Patent ID: 7421887

Claim:
A method for moisture detection and removal, the method comprising: providing discrete feedback as an indication of current moisture accumulation on a surface of a perforated plane, wherein the plane includes at least one moisture sensor, integrated within the surface to form the plane, wherein the at least one moisture sensor comprises a set of concentric rings exposed as a pair of isolated electrical conductors and the discrete feedback indicates a number of closed circuits provided by the at least one moisture sensor, each closed circuit signifying moisture was detected within the area of the surface bound by the at least one moisture sensor; comparing the indication of current moisture accumulation with a threshold value; when the indication of current moisture accumulation exceeds the threshold value, sending an activation signal to a moisture removal mechanism; removing the current moisture accumulation from an area of the first surface bound by the at least one moisture sensor; and clearing the indication of current moisture accumulation to avoid any unnecessary operation of the moisture removal mechanism.