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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017

Filed:

May. 17, 2013
Applicant:

Université Laval, Québec, Québec, CA;

Inventors:

André Bégin-Drolet, Quebec, CA;

Jean Ruel, Quebec, CA;

Jean Lemay, Quebec, CA;

Assignee:

UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL, Québec, QC, unknown;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 13/02 (2006.01); G01N 25/00 (2006.01); G01W 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 25/04 (2006.01); G01W 1/06 (2006.01); G08B 19/02 (2006.01); F03D 80/40 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01W 1/02 (2013.01); F03D 80/40 (2016.05); G01N 25/04 (2013.01); G01W 1/06 (2013.01); G08B 19/02 (2013.01); Y02E 10/72 (2013.01);
Abstract

The method includes receiving a value of a quantity of heat applied to at least a portion of a structure, said structure having a sensor surface exposed to the environment, receiving a temperature measurement of the sensor surface, receiving a wind speed measurement of the environment, receiving an ambient temperature measurement of the environment, determining a heat transfer projection of the sensor area using at least the wind speed measurement, the ambient temperature measurement, and one of the value of a quantity of heat and a target temperature of the sensor surface; comparing the heat transfer projection to an associated heat transfer value, and generating a signal indicating the icing condition status based on the comparison.


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