Load heating control method

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE: To facilitate maintenance of equipment by a method wherein a simulation pavement surface on the same condition as that of a pavement surface to be controlled is formed in a place not interfering with traffic of an automobile and based on data on the simulated pavement surface, the temperature of a true pavement surface is controlled. CONSTITUTION: A simulated pavement surface 1 is formed in a place not interfering with running of an automobile, and a moisture detector 2, a snow detector 3 are arranged in an exposing state on the simulated pavement surface 1. A heat generating wire 4 is buried right below the simulated pavement surface 1. Meanwhile, the heat generating wire 6 is buried in a zigzagging manner under the road pavement surface 5, and a temperature detector 7 is also buried. Based on a moisture value and a snow value detected by the simulated pavement surface 1, snow is molten by controlling a heat generating wire 6 of the pavement surface 5. This method melts snow by a non-contact method at a low-cost.

Inventors

• 👤 Takaaki Watabe

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