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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Green Mountain Mechanical Design, Inc., Warren, VT (US);
James Parker, Warren, VT (US);
Green Mountain Mechanical Design, Inc., Warren, VT (US);
Abstract
A material drying system, method, and control system therefor that provides for consistent and efficient drying of various materials is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a vacuum kiln can use various temperature measurements to reduce the chance of overheating the materials. In certain embodiments, a vacuum kiln (or a control system therefore) can use sensed information, such as the temperature differential across a platen assembly or the duty cycle of a vacuum pump, to determine when a large group of material has reached a substantially uniform dryness level. In certain embodiments, a vacuum kiln as disclosed herein can reduce checking, splitting, over-drying, and under-drying of material without requiring parameters from a user.