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    The document discusses humidity control in warehouses. It describes how a humidity controller works to maintain the relative humidity above 50% by adding moisture to recirculating air. The controller samples air temperature with a wet bulb and dry bulb, which unbalances a wheatstone bridge if humidity drops. This bridge voltage is compared to a set point, and a solenoid valve is activated to add water when humidity falls below the set point. In this way, the controller regulates humidity through an automated feedback loop.

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    The document discusses humidity control in warehouses. It describes how a humidity controller works to maintain the relative humidity above 50% by adding moisture to recirculating air. The controller samples air temperature with a wet bulb and dry bulb, which unbalances a wheatstone bridge if humidity drops. This bridge voltage is compared to a set point, and a solenoid valve is activated to add water when humidity falls below the set point. In this way, the controller regulates humidity through an automated feedback loop.

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    The document discusses humidity control in warehouses. It describes how a humidity controller works to maintain the relative humidity above 50% by adding moisture to recirculating air. The controller samples air temperature with a wet bulb and dry bulb, which unbalances a wheatstone bridge if humidity drops. This bridge voltage is compared to a set point, and a solenoid valve is activated to add water when humidity falls below the set point. In this way, the controller regulates humidity through an automated feedback loop.

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    WAREHOUSE HUMIDITY CONTROLLER

    Humidity Control - Regulation of the degree of saturation (relative humidity) or quantity


    (absolute humidity) of water vapor in a mixture of air and water vapor. Humidity is commonly
    mistaken as a quality of air.

    When the mixture of air and water vapor is heated at constant pressure, not in the presence of
    water or ice, the ratio of vapor pressure to saturation pressure decreases; that is, the relative
    humidity falls, but absolute humidity remains the same. If the warm mixture is brought in
    contact with water in an insulated system, adiabatic humidification takes place; the warm gases
    and the bulk of the water are cooled as heat is transferred to that portion of the water which
    evaporates, until the water vapor reaches its saturation pressure corresponding to the resultant
    water-air-vapor mixture temperature. Relative humidity is then 100% and absolute humidity
    has increased. Heating of the mixture and use of the heated mixture to evaporate water is
    typical of many industrial drying processes, as well as such common domestic applications as
    hair drying.

    Importance of humidity controller

    -It is essential that the relative humidity be maintained above a certain level

    -it is dangerous to allow the relative humidity to fall below about 50%

    The Process in Humidity Controler


    The recirculating air blower runs at all time, distributing air evenly to all parts of the storage
    area when the water solenoid valve opens, it allows water to reach the series of drip emitters
    the recirculating air blower sucks air out through the roof of the warehouse and forces it past
    the drip emitters. The moving air absorbs some of this dripping water, and the wetted air is
    then distributed via ductwork to various locations throughout the warehouse the signal to turn
    on the water originates in the wet bulb-dry bulb sampling chamber a continuous stream of air
    from the storage area is sucked into the sampling chamber by a small sampling blower the
    sampled air passes over both temperature bulbs

    The Temperature Detector

    • the nickel RTDs have a resistance of 20 kilo-ohms at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

    • the dry bulb RTD is placed in a wheatstone bridge in the R4 position

    • the wet bulb RTD is placed in the R3 position

    • the resistance of the RTDs are labeled Rdry and Rwet

    • the left side of the wheatstone bridge divides the 10-V dc supply evenly, since R1 equals
    R2

    • the right side will not divide the supply voltage evenly because Rwet will be less than
    Rdry due to its lower temperature

    • therefore the bridge will be unbalanced, with the bridge output voltage furnishing the
    input signal to op amp 1

    • this input voltage is identified as bridge voltage

    • Op amp 2 is a voltage comparer

    • it compares the value of Vout to +8.0 V

    • the 8-V reference is supplied by the 7-kilo-ohms/8-kilo-ohms voltage divider

    • if Vout is less than +8.0 V, the output of the voltage comparer is -13 V

    • if VoutBout is greater than +8.0 V, the output of the voltage comparer is +13 V

    • therefore Vout2 switches from -13 V dc to +13 V dc when Vout reaches +8.0 V

    • When this happens, transistor Q1 switches ON and energizes relay R

    • this relay closes a contract in the 115 ac circuit, which energizes the water solenoid
    valve
    • this adds moisture to the recirculating air, thereby driving the relative humidity back up
    above 50%

    • The desired relative humidity can can be changed easily, just by changing the value
    value of value of the 8-kilo-ohms resistor in the voltage divider which feeds op amp 2

    Relationship between the relative humidity and input voltage

    • as the relative humidity goes down, the temperature difference between the bulbs
    becomes greater

    • as the temperature difference becomes greater, the difference between Rwet and Rdry
    also increases, throwing the bridge further out of balance

    • therefore, a decrease in relative humidity causes an increase in bridge voltage

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