2735 results about "Internal temperature" patented technology

The present invention is related to the field of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). More particularly, the present invention is related to methods and systems for controlled heating and cooling in order to reduce costs and the carbon footprint of said heating and cooling by optimizing the use of fresh air ventilation. The present invention is directed to mathematical algorithms incorporated into a controller and a method of determining control signals that are dependent on said mathematical algorithms and user programming that integrates information from multiple sensors, thermostats as well as weather information. Used in any home or building, the controller controls heating, cooling and ventilation systems in order to reduce costs and the carbon footprint of said heating and cooling by optimizing the use of fresh air ventilation. The controller works with typical HVAC systems generally in buildings and homes. The Smart-Stat algorithms are programmed into the controller and enable the controller to identify user-determined set-points alongside data from one or multiple internal temperature sensors. The user-determined set-points are also linked to time of day and day of week in a manner typical for typical thermostat devices available today. In such typical thermostat devices the controller will call for cooling or heating depending on the set points and conditions determined by the sensors in the building. The present invention is capable of interrupting the call for cooling or heating depending on whether the mathematical algorithms identify suitable outside weather conditions that permit the use of outside air cooling or outside air heating. Thus the call for heating or cooling can be redirected to call for ventilation instead of heating or cooling.

Disclosed is a self-heating disk drive that comprises a voice coil motor (VCM), a spindle motor, and a temperature sensor. The VCM includes a VCM coil and the VCM is configured to move an actuator having a head attached to a distal end of the actuator. The spindle motor includes a plurality of spindle coils to spin a disk of the disk drive. The temperature sensor is used to read an internal temperature of the disk drive. Circuitry is configured to: command the application of current to the VCM coil without loading the head onto the disk and to the spindle coils of the spindle motor in a manner so as not to spin the disk; and, if the internal temperature reading reaches a pre-determined spindle temperature, the spindle motor is allowed to spin-up the disk.

A controlled cooking system (CCS) that monitors, measures, and controls the internal temperature of foods placed in an oven having a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna(s), a transmitter/receiver/interrogator/reader/microprocessor (TRIRM) module and an RFID tag with built-in temperature sensor. The RFID tag is buried in the food being cooked and is energized and enabled by an RF signal of pre-determined frequency. The tag output is an RF “backscatter signal” having encoded temperature data indicative of the internal temperature of the food that the tag is buried in. The backscatter signal is received and decoded by the antenna(s) and the TRIRM module incorporating a programmed cooking/baking temperatures for various foods. If the decoded temperature is below a user-set temperature, the TRIRM module allows the oven to remain on. Conversely, if the decoded temperature is at or exceeds the user-set temperature, the TRIRM module shuts off the oven and produces a signal that activates an alarm indicating that the cooking has been terminated.

The invention discloses a lithium ion battery internal temperature monitoring method. The monitoring method includes the following steps that a charge-discharge tester is used for carrying out charge-discharge tests on a lithium ion battery on different environment conditions to obtain a battery surface temperature change curve; related parameters such as battery internal resistance and an open-circuit voltage temperature coefficient are tested, and a lithium ion battery electric heating coupling model based on a variable heat production rate is set up; the temperature rise change of the discharge process of the battery is simulated to obtain a temperature change simulation curve; the experiment test temperature change curve and the simulation curve are analyzed and compared to optimize and verify the electric heating coupling model; the influence between the battery internal temperature and the battery surface temperature as well as the influence between the discharge currents and the discharge depth are analyzed, and a lithium ion battery internal temperature model is constructed; the battery internal temperature is monitored in real time according to the model. The lithium ion battery internal temperature monitoring method is simple and easy to implement, small in estimation error and capable of well meeting the requirement for monitoring the battery internal temperature in real time.

Method, apparatus and systems for predicting the cooking time of an item food includes predicting the cooking time based on the rate of change of the internal temperature of the food item. The apparatus includes a processor that implements the calculations and the system may include the apparatus along with a temperature sensor.

A temperature control system of a mobile device is provided. The system includes a memory for storing a set temperature value and a release temperature value, a temperature sensor for sensing an internal temperature of the mobile device; at least one module that emits heat, and a controller. The controller compares the output of the temperature sensor with the set temperature value in a normal mode in order to determine whether the mobile device is overheated, and controls, if the mobile device is overheated, the at least one module to operate in a heat generation suppressing mode, compares the output of the temperature sensor with the release temperature value in the heat generation suppressing mode in order to determine whether to release the heat generation suppressing mode, and executes the normal mode if the heat generation suppressing mode is released according to the comparison result.

An image sensing apparatus includes: an image sensor to photoelectrically convert an object image to electrical signals; a controller to controllably read out the electrical signals generated in the image sensor; a processor to apply a predetermined image processing to the read-out electrical signals; and an estimating part to obtain a value of a dark current generated in the image sensor for estimating an internal temperature of the image sensor based on the dark current value. The image processing by the processor is altered based on the estimative value of the internal temperature of the image sensor outputted from the estimating part.

A programmable temperature controller with dual temperature probes for food cooking, comprising: (a) an AC power supply for providing power supply to the programmable temperature controller, a smoker cooker, and a smoke generator, (b) a plurality of temperature probe inputs, (c) a smoker cooker power supply, (d) a smoker cooker cooling fan power supply, (e) a smoke generator control, (f) a plurality of user input keys, and (g) a plurality of information displays, wherein the cooking is divided into several phases and these phases can be terminated by either a predetermined cooking time or a predetermined food internal temperature, and the user uses the plurality of user input keys to program the programmable temperature controller, the programmable temperature controller controls the smoker cooker, and the smoke generator according to the plurality of the temperature probe inputs and cooking duration programmed into the programmable temperature controller to obtain optimal cooking results.

A device and method are provided for measuring and controlling temperatures of a cooking platen. In particular, according to the invention, a surface temperature sensor is configured to measure a temperature on or proximate to a cooking surface of the platen and an internal temperature sensor is provided to measure an internal temperature of the platen, which may be proximate to the hottest location in the platen, i.e., the opposite surface of an insulated platen or the core of an uninsulated platen. The surface temperature sensor provides an accurate reading of the actual cooking surface temperature, while the internal temperature sensor provides a better indication of total heat energy stored in the platen, being less sensitive to surface fluctuations. A microprocessor controls the rate of heat energy addition to the platen based on information from both temperature sensors.

A drum type washing machine in which wash water and laundry contained in a rotating tub are heated by steam supplied into the rotating tub, so as to rapidly increase the temperature of the wash water and laundry, thereby being capable of reducing the total wash time while reducing the amount of wash water to be used, and reducing the consumption of energy caused by heating of the wash water. The washing machine includes a steam generating unit for heating water supplied thereto, thereby generating steam, and a control unit for rotating the rotating tub at a high speed to cause the laundry contained in the rotating tub to be in constant contact with an inner peripheral surface of the rotating tub without falling down, by virtue of a centrifugal force generated during the rotation of the rotating tub, the control unit supplying the steam from the steam generating unit into the rotating tub during the high-speed rotation of the rotating tub, to increase the internal temperature of the rotating tub and the temperature of the laundry.

A three-dimensional laminating molding device includes ejection heads that eject support material for a support, and an ejection head that ejects mold material for a mold. The support material is sold at room temperature. An inner temperature of the laminating molding device during the laminating molding is controlled to a range of (a melting point of the support material-30)° C. to (the melting point of the support material-5)° C.

The invention provides a steam oven with multiple operating modes, which is characterized in that it includes a box body, the box body includes a steam oven room and a control room; a steam oven module, the steam oven module includes a heating tube, a steam generating device, spiral fan and infrared thermometer; humidity adjustment detection module, said humidity adjustment detection module includes dryer, humidifier and humidity detector; menu editing storage module, said menu editing storage module includes menu memory and U disk Reading port; central temperature detection module, the central temperature detection module is used to provide food internal temperature detection; control module, the control module includes a camera, a timer, an alarm, a controller and a central processing unit, the control module Modules are used to provide operational control. The present invention has multiple operation modes through the arrangement of each module, can meet the diversified requirements of food processing, and has high processing efficiency.

A method (and system) of predicting a thermal state of a transient thermal system, includes combining sensor outputs and thermal parameters to construct a consistent set of estimates of internal temperature of a transient thermal system.

A pouch type secondary battery has a safety vent which prevents explosion and fire by removing a sealing mechanism of a pouch casing when the internal temperature increases due to overcharging, overdischarging or over-heating, and which exhausts internal gas before explosion and fire of the battery when the internal gas pressure excessively increases due to overcharging, overdischarging or internal short-circuit. The pouch type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having positive and negative electrode plates with a separator interposed therebetween, and positive and negative electrode terminals extending from the positive and negative electrode plates, respectively, a pouch casing having a space in which the electrode assembly is housed to be sealed, a seal portion provided at the periphery of the space, and at least one of the positive and negative electrode terminals exposed to the seal portion, and at least one opening member disposed at the seal portion and made of a resin material having a lower melting point than a melting point of the seal portion of the pouch casing.

The invention relates to the technical field of electric pressure cookers and discloses an electric pressure cooker with the air exhaust function. The electric pressure cooker comprises a cooker body, an outer pot, an inner pot, a cooker cover, a control circuit and operating keys. The outer pot is supported in the cooker body. The cooker cover comprises an outer cover body and an inner cover body. The inner cover body is arranged in the outer cover body. The outer cover body is rotationally buckled on the outer pot. The inner cover body is buckled on the inner pot. A sealing ring for sealing the inner pot and the inner cover body when the interior of the cooker is in a negative pressure state is arranged between the inner cover body and the inner pot. An air exhaust device for exhausting air in the inner pot is arranged in the cooker body. An internal temperature detection device for detecting the temperature of air in the inner pot is arranged on the inner cover body. An external temperature detection device for detecting the external environment temperature is arranged on the cooker body. When food left in the cooker needs to be kept fresh, the air exhaust device is started, residual air in the cooker is exhausted, the interior of the cooker is in a sealed state through the sealing ring, external air cannot enter the cooker, and therefore the purpose of long-time freshness keeping of the left food is achieved, a user does not need to pour out the left food to keep the left food fresh in another way, and use of the user is greatly facilitated.

An infra-red imaging camera comprises focusing optics for gathering infra-red energy from an external scene, and an uncooled and unshielded detector arranged to detect infra red energy. Internal temperature sensing together with approximation of the temperature response of the camera provides a time varying calibration that allows the infra-red energy received at the detector to be used as a temperature measurement for objects in the camera's field of view.

In embodiments of the present invention, a method of heat treating a solid fuel briquette may include heating the solid fuel briquette using energy from at least one of a heat furnace or an electromagnetic energy system of a solid fuel treatment facility as the solid fuel briquette is moved through the treatment facility to a specified internal temperature, and sealing the heat-treated solid fuel briquette in a vessel for a duration of time.

The present invention provides a pressure control method and apparatus of an electric pressure cooker, and the electric pressure cooker. The method comprises a detection step that a temperature wrap disposed at the bottom of the electric pressure cooker detects temperature of the electric pressure cooker; and a heating device control step of controlling on and off of a heating device according to the temperature detected by the temperature wrap when a pressure switch is off, specifically, opening the heating device to heat when the temperature is less than or equal to first temperature, and closing the heating device and stopping heating when the temperature is great than or equal to second temperature, wherein the second temperature is greater than the first temperature, the first temperature is great than or equal to 100 DEG C and less than or equal to 108 DEG C, and the second temperature is great than or equal to 102 DEG C and less than or equal to 110 DEG C. According to the technical scheme, cycle control of the pressure in a certain range is achieved through a single pressure switch without internal temperature-sensitive monitoring, and use functions of the electric pressure cooker are improved.

An infrared sensor is provided in a burn-in chamber. The surface temperatures of two or more semiconductor devices are measured by the sensor. A control unit calculates the internal temperatures of the semiconductor devices based on the thermal resistance values of the semiconductor device packages and controls the temperature inside the burn-in chamber so that the average of the internal temperatures is brought to a desired temperature by using a temperature controller. Further, an acceleration coefficient is obtained based on the internal temperatures, a burn-in time is determined based on the acceleration coefficient and a preliminarily given accelerated period, and a burn-in acceleration test is conducted. Moreover, when a defective semiconductor is found, the defective portion of the defective semiconductor device is specified based on the surface temperature distribution of the semiconductor device measured by the infrared sensor.

The invention discloses an electric pressure cooker and a control method thereof and a readable storage medium. The electric pressure cooker comprises a central processing unit, a key module, a detection module, a temperature module and a pressure relief module, and the key module, the detection module, the temperature module and the pressure relief module are all in electrical connection with thecentral processing unit. The key module is used for receiving operating instructions of a user; the detection module is used for detecting internal temperature and/or pressure of the electric pressure cooker; the central processing unit is used for receiving information of the key module and the detection module and sending corresponding control instructions to the temperature control module andthe pressure relief module; the temperature control module is used for heating or cooling the electric pressure cooker according to the instructions of the central processing unit; the pressure reliefmodule is used for relieving pressure of the electric pressure cooker by exhausting according to the instructions of the central processing unit. Cooking smell dispersion and high noise generation during cooking can be avoided, and accordingly utilization demands of users in different places can be met, and user experience is improved.

Embodiments of the invention appropriately control the flying height of a magnetic head slider as necessary without making the magnetic head slider touch the magnetic disk. In one embodiment, when a magnetic disk drive is started, the level of electric power predefined for the ordinary temperature (room temperature) is read in from the internal memory of an MPU. A temperature sensor measures the internal temperature of the magnetic disk drive and sends it to the MPU. According to the temperature sent from the temperature sensor, the MPU calculates the level of electric power which should be applied to a flying height adjustment structure. According to the calculated electric power, the MPU increases or decreases the electric power applied to the flying height adjustment structure. At a flying height controlled (corrected) by the flying height adjustment structure, a magnetic head slider performs read/write on a magnetic disk.

An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprises: an ultrasound probe which performs transmission and reception of ultrasonic beams using a transducer array according to a mode selected by an operator from a low image quality mode and a high image quality mode, and which processes reception signals outputted from the transducer array in reception signal processors to generate digital reception data; a diagnostic apparatus body for producing an ultrasound image based on the reception data transmitted from the ultrasound probe and displaying the produced ultrasound image on a monitor; a temperature detecting unit for detecting an internal temperature of the ultrasound probe, and an uptime manager for calculating an uptime in the high image quality mode based on the internal temperature of the ultrasound probe detected by the temperature detecting unit to display the calculated uptime on the monitor.

A noninvasive image measuring method of measuring internal organ/tissue temperature using an MRI system. Temperature measurement insusceptible to body motion and spatial variation of magnetic field is realized by utilizing the position and size of a temperature change region as a priori information to determine the phase distribution of the complex magnetic resonance signal of water proton at a given temperature point and by subtracting the phase distribution before the temperature change estimated (self-referred) from the phase distribution in the peripheral region for each pixel of the image, thereby eliminating the subtraction process of image before and after temperature change. The precision of temperature measurement can be enhanced by estimating a complex curved surface formed of the peripheral region in each temperature change region of the real-part and imaginary-part images of the complex magnetic resonance signal, and calculating the phase difference between an actually measured complex signal distribution and the estimated complex signal distribution of the complex signal distribution for each pixel, thereby reducing the estimation error due to phase transition from −π to +π occurring in a phase distribution. Furthermore, temperature can be measured through optimal imaging following up body motion by using an optical positioning system in combination even if the part being measured is shifted.

A method and system for determining contact assessment includes the steps of positioning a catheter at a tissue treatment site, where the catheter has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portion defining at least one fluid inlet port and at least one fluid outlet port, an expandable membrane defining a cooling chamber a coolant injection lumen in fluid communication with the at least one fluid inlet port and the cooling chamber, a coolant return lumen in fluid communication with the at least one fluid outlet port and the cooling chamber, the coolant injection tube, the cooling chamber, and the primary coolant return lumen defining a fluid pathway and a temperature sensor located near the coolant return lumen; measuring an internal temperature of the chamber, and modifying the position of the catheter in response to the measured temperature. The method and system can also use a measured impedance to determine contact assessment.

A thermally switched optical downconverting (TSOD) filter is a self-regulating device including a downconverter that converts incoming light at a variety of wavelengths into longer-wavelength radiation and then directs it using one or more bandblock filters in either the inward or outward direction, depending on the temperature of the device. This control over the flow of radiant energy occurs independently of the thermal conductivity or insulating properties of the device and may or may not preserve the image and color properties of incoming visible light. The TSOD filter has energy-efficiency implications, as it can be used to regulate the internal temperature and illumination of buildings, vehicles, and other structures without the need for an external power supply or operator signals. The TSOD filter also has aesthetic implications, since the device has unique optical properties that are not found in traditional windows, skylights, stained glass, light fixtures, glass blocks, bricks, or walls. The TSOD filter has particular, but not exclusive, application as a building material.

The invention provides a fiber grating-based transformer internal temperature detection system, which comprises a light source, fiber grating sensors, a grating signal demodulation system, a signal processing display instrument and data analysis software, wherein the fiber grating sensors are arranged on a winding and a strut of a transformer and sensing points at other positions in the transformer and used for sensing measurement of transformer temperature, stress and local discharge parameters; the grating signal demodulation system receives the measured data of the fiber grating sensors, and accurately demodulates corresponding light signals of the temperature, stress and local discharge parameters; the signal processing display instrument performs correction processing such as temperature compensation, stress sensitivity removal and the like on the measured signals, and displays real-time data on an instrument panel; and the data analysis software performs programming software analysis on the processed data to acquire real-time transformer internal temperature field and temperature change, and then performs transformer internal temperature monitoring and full service life assessment. The system realizes real-time measurement of temperature of multiple points in the transformer through the photoelectric sensors, and provides a good foundation for economic operation of the transformer.

An oven with a sensor positioned to detect an event that will cause a decrease in the internal temperature of a tunnel. The oven includes a controller configured to increase the thermal output of a heating element in anticipation of the upcoming decrease in the internal temperature. In some embodiments, the oven is a conveyor over and the sensor is positioned to detect a food item approach the tunnel on a conveyor. In some embodiments, the amount of current provided to an electric heating element is increased by increasing the target temperature. In some embodiments, the amount of current provided to the electric heating element is increased by a predetermined offset.

The invention relates to an aluminum air fuel cell system, and particularly relates to the aluminum air fuel cell system with a temperature control system, a hydrogen discharging system and a filtration system and having a circulating electrolyte. The system includes an electrolyte tank, a cell stack and a ventilation system; also includes an electrolyte supplied system, an electrolyte return system, the hydrogen discharging system, a temperature measurement system, the filtration system and a heat dissipation system. The system can realize circulation of the electrolyte, effectively separates precipitation, controls a hydrogen content and an internal temperature of cells, meets requirements of high power output and long time running, and can be widely applied to the field of power cells for electric vehicles and large standby power supplies.

The invention discloses an intelligent robot patrol system for safety detection of a substation, which comprises a moving body, a base station and communication network equipment for connecting the moving body and the base station, wherein the moving body is used as a moving carrier and an information acquisition control carrier of the whole robot system and comprises a wireless communication subsystem, a moving station host, a motion control subsystem, a navigation and positioning system, a signal detection subsystem and a visual processing system; and the signal detection subsystem acquires and processes the appearance image, internal temperature and working noise information of the substation equipment, and transmits the information to the base station through the communication network equipment. The intelligent robot patrol system disclosed by the invention can work outdoors to replace the patrol personnel of the substation to finish the safety detection of the substation equipment. The system disclosed by the invention lowers the operating cost of the substation, improves the accuracy of the patrol work, and eliminates the personal potential safety hazards.

An electronic device is provided that is able to detect noise to which the electronic device is exposed and an internal temperature of the device. The device contains a cooling unit to cool at least a portion of the electronic device and a subsystem coupled to the microphone and/or a thermal sensor and further coupled to the cooling unit. The cooling unit adjusts according to the detected noise and internal temperature. A method for cooling an electronic device is also provided. The method comprises monitoring the noise of the device's ambient environment, monitoring an internal temperature of the device, and actuating a user interface. The method provides for cooling the device by adjusting fan speed, clock speed, or power supply voltage applied to the device based on the noise of the ambient environment, an internal temperature of the device, and actuation of the user interface.