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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2012
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Geert-Jan Darwinkel, Winsum, NL;
Timothy Van Der Graaf, Groningen, NL;
Wilhelmina Johanna Gerarda Van De Wassenberg, Veldhoven, NL;
Jan Buffinga, Drachten, NL;
Jacob Dijkstra, Zwaagwesteinde, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a humidifier and a method of monitoring the water level in the humidifier, the method comprising the steps of: detecting the temperature at the air outlet of the humidifier and generating temperature signals indicating the temperature thereof (); determining the water level in the humidifier according to the generated temperature signals (). The water level in the humidifier can be monitored using a rather simple structure yielding a high accuracy.