METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WATER INTRUSION MITIGATION

A water intrusion mitigation device for use in enclosures housing electric components and equipment that are sensitive to humidity includes a thermoelectric cooler and a water electrolyzer. The thermoelectric cooler has two sides: a first side that is configured to be heated with the application of...

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Hauptverfasser: Wicks, Curtis, Quy, Dennis A
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Zusammenfassung:A water intrusion mitigation device for use in enclosures housing electric components and equipment that are sensitive to humidity includes a thermoelectric cooler and a water electrolyzer. The thermoelectric cooler has two sides: a first side that is configured to be heated with the application of an electric current and a second side that is configured to cooled with the application of an electric current. The water electrolyzer is a proton exchange membrane that is in thermal communication with the second side of the thermoelectric cooler.