ANTI-CONDENSATION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

The embodiments disclosed herein provide an electronic control system for adjusting power to a heater to prevent condensation from forming on, for example, one or more glass windows on the one or more doors of one or more refrigeration units. The control system can adjust the amount of heat applied to the one or more glass windows based on the ambient temperature outside the one or more refrigeration units, the ambient humidity outside the one or more refrigeration units, a target refrigeration temperature for the one or more refrigeration units, the structure of the one or more door windows, and/or a property of the one or more heaters, such as the maximum heating capacity of the one or more heaters.

主权项

1. An anti-condensation control system, the system comprising:
a first refrigeration unit comprising a first door window; a first heater thermally coupled to the first door window; a second refrigeration unit comprising a second door window; a second heater thermally coupled to the second door window; an ambient temperature sensor configured to sense an ambient temperature outside the first and second refrigeration units; an ambient humidity sensor configured to sense an ambient humidity outside the first and second refrigeration units; and a controller in communication with the ambient temperature sensor, the ambient humidity sensor, the first heater, and the second heater, wherein the controller is configured to:
receive an ambient temperature input that is indicative of the ambient temperature;receive an ambient humidity input that is indicative of the ambient humidity;receive a target refrigeration temperature input indicative of a target internal temperature associated with the first refrigeration unit and the second refrigeration unit; andreceive a door window structure input indicative of a structural aspect of the first door window and the second door window;receive a maximum heating power input indicative of a maximum heating power associated with the first heater and the second heater; andadjust the first heater and the second heater based at least in part on the ambient temperature input, the ambient humidity input, the target refrigeration temperature input, the door window structure input, and the maximum heating power input.