Patent · US Expired

Controlling the supply of electric current to a room

US3967545A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 1975
Grant dateJul 6, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 10, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D23/275
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and installation in which electric current supplied to a room is controlled in dependence on the temperature of a pipe for supplying water to an outlet in the room. In a particular application, a steam exhaust fan mounted in a bathroom ceiling is turned on and off at particular predetermined temperatures of a pipe connected to supply hot water to a tap in the room. A general purpose adaptor for inserting electric circuit elements into series in an existing circuit is also disclosed.

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