1 · Owner: Tinsley, Timothy M. · Inventors: Stout, Mark E.; Hammer, Jeffrey M.; Tinsley, Timothy M.
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A humidity control system (50) for an enclosure (23) requiring heat from a furnace (11) and having one or more windows (24) includes sensors (31, 27) , for the enclosure temperature and humidity and a means for measuring the , percentage of time which the furnace is operating (load factor). The system estimates the interior window temperature based on these parameters and controls humidity added to the enclosure air to prevent the enclosure air dew point temperature from rising above the estimated window temperature. This prevents condensation on the window surfaces. The estimation can be adjusted to compensate for different insulation characteristics of the window (24). In a …
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- Filed May 15, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 15, 2020.
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