DOMESTIC WATER LEAK AND HUMIDITY DETECTION AND CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A water leak and humidity detection and control apparatus comprising a first sensor set, said first sensor set having a leak detector, said first sensor set connected to a central controller, said central controller having a first comparator set associated with said first sensor set, said first comparator set also associated with a first LED set, said first comparator set having a cumulating aural buzzer contact, said aural buzzer contact having either a high voltage state or a low voltage state and said aural buzzer contact associated with an aural buzzer and controlling said aural buzzer, said first comparator set having a cumulating water valve contact, said water valve contact having either a high voltage state or a low voltage state and said water valve contact associated with a water valve controlling circuit and said water valve controlling circuit controlling a water valve, and a power supply connected to said central controller.
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Abstract
A domestic water leak and humidity detection and control apparatus to monitor and detect water leaks and to alert a user by an aural buzzer and by illuminated green, red, or yellow LEDs of an operative state of the apparatus incorporates one or more sensor sets, each sensor set having one or more leak detectors connected to a central controller; the central controller having for each sensor set a respective comparator set and a respective LED set, and the central controller connected to and controlling the aural buzzer and controlling a water valve to control water leaks originating from a domestic water supply by electrically controlling the water valve.
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- 1. A water leak and humidity detection and control apparatus comprising a first sensor set, said first sensor set having a leak detector, said first sensor set connected to a central controller, said central controller having a first comparator set associated with said first sensor set, said first comparator set also associated with a first LED set, said first comparator set having a cumulating aural buzzer contact, said aural buzzer contact having either a high voltage state or a low voltage state and said aural buzzer contact associated with an aural buzzer and controlling said aural buzzer, said first comparator set having a cumulating water valve contact, said water valve contact having either a high voltage state or a low voltage state and said water valve contact associated with a water valve controlling circuit and said water valve controlling circuit controlling a water valve, and a power supply connected to said central controller.
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2. A water leak and humidity detection and control apparatus comprising one or more sensor sets, each said sensor set having one or more leak detectors and having a terminating resistor;
- each said sensor set connected between a ground trace and a respective signal voltage trace of a central controller;
said central controller receiving a source voltage from a power supply;
said central controller having a high reference voltage and a low reference voltage;
said central controller having a respective comparator set associated with each respective sensor set and having a respective LED set having three LED circuits associated with each respective comparator set;
each respective comparator set having a first comparator, a second comparator, a third comparator, and a fourth comparator;
each respective fourth comparator having a respective fourth comparator output pin associated with each respective sensor set;
each respective fourth comparator output pin connected to an aural buzzer through a cumulating aural buzzer contact and connected to a water valve control circuit though a cumulating water valve contact; and
said water valve control circuit controlling a water valve. - View Dependent Claims (4)
- each said sensor set connected between a ground trace and a respective signal voltage trace of a central controller;
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