Insulation jacket and insulation jacket system

摘要

A thermal insulation jacket system comprising: a first thermal insulation jacket configured to fit on an object; a microcontroller located in the first thermal insulation jacket; a first temperature measuring means in signal communication with the microcontroller, configured to measure the temperature of the object; a second temperature measuring means in signal communication with the microcontroller, configured to measure the ambient temperature; where the microcontroller is configured to determine the energy savings achieved by the insulative properties of the first thermal insulation jacket.

主权项

1. A thermal insulation jacket system comprising:
a first thermal insulation jacket removably connected to an object, wherein the first thermal insulation jacket surrounds the object and comprises an exterior surface and an interior surface opposite the exterior surface; a microcontroller embedded within the first thermal insulation jacket between the exterior surface and the interior surface; a first temperature measuring means in signal communication with the microcontroller, and configured to measure the temperature of the object, wherein the first temperature sensing means is embedded within the first thermal insulation jacket between the exterior surface and the interior surface; a second temperature measuring means in signal communication with the microcontroller, and configured to measure the ambient temperature proximate the first thermal insulation jacket, wherein the second temperature sensing means is embedded within the first thermal insulation jacket between the exterior surface and the interior surface; a third temperature measuring means proximate an inlet to the object in signal communication with the microcontroller; and a fourth temperature measuring means proximate an outlet to the object in signal communication with the microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller is configured to: determine real-time measured energy savings achieved by the first thermal insulation jacket based on temperatures measured by the first and second temperature measuring means; and confirm the determined real-time measured energy savings based on temperatures measured by the third and fourth temperature measuring means.