45results about "Catathermometers" patented technology

Methods and systems that determine automatically the likelihood that a device is inside or outside of a structure or building. The system uses one or more sensors to detect ambient conditions, and make the determination. The inference can be used to save power or suppress services from certain devices, which are irrelevant, cannot be used effectively, or do not function under certain circumstances. In support thereof, the system includes one or more context sensors that measure parameters associated probabilistically with the context of a device. A context computing component considers one or more context sensors and facilitates determination of ideal actions, policies, and situations associated with the device. A service provided by the subject invention is the inference from one or more available observations the probability that the device is inside versus outside.

A step of preparing data of (1) material properties of a first part and so on and data of (2) an amount of solar radiation passing through the translucent member to reach a measuring device having a shape imitating a human body part, an amount of solar radiation to the structure, an amount of convection heat transfer in the structure, an amount of radiation heat transfer in the structure, humidity in the structure and / or a thermo-regulating function of the measuring device, and calculating at least one of the amount of heat loss from the surface of the measuring device, the temperature of the measuring device and / or the wettedness at the surface of the measuring device based on at least one in each of data (1) and (2), and a step (b) of calculating a thermal comfort index of the measuring device by using a result of the above calculation, are presented, whereby the thermal comfort of a structure is evaluated without using a laboratory equipment.

A system determines dew point and temperatures through a mobile platform. The system identifies a likelihood of condensation forming on a roadway surface. A controller may process the data to determine the likelihood of frost, ice, and / or black ice conditions. Some systems provide aural, visual, and / or tactile signals or feedback to identify a condition or a change in conditions. The change, condition, and / or data may be associated with position data.

Methods and systems that determine automatically the likelihood that a device is inside or outside of a structure or building. The system uses one or more sensors to detect ambient conditions, and make the determination. The inference can be used to save power or suppress services from certain devices, which are irrelevant, cannot be used effectively, or do not function under certain circumstances. In support thereof, the system includes one or more context sensors that measure parameters associated probabilistically with the context of a device. A context computing component considers one or more context sensors and facilitates determination of ideal actions, policies, and situations associated with the device. A service provided by the subject invention is the inference from one or more available observations the probability that the device is inside versus outside.

The present invention includes methods, systems and computer-readable media for more accurately determining wind chill temperature, Twc, equivalent temperature, Teq, time to freeze, tf, facial temperature, Tfm+Δt, as a function of time and the altitude correction factor, Δtf / 1000. The wind chill model of the present invention accounts for the two major heat losses (forced convection, radiation) and a minor heat loss (evaporative cooling) from the facial surface and is also capable of accounting for the two major heat gains (metabolic, solar) at the facial surface due to the individual's physical activity and the presence of sunshine. The wind chill model of the present invention also provides a more accurate value for the wind velocity at head level.

A system determines temperatures and relative humidity from a mobile platform. The system includes a mobile sensor that measures relative humidity and a second mobile sensor that measures temperatures. A processor processes the sensor data to determine temperatures at which quantities of air retaining water vapor may be cooled to cause a condensation. The temperatures may be linked to position data that identifies position in many weather conditions.

The invention discloses a sensible temperature measuring method, which is carried out by the following steps: (1) measuring angle coefficients, surface temperatures and surface blackness degree of all surfaces of the environment; (2) calculating to obtain a weighted value of the surface blackness degree; (3) calculating an average radiation temperature; (4) measuring and calculating an environment air temperature, a radiation heat exchange coefficient and a heat convection coefficient; (5) calculating and deducing an operation temperature; (6) measuring relative humidity and air flow speed of the environment air; and (7) calculating a sensible temperature tper. Compared with the prior art, parameters including the temperature, the humidity, the air speed and the like of the air are measured, and the radiation, the temperature and the air degree are considered, so that the obtained sensible temperature is closer to the actual feeling of a human body. The sensible temperature measuring method is particularly suitable for fields including an infant room, a patient room and the like which are sensitive to the sensible temperature, so that the peripheral environment is conveniently adjusted to enable the indoor environment to be at a more comfortable state.

A device for determining the ambient heat index and communicating that information to a user, the device having a housing member, a control mechanism, and a power source. The control mechanism includes a microprocessor, an air temperature measuring device, and a relative humidity measuring device, wherein the air temperature measuring device and the relative humidity measuring device respectively determine the user's ambient air temperature and ambient relative humidity and communicate that information real time to the microprocessor for determination of the heat index. The control mechanism has a display mechanism for displaying the heat index, and another display mechanism for displaying the ambient temperature and the ambient relative humidity. Switches permit manual operation of activation of the display mechanisms. The control mechanism may also include a signaling device for signaling the user when the ambient heat index reaches a certain predetermined condition, and an attaching mechanism for attaching the housing member to the user.

The invention relates to testing equipment for testing the generalized comfort of train rides, in particular a generalized comfort detection system, comprising a human body model, sensors installed on the human body model, a data acquisition unit and a wireless transmission unit for collecting sensor data, sensors, The data acquisition unit and the wireless transmission unit are connected in sequence. This generalized comfort detection system takes the main physical factors that affect the generalized comfort as the test object, simulates the comprehensive induction of various parameters by passengers in the specific position of the train, and evaluates the generalized comfort of high-speed trains. , The detection system adopts a wireless data transmission scheme, which reduces the cost of car body modification and wiring workload.

A system and method for assessing thermal comfort in an enclosure is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes performing a numerical analysis on a calibration enclosure including a thermal manikin in a uniform thermal environment to obtain a surface heat transfer coefficient (hcal) for each body part of the thermal manikin. The method also includes performing a numerical analysis on an enclosure including one or more thermal manikins in a non-uniform thermal environment to obtain a total heat flux (q''T) for each body part of the one or more thermal manikins. The method further includes computing an equivalent temperature (teq) of each body part of the one or more thermal manikins using the obtained associated hcal, the obtained associated q''T, and an associated surface temperature of the body part. Furthermore, the method includes evaluating thermal comfort in the enclosure based on each computed teq.

The sensor has an outer member 10 formed with an upwardly directed hole 12 having an open upper end 14. An inner member in the form of a tube 16 is provided having a lower portion 18 positioned in the hole 12 and an upper portion 19 which projects above the outer member 10. Solar radiation applied to the upper portion 19 of the tube 16 creates a chimney effect which causes air to flow upwardly inside the tube 16 and downwardly from the open upper end 14 through a space 22 between the inner and outer members 10, 16. Sensing devices 24, 26 for sensing temperature and humidity are arranged within the outer member 10 and in the air flow path.

Surface modification control stations and methods in a globally distributed array for dynamically adjusting the atmospheric, terrestrial and oceanic properties. The control stations modify the humidity, currents, wind flows and heat removal rate of the surface and facilitate cooling and control of large area of global surface temperatures. This global system is made of arrays of multiple sub-systems that monitor climate and act locally on weather with dynamically generated local forcing & perturbations for guiding in a controlled manner aim at long-term modifications. The machineries are part of a large-scale system consisting of an array of many such machines put across the globe at locations called the control stations. These are then used in a coordinated manner to modify large area weather and the global climate as desired. The energy system installed at a control stations, with multiple machines to change the local parameters of the ocean, these stations are powered using renewable energy (RE) sources including Solar, Ocean Currents, Wind, Waves and Batteries to store energy and provide sufficient power and energy as required and available at all hours. This energy is then used to do directed work using special machines, that can be pumps for seawater to move ocean water either amplifying or changing the currents in various locations and at different depths, in addition it will have machineries for changing the vertical depth profile of the ocean of temperature, salinity and currents. Control stations will also directly use devices such as heat pumps to change the temperatures of local water either at surface or at controlled depths, or modify the humidity and salinity to change the atmospheric and oceanic properties as desired. The system will work in a globally coordinated manner applying artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to learn from observations to improve the control characteristics and aim to slow down the rise of global surface temperatures. These systems are used to reduce the temperatures of coral reefs, arctic glaciers and south pacific to control the El Nino oscillations.

The invention relates to a test device for testing the generalized comfort of train rides, in particular to a portable generalized comfort detection system, including a detection system and a portable analyzer. The detection system includes a human body model, sensors installed on the human body model, and acquisition sensors The data acquisition unit and the wireless transmission unit of the data, the sensor, the data acquisition unit and the wireless transmission unit are connected in sequence, the data acquisition unit collects the data and transmits it to the portable analyzer wirelessly through the wireless transmission unit. The invention takes the main physical factors affecting the generalized comfort as the test object, simulates the comprehensive induction of passengers on various parameters at the specific position of the train, and calculates the generalized comfort of the train in real time. According to the fully enclosed feature of the high-speed EMU, the detection system adopts wireless data The transmission scheme reduces the cost of vehicle body modification and the workload of wiring.

The invention provides a temperature, humidity and dew point measurer, characterized by comprising apparatus box, observe coating, key seat and keys, RS232 interface, sensor interface, adapter interface, screw, circuit board, MCU, master control and peripheral circuits, liquid crystal module and interface, communication module, memory module, clock module, power consumption management module, voice module and interface, JATG interface, button cell, voltage stabilizing module, cell charging module, Lithium cell and interface, sensor box, sensor circuit board, sensor and interface, and sensor connections, and it is used to measure and record environmental temperature, humidity and dew point.

The invention provides a city near-surface layer thermal environment multi-point instant sampling measurement method. The method comprises steps that (1), the analysis demand is taken as a limiting condition, a measurement area is selected according to the meteorological data; (2), a three-dimensional building model of the measurement area is constructed on the basis of a city satellite map and the main street tree data, sunshine analysis on the three-dimensional building model is carried out, and a sunshine analysis model reflecting the relationship between latitude and longitude coordinates and the average sunshine duration of the measurement area is generated; subarea processing on the sunshine analysis model is carried out according to a type of an underlying surface of the measurement area, each subarea of a sunshine analysis graph is sampled by taking the average sunshine duration as an axis and deltat as the sampling time interval, and multiple sampling areas are acquired; N measurement points are uniformly distributed in each sampling area at equal density, and latitude and longitude coordinates of each measurement point are acquired; and (3), the equal-altitude thermal environment characteristic data of the measurement points is acquired. Through the method, objectivity of selected points and synchronism and completeness of data samples are realized.

The objective of the invention is to provide a moisture meter which enables early recognition of a risk indicator for heat stroke and is effective as a means for assisting the subject's achievement of adequate moisture control. A moisture meter, comprising: a moisture measuring part (30) which is to be held in the armpit (R) of a subject (M) and brought into contact with the skin surface (V) of the armpit (R) to measure the moisture content of the subject (M); a sensor (27) for measuring the temperature and humidity in the environment of the subject (M); and a processing part (44) for receiving the moisture content data of the subject from the moisture measuring part (30), setting a wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) on the basis of the relationship between the temperature and humidity measured by the sensor (27), and then acquiring a risk indicator for heat stroke by referring to a relation table (200) of moisture content of the subject (M) and WBGT.

A method for deploying at least one climate sensor in an indoor space includes: several candidate deploy points in the indoor space are obtained. Climate properties at the candidate deploy points are obtained. Deploy-point-number limit is obtained. Available deploy point sets, which conform to the deploy-point-number limit, are generated according to the candidate deploy points. Climate-property differences of the available deploy point sets are calculated according to the climate properties at the candidate deploy points. The climate-property differences of the available deploy point sets are differences between the climate properties at the available deploy point sets and those at the candidate deploy points. A target deploy point set, climate-property difference of which is the least among those of the available deploy point sets, is selected from the available deploy point sets. At least one first climate sensor is deployed at the target deploy point of the target deploy point set.

The invention provides a severe-cold-area outdoor thermal comfort degree real-time evaluation method based on local correction UTCI. The method comprises the following steps of step1, using an Internet of things cloud platform to establish a severe-cold-area local outdoor thermal sensation voting database; step2, establishing a severe-cold-area local meteorological database; step3, calculating local Tmrt and UTCI values, carrying out regional correction on a local UTCI scale and calculating a real-time pressure type, and compiling a data interaction interface program and realizing data cloud transmission and cloud downloading; and step4, using a miniature card computer and the Internet of things cloud platform to store, process, actually measure and calculate data, carrying out remote monitoring through a terminal, and realizing real-time evaluation through a display device. In the invention, severe-cold-area outdoor thermal comfort degree real-time evaluation can be realized, the terminal is used to carry out remote, off-site, real-time monitoring, and simultaneously, the local outdoor thermal sensation voting database is combined so that the accuracy and reliability of the evaluation can be greatly improved and a technology support is provided for the travel decision of residents in a severe cold area.

The invention discloses a device and method for evaluating an outdoor environment comfort level of a building. The device is an outdoor environment evaluation device which integrates a plurality of testing instruments and a plurality of sensors and is used to measure parameters related to a human body comfort level, wherein a user can select a measurement manner, and results are output by a display. The device has the advantages of a simple structure, low manufacture cost and a wide utilization scope. The evaluation manner provided by the invention is more accurate and scientific than single thermal environment comfort level evaluation, wherein a comprehensive evaluation core based on a network index system is applied; a weight of each single-item index is acquired by an analytic network process method ANP; and thus evaluation of the comprehensive comfort level is acquired. The evaluation manner is different from a single tree-form structure and a tree-like structure of other evaluation methods.

The present invention includes methods, systems and computer-readable media for more accurately determining wind chill temperature, Twc, equivalent temperature, Teq, time to freeze, tf, facial temperature, Tfm+Δt, as a function of time and the altitude correction factor, Δtf / 1000. The wind chill model of the present invention accounts for the two major heat losses (forced convection, radiation) and a minor heat loss (evaporative cooling) from the facial surface and is also capable of accounting for the two major heat gains (metabolic, solar) at the facial surface due to the individual's physical activity and the presence of sunshine. The wind chill model of the present invention also provides a more accurate value for the wind velocity at head level.

The invention provides an intelligent and real-time broadcasting system of regional weather comfortableness. The intelligent and real-time broadcasting system comprises a wireless sensor network module, at least one data processor and a broadcast device, wherein the wireless sensor network module is used for inducing a meteorological parameter, the at least one data processor is connected with thewireless sensor network module, the data processor is used for receiving the meteorological parameter obtained by induction of the wireless sensor network module, the data processor is provided witha comfortableness model module, the meteorological parameter is sent to the comfortableness model module for weighing operation, and the data processor is used for outputting the obtained comfortableness value to the broadcasting device for displaying and broadcasting.

The invention discloses a heat stress monitoring system and a field apparatus thereof. The heat stress monitoring system comprises the field apparatus and real-time monitoring equipment, wherein the field apparatus comprises a WBGT measuring device, a position measuring device for acquiring the position of the field apparatus, a data processing device, a data communication device and a power supply device, wherein the WBGT measuring device is positioned in field environment and comprises a dry-bulb temperature measuring unit, a black-bulb temperature measuring unit and a natural wet-bulb temperature measuring unit; the data processing device is used for acquiring and processing all related temperature data acquired by the WBGT measuring device, further calculating WBGT heat stress temperature data, and sending all the related temperature data and calculated data; and the data communication device is used for communicating with the data processing device and receiving the related temperature and the calculated data sent by the data processing device. The system can realize long-time detection of the WBGT heat stress temperature in far-end outdoor environment and displays quality control data in a central station in real time.

The invention provides an apparatus for testing and recording indoor environment comfortableness which is based on a single chip machine MSP430F149 and is composed of a single chip machine small system module, a sensor module, an LCD display module, a button module, a power supply detection module and a SD card. The apparatus for testing and recording indoor environment comfortableness provided by the invention has the advantages that the temperature and humidity can be accurately measured and recorded and displayed in real time, the real-time clock can be regulated, recorded and controlled by means of menu selection, and the temperature and humidity which are recorded further can be inquired; the values of temperature and humidity are started from pressing the record button, the data is firstly recorded within a RAM by means of a digit group, the data is written in the SD card when the data volume is 256 bytes, the structure is simple and convenient, the electricity is saved and the data can be stored and recorded for a long time.

An enclosure having a front and back and including at least one environmental parameter detector is built. The environmental parameter detector is electrically coupled with a display mechanically attached to the front or back of the enclosure. The display may be programmed to show a variety of environmental parameters from the at least one environmental parameter detectors inside the enclosure. An optional alarm may be mechanically attached to the enclosure configured to activate when one or more of the environmental parameters exceeds their defined margin.

A clippable air condition monitoring device detects air parameters inside an enclosed space below a canopy of an infant carrier. The clippable air condition monitoring device includes a generally U shaped flexible member configured to snap fit on an edge of the canopy, and one or more sensors positioned on the flexible member. The sensors are configured to detect one or more air parameters which determine comfort of an infant seated under the canopy of the infant carrier. In an embodiment, the flexible member is made of an elastic material. In an embodiment, the air parameters comprise one or a combination of temperature, relative humidity and heat index.

The invention relates to a portable comfort detection device for temperature and humidity in a carriage of a train. The portable comfort detection device for temperature and humidity in the carriage of the train consists of a temperature and humidity measurement module, a singlechip control module, a display module, an extension interface module, an RS232 (recommend standard 232) interface and a power supply module which are connected in sequence. The temperature and humidity measurement module is an integrated temperature and humidity sensor, wherein a humidity sensitive capacitor is used as a humidity detection part and a high-precision platinum resistor PT1000 is used as a temperature sensitive element. The output signal is sent to the singlechip to be processed after being subjected to A / D (analog-to-digital) conversion. The display module adopts an LCD (liquid crystal display) for simultaneously displaying temperature and humidity; a clock chip for displaying time in real time and automatically (starting / stopping) a data storage function at an appointment time is internally provided; the maximum value and the minimum value are measured; the extension interface module can fulfill the functions of multi-path measurement, multi-path display, serial port / parallel port transmission, mode switching and the like; the RS232 interface can communicated with a PC (personal computer) for data transmission and processing; and the power supply module consists of 6 AAA batteries for uninterruptedly supplying power for about 200 hours.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a three-in-one weather instrument with the functions of a thermometer, a hygrometer and a comfort degree meter. The weather instrument comprises a scaled surface, three groups of detection components for detecting temperature, humidity and comfort degree respectively, and three groups of pointer components for displaying the temperature, the humidity and the comfort degree respectively. The comfort degree detection component in the weather instrument can synthesize influence factors of the temperature and the humidity on the comfort degree and obtain more accurate and rational comfort degree detection results. The three groups of detection components can independently measure the temperature, the humidity and the comfort degree respectively, and more definitely and specifically detect surrounding environmental conditions. The three groups of pointer components can independently display the temperature, the humidity and the comfort degree respectively, and more clearly and directly display the surrounding environmental conditions. The three-in-one weather instrument can satisfy the needs of different groups.

The invention relates to a portable personal data processing device, such as a wrist-worn measuring device, a heart rate monitor, a subscriber terminal of a radio system, or a sports watch. The device includes a temperature sensor for measuring the ambient temperature and a humidity sensor for measuring the ambient humidity. Furthermore, dependence information, which defines temperature values of the dew points corresponding to the humidity values, is stored in the device. The control unit is configured to monitor the change rate of the measured temperature, to determine, on the basis of the change rate, the moment at which the temperature reaches the temperature value of the dew point corresponding to the measured humidity on the basis of the dependence information, and to provide a forecast on fog appearance in relation to the moment employing the user interface.