Global Patent Index - EP 2174145 A4

EP 2174145 A4 20141001 - A MOISTURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS

Title (en)

A MOISTURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS

Title (de)

FEUCHTIGKEITSÜBERWACHUNGSSYSTEM FÜR GEBÄUDE

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE SURVEILLANCE D'HUMIDITÉ POUR BÂTIMENTS

Publication

EP 2174145 A4 20141001 (EN)

Application

EP 08783305 A 20080801

Priority

  • CA 2008001394 W 20080801
  • CA 2596212 A 20070803

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2596212A1] A method of monitoring moisture in a building is carried out using moisture detectors, which provide an output resistance value ranging from a dry value in the absence of moisture and different wet values in the presence of moisture depending on the quantity of moisture. Rather than emit an alarm based solely on a moisture threshold, a risk assessment of potential damage is calculated for at least a part of the building using the wet values from the moisture detectors for the sensor zones using as input data the wet values and as a first additiona l factor a value which is indicative of a total area of the moisture as provided by the number of sensor zones that are responding with a wet value and as a second additional value the number of consecutive time periods that the sensor zone has reported wet value. The calculation can use computer modeling to calculate a risk factor for growth of mold or a risk factor for growth of timber decay fungi

IPC 8 full level

G08B 21/20 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); G01M 3/16 (2006.01); G01N 27/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01M 3/165 (2013.01); G01N 27/121 (2013.01); G08B 21/20 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [IY] US 2007026107 A1 20070201 - WANG JIANRONG [US], et al
  • [YDA] WO 2005010837 A2 20050203 - DETEC SYSTEMS LLC [US], et al
  • [A] US 6704681 B1 20040309 - NASSOF RUSSELL S [US], et al
  • [A] ROWAN N J ET AL: "Prediction of toxigenic fungal growth of buildings by using a novel modelling system", APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 65, no. 11, November 1999 (1999-11-01), pages 4814 - 4821, XP003010202, ISSN: 0099-2240
  • See references of WO 2009018650A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

CA 2596212 A1 20080127; CA 2596212 C 20090203; AU 2008286218 A1 20090212; EP 2174145 A1 20100414; EP 2174145 A4 20141001; NZ 582778 A 20110826; WO 2009018650 A1 20090212

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 2596212 A 20070803; AU 2008286218 A 20080801; CA 2008001394 W 20080801; EP 08783305 A 20080801; NZ 58277808 A 20080801