Vent tile with an integrated thermal imaging sensor and controller
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1. A vent tile comprising:
- a casing;
at least one louver positioned within the casing;
an actuator to control the at least one louver;
a thermal imaging sensor to capture an infrared image of a surface of a remotely located apparatus to detect a temperature of the surface;
a controller to determine whether the detected temperature of the surface of the remotely located apparatus is within a predetermined temperature range and to control the actuator to vary the position of the at least one louver in response to the detected temperature of the surface of the remotely located apparatus being outside of the predetermined temperature range to vary the flow of fluid through the casing, wherein the thermal imaging sensor and the controller are housed within the casing; and
wherein the orientation of the thermal imaging sensor is variable to enable a field of view of the thermal imaging sensor to be modified.
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Abstract
A vent tile includes at least one louver, an actuator configured to control the at least one louver, a thermal imaging sensor configured to monitor temperature of a remotely located apparatus through thermal imaging of a surface of the apparatus, and a controller configured to control the actuator based upon the monitored temperature.
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1. A vent tile comprising:
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a casing; at least one louver positioned within the casing; an actuator to control the at least one louver; a thermal imaging sensor to capture an infrared image of a surface of a remotely located apparatus to detect a temperature of the surface; a controller to determine whether the detected temperature of the surface of the remotely located apparatus is within a predetermined temperature range and to control the actuator to vary the position of the at least one louver in response to the detected temperature of the surface of the remotely located apparatus being outside of the predetermined temperature range to vary the flow of fluid through the casing, wherein the thermal imaging sensor and the controller are housed within the casing; and wherein the orientation of the thermal imaging sensor is variable to enable a field of view of the thermal imaging sensor to be modified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing fluid flow distribution comprising:
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providing a vent tile having a casing with at least one louver, an actuator to control the at least one louver, a thermal imaging sensor to detect a temperature of a surface of a remotely located apparatus through thermal infrared imaging of the surface, wherein the thermal imaging sensor and the controller are housed within the casing, said method comprising; capturing an infrared image of the surface to detect a temperature of the surface of the remotely located apparatus with the thermal imaging sensor; determining whether the detected temperature is within a predetermined temperature range in response to a signal by the controller; adjusting a position of the at least one louver by the actuator to vary fluid flow through the vent tile in response to the detected temperature being outside of the predetermined temperature range; and variably orienting the thermal imaging sensor to modify a field of view of the thermal imaging sensor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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