US2023314018A1PendingUtilityA1

Humidity adjusting device and humidity adjusting method

Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONEPriority: Aug 31, 2020Filed: Aug 31, 2020Published: Oct 5, 2023
Est. expiryAug 31, 2040(~14.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F24F 6/025F24F 11/49F24F 11/52E02D 29/12E03F 5/02
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Abstract

A humidity adjustment device (10) according to the present disclosure includes a control unit (11) that acquires humidity information indicating humidity of a space part of a manhole and controls the humidity on the basis of the humidity information.

Claims

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1 . A humidity adjustment device, the device comprising a processor configured to execute a method comprising
 acquiring humidity information indicating humidity of a space part of a manhole; and   adjusting, based on the humidity information, the humidity of the space part of the manhole.   
     
     
         2 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 1 , the processor further configured to execute a method comprising:
 acquiring space part temperature information and inner wall surface temperature information, wherein the space part temperature information includes a temperature of the space part of the manhole, and wherein the inner wall surface temperature information includes a temperature of an inner wall surface of the manhole;   calculating a critical humidity value at which dew condensation does not occur in the manhole based on one or more of: the space part temperature information, the inner wall surface temperature information, and the humidity information; and   adjusting the humidity of the space part of the manhole based on a result of comparing the critical humidity value with the humidity.   
     
     
         3 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 2 , the processor further configured to execute a method comprising:
 determining an operation for maintaining the humidity within a range equal to or greater than a reference humidity value and less than the critical humidity value; and   transmitting data for humidifying the inside of the manhole.   
     
     
         4 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 2 , the processor further comprises a method comprising:
 determining an operation for supplying water in the manhole to maintain the humidity within a range equal to or greater than a reference humidity value and less than a critical humidity value; and   transmitting data for maintaining the humidity according to supplying water in the manhole.   
     
     
         5 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the acquiring the space part information further comprises:
 acquiring acquires water amount information indicating a water amount associated with supplying water in the manhole, 
 calculating a needed water amount based on one or more of: the space part temperature information, the inner wall surface temperature information, the humidity information, or the information indicating the critical humidity value, 
 determining the operation of supplying the water based on a result of comparing the needed water amount with the water amount, and 
 causing transmission of the determined operation to supply the water. 
   
     
     
         6 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 1 , the processor further configured to execute a method comprising:
 determining whether or not there is sealing property in the manhole on the basis of the humidity information.   
     
     
         7 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 6 , the processor further configured to execute a method comprising:
 determining the sealing property based on humidity control property of concrete constituting the manhole.   
     
     
         8 . A method for adjusting humidity inside a manhole, the method comprising:
 acquiring humidity information indicating humidity of a space part of the manhole; and   controlling the humidity of the space part of the manhole on the basis of the humidity information.   
     
     
         9 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 2 , the processor further configured to execute a method comprising:
 determining whether or not there is sealing property in the manhole on the basis of the humidity information.   
     
     
         10 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 3 , the processor further configured to execute a method comprising:
 determining whether or not there is sealing property in the manhole on the basis of the humidity information.   
     
     
         11 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 4 , the processor further configured to execute a method comprising:
 determining whether or not there is sealing property in the manhole on the basis of the humidity information.   
     
     
         12 . The humidity adjustment device according to  claim 5 , the processor further configured to execute a method comprising:
 determining whether or not there is sealing property in the manhole on the basis of the humidity information.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 acquiring space part temperature information and inner wall surface temperature information, wherein the space part temperature information includes a temperature of the space part of the manhole, and wherein the inner wall surface temperature information includes a temperature of an inner wall surface of the manhole;   calculating a critical humidity value at which dew condensation does not occur in the manhole based on one or more of: the space part temperature information, the inner wall surface temperature information, and the humidity information; and   adjusting the humidity of the space part of the manhole based on a result of comparing the critical humidity value with the humidity.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 determining an operation for maintaining the humidity within a range equal to or greater than a reference humidity value and less than the critical humidity value; and   transmitting data for humidifying the inside of the manhole.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 determining an operation for supplying water in the manhole to maintain the humidity within a range equal to or greater than a reference humidity value and less than a critical humidity value; and   transmitting data for maintaining the humidity according to supplying water in the manhole.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the acquiring the space part information further comprises:
 acquiring acquires water amount information indicating a water amount associated with supplying water in the manhole,   calculating a needed water amount based on one or more of: the space part temperature information, the inner wall surface temperature information, the humidity information, or the information indicating the critical humidity value,   determining the operation of supplying the water based on a result of comparing the needed water amount with the water amount, and   causing transmission of the determined operation to supply the water.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 determining whether or not there is sealing property in the manhole on the basis of the humidity information.   
     
     
         18 . A system for adjusting humidity, the system comprising a processor configured to execute a method comprising:
 acquiring humidity information indicating humidity of a space part of the manhole; and   controlling the humidity of the space part of the manhole on the basis of the humidity information.   
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 18 , the processor further comprising a method comprising:
 acquiring space part temperature information and inner wall surface temperature information, wherein the space part temperature information includes a temperature of the space part of the manhole, and wherein the inner wall surface temperature information includes a temperature of an inner wall surface of the manhole;   calculating a critical humidity value at which dew condensation does not occur in the manhole based on one or more of: the space part temperature information, the inner wall surface temperature information, and the humidity information; and   adjusting the humidity of the space part of the manhole based on a result of comparing the critical humidity value with the humidity.   
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 19 , the processor further comprising a method comprising:
 determining an operation for maintaining the humidity within a range equal to or greater than a reference humidity value and less than the critical humidity value; and   transmitting data for humidifying the inside of the manhole.

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