Measuring method for high temperature thermal bridge effect and low temperature thermal bridge effect and measuring system thereof
Inventors
Chang, Yung-Chang • HUANG, FENG-LIEN
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Publication Number
US-10573160-B1
Publication Date
2020-02-25
Expiration Date
Abstract
Measuring method for high temperature thermal bridge effect and low temperature thermal bridge effect and measuring system thereof are provided. Measuring system for high temperature thermal bridge effect and low temperature thermal bridge effect includes a predetermined zone temperature sensor module providing a first measurement information, an indoor environment temperature sensor module providing a second measurement information, a display module, and a microprocessor module coupled with the predetermined zone temperature sensor module, the indoor environment temperature sensor module, and the display module. A first alarm signal is outputted by the microprocessor module when a difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information is larger than a first predetermined temperature threshold value. A second alarm signal is outputted by the microprocessor module when the difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information is smaller than a second predetermined temperature threshold value.
Core Innovation
A measuring method is provided for a high temperature thermal bridge effect and a low temperature thermal bridge effect. A first measurement information is obtained by a predetermined zone temperature sensor module by measuring a temperature of a predetermined zone, and a second measurement information is obtained by an indoor environment temperature sensor module by measuring a temperature of an indoor environment. A microprocessor module determines a relation between the first measurement information and the second measurement information and outputs a first alarm signal, a second alarm signal, or the first measurement information according to first and second predetermined temperature threshold values.
The first alarm signal is outputted when a difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information is larger than the first predetermined temperature threshold value. The second alarm signal is outputted when the difference is smaller than the second predetermined temperature threshold value, and the first measurement information is outputted when the difference is between the first predetermined temperature threshold value and the second predetermined temperature threshold value.
The measuring method further includes obtaining third measurement information by an outdoor environment temperature sensor module by measuring a temperature of an outdoor environment. The microprocessor module determines a relation between the first measurement information and the third measurement information, and alarm decisions are conditioned on comparisons of the first measurement information with the third measurement information while applying the difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information relative to the first and second predetermined temperature threshold values.
Claims Coverage
The partial content includes three independent claims. The independent claim set covers threshold-based comparison between predetermined zone temperature and indoor environment temperature, an expanded method that also compares the predetermined zone temperature with an outdoor environment temperature, and a measuring system implementing the threshold-based comparison and alarm/display output.
Threshold-based comparison between predetermined zone and indoor environment temperature
Obtain first measurement information by a predetermined zone temperature sensor module and obtain second measurement information by an indoor environment temperature sensor module; determine a relation between the first measurement information and the second measurement information by a microprocessor module; output a first alarm signal, a second alarm signal, or the first measurement information; output the first alarm signal when a difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information is larger than a first predetermined temperature threshold value; output the second alarm signal when the difference is smaller than a second predetermined temperature threshold value; output the first measurement information when the difference is between the first predetermined temperature threshold value and the second predetermined temperature threshold value.
Outdoor reference conditioned thermal-bridge alarm logic
Obtain first measurement information by a predetermined zone temperature sensor module, obtain second measurement information by an indoor environment temperature sensor module, and obtain third measurement information by an outdoor environment temperature sensor module; determine a relation between the first measurement information and the second measurement information by a microprocessor module; determine a relation between the first measurement information and the third measurement information by the microprocessor module; output a first alarm signal, a second alarm signal, or the first measurement information by the microprocessor module; output the first alarm signal when a difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information is larger than a first predetermined temperature threshold value and the first measurement information is smaller than or equal to the third measurement information; output the second alarm signal when the difference is smaller than a second predetermined temperature threshold value and the first measurement information is larger than or equal to the third measurement information; output the first measurement information when the difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information is between the first predetermined temperature threshold value and the second predetermined temperature threshold value.
Measuring system with predetermined zone vs. indoor threshold difference alarm/display
Provide a predetermined zone temperature sensor module, an indoor environment temperature sensor module, a display module, and a microprocessor module coupled with the predetermined zone temperature sensor module, the indoor environment temperature sensor module, and the display module; wherein the predetermined zone temperature sensor module provides first measurement information and the indoor environment temperature sensor module provides second measurement information; wherein a first alarm signal is outputted from the microprocessor module when a difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information is larger than a first predetermined temperature threshold value; wherein a second alarm signal is outputted from the microprocessor module when the difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information is smaller than a second predetermined temperature threshold value; wherein the first measurement information is outputted from the microprocessor module onto the display module when the difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information is between the first predetermined temperature threshold value and the second predetermined temperature threshold value.
Across the independent claims, the core coverage is a microprocessor-based comparison of predetermined zone temperature with indoor environment temperature using first and second predetermined temperature threshold values to output a first alarm signal, second alarm signal, or display the first measurement information, with an optional independent-method extension that also conditions alarms on a comparison of the predetermined zone temperature with an outdoor environment temperature.
Stated Advantages
Avoids false alarms by using an outdoor reference for outdoor temperature compensation so alarm decisions are conditioned on whether the zone temperature is <= or >= the outdoor temperature.
Documented Applications
Distinguishing high temperature thermal bridge effect and low temperature thermal bridge effect by measuring predetermined zone temperature and indoor environment temperature and outputting alarm signals or the zone measurement.
Conditioning alarm decisions for high temperature thermal bridge effect and low temperature thermal bridge effect using outdoor temperature compensation based on outdoor environment temperature.
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