Patent ID: 9593685
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: D06F,F04D,F24F

Claim:
1. A method for collecting the condensate inside an apparatus, said method comprising the following steps: providing a condensate collection system comprising: a bottom collection tank and a top collection tank; a condensate discharge pump intended to displace liquid from the bottom collection tank to the top collection tank; and an overflow system which causes displacement of the liquid that is contained in the top collection tank and that exceeds an overflow level into the bottom collection tank; collecting a condensed liquid during operation of said apparatus in the bottom collection tank; actuating said condensate discharge pump in order to displace said condensed liquid from the bottom collection tank into the top collection tank; said method comprising the further steps of: at the same time as the step of actuating said condensate discharge pump, detecting a low load condition of said condensate discharge pump, actuation of the condensate discharge pump being interrupted upon detection of said low load condition; at the same time as the step of actuating said condensate discharge pump, performing a measurement of the actuating time of the condensate discharge pump, with signalling of a full condition of the condensate collection system when this actuating time is equal or larger than a maximum time.