Patent ID: 8806772

Claim:
A condition sensing system for a grain drying system, the condition sensing system comprising: a plurality of condition sensing cable assemblies for hanging to extend substantially vertically in a grain storage bin, said assemblies each including a flexible support cable and a data-conveying member extending continuously along the length of said assemblies; and at least one of said condition sensing cable assemblies having a plurality of humidity sensor assemblies mounted on the support cable in a spaced apart relationship along the length of the support cable and between first and second ends thereof, said humidity sensor assemblies each including an elongate, rigid sensor support member disposed in a substantially vertical orientation extending parallel to said support cable, a humidity sensor disposed on a sensor circuit board, said sensor support member substantially protecting said humidity sensor and said sensor circuit board from exposure to shear forces applied to the condition sensing cable assembly, and a protective covering extending around said support cable, said data-conveying member, said sensor support member, said humidity sensor, and said sensor circuit board, the support cable and the data-conveying member passing through the protective covering to extend from each end thereof, said data-conveying member providing a common communicative coupling to each of said humidity sensor assemblies disposed on the support cable for communicating humidity data from each of said humidity sensors to the grain drying system.