Patent ID: 8456312
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: F17D,G01M,G08B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A water leak and humidity detection and control apparatus comprising a first sensor set, said first sensor set having a leak detector, said first sensor set connected to a central controller, said central controller having a first comparator set associated with said first sensor set, said first comparator set also associated with a first LED set, said first comparator set having a cumulating aural buzzer contact, said aural buzzer contact having either a high voltage state or a low voltage state and said aural buzzer contact associated with an aural buzzer and controlling said aural buzzer, said first comparator set having a cumulating water valve contact, said water valve contact having either a high voltage state or a low voltage state and said water valve contact associated with a water valve controlling circuit and said water valve controlling circuit controlling a water valve, a power supply connected to said central controller, said leak detector comprising a respective first conductive metal grid overlaid by a respective porous insulating layer impregnated with a salt and said respective insulating layer overlaid by a respective second conductive metal grid and said respective first conductive metal grid connected to a respective first wire and said first wire at one end connected to a ground trace of said central controller and said respective second conductive metal grid connected to a respective second wire and said second wire connected at one end to a respective signal voltage trace of said central controller, a respective terminating resistor connects the other end of said first wire to the other end of said second wire, said respective signal voltage trace connected in series to a respective signal voltage resistor, and said signal voltage resistor connected in series to a source voltage of said central controller, and said terminating resistor having the same resistance as said signal voltage resistor.