If you have been on an airplane at least once in your life, chances are you were either too hot or too cold. If that is the case, you are not alone; cabin comfort has been an issue for years with all major airlines. People find that they are either freezing cold or boiling hot, rarely at a comfortable medium. But this doesn't just happen on planes, it happens on all kinds of transportation including trains, cars and buses as well. Almost all types of mass transit get the inside temperature wrong; overcooling and overheating the passengers inside.

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If you have been on an airplane
at least once in your life,
chances are you were either too
hot or too cold. If that is the
case, you are not alone; cabin
comfort has been an issue for
years with all major airlines.
People find that they are either
freezing cold or boiling hot,
rarely at a comfortable
medium.
But, this doesn't just happen on planes, it happens on all kinds of transportation including trains, cars and
buses as well. Almost all types of mass transit get the inside temperature wrong; overcooling and overheating
the passengers inside.
One of the reasons for this may be the fact the temperatures on mass transit have no regulations or guidelines.
There are almost no standards for companies to fulfill customer complaints regarding temperature. In many
cases the equipment they are using is old and unable to maintain consistent temperature levels. Most buses are
10 to 15 years old, and most trains are 25 to 30 years old. Older equipment was not designed well for
temperature regulation and passenger comfort, safety was a greater concern. Today, passenger comfort is
increasingly important to the transportation industry.
Extreme weather outside will often impact the comfort level of public or mass transportation; if it is extremely
hot out, many forms of transit will be uncomfortably hot. America's maximum 'safe' internal temperature for
transportation is 90 °F. This temperature caused an American Airline flight attendant to pass out while working a
flight. Unfortunately, there are times when transportation conditions far exceed this temperature threshold.
As many transportation vessels are being retired and replaced, temperature studies are being conducted on
new transportation units. Safety, comfort and efficiency are being taken into consideration when designing
HVAC systems for any newly designed mass transportation. Data loggers are used to collect information during
peak traveling times and varying seasons to monitor passenger comfort and safety all year long.
MadgeTech offers data loggers to monitor temperature and humidity levels for passenger vessel and
transportation applications. Recording this data gives the transportation provider the ability to dial in and
maintain passenger comfort and HVAC efficiency.