MULTI-STAGE HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system for multi-stage control of humidity in fluid flow supplied to at least one information technology apparatus, said system comprising:
- a sensor for detecting an environmental condition of the fluid flow;
a first stage apparatus configured to vary humidity levels in the fluid flow;
a second stage apparatus positioned downstream of the first stage apparatus along the fluid flow, wherein the second stage apparatus is configured to further vary humidity levels in the fluid flow; and
a controller configured to receive the detected environmental condition of the fluid flow from the sensor, to determine whether the detected environmental condition indicates that the humidity level in the fluid flow is outside of a predetermined range, and to manipulate an operation of at least one of the first stage apparatus and the second stage apparatus to vary the humidity level in the fluid flow in response to the detected environmental condition indicating that the humidity level in the fluid flow is outside of the predetermined range.
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Abstract
A system for multi-stage control of humidity in fluid flow supplied to at least one information technology apparatus includes a sensor, a first stage apparatus configured to vary humidity levels in the fluid flow, and a second stage apparatus positioned downstream of the first stage apparatus along the fluid flow to further vary humidity levels in the fluid flow. The system also includes a controller configured to receive environmental condition information from the sensor, to determine whether the information indicates that the humidity level is outside of a predetermined range, and to manipulate an operation of at least one of the first stage apparatus and the second stage apparatus to vary the humidity level in the fluid flow in response to the information indicating that the humidity level is outside of the predetermined range.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for multi-stage control of humidity in fluid flow supplied to at least one information technology apparatus, said system comprising:
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a sensor for detecting an environmental condition of the fluid flow; a first stage apparatus configured to vary humidity levels in the fluid flow; a second stage apparatus positioned downstream of the first stage apparatus along the fluid flow, wherein the second stage apparatus is configured to further vary humidity levels in the fluid flow; and a controller configured to receive the detected environmental condition of the fluid flow from the sensor, to determine whether the detected environmental condition indicates that the humidity level in the fluid flow is outside of a predetermined range, and to manipulate an operation of at least one of the first stage apparatus and the second stage apparatus to vary the humidity level in the fluid flow in response to the detected environmental condition indicating that the humidity level in the fluid flow is outside of the predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling humidity in fluid flow supplied to at least one information technology apparatus with a multi-stage humidity level varying system comprising a first stage apparatus configured to vary humidity levels in the fluid flow and a second stage apparatus positioned downstream of the first stage apparatus along the fluid flow, wherein the second stage apparatus is configured to further vary humidity levels in the fluid flow, said method comprising:
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receiving a detected environmental condition of the fluid flow supplied at least one of near and within the at least one information technology apparatus; determining whether the detected environmental condition indicates that the humidity level of the fluid flow is outside of a predetermined range; and manipulating an operation of at least one of the first stage apparatus and the second stage apparatus to vary the humidity level in the fluid flow in response to the detected environmental condition indicating that the humidity level of the fluid flow is outside of the predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method of controlling humidity levels in fluid flow supplied to at least one information technology apparatus with a multi-stage humidity level varying system comprising a first stage apparatus configured to vary humidity levels in the fluid flow and a second stage apparatus positioned downstream of the first stage apparatus along the fluid flow, wherein the second stage apparatus is configured to further vary humidity levels in the fluid flow, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:
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receiving data pertaining to a detected environmental condition of a fluid flow supplied at least one of near and within the at least one information technology apparatus; determining whether the detected environmental condition indicates that the humidity level of the fluid flow is outside of a predetermined range; and manipulating an operation of at least one of the first stage apparatus and the second stage apparatus to vary the humidity level in the fluid flow in response to the detected environmental condition indicating that the humidity level is outside of the predetermined range.
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