Wet bulb globe temperature system
The invention described herein is a method and device for determining critical weather characteristics. In the preferred embodiment, the invention relates to methods and devices for determining, displaying, and recording the wet bulb globe temperature. The wet bulb globe temperature is critical for predicting health events such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke and other heat ailments.
1 . A computer implemented system for correlating a wet bulb globe temperature to a user specified location at a user specified time comprising:
a positioning module configured to determine a physical location of a user;
an electronic data feed source of weather data for the physical location or a secondary location;
a processor configured to determine an ambient wet bulb globe temperature for the physical location or the secondary location based on the wet globe temperature, the black globe temperature, and the air temperature;
a user interface module configured to display the ambient wet bulb globe temperature and configured to enable a user to select a wet bulb globe temperature limit and an alert time duration;
a memory module configured to assign a time stamp and a location stamp to the ambient wet bulb globe temperature and to save the ambient wet bulb globe temperature having the time stamp and the location stamp;
a wireless communication module; and
an alert module configured to continuously monitor the ambient wet bulb globe temperature during the alert timer duration, and alert the user when the ambient wet bulb globe temperature meets or exceeds the wet bulb globe temperature limit for a preset time interval for a location specified by the user prior to the expiration of the alert timer duration, wherein the alert is a hardware haptic feedback mechanism and an auditory signal generator on a device of the user, to protect one or more athletes from heat stress.
2 . The computer implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface module is further configured to display a temperature for the physical location.
3 . The computer implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a forecasted wet bulb globe temperature for the physical location or the secondary location.
4 . The computer implemented system of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a historical wet bulb globe temperature for the physical location or the secondary location.
5 . The computer implemented system of claim 4 , wherein the wireless communication module is configured to send an email to a specified email address, the email including the ambient wet bulb globe temperature having the time stamp and the location stamp.
6 . The computer implemented system of claim 5 , further comprising a server, wherein the wireless communication module is configured to send the physical location or the secondary location to a remote server, the remote server comprising the processor.
7 . The computer implemented system of claim 6 , wherein the remote server is configured to receive the weather data.
8 . The computer implemented system of claim 7 , wherein the weather data is comprised of relative humidity, air temperature, dew point, wind speed, solar irradiance, zenith angle, barometric pressure, and cloud cover.
9 . The computer implemented system of claim 8 , wherein the weather data is used to determine a wet globe temperature and a black globe temperature, and the wet globe temperature and the black globe temperature are being used to determine the ambient wet bulb globe temperature.
10 . The computer implemented system of claim 9 , wherein the wet globe temperature, the black globe temperature and the air temperature are the variables used to calculate the ambient wet bulb globe temperature.
11 . A system for determining a wet bulb globe temperature comprising:
a portable unit and a remote server, the portable unit comprising
a positioning module configured to determine a physical location of a user,
a user interface configured to display a wet bulb globe temperature for the physical location and further configured to enable a user to select an alert timer duration, and
a wireless communication module configured to communicate with the remove server;
the remote server comprising
an electronic data feed source configured to receive weather data for the physical location,
a processor configured to determine the wet bulb globe temperature for the physical location based on the wet globe temperature, the black globe temperature, and the air temperature,
wherein the processor is further configured to continuously monitor the ambient wet bulb globe temperature during the alert timer duration, and to generate an alert signal when a wet bulb globe temperature limit for a preset time interval is reached prior to the expiration of the alert timer duration to protect one or more users from heat stress, wherein the alert signal communicates with an alert module to generate a hardware haptic feedback mechanism and an auditory signal generator on a device of the user
a memory module configured to assign a time stamp and a location stamp to the wet bulb globe temperature and to save the wet bulb globe temperature having the time stamp and the location stamp, and
a wireless communication component configured to communicate with the portable unit.
12 . The system of claim 11 , the portable unit further comprises an alert module configured to generate a sound or vibration alert when the portable unit receives the alert signal from the remote server.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the user interface includes an alert limit that allows a user to select the wet bulb globe temperature limit.
14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interface includes a location input configured to enable a user to select a location to be associated with a wet bulb globe temperature.
15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor determines a wet globe temperature and a black globe temperature based on the weather data, and then determines a wet globe bulb temperature based on the wet globe temperature, the black globe temperature, and the air temperature.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the weather data is further comprised of a relative humidity, a dew point, a wind speed, a solar irradiance, a zenith angle, a barometric pressure, and a cloud cover.
17 . A wet bulb globe temperature device comprising
a GPS module configured to establish a location of the device;
a communication module configured to
receive a wet bulb globe temperature from a processor, the wet bulb globe temperature further comprising an ambient wet bulb globe temperature and a forecasted wet bulb globe temperature and
transmit the location of the device to the processor, a user selected location, and the wet bulb globe temperatures;
wherein the processor is configured to determine the wet bulb globe temperature for the physical location based on the wet globe temperature, the black globe temperature, and the air temperature weather data and the air temperature, wherein the processor is further configured to generate an alert signal when a wet bulb globe temperature limit for a preset time interval is reached to protect one or more users from heat stress;
a customizable user interface configured to
receive the wet bulb globe temperature limit for the preset time interval and an alert time duration,
display the ambient wet bulb globe temperature,
display the forecasted wet bulb globe temperature; and
an alert module configured to alert a user when the ambient wet bulb globe temperature equals or is greater than the wet bulb globe temperature limit prior to the expiration of the alert timer duration, wherein the alert is a hardware haptic feedback mechanism and an auditory signal generator on a device of the user.
18 . The wet bulb globe temperature device of claim 17 , further comprising a component for directly measuring the air temperature.
19 . The wet bulb globe temperature device of claim 17 , further comprising a selection module that enables the user to select a location from a map interface.
20 . The wet bulb globe temperature device of claim 17 , further comprising a record component that saves all data for a given time set to an external server.