Patent ID: 9134039
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: F24F,F25B,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A controller for a misting apparatus, comprising: an Electromagnetic Field (EMF) detector interface electrically coupled to an EMF detector, the EMF detector configured to detect a change in electromagnetic field caused by operation of a motor in an air conditioner compressor; a temperature sensor interface electrically coupled to a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature near an air conditioner compressor; an acoustic detector interface electrically coupled to an acoustic detector, the acoustic detector configured to detect sound waves generated by the air conditioner compressor; a processing device coupled to the EMF detector interface, the temperature sensor interface, and the acoustic detector interface, the processing device configured to determine when the motor of the air conditioner compressor is active in response to detected EMF and sound waves, and further configured to determine whether to activate the misting apparatus in response to the determination that the air conditioner compressor is active and in response to a determination that the temperature near the air conditioner compressor exceeds a predetermined threshold; and a wireless interface configured to receive an input signal from a remote device, the wireless interface configured to communicate the input signal to the processing device.