Evaporative cooling system

Abstract

An evaporative cooling system for evaporatively cooling poultry houses, livestock houses and/or botanical structures, wherein the evaporative cooling system is capable of continually maintaining a sufficient supply of water within a reservoir and trough system, thus eliminating the occurrence of pump deactivation typically associated with low water level conditions, and promoting a more uniform distribution and quantity of water over the cooling pads of the evaporative cooling system for a more efficient and sustained cooling process.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An evaporative cooling system for evaporatively cooling the internal environment of a building structure, said evaporative cooling system comprising: 
 an electronic fluid level-sensing probe adapted to maintain a pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system.    
     
     
         2 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 1 , further comprising a fluid valve adapted to electrically interact with said electronic fluid level-sensing probe to maintain said pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         3 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 2 , wherein said fluid valve is solenoid regulated.  
     
     
         4 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 2 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe comprises a high fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electronically interact with said fluid valve to permit the opening and closing thereof for fluid passage therethrough for maintenance of a pre-selected upper fluid level limit.  
     
     
         5 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 1 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe comprises a low fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electronically interact with a pump motor to permit the activation and deactivation thereof based upon a pre-selected lower fluid level limit, said pump motor utilized to pump fluid through said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         6 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 5 , further comprising an electrically coupled alarm, said alarm activated upon deactivation of said pump motor and realization of said pre-selected lower fluid level limit.  
     
     
         7 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 1 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe comprises a plurality of electronic fluid level-sensing probes selected from the group consisting of high fluid level-sensing probes, mid-range fluid level-sensing probes, and low fluid level-sensing probes.  
     
     
         8 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 1 , further comprising a thermostat for internal temperature sensing and regulation of ventilation assemblies of said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         9 . An evaporative cooling system for evaporatively cooling the internal environment of a building structure, said evaporative cooling system comprising: 
 a fluid valve adapted to maintain a pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system, said fluid valve comprising an electrically controlled regulating means.    
     
     
         10 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 9 , wherein said electrically controlled regulating means is a solenoid mechanism.  
     
     
         11 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 9 , further comprising an electronic fluid level-sensing probe.  
     
     
         12 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 11 , wherein said fluid valve is adapted to electrically interact with said electronic fluid level-sensing probe to maintain said pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         13 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 11 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe comprises a high fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electronically interact with said fluid valve to permit the opening and closing thereof for fluid passage therethrough for maintenance of a pre-selected upper fluid level limit.  
     
     
         14 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 11 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe comprises a low fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electronically interact with a pump motor to permit the activation and deactivation thereof based upon a pre-selected lower fluid level limit, said pump motor utilized to pump fluid through said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         15 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 14 , further comprising an electrically coupled alarm, said alarm activated upon deactivation of said pump motor and realization of said pre-selected lower fluid level limit.  
     
     
         16 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 11 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe comprises a plurality of electronic fluid level-sensing probes selected from the group consisting of high fluid level-sensing probes, mid-range fluid level-sensing probes, and low fluid level-sensing probes.  
     
     
         17 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 11 , further comprising a thermostat for internal temperature sensing and regulation of ventilation assemblies of said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         18 . An evaporative cooling system for evaporatively cooling the internal environment of a building structure, said evaporative cooling system comprising: 
 a fluid valve having an electrically controlled regulating means; and,    an electronic fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electrically interact with said fluid valve to maintain a pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system.    
     
     
         19 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 18 , wherein said electrically controlled regulating means is a solenoid mechanism.  
     
     
         20 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 18 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe comprises a high fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electronically interact with said fluid valve to permit the opening and closing thereof for fluid passage therethrough for maintenance of a pre-selected upper fluid level limit.  
     
     
         21 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 18 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe comprises a low fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electronically interact with a pump motor to permit the activation and deactivation thereof based upon a pre-selected lower fluid level limit, said pump motor utilized to pump fluid through said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         22 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 21 , further comprising an electrically coupled alarm, said alarm activated upon deactivation of said pump motor and realization of said pre-selected lower fluid level limit.  
     
     
         23 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 18 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe comprises a plurality of electronic fluid level-sensing probes selected from the group consisting of high fluid level-sensing probes, mid-range fluid level-sensing probes, and low fluid level-sensing probes.  
     
     
         24 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 18 , further comprising a thermostat for internal temperature sensing and regulation of ventilation assemblies of said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         25 . An evaporative cooling system for evaporatively cooling the internal environment of a building structure, said evaporative cooling system comprising: 
 a fluid valve having an electrically controlled regulating means;    a first electronic fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electrically interact with said fluid valve to maintain a first pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system; and,    a second electronic fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electrically interact with a pump motor to maintain a second pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system.    
     
     
         26 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 25 , wherein said electrically controlled regulating means comprises a solenoid mechanism.  
     
     
         27 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 25 , wherein said first electronic fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electronically interact with said fluid valve permits the opening and closing thereof for fluid passage therethrough for maintenance of said first pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         28 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 25 , wherein said second electronic fluid level-sensing probe adapted to electronically interact with said pump motor permits the activation and deactivation thereof based upon said second pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system, said pump motor utilized to pump fluid through said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         29 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 28 , further comprising an electrically coupled alarm, said alarm activated upon deactivation of said pump motor and realization of said second pre-selected quantity of fluid within said evaporative cooling system.  
     
     
         30 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 25 , wherein said electronic fluid level-sensing probe assembly comprises a plurality of electronic water level-sensing probes selected from the group consisting of high fluid level-sensing probes, mid-range fluid level-sensing probes, and low fluid level-sensing probes.  
     
     
         31 . The evaporative cooling system of  claim 25 , further comprising a thermostat for internal temperature sensing and regulation of ventilation assemblies of said evaporative cooling system.