ANTI-CONDENSING CONTROL PANEL WITH INTERGRAL OVERCURRENT PROTECTION DEVICES
First Claim
1. An anti-condensing system comprising:
- one or more temperature regulating display units, each of the one or more temperature regulating display units including a housing, at least one thermal element, and at least one door selectively repositionable to facilitate accessing an interior of the housing; and
a control panel configured to electrically couple between a power source and the one or more temperature regulating display units, the control panel including;
a panel housing defining an interior cavity;
a panel door selectively repositionable to facilitate accessing the interior cavity of the panel housing; and
a circuitry assembly disposed within the interior cavity, the circuitry assembly including;
one or more relays, each of the one or more relays coupled to a respective one of the at least one thermal element of the one or more temperature regulating display units;
one or more overcurrent protection breakers, each of the one or more overcurrent protection devices coupled to a respective one of the one or more relays and directly integrated into the control panel such that each of the one or more overcurrent protection devices can be individually locked out at the control panel; and
a control circuit coupled to the one or more relays, the control circuit configured to actively control the one or more relays to prevent condensation from forming on the temperature regulating display units.
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Abstract
An anti-condensing system includes a control panel configured to electrically couple between a power source and a temperature regulating display unit. The control panel includes a housing defining an interior cavity, a door selectively repositionable to facilitate accessing the interior cavity of the housing, and a circuitry assembly disposed within the interior cavity. The circuitry assembly includes a relay configured to couple to a heating element of the temperature regulating display unit, an overcurrent protection breaker coupled to the relay and directly integrated into the control panel such that the overcurrent protection device can be locked out at the control panel, and a control circuit coupled to the relay. The control circuit is configured to actively control the relay to prevent condensation from forming on the temperature regulating display unit.
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20 Claims
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1. An anti-condensing system comprising:
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one or more temperature regulating display units, each of the one or more temperature regulating display units including a housing, at least one thermal element, and at least one door selectively repositionable to facilitate accessing an interior of the housing; and a control panel configured to electrically couple between a power source and the one or more temperature regulating display units, the control panel including; a panel housing defining an interior cavity; a panel door selectively repositionable to facilitate accessing the interior cavity of the panel housing; and a circuitry assembly disposed within the interior cavity, the circuitry assembly including; one or more relays, each of the one or more relays coupled to a respective one of the at least one thermal element of the one or more temperature regulating display units; one or more overcurrent protection breakers, each of the one or more overcurrent protection devices coupled to a respective one of the one or more relays and directly integrated into the control panel such that each of the one or more overcurrent protection devices can be individually locked out at the control panel; and a control circuit coupled to the one or more relays, the control circuit configured to actively control the one or more relays to prevent condensation from forming on the temperature regulating display units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An anti-condensing system comprising:
a control panel configured to electrically couple between a power source and a temperature regulating display unit, the control panel including; a housing defining an interior cavity; a door selectively repositionable to facilitate accessing the interior cavity of the housing; and a circuitry assembly disposed within the interior cavity, the circuitry assembly including; a relay configured to couple to a heating element of the temperature regulating display unit; an overcurrent protection breaker coupled to the relay and directly integrated into the control panel such that the overcurrent protection device can be locked out at the control panel; and a control circuit coupled to the relay, the control circuit configured to actively control the relay to prevent condensation from forming on the temperature regulating display unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for preventing condensation from forming on a temperature regulating display unit, the method comprising:
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coupling a control panel between a power source and the temperature regulating display unit, the control panel including (i) a relay configured to couple to a heating element of the temperature regulating display unit, (ii) an overcurrent protection breaker coupled to the relay and directly integrated into the control panel such that the overcurrent protection device can be locked out at the control panel, and (iii) a control circuit coupled to the relay; receiving, by the control circuit, at least one of temperature data or humidity data indicative of a dew point proximate the temperature regulating display unit; and actively controlling, by the control circuit, a current provided by the relay to the heating element to maintain a temperature of components of the temperature regulating display unit above the dew point to prevent the formation of condensation thereon; wherein the relay is configured to facilitate providing a pulsed current to the heating element to reduce an overall power consumption of the temperature regulating display unit.
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