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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2011
Victor Petrenko, Lebanon, NH (US);
Charles R. Sullivan, West Lebannon, NH (US);
Oleg Nickolayev, Redwood, CA (US);
Valeri Kozlyuk, Hanover, NH (US);
Victor Petrenko, Lebanon, NH (US);
Charles R. Sullivan, West Lebannon, NH (US);
Oleg Nickolayev, Redwood, CA (US);
Valeri Kozlyuk, Hanover, NH (US);
The Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Abstract
Cost efficient, lightweight and rapid windshield deicing systems and methods are disclosed. The systems utilize step-up converters or inverters, or dual-voltage batteries, to provide a voltage high enough to deice a windshield in less than thirty seconds at ambient temperatures above −10 C. Some of the disclosed systems include sensors for deicing element and ambient temperatures, and in some embodiments windspeed. All embodiments have a controller for limiting deicing time to that sufficient to melt a boundary layer of ice. The controller of embodiments with sensors computes deicing time as a function of ambient temperature. Embodiments interact with wiper systems to enable wipers to clear ice once the boundary layer is melted.