327results about "Power measurement by thermal methods" patented technology

A system and method in which an overhead high voltage transmission line sensor system is able to measure one or more of temperature, current, and line sag for a conductor within a high voltage transmission line system. The sensor system may be able to clamp to a transmission conductor or splice, harvest power from the transmission line, and/or transmit data corresponding to measurements of current, temperature, and line sag.

The invention discloses a microwave power sensor with a multi-cantilever structure. The microwave power sensor comprises a substrate, and a micro-strip line, a cantilever anchoring region and a plurality of pressure welding blocks, which are arranged on the substrate, wherein the cantilever anchoring region and the pressure welding blocks are arranged on the two sides of the micro-strip line respectively; a plurality of cantilevers which are parallel to one another and hung in the air are arranged above the micro-strip line; the cantilevers and the micro-strip line are vertical and have different lengths; and one end of each cantilever is arranged on the cantilever anchoring region, and the other end of each cantilever are correspondingly hung above one pressure welding block. According to the microwave power sensor, the displacements of the cantilevers are caused by the attraction of the microwave power transmitted on the micro-strip line to the cantilevers of different lengths, and the measurement of the microwave power transmitted on the micro-strip line is realized by detecting the number of the cantilevers of different lengths, which are placed in parallel and contacted with the pressure welding blocks, so that the sensitivity of the power sensor can be improved, the structure can be simplified, digital output is realized, and the error range is controlled.

In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures.

A battery pack, and more particularly, a temperature compensated current measuring device which can accurately measure an actual current flowing in a circuit of a charging/discharging path in the battery pack. The temperature compensated current measuring device includes a conductor in which current flows, a temperature sensor disposed around the conductor to measure a temperature of the conductor, and a temperature compensated current detection circuit part electrically connected to two positions of the conductor to measure a voltage between the two positions, electrically connected to the temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the conductor, and measuring the current flowing in the conductor by using the measured temperature and the voltage as an input signal. Thus, it is possible to accurately calculate an actual charging/discharging current with the temperature compensated current measuring device and effectively control the charging capacity of the battery pack.

The invention discloses an MEMS (Micro Electronic Mechanical System) cantilever beam type online microwave power sensor and a production method thereof. The microwave power sensor comprises a gallium arsenide substrate, a mainline CPW (Co-Planer Waveguide), a subline CPW, an MEMS cantilever beam type structure and a terminal microwave power monitoring system, wherein the MEMS cantilever beam type structure comprises a cantilever beam and an anchor area; the cantilever beam stretches across the mainline CPW signal line, and the fixed end of the cantilever beam is fixed on the anchor area; the anchor area is connected with the terminal microwave power monitoring system through the subline CPW signal line; and a drive electrode is arranged below the cantilever beam type structure. The MEMS cantilever beam type online microwave power sensor not only has the advantages of the terminal type microwave power sensor, such as low loss and high sensitivity, but also has the advantages of online microwave power measurement, realization of monitoring and not monitoring, integration of the online microwave power sensors with various kinds of coupling factors, and compatibility with the gallium arsenide monolithic microwave integrated circuit.

An arrangement for use in a utility meter includes a temperature sensor, a memory device, a communication circuit, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is operably coupled to receive information representative of temperature measurements from the temperature sensor. The processing circuit is configured to store first temperature information associated with a first time period in a first data record in the memory device, the first temperature information derived from one or more of the temperature measurements. The processing circuit is further configured to store subsequent temperature information associated with corresponding subsequent time periods in corresponding other data records in the memory device. The processing circuit is also configure to periodically cause the communication circuit to communicate information representative of the first temperature information and the subsequent temperature information to an external device.

A power meter is provided in which calibration is carried out as an automated procedure controlled by the meter.

The invention discloses an MEMS (Micro Electronic Mechanical System) clamped beam type online microwave power sensor and a production method thereof. The microwave power sensor comprises a gallium arsenide substrate, a mainline CPW (Co-Planer Waveguide), a subline CPW, an MEMS clamped beam type structure and a terminal microwave power monitoring system, wherein the MEMS clamped beam type structure comprises a clamped beam and an anchor area; the clamped beam stretches across the mainline CPW signal line, and both ends of the clamped beam are fixed on the anchor area; the anchor are is connected with the terminal microwave power monitoring system through the subline CPW signal line rather than the CPW ground line; and a drive electrode is arranged below the clamped beam type structure. The MEMS clamped beam type online microwave power sensor not only has the advantages of a terminal type microwave power sensor, such as low loss and high sensitivity, but also has the advantages of online microwave power measurement, realization of monitoring and not monitoring, integration of the online microwave power sensors with various kinds of coupling factors, and compatibility with the gallium arsenide monolithic microwave integrated circuit.

One embodiment disclosed relates to an apparatus for temperature control of an integrated circuit on a circuit board. The apparatus includes a first resistor on the circuit board, a second resistor on the circuit board, and a heat conductive material. The heat conductive material is attached to both the first and second resistors and to a surface of a package containing the integrated circuit. Another embodiment disclosed relates to an apparatus that provides both cooling and heating functionality in order to maintain the operational temperature of the IC within an acceptable range.

An improved power sensor having an input connector connected to an input port having a center pin and a ground side; an amplifier; first and second detectors; and a thermal stabilization system, including a thermal mass disposed between the ground side of the input connection and the detectors, a ground plane for holding the temperature of thermally sensitive components constant to within 2 degrees C., and a thermal impedance disposed between the center pin of the input port, preferably including a splitter and at least one DC capacitor, and a temperature sensor disposed on the ground plane.

A directory-based coherency method, system and program are provided for intervening a requested cache line from a plurality of candidate memory sources in a multiprocessor system on the basis of the sensed temperature or power dissipation value at each memory source. By providing temperature or power dissipation sensors in each of the candidate memory sources (e.g., at cores, cache memories, memory controller, etc.) that share a requested cache line, control logic may be used to determine which memory source should source the cache line by using the power sensor signals to signal only the memory source with acceptable power dissipation to provide the cache line to the requester.

The present invention discloses a hot-wire anemometer calibrating device in a sound filed and a calibrating method. The device comprises the following components: a closed container; a driving mechanism which is fixed and installed in the closed container; a probe which is connected with the driving mechanism and moves under the driving of the driving mechanism; a displacement transducer which is provided on the driving mechanism; a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor which are installed at the inner part of the container; and a conducting wire. The method comprises the following procedures: when the closed container is executed with vacuum pumping, filling a working medium to be tested; setting a first group of working condition point; setting a second group of working condition point; respectively collecting a hot-wire electric signal corresponding with the working condition point to the first group of working condition point and the second working condition point; respectively executing data fitting to the first group of working condition point, the second group of working condition point and the corresponding hot-wire electric signals; and fitting the two obtained data and then executing combination fitting. The calibrating to the hot-wire anemometer is more accurate and a larger speed range can be calibrated.