HUMIDITY. Microclimate is visible!

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1 HUMIDITY Microclimate is visible! Microclimate is an interaction between heat and humidity. It is crucial for human comfort. We make it visible and transparent for optimization. Live and almost in real time around the body, in systems and rooms. Climate is key das Klima zählt!

2 Comfort is optimized climate Based on the objective comfort bears both performance and recovery potentials. The microclimate around an organism considerably impacts this. The more a climate tends to warm/humid the more stressful it becomes for a human being. With special climate visualization technology we create an image of this heat and humidity interaction around the body. The result is an insight into the body language of an organism offering hints on his need for more or less heat. Knowing these processes and in consequence treating them positively bears great know-how for more performance and recovery potentials. With THG AreaView technology we found an instrument which visualizes the heat and humidity developments in areas hidden to the eye. Live and almost in real time the climate of a man sitting in a car seat becomes transparent, the tropical and stressful humidity inside a protection suit can be seen, reasons for disturbed sleep become observable and a lot more. Climate is key das Klima zählt! Today we are active in the following fields: Automotive Seating/Aircraft Seating development of comfort solutions Sleep systems climate comfort with active/passive solutions Medical technology e. g. decubitus prophylaxis, wheel chairs, care Textiles climate features of clinical textiles, home textiles, fleeces, spacers and more Apparel Outdoor, protection suits, under wear Head protection comfort and performance are influenced by the climate Furniture/Office equipment optimization of the climate attributes of seat systems of any kind Veterinary horse sports Climate control development of intelligent climate control units at the human/object interface You are aware of further fields of application? We would be pleased to hear from you.

3 Comfort is a considerable attribute for human benefit c.russ-netconsult supports its clients with the objective to develop more climate comfort attributes within various products and applications and to secure these solutions. To do this we offer a mix of technology, services and consulting. Sales of special measurement technology for heat and humidity Feasibility studies with new climate measurement technologies Project support to develop climate comfort at the human/object interface Managed test measurements with occupants Training for sales forces climate is comfort Climate visualization, live and almost in real time Field tests, climate chamber and long term studies Read an excerpt about the technology based opportunities we offer on the inner pages.

4 THG AreaView SeatView SeatView has been developed for the automotive industry and has been adopted from various recognized car producers and tier1 suppliers today. Whether it is an active of passive climate solution SeatView tracks and visualizes the live development of heat and humidity flows in the comfort zone between human and seat. Combined with BodyView also the seat core becomes climate transparent. Identify thermic and hydrographic weak spots and optimize your climate relevant systems with SeatView technology. The thermo/hydrographic image sequence shows one of 2,500 images of a human back with a running seat heating. The temperature (left chart) and absolute humidity (right chart) both increase parallel. The organism reacts upon the external heat source almost immediately and starts to perspire. Despite the unobjectionable relative humidity (middle chart) of this momentum in fact absolute humidity instantly starts to accumulate between driver and seat. It becomes warm but at the same time humid which may negatively impact comfort in the course of time. Live climate profile of a human back with the seat heating turned on We would be pleased to tell you more about SeatView or provide an offer on demand. SeatView ready for action in a car seat Product: Measurement mats with areas of 0.4 m² und 0.5 m² (special sizes on demand) Representative seat climate tracking with 50, 57 or 62 sensors Setup time just a few seconds Robust climate neutral architecture Mobile and stationary use possible any time Compatible with all THG AreaView applications Fields of application: Research & Development of climate relevant seat solutions Quality management Test drives (lab/field) Material comparison Product comparison Control system

5 THG AreaView SleepView A human sleeps about 1/3 of his life. Comfort and climate play a central role here. Accumulated humidity through transpiration between a human and a laying area or a duvet expresses the organisms intent to cool. However excessive humidity in this well insulated area reduces the effect of this intent and stresses the organism. The consequences reach from waking phases during the sleep to the extreme of severe skin tissue damage. SleepView visualizes these climate processes and supports the development of sleep and laying systems with high comfort potential. The graph on the right shows the humi - dity between human and mattress in absolute values. It represents the mass output (perspiration) of the orga nism and is independent of temperature. Parallel (not shown here) the condition is up to 34 C warm which widely keeps the relative humidity unobjectionable. But the occupant sweats and directly expresses his intent to cool. Knowing these interactions early can be valuable in actively conditioned environments and may support to improve the development of extreme humid zones in passive environments. Climate comfort is always both heat and humidity management. SleepView can operate above and below an occupant Product: Measurement mats with 70 cm x 140 cm area (special sizes on demand) Climate neutral architecture Mobile and stationary use possible any time Representative climate tracking on laying areas with 46 sensors (up to 62) Setup time just a few seconds Compatible with all THG AreaView applications Fields of application: R&D of climate relevant sleep systems and bedding devices Sleeping bags Medical laying systems Quality management Control system Product comparison testings We would be pleased to tell you more about SleepView or provide an offer on demand. Cooling intent of an organism

6 THG AreaView BodyView BodyView is unique for tracking body and body near climate. Standalone sensors can be placed at almost any spot between skin and textile to track heat and humidity developments. Is the human being the source of the climate BodyView directly shows the organisms individual need for heating or cooling. Comfort and performance potentials can be derived from that. BodyView is also suitable for climate measurement inside of systems such as automotive seats. BodyView like any THG AreaView application creates a 2D-image of a climate area. In addition because of its stand-alone sensors it can also detect climate in various layers (see below). Starting from skin level to T-shirt and long sleeve to the outside of the jacket several climate layers occur indicating the heat and humidity path throughout a whole apparel system. The longer a human can act in a warm/dry environment the longer he can tap full performance respectively recovery potentials. Climate is comfort. THG BodyView with 7+1 sensors (max. 16 per unit) Product: Measurement spider with up to16 standalone sensors, e. g. upper body climate tracking Representative climate tracking of one area or various layers. Climate neutral architecture, fully dewable Mobile and stationary use possible any time Weight of the whole unit just 160 g. Setup time a few minutes Fields of application: Development of climate active apparel, under wear, outdoor wear, sleeping bags, protective suits, shoes, gloves, fleeces, Application inside special systems such as car seats, mattress cores, rooms Single climate layers of an apparel-system We would be pleased to tell you more about BodyView or provide an offer on demand.

7 THG AreaView HeadView HeadView visualizes the heat and humidity developments within head protection applications. The body releases a considerable amount of heat over the head. Accumulated transpiration humidity within a head protection device decreases the effect of the heat release. The consequences reach from uncomfortable heat and humidity sensations to decreased performance potentials. HeadView offers the optimization of climate comfort within head protection devices of all kind. Looked at bike helmets as an example it can be shown that the head with support of head wind is widely aerated well. Standing still however considerable differences can occur quickly. Convection between head and helmet is limited or interrupted. But especially when standing still heat and humidity holdups are perceived as uncomfortable from the users. HeadView can support to unfold weak spots for heat and humidity holdups and creates room for improved comfort within head protection. Heat and humidity holdups standing still HeadView hood with accessories Product: Measurement hood with sensors spread over the head Representative head climate tracking Climate neutral architecture, fully dewable Mobile and stationary use possible any time Weight of the whole unit just 200 g. Setup time just a few seconds Fields of application: Climate optimization within helmets, hats, caps, hoods, bonnets, etc. We would be pleased to tell you more about HeadView or provide an offer on demand.

8 Technical overview THG AreaView Relative Humidity RH Measurement range 0 % RH to 100 % RH, fully dewable Accuracy ± 2 % RH Resolution 0.02 % RH Hysteresis ± 0.5 % RH Long time stability < ± 0.5 %/a at 50 % RH and 20 C Response time < 4 sec Temperature T Measurement range - 40 C +120 C Accuracy - 40 C 0 C ± 1.5 C ± 0 C 40 C ± 0.3 C + 40 C 80 C ± 0.5 C Resolution 0.1 C Hysteresis ± 0.2 C Response time < 30 sec Data logger Size 106 x 57 x 22 mm Weight app. 95 g Memory capacity 1.5 mil values Interface USB 2.0 Power supply Li ION 3.7 VDC/1200mAh Power input charging max. 500 ma, operating < 1 ma Protection class IP64 System requirements for Software Plattform IBM compatible PC Operating System Win 98/Me and NT 4.0/2000/XP, Win7 32bit Interface USB 2.0 Additional Sofware Applications MS Excel 2000 or higher Inside Climate GmbH. Christoph Russ Hilpoltsteinerstr.1b. D Holzkirchen. Germany T F info@inside-climate.com.