{"id":38,"date":"2023-12-04T17:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2023-12-10T19:18:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T19:18:42","slug":"sensors-drainage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/sensors-drainage\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensors &#038; Drainage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We plan to have sensors placed at different points in the dehumidifier as seen below in Figure 1. Each sensor will measure relative humidity and temperature. To achieve this a python code was created to simulate the expected values for each of the individual sensors over the time of running by tracking the water stored by the desiccant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.32.27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" width=\"626\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.32.27-PM.png 814w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.32.27-PM-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.32.27-PM-768x749.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure 1: Sensor (A,B,C,D,E) Placement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The simulation will provide values for temperature and humidity of any sensor over time. The code also tracks water stored by the desiccant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.39.54-PM-637x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.39.54-PM-637x1024.png 637w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.39.54-PM-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.39.54-PM.png 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure 2:  Results of Dehumidifier Simulation Showing Change in Humidity and Water Absorbed Over Time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system will have a float sensor as well to determine when the drainage tank reaches the maximum amount of water. The sensor will rely on the buoyancy of an enclosed ball as water levels rise and lower. From there a touch sensor will be activated once the tank reaches maximum capacity sending a signal to the drain pump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.48.14-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.48.14-PM.png 536w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-10-at-1.48.14-PM-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure 3: Float Sensor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We plan to have sensors placed at different points in the dehumidifier as seen below in Figure 1. Each sensor will measure relative humidity and temperature. To achieve this a python code was created to simulate the expected values for each of the individual sensors over the time of running by tracking the water stored &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/sensors-drainage\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sensors &#038; Drainage&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":565,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/565"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/low-temp-dehumidifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}