Heating heavy equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11616470-B2
Application number	US-202117166926-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2021
Priority date	Feb 3, 2021
Publication date	Mar 28, 2023
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023

Abstract

A solar panel is electrically coupled to a battery and configured to convert solar energy to electricity to charge the battery. A heating element is electrically coupled to the battery. A thermal sensor is configured to detect an ambient temperature. The thermal sensor is configured to produce a temperature stream indicative of the detected ambient temperature. A humidity sensor is configured to detect an ambient humidity. The humidity sensor is configured to produce a humidity stream indicative of the detected ambient humidity. A controller is electrically couple to the thermal sensor the humidity sensor, and the heating element. The controller is configured to receive a profile that includes an initial designated duration and an initial temperature needed for a designated machine, and produce a current for the heating element to heat the designated machine for the designated duration and temperature.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A portable heating system comprising:
a battery;
a solar panel electrically couple to the battery and configured to convert solar energy to electricity to charge the battery;
a heating element electrically coupled to the battery;
a thermal sensor configured to detect an ambient temperature, the thermal sensor configured to produce a temperature stream indicative of the detected ambient temperature;
a humidity sensor configured to detect an ambient humidity, the humidity sensor configured to produce a humidity stream indicative of the detected ambient humidity; and
a controller electrically couple to the thermal sensor the humidity sensor, and the heating element, the controller configured to:
receive a profile comprising an initial designated duration and an initial temperature needed for a designated machine;
produce a current for the heating element to heat the designated machine for the designated duration and temperature;
receive the temperature stream from the thermal sensor;
receive the humidity stream from the humidity sensor;
determine an adjusted duration based on the received temperature stream, the received humidity stream, and the initial duration;
determine an adjusted temperature based on the received temperature stream, the received humidity stream, and the initial temperature; and
produce a current within the heating element responsive to the adjusted temperature and the adjusted duration.

2. The portable heating system of claim 1 , further comprising a height-adjustable base.

3. The portable heating system of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the height of the portable heating system by the height-adjustable base.

4. The portable heating system of claim 1 , wherein the adjusted duration is different from the initial duration.

5. The portable heating system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to, after recording the completion of the heating, updating information in a database.

6. The portable heating system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to update a database with data including that the machine was heated and the initial designated duration and the initial temperature that each machine was heated.

7. The portable heating system of claim 1 , further comprising a DC-AC inverter.

8. A preservation system comprising:
system database comprising data about a plurality of machines, the data including:
an initial temperature to heat the machine;
an initial duration to heat each machine; and
frequency to heat each machine;

a wireless network coupling a controller and the database, the wireless network providing communication between the controller and the database; and
a portable heating system comprising:
a battery;
a solar panel electrically coupled to the battery and configured to convert solar energy to electricity to charge the battery;
a heating element electrically coupled to the battery;
a thermal sensor configured to detect an ambient temperature, the thermal sensor configured to produce a temperature stream indicative of the detected ambient temperature;
a humidity sensor configured to detect an ambient humidity, the humidity sensor configured to produce a humidity stream indicative of the detected ambient humidity; and
a controller electrically coupled to the thermal sensor, the humidity sensor, and the heating element, the controller configured to:
receive the temperature stream from the thermal sensor;
receive the humidity stream from the humidity sensor;
produce a current within the heating element responsive to the received temperature stream and the received humidity stream
determine an adjusted duration based on the received temperature stream, the received humidity stream, and the initial duration;
determine an adjusted temperature based on the received temperature stream, the received humidity stream, and the initial temperature; and
produce a current within the heating element responsive to the adjusted temperature and the adjusted duration.

9. The preservation system of claim 8 , wherein the portable heating system further comprises a height-adjustable base.

10. The preservation system of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the height of the portable heating system by the height-adjustable base.

11. The preservation system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive a profile comprising a designated duration and temperature needed for a designated machine; and
send a current to a heating element to heat one of the plurality of machines based on the designated duration, the designated temperature, the received temperature stream, and the received humidity stream.

12. The preservation system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to update a database with data including that the machine was heated and, a duration and temperature that each machine was heated.

Assignees

• Saudi Arabian Oil Co

Inventors

• Fandem Qasem A
• Al-Saleh Mansour M
• Al-Khder Abdullah A
• Lutfallah Muhammad H

Classifications

• H02S40/40 Primary

  Thermal components (H02S10/30 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05B6/06

  Control, e.g. of temperature, of power · CPC title

• H02S40/38

  Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules · CPC title

• H02S20/30

  Supporting structures being movable or adjustable, e.g. for angle adjustment · CPC title