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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johannes Martinus van Oort, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paul Shadforth Thompson, Stephentown, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ; F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62-34 ; 622592 ;
Abstract
A dehumidifier for an x-ray detector includes a box having an inlet, an outlet, and a drain. A thermo-electrical element includes a cold plate disposed inside the box for cooling air channeled therethrough, and an opposite hot plate disposed outside the box for liberating heat. Air is cooled inside the box for condensing moisture therefrom which is removed by the drain, and the cooled air is heated for reducing relative humidity thereof. The resulting dry air is channeled to a housing protecting the x-ray detector.