Air Conditioner Mister, Apparatus and Method

Abstract

An apparatus includes a mister having an on state and an off state. A thermostat is coupled to an air conditioner compressor and to the mister. The thermostat informs the mister when the air conditioner compressor is running and the mister uses that information to determine whether to transition between the on state and the off state.

1 - 19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . An apparatus comprising:
 a mister having an on state and an off state;   a thermostat coupled to an air conditioner compressor and to the mister; and   wherein the thermostat informs the mister when the air conditioner compressor is running and the mister uses that information to determine whether to transition between the on state and the off state.   
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 20  wherein the thermostat is wirelessly coupled to the mister. 
     
     
         22 . An apparatus comprising:
 a mister having an on state and an off state;   an air conditioner compressor having a fan; and   a sensor coupled to the air conditioner compressor and to the mister, wherein the sensor detects a difference in light adjacent the air conditioner compressor when the air conditioner compressor is on and the fan is spinning versus when it is off and the fan is not spinning;   wherein the mister uses the sensor to determine whether to transition between the on state and the off state.   
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 22  wherein the sensor detects a difference in the intensity of light adjacent the air conditioner compressor when the air conditioner compressor is on and the fan is spinning versus when it is off and the fan is not spinning. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 22  wherein the fan has blades and the apparatus further comprises:
 a mirror coupled to one of the blades of the fan and positioned so that it will direct light in flashes to the sensor once per revolution of the fan; and 
 wherein the sensor detects the once-per-revolution flashes of light. 
 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 22  wherein the fan has blades and the sensor detects a difference in the intensity of light adjacent the air conditioner compressor when a blade of the fan is below the sensor versus when a blade of the fan is not below the sensor. 
     
     
         26 . An apparatus comprising:
 a mister having an on state and an off state;   an air conditioner compressor having a fan that blows air outward from the compressor when the compressor is running; and   a generator in the path of the air blown from the compressor, the generator generating electricity when air of sufficient force is blowing from the compressor;   wherein the mister switches between the on state and the off state when electricity generated by the generator reaches a threshold.   
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 26  wherein the generator is a fan. 
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 26  wherein the mister switches from the off state to the on state when the electricity generated by the generator reaches the threshold from below. 
     
     
         29 - 34 . (canceled)