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20080208512 | Maximal Temperature Logging - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and processor are provided for logging a maximal temperature in an integrated circuit. A digital thermal sensor senses a temperature in the integrated circuit. The sensed temperature of the digital thermal sensor is read and a determination is made as to whether the sensed temperature is higher than a current maximal temperature. The sensed temperature is logged in response to the sensed temperature being higher than the current maximal temperature. The sensed temperature becomes a new maximal temperature for the integrated circuit. | 08-28-2008 |
20080215283 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME ESTIMATION AND PREDICTION OF THE THERMAL STATE OF A MICROPROCESSOR UNIT - An apparatus for predicting a thermal state of a system including a semiconductor chip includes a plurality of sensors formed on the semiconductor chip for measuring a temperature at first locations of the semiconductor chip, a model developer for developing a model for estimating a temperature at second locations of the semiconductor chip which are other than the first locations, a mapping unit for mapping an instruction cache associated with the chip into a sequence of X-Y distributed quanta of heat packets, and a predicting unit for predicting a future temperature of the chip based on an execution of an instruction stream in the instruction cache. | 09-04-2008 |
20080215284 | APPARATUS FOR THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION UNDER NON-UNIFORM HEAT LOAD - A method and apparatus for real-time thermal characterization of a fully operating cooling device ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080221826 | Maximal Temperature Logging - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and processor are provided for logging a maximal temperature in an integrated circuit. A digital thermal sensor senses a temperature in the integrated circuit. The sensed temperature of the digital thermal sensor is read and a determination is made as to whether the sensed temperature is higher than a current maximal temperature. The sensed temperature is logged in response to the sensed temperature being higher than the current maximal temperature. The sensed temperature becomes a new maximal temperature for the integrated circuit. | 09-11-2008 |
20080249735 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TILT OR SHIFT OF WAFER TRANSFERRED ONTO HOT PLATE IN REAL TIME, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING BAKING PROCESS OF WAFERS IN REAL TIME - A method for detecting a tilt or a shift of a wafer on a hot plate is described. A temperature variation of the hot plate is measured directly after the wafer is transferred onto the hot plate. The temperature variation is analyzed to determine whether or not a tilt or a shift of the wafer has occurred. | 10-09-2008 |
20080262781 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AND TRANSFERRING MEDICAL DATA - A wireless thermometer is disclosed herein. The wireless thermometer includes a sensor configured to generate a sensor-signal, and a processor connected to the sensor. The processor is configured to convert the sensor signal into temperature data. The thermometer also includes a storage device connected to the processor. The storage device is operable to store the temperature data. The thermometer also includes an output port connected to the storage device. The output port is adapted for connection with an external device such that the temperature data is transferable from the storage device through the output port and to the external device. | 10-23-2008 |
20080288204 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA PROCESSING AND CONTROL IN MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided. | 11-20-2008 |
20080300818 | Identification and Characterization of Recirculation in Electronic Systems - Systems and methods for detecting and analyzing elevated temperatures at a component rack to identify and characterize air recirculation anomalies. In one embodiment, temperatures are sensed in proximity to an air intake of the component rack. Temperature sensors communicate with a workstation having system management software including a thermal management component for analyzing air intake temperatures. Predefined temperature differentials (PTD) are established, corresponding to expected temperature differentials between the selected locations in the absence of any appreciable recirculation. The PTD provides a threshold for comparing with “actual” temperature differentials (ATD) to identify the presence and/or mode of recirculation. If an ATD exceeds a corresponding PTD for a predefined time interval, a signal is output. The mode of recirculation, such as left-side, right-side, or dual-surface recirculation, may be determined using as few as four temperature sensors positioned at a zone of interest (ZOI). | 12-04-2008 |
20080319701 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TIRE POSITION IN A TIRE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - In a method for transmitting data, the step of transmitting the data representing a measured pressure or pressure variation is repeated with a first repetition rate if no pressure variation has been detected or repeated with a second repetition rate if a specific pressure variation has been detected. The second repetition rate is higher than the first repetition rate. The different repetition frequencies can be used in a method for determining a tire position in a tire pressure measurement system to switch between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The method for determining a tire position evaluates the repetition rate between the received data packets of transmitted data and extracts a pressure variation out of the received data packets. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319702 | Method for Determining the Temperature of the Delivery Fluid of a Centrifugal Pump - A method is provided for determining the temperature of the delivery fluid of a centrifugal pump driven by a permanent magnet motor, whose rotor runs within a fluid-filled can. The rotor temperature is evaluated by way of electrical variables of the motor, and the temperature of the delivery fluid is determined by way of the rotor. This method permits sensor-free temperature measurement of the delivery fluid with a circulation pump which is driven by a permanent magnet synchronous motor. | 12-25-2008 |
20090012739 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING POWER SEMICONDUCTOR TEMPERATURE - A method for determining power semiconductor operating temperatures uses a database of measured temperatures. Each temperature is associated with operating conditions and determined by laboratory testing in an environment indicative of operation of the power semiconductors actual operations. | 01-08-2009 |
20090024347 | Thermal Simulation Using Adaptive 3D and Hierarchical Grid Mechanisms - A thermally aware design automation suite integrates system-level thermal awareness into design of semiconductor chips, performing fine-grain static and/or transient thermal simulations of the chips based on thermal models and boundary conditions. The thermal simulations are performed in accordance with one or more grids, with boundaries and/or resolutions being determined by adaptive and/or hierarchical multi-dimensional techniques. The adaptive grid techniques include material-boundary, rate-of-change, and convergence-information heuristics. For example, a finer grid is used in a region having higher temperature gradients compared to a region having lower temperature gradients. The hierarchical grid techniques are based on critical, intermediate, and boundary regions specified manually or automatically, each region having a respective grid resolution. For example, a critical region is analyzed according to a grid that is finer than a grid of an intermediate region, and resolution of a grid of a boundary region is adapted to boundary conditions. | 01-22-2009 |
20090024348 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMPENSATING FOR DEVICE MOUNTING AND THERMAL TRANSFER ERRORS - A method of compensating a temperature measurement of a thermal device in a user environment as a function of a thermal transfer of the thermal device in a temperature measurement system. The method includes inputting thermal transfer parameters associated with heat transfer characteristics of the thermal device stored by a thermal transfer indicia. The method further includes measuring a signal of the thermal device during the temperature measurement and compensating the measured thermal device signal as a function of the thermal transfer function based on one of a plurality of predetermined specific thermal environments and one of a plurality of predetermined specific thermal errors associated with the thermal device. | 01-22-2009 |
20090030644 | Tracing Thermal Data Via Performance Monitoring - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and processor are provided for tracing thermal data via performance monitoring. A performance monitor is set into a tracing mode. Temperatures are sensed by a digital thermal sensor over a time period. The sensed temperatures are stored in a data structure and a trace of the sensed temperatures is graphically displayed. | 01-29-2009 |
20090076763 | METHOD OF DETECTING EXTRANEOUS MATTER ON HEAT PROCESSING PLATE, HEAT PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - In the present invention, a heating plate is divided into a plurality of regions. Integrated values of temperature fluctuations in each of the regions when a substrate is mounted on the heating plate in a normal state without extraneous matter are collected. A Mahalanobis reference space in the discriminant analysis method is formed based on the integrated values at normal time. During actual heat processing, an integrated value of temperature fluctuation of each of the regions when the substrate is mounted on the heating plate is then detected, so that a Mahalanobis distance about the integrated value during the processing is calculated based on the integrated value during the processing and the Mahalanobis reference space obtained in advance. Whether or not there is extraneous matter on the heating plate is determined by comparing the calculated Mahalanobis distance to a predetermined threshold value. | 03-19-2009 |
20090076764 | Method and system for determining wind chill temperature - The present invention includes methods, systems and computer-readable media for more accurately determining wind chill temperature, T | 03-19-2009 |
20090099806 | Thermal Interrupt Generation - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and processor are provided for thermal interrupt generation. An interrupt temperature is set to a first temperature and an interrupt direction is to a greater than or equal to determination. A determination is made as to whether a sensed temperature from a digital thermal sensor meets or exceeds the interrupt temperature in response to the interrupt direction. A first interrupt is generated in response to the sensed temperature meeting or exceeding the interrupt temperature. | 04-16-2009 |
20090112506 | TEMPERATURE DETECTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A temperature detection control apparatus including: a temperature detection means for detecting temperature of a heat generating section; a recording means for recording detected temperatures and detection times from the temperature detection means; a prediction means for predicting an attainment prediction time till attaining a predetermined temperature based on the detected temperatures and the detection times recorded in the recording means; and a control means for, in effecting switching control of a time interval of temperature detections at the temperature detection means in accordance with a plurality of predetermined temperature ranges, setting a shorter time as the time interval of the temperature detections at the temperature detection means in the highest-temperature predetermined temperature range of the plurality of predetermined temperature ranges as compared to the other predetermined temperature ranges. | 04-30-2009 |
20090132196 | Virtual Temperature Measuring Point - The invention relates to a method for determining a temperature profile and the integral mean temperature and/or axis temperature in a thick wall or shaft. In order to determine a mean integral wall temperature during heating or cooling processes in a multilayer model, the mean integral wall temperature is calculated from the mean temperature of each layer. A multilayer model is used for determining the mean integral wall temperature during heating or cooling processes and draws upon the mean temperature of each layer. | 05-21-2009 |
20090138228 | Detection of Airflow Anomalies in Electronic Equipment - Thermal diagnostic systems and methods are provided for improved detection of airflow anomalies in a computer system. In particular, processor load is selectively increased to amplify the effects caused by any airflow anomaly that may be present in the computer system. Workload migration may be used to shift processor load from another node to a target node. Artificial load may also be generated on the target node. The processor load increased to a level sufficient that an airflow anomaly would cause a detectable temperature difference at the selected node. The processor load may be increased by an amount computed to generate this detectable temperature difference. Alternatively, the processor load may be increased by a predetermined amount of between 40% and 100% of full processor utilization. While at the increased processor load, actual temperature sensed by temperature sensors may be compared to temperatures predicted from the model to detect the presence or absence of an airflow anomaly. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138229 | POWER LINE TEMPERATURE AND SAG MONITOR SYSTEM - The combination of a temperature sensor and an inclination sensor or the combination of a temperature sensor and a tension monitor properly positioned in conjunction with an energized electrical conductor produces outputs that are dependent on the conductor's average temperature in real time. A transmitter is used to communicate this information in real time to a central location such that up to optimal or maximum power transmission is feasible through the conductor while maintaining a safe clearance to the ground. This allows for close monitoring of thermal expansion resulting from increased load as well as varying environmental conditions. | 05-28-2009 |
20090144014 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE - A mechanism for indicating ambient temperature of an enclosure from temperatures determined within the enclosure. The temperatures may be obtained from two or more sensors at each of two or more locations within the enclosure. The enclosure may include an apparatus inside such as electronics of which power consumption may be determined. Data including temperatures of two locations within the enclosure at various electronics power consumption levels may be entered into a 2-D plot. An approximation of the 2-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. The data of the dimensional 2-D plot plus temperatures of a third location and air flow levels in the enclosure may be entered into a 3-D plot. An approximation of the 3-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144015 | Apparatus And Method for Monitoring A Heating System - An apparatus and method for measuring the efficiency of a heating system in which the temperature of the flue, or stack, is measured during a heating cycle and data collected to show the elapsed time and maximum temperature achieved. This data is compared to predetermined limits and if the elapsed time and/or the maximum temperature exceeds the predetermined limits, an error message is generated that may be video, audio, and/or an email sent to a predetermined email address. Other statistics may be generated and temperature data from more than one heating cycle may be aggregated together. | 06-04-2009 |
20090171613 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - An information processing apparatus including: a main unit; a cooling fan that suctions open air into the main unit to cool inside the main unit with an air flow; and a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device that is provided within the main unit to be used as an external storage device, the device including: a printed circuit board; a nonvolatile semiconductor memory that is mounted on the printed circuit board; a memory controller that is mounted on the printed circuit board and controls the nonvolatile semiconductor memory; and a temperature sensor that is mounted on the printed circuit board and detects temperature within the nonvolatile semiconductor storage device, wherein the memory controller is disposed at an upstream side of the air flow and the temperature sensor is disposed at a downstream side of the air flow. | 07-02-2009 |
20090177431 | Combination Weather Station And USB Hub With Heat Sink - A combination weather station and USB hub having an AC power source and a heat sink. The heat sink serves to dissipate heat generated by the AC power source and the internal components of the hub, in order to prevent the temperature readings of the weather station's thermometer from being compromised. | 07-09-2009 |
20090187369 | Estimation of subsurface thermal structure using sea surface height and sea surface temperature - A method of determining a subsurface temperature in a body of water is disclosed. The method includes obtaining surface temperature anomaly data and surface height anomaly data of the body of water for a region of interest, and also obtaining subsurface temperature anomaly data for the region of interest at a plurality of depths. The method further includes regressing the obtained surface temperature anomaly data and surface height anomaly data for the region of interest with the obtained subsurface temperature anomaly data for the plurality of depths to generate regression coefficients, estimating a subsurface temperature at one or more other depths for the region of interest based on the generated regression coefficients and outputting the estimated subsurface temperature at the one or more other depths. Using the estimated subsurface temperature, signal propagation times and trajectories of marine life in the body of water are determined. | 07-23-2009 |
20090192757 | Apparatus for Measuring Surface Temperature Using Embedded Components - In one embodiment, a temperature sensing apparatus includes two temperature sensors that are disposed at differing depths from a surface and a measurement circuit that is coupled to the temperature sensors. The measurement circuit is operable to calculate the temperature of the surface based on a first temperature of one temperature sensor with a second temperature of the other temperature sensor. | 07-30-2009 |
20090204358 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A temperature detector sets the level of a temperature detecting signal to a level indicating a high temperature state, detecting that the chip temperature is higher than a first boundary temperature. The temperature detector sets the level of thereof to a level indicating a low temperature state, detecting that the chip temperature is lower than a second boundary temperature. A control circuit changes its operating state according to the level of the temperature detecting signal. This prevents the operating state of the control circuit from frequently switched even when the chip temperature fluctuates around the boundary temperatures, and accordingly reduces current consumption of the control circuit due to the switching operation. Further, the first and second boundary temperatures set a buffer zone, so that the temperature detector does not detect power supply noises as temperature variation. This can prevent malfunction of the temperature detector and the semiconductor integrated circuit. | 08-13-2009 |
20090210190 | HEAT SINK METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - Where an attachment means connects a heat sink to a system component, heat is thereby conducted to the heat sink from the component, a temperature sensor is located on the heat sink and another on the component or the attachment means, a portion of the attachment means is disposed between the sensors. Temperature readings from the sensors are compared to identify a failing one of the heat sink, the attachment means portion, and the component, with respect to heat conduction. Corrective action may be identified, and self-power means may also be provided to supply operative power. A wireless output circuit may be provided. Multiple heat sink sensors may be provided in any element. Rate-of-rise temperature readings may be observed and compared, including to historical values. | 08-20-2009 |
20090216481 | Method and System for Assessing Reactor Fluidization Quality and Operability From Frequency Spectrum of Temperature Data - In some embodiments, a method or system for assessing fluidization quality of a fluidized bed reactor, including by: (a) generating at least one set of temperature data indicative of temperature at a location within the reactor as a function of time during operation of the reactor; (b) generating transformed data by performing a Fourier transform on each said set of temperature data; (c) generating filtered, transformed data by high-pass filtering the transformed data to remove low frequency components thereof (preferably including the frequency component whose frequency is the natural frequency of the cooling control loop); and (d) determining at least one indication of the fluidization quality from the filtered, transformed data. In some embodiments, the reactor has a cooling control loop having a natural frequency and the frequency components removed during step (c) include a frequency component whose frequency is the natural frequency. In some embodiments, step (a) includes the step of generating at least two sets of skin temperature data, each indicative of skin temperature as a function of time at a different elevation within the fluidized bed. Some embodiments enable diagnosis of poor fluidization or mixing in the bed of a fluidized bed reactor, by analyzing Fourier-transformed, filtered skin temperature data. | 08-27-2009 |
20090222235 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PRODUCT DEGRADATION - The invention relates to device ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090222236 | ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER WITH SELECTABLE MODES - An electronic thermometer is configured for selectable predictive modes based upon the same predictive algorithm. A mode selector is adapted for user selection between several modes of operation of the thermometer. Each mode of operation utilizes the same predictive algorithm for estimating the temperature of the subject before the thermometer reaches full equilibrium. Different modes offer users a selection for striking the appropriate balance between response time and precision, based upon user preferences and needs. | 09-03-2009 |
20090234613 | Automated Analysis Of Datacenter Layout Using Temperature Sensor Positions - Systems, methods, and software for analyzing the layout of computer equipment racks in a datacenter. One embodiment involves obtaining the position relative to the computer room of each of a plurality of temperature sensors distributed among a plurality of computer components mounted between opposing intake and exhaust ends of each computer equipment rack. The layout of the computer equipment racks is automatically determined from the positions of the temperature sensors, and a representation of the layout of the computer equipment racks is electronically stored or displayed. The actual layout is compared to target layout parameters to score the layout. | 09-17-2009 |
20090265131 | MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE OF A MOLTEN GLASS BATH - One proceeds with indirect measurement of the temperature of a molten bath ( | 10-22-2009 |
20090276179 | OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL OF THE FREEZE-DRYING PROCESS OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - A system is described for monitoring the lyophilisation process of a product in containers ( | 11-05-2009 |
20090281760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE OF A TEMPERATURE SENSING ELEMENT - An apparatus and method measure a temperature of a temperature sensing element having a temperature dependent resistance based on a ratio of discharge times of a capacitor through a reference resistance and through the combination of the reference resistance in parallel with the temperature sensing element is disclosed. A reference discharge time is determined by measuring the discharge time of the capacitor from a first voltage to a second voltage through a reference resistance. A temperature evaluation discharge time is determined by measuring the time to discharge the capacitor from the first voltage to the second voltage through the reference resistance in parallel with the temperature sensing element. The ratio of the temperature evaluation discharge time to the reference discharge time is used to determine the temperature and produce a digital representation of the temperature. | 11-12-2009 |
20090287448 | In on or Relating to Rotating Machines - A rotating machine, has a rotary component, which includes a memory device for storing data relating to the past use of the component. The data are associated with rotational speed and ambient temperature, which are detected by detectors either on or off the rotary component. The stored data may be the raw temperature and speed data as sampled over time, which are then used to derive values of low-cycle fatigue and creep damage. These fatigue and creep values are, in turn, correlated with the load profiles of the component to arrive at a value of elapsed lifespan for the component. Alternatively, the stored data may be the fatigue and creep values and/or, preferably, values of elapsed and remaining lifespan of the component. In a second embodiment the detectors are located on the machine casing along with an evaluation unit. | 11-19-2009 |
20090306927 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TOTAL TEMPERATURE OF AN AIRFLOW SURROUNDING AN AIRCRAFT - A method for determining the total temperature of the air stream surrounding an aircraft, including the following operations; measuring a parameter of static temperature, measuring a parameter of total temperature, determining a value of speed of the air stream, determining a total temperature computed from the parameters of measured static temperature and measured total temperature as a function of the speed of the air stream. | 12-10-2009 |
20100004891 | METHOD OF ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF CARGO FIRE ON PRIMARY AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE TEMPERATURES - Embodiments provide systems and methods for analyzing effects of cargo fire on primary aircraft structure. A thermal profile of a suppressed fire in a cargo compartment of an aircraft is developed. The thermal profile is applied to a heat transfer model of structure of an aircraft, and structural integrity of the modeled structure is analyzed. The thermal profile may be developed by introducing a fire in a physical model of a cargo compartment instrumented with temperature sensors and determining profiles of temperature versus time. A heat transfer model of aircraft structure is built, boundary conditions are input into the heat transfer model, and the model is run. When analysis of the modeled structure determined structural integrity to be insufficient to satisfy flight certification requirements, structural parameters are modified, the thermal profile is applied to a heat transfer model of the modified structure, and the analysis is repeated. | 01-07-2010 |
20100010769 | CELL BASED TEMPERATURE MONITORING - A system and method for measuring a temperature in at least one energy storage unit. The system includes at least one temperature sensor thermally coupled to the at least one energy storage unit, and a battery management controller in communication with the at least one temperature sensor. The battery management controller is configured to process a temperature of the at least one energy storage unit to obtain an internal temperature in the at least one energy storage unit. | 01-14-2010 |
20100023295 | ESTIMATING THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF AIR OUTSIDE OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that estimates an ambient temperature of air outside of a computer system. During operation, a temperature inside the computer system is measured for different flow rates of air into the computer system. Next, the temperature measurements are used to determine a relationship between the temperature inside the computer system and a parameter related to the flow rate of air into the computer system. Then, the ambient temperature of air outside the computer system is estimated based on the relationship. | 01-28-2010 |
20100042355 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THERMAL CONTROL - A structure has a heat dissipating feature, an internal temperature measurement device, and a memory. The structure generates heat as power is supplied to the structure, and a threshold voltage of the internal temperature measurement device changes as the temperature of the temperature measurement device changes. The embodiments herein establish a linear relationship between temperature and threshold voltage by heating the structure to a first temperature and recording a first threshold voltage, and then heating the structure to a second temperature and recording a second threshold voltage. From this, the embodiments herein calculate a linear relationship between temperature and threshold voltage. Further, the embodiments herein can calculate the temperatures of the structure based only upon the linear relationship and threshold voltages measured from internal temperature measurement device. | 02-18-2010 |
20100049466 | Tracking Thermal Mini-Cycle Stress - Monitoring temperature excursions an assembly experiences over a life of the assembly is provided. A determination is made as to whether the assembly has been in service beyond a predetermined end of life objective. Responsive to the assembly failing to be in service beyond the predetermined end of life objective, a new temperature value associated with the assembly is read. A modifier value for a figure of merit (FOM) value is computed and added to a cumulative figure of merit value. The cumulative figure of merit value is compared to a cumulative stress figure of merit budget. Responsive to the cumulative figure of merit value exceeding the cumulative stress figure of merit budget, an identified stress management solution is implemented. | 02-25-2010 |
20100063766 | AUTOMATED ENERGY TRANSFER CALCULATION AND COMPENSATION - Thermal energy transfer between the adjoining building units is measured. Actual energy consumption is measured in each of the adjoining building units. An energy compensation is calculated for each of the adjoining building units based upon the measured thermal energy transfer between the adjoining building units and the measured actual energy consumption in each of the adjoining building units. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 03-11-2010 |
20100070234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CHANGES IN THE EFFICIENCY OF AN HVAC SYSTEM - The invention comprises systems and methods for evaluating changes in the operational efficiency of an HVAC system over time. The climate control system obtains temperature measurements from at least a first location conditioned by the climate system, and status of said HVAC system. One or more processors receives measurements of outside temperatures from at least one source other than said HVAC system and compares said temperature measurements from said first location with expected temperature measurements. The expected temperature measurements are based at least in part upon past temperature measurements. | 03-18-2010 |
20100094582 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE AT A CRITICAL POINT - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to estimate temperature at one or more critical points in a data processing system comprising modeling a steady state temperature portion of a thermal model at the one or more critical points using regression analysis; modeling the transient temperature portion of the thermal model at the one or more critical points using a filtering algorithm; and generating a thermal model at the one or more critical points by combining the steady state temperature portion of the thermal model with the transient temperature portion of the thermal model. The thermal model may then be used to estimate an instantaneous temperature at the one or more critical points or to predict a future temperature at the one or more critical points. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100351 | MEASURING APPARATUS AND MEASURING METHOD - An apparatus that comprises: a recording switch for recording a temperature of a target object; and a judging unit that measures the temperature of the target object using a sensor at intervals of a first period and judges whether a difference in temperatures measured at the intervals is within a range of a pre-set value, is provided. The apparatus further comprises: a first acquisition unit that records and/or outputs, when a switch-on of the recording switch is detected and the difference in temperatures is within the range of the pre-set value, temperature information including a first temperature that is measured using the sensor and has become valid by the switch-on of the recording switch; and a second acquisition unit that records and/or outputs, when the switch-on of the recording switch is detected and the difference in temperatures is outside the range of the pre-set value, temperature information including a second temperature that is measured using the sensor and becomes valid when the difference in temperatures falls within the range of the pre-set value after the switch-on of the recording switch is detected. | 04-22-2010 |
20100131225 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THERMOGRAPHIC ANOMALIES - A thermographic analysis method and apparatus is provided. The method includes obtaining base-line and operational thermographic profiles of a subject area, calculating a difference profile from the base-line and operational thermographic profiles, and providing an indication from the difference profile. The indication may be also based on thermographic differences in portions of the subject area that are defined as thermographic zones. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131226 | PLASMA ELECTRON TEMPERATURE MEASURING METHOD AND DEVICE - A laser beam with a wavelength capable of exciting atoms of helium in the metastable state is directed to a generated plasma, and atoms in the metastable state are excited. Absorption amount information representing the amount of laser beam absorbed is acquired, and the density of atoms of helium in the metastable state in the plasma is computed from the absorption amount. The emissions of light from helium gas in the plasma caused by transition from two different excited states to the lower level are measured, and the ratio between the intensities of the emissions is determined. The electron temperature of the produced plasma is computed from the computed density of the atoms of helium gas in the metastable state and the computed emission intensity ratio. With this, the plasma electron temperature can be computed with a relatively high accuracy irrespective of the condition of the plasma atmosphere. | 05-27-2010 |
20100145652 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE TEMPERATURE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method and circuit are provided for estimating the temperature in an internal combustion engine. The method includes, but is not limited to the steps of providing a sensor resistor (RTD) in the internal combustion engine, the sensor resistor (RTD) having a predetermined resistance-temperature characteristic, and estimating the temperature based on the resistance-temperature characteristic. The method also includes, but is not limited to the steps of providing to the sensor resistor (RTD) a reference current signal (I | 06-10-2010 |
20100161270 | Method For Processing A Temperature Sensor Signal - A method for processes a pulse width modulated signal from a temperature sensor, wherein the signal varies non-linearly and non-exponentially with changes in temperature. An exponential equation is defined that is closely fitted to the relationship between a characteristic of the signal and the temperature. The signal from the sensor is processed by measuring the characteristic to produce a sensor value. That sensor value then is employed to solve the exponential equation which produces a value for the temperature. | 06-24-2010 |
20100204951 | METHOD TO DETERMINE THERMAL PROFILES OF NANOSCALE CIRCUITRY - A platform that can measure the thermal profiles of devices with nanoscale resolution has been developed. The system measures the local temperature by using an array of nanoscale thermometers. This process can be observed in real time using a high resolution imagining technique such as electron microscopy. The platform can operate at extremely high temperatures. | 08-12-2010 |
20100262399 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME ESTIMATION AND PREDICTION OF THE THERMAL STATE OF A MICROPROCESSOR UNIT - A method of estimating temperature of a transient nature of a thermal system, including, without a temperature measurement being made available, determining a drive current and thermal parameters of the thermal system. | 10-14-2010 |
20100274522 | Method and System for Real-Time Estimation and Prediction of the Thermal State of a Microprocessor Unit - A method judging a temperature of a chip including using a limited set of temperature sensors and using a knowledge of a power dissipation, estimating a temperature on a surface of a chip and predicting a future temperature of the chip knowing the instruction stream characteristics to be processed by the chip. | 10-28-2010 |
20100280788 | INTEGRATED MULTI-SENSOR COMPONENT - A system and method is presented for a multi-sensor component for an HVAC system. The multi-sensor component comprises a sensor assembly, having a temperature detector for measuring a temperature of an object or medium, a presence detector to detect the presence of the object or medium against the sensor, and a pressure detector for measuring a pressure of the medium. The temperature, presence and pressure detectors may also be affixed within a single sensor housing. In a heating mode the multi-sensor component is heated by a heater, and in a cooling mode the multi-sensor component cools toward a temperature of the object or medium, and the temperature detector provides temperature data indicative of a temperature response comprising one of a temperature change, a rate of change and a time constant of a thermal decay rate of the multi-sensor component and the presence of the object or medium. | 11-04-2010 |
20100280789 | MELTING CURVE ANALYZING METHOD AND MELTING CURVE ANALYZING DEVICE - The present invention provides a melting curve analyzing method that can automatically analyze whether or not a peak is present in at least one of two temperature ranges. A signal differential value (A) having a maximum absolute value is searched for among signal differential values at respective temperatures. When a temperature (t | 11-04-2010 |
20100286945 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION HISTORY - A method is provided for estimating a temperature distribution history in the case of line-heating flat-plate steel by high frequency induction. The method of estimating the temperature distribution history includes a first step of measuring a history of temperature distribution that is generated when a test piece of sheet steel is spot-heated; a second step of analyzing an induction current distribution that is generated when the sheet steel is spot-heated; a third step of expressing the induction current distribution by an approximation equation of the initial induction current distribution at an initial temperature and temperature dependent correction factor of the initial induction current distribution, and identifying the initial induction current distribution and the temperature dependent correction factors based on the temperature distribution history and the induction current distribution; a fourth step of analyzing internal heat generation from the initial induction current distribution, the temperature dependent correction factor, and a temperature dependency of electrical resistivity of the sheet steel; and a fifth step of analyzing the temperature distribution history generated during the line heating by applying the internal heat generation to the sheet steel while the internal heat generation is being moved. According to the method, the temperature distribution history in the case where the flat-plate steel is line-heated by high frequency induction can be efficiently estimated at high precision. | 11-11-2010 |
20100292949 | ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE OF MEMORY ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a method for determining a temperature (T) of a plurality of memory elements ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100299098 | Temperature monitoring system for the entire region of environment - The present invention relates to a temperature monitoring system for the entire region of environment, which essentially consists of a multielement thermopile, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), first and second microcontrollers (MCUs), a first stepping motor for vertical motion control, a second stepping motor for horizontal motion control, a plurality of microswitches and a monitoring apparatus. The multielement thermopile is connected to the ADC linked with the first MCU, and then the first MCU is further connected to the first stepping motor with microswitches for vertical motion control, the second stepping motor with microswitches for horizontal motion control. At the same time the first MCU can be connected to the second MCU via a RS-232 interface and the second MCU is linked with the monitoring apparatus. Accordingly, it is possible to identify a hot spot occurring in electrical heating equipment or a smoldering source hidden in upholstery to take proper measures or actions as early as possible, in case of extremely high temperature, so as further to prevent the fire from taking place. It can increase more practical value in the integral embodiment and usage thereof. | 11-25-2010 |
20100299099 | AIR CONDITIONING ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An abnormality detection apparatus for detecting abnormality of air conditioning in a room which accommodates a plurality of computers having an air inlet and having an outlet, includes, a plurality of temperature detectors for detecting temperatures at each of the air inlets, a memory for storing a plurality of reference patterns, each of the reference patterns representing a set of temperatures at each of the air inlets and corresponding to one of a plurality of abnormal categories, a determining unit for determining one of the abnormal categories by comparing the detected temperatures by the temperature detectors with the reference patterns stored in the memory, an output unit for outputting information corresponding to the category of the air condition abnormality determined. | 11-25-2010 |
20110022346 | CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS - A computerized hardware and software system and a method for processing and storing measured data from various inputs (sensors) that reduces the data memory requirements and data transmission requirements of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and/or refrigeration systems (HVAC&R) by creating a more compact data structure that retains data resolution, as required, based on the intended use of the measured data. The system and method are especially applicable to data processing and storage associated with the monitoring of such thermal equipment and systems but may be used in other data collection of other types of systems where system performance monitoring is desired. | 01-27-2011 |
20110029272 | TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM AND RELATED TEMPERATURE SENSING METHOD - A temperature sensing system, which comprises: a temperature analyzing circuit, for sensing temperature and generating an analyzing result in response to the sensed temperature; and a control unit, for controlling a temperature sensing time interval; wherein the control unit continuously changes the temperature sensing time interval according to a predetermined temperature range in response to the sensed temperature. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR REFORMATION AND REPLACEMENT OF CO2/CH4 GAS HYDRATES - A method for monitoring production from a methane hydrate reservoir includes obtaining a plurality of temperature measurements in a wellbore connected with the methane hydrate reservoir; and deriving a parameter relating to conversion of methane hydrate to carbon dioxide (CO | 02-03-2011 |
20110029274 | SELF HEATING MONITOR FOR SiGe AND SOI CMOS DEVICES - A structure, apparatus and method for deterring the temperature of an active region in semiconductor, particularly a FET is provided. A pair FETs are arranged on a silicon island a prescribed distance from one another where the silicon island is surrounded by a thermal insulator. One FET is heated by a current driven therethrough. The other FET functions as a temperature sensor by having a change in an electrical characteristic versus temperature monitored. By arranging multiple pairs of FETs separated by different known distances, the temperature of the active region of one of the FETs may be determined during operation at various driving currents. | 02-03-2011 |
20110035181 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING TEMPERATURE PROFILES OF A WHEEL - A method for inspecting a rail vehicle includes receiving signals representative of temperatures of a wheel of the rail vehicle and generating a sensed wheel temperature profile of the wheel based on the signals. At least a portion of the sensed wheel temperature profile is representative of the temperatures of the wheel. The method also includes identifying waveform attributes in the sensed wheel temperature profile and designating the sensed wheel temperature profile as at least one of a typical wheel profile and an atypical wheel profile based on the waveform attributes in the sensed wheel temperature profile. | 02-10-2011 |
20110040517 | Tracing Thermal Data Via Performance Monitoring - A data processing system and processor are provided for tracing thermal data via performance monitoring. A performance monitor is set into a tracing mode. Temperatures are sensed by a digital thermal sensor over a time period. The sensed temperatures are stored in a data structure and a trace of the sensed temperatures is graphically displayed. | 02-17-2011 |
20110046912 | Semiconductor Device having variable parameter selection based on temperature and test method - A semiconductor device that may include temperature sensing circuits is disclosed. The temperature sensing circuits may be used to control various parameters, such as internal regulated supply voltages, internal refresh frequency, or a word line low voltage. In this way, operating specifications of a semiconductor device at worst case temperatures may be met without compromising performance at normal operating temperatures. Each temperature sensing circuit may include a selectable temperature threshold value as well as a selectable temperature hysteresis value. In this way, temperature performance characteristics may be finely tuned. Furthermore, a method of testing the temperature sensing circuits is disclosed in which a current value may be monitored and temperature threshold values and temperature hysteresis values may be thereby determined. | 02-24-2011 |
20110071787 | STABILIZED SOLID-STATE GYROLASER - Solid-state gyrolaser having a device for stabilizing the intensities making it possible to maintain equilibrium of the two counter-propagating modes having at least a means for calculating a rotation measurement (Ω, IΩ) of the gyrolaser on the basis of the counter-propagating modes having a frequency difference (Δνmes) between them, by assuming that the frequency difference (Δνmes) between the two counter-propagating modes is induced only by the rotation of the cavity. The gyrolaser also includes a means for measuring the control command (Co), a means for storing a behaviour model (Mo) of a frequency bias (Δνb) induced by the device for stabilizing the intensities, as a function of the control command, a means for calculating the frequency bias (Δνb) induced by the device for stabilizing the intensities, on the basis of the value of the control command (Co) and the model (Mo), a means for calculating the bias (ΔΩb, ΔIΩb) in the rotation measurement (Ω, IΩ), induced by the frequency bias (Δνb), and a means for compensating for the bias (ΔΩb, ΔIΩb) in the rotation measurement (Ω, IΩ). | 03-24-2011 |
20110071788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CALCULATION OF COAL ASH FUSION VALUES - The IT and FT values for coal and coke samples can be accurately predicted by applying equations to determined ST and HT temperatures. For reducing atmospheres, the equations are IT=C | 03-24-2011 |
20110077895 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS FOR AEROPLANE GAS TURBINE ENGINE - In a temperature estimation apparatus for an aeroplane gas turbine engine mounted on an aircraft and having a combustion chamber, a high-pressure turbine rotated by combustion gas exhausted from the combustion chamber, a low-pressure turbine located downstream of the high-pressure turbine to be rotated by low-pressure gas which has passed through the high-pressure turbine, a high-pressure turbine rotational speed sensor, a low-pressure turbine rotational speed sensor, and a temperature sensor, inlet temperature at an inlet of the high-pressure turbine is estimated based on the detected outlet temperature of the low-pressure turbine and the rotational speed of the low-pressure turbine and is corrected with the detected rotational speed of the high-pressure turbine. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE THERMAL MASS OF A BUILDING - The invention comprises a system for calculating a value for the effective thermal mass of a building. The climate control system obtains temperature measurements from at least a first location conditioned by the climate system. One or more processors receive measurements of outside temperatures from at least one source other than the control system and compare the temperature measurements from the first location with expected temperature measurements. The expected temperature measurements are based at least in part upon past temperature measurements obtained by said HVAC control system and said outside temperature measurements. The processors then calculate one or more rates of change in temperature at said first location. | 03-31-2011 |
20110082662 | Method and device for detecting capacity changes in a fluid and turbine - A method for detecting capacity changes in a fluid in a flow channel is disclosed. The method includes the steps of leading the fluid to a surface of a defined area, where the heat transfer is enhanced compared with other portions of the flow channel, measuring the temperature of the fluid, heating the surface, recording the power which is supplied during heating the surface, measuring the temperature of the heated surface, determining the heat transfer coefficient of the fluid, and comparing the determined heat transfer coefficient with a reference. Moreover, a device for performing the method and a turbine are provided. | 04-07-2011 |
20110098965 | TEMPERATURE DETECTION DEVICE - A temperature detection device includes a bottle having a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of a fluid within the bottle, and a station able to receive the bottle. The temperature sensor can be connected via electrical contacts by putting the bottle onto the station. The station includes a display device and power supply. The contacts on the station are mounted on a vertically movable biasing element, the contacts on the station can be moved from a first position in which the contacts are electrical isolated into a second position, wherein the contacts are connecting a calculation unit, the display device and the power supply. Preferably, the temperature detection device can be switched into operating mode by putting the filled bottle into the station. This connects the relevant units for measuring, calculating and displaying the temperature. The milk bottle can be separated from the thermistor and can be washed easily. | 04-28-2011 |
20110119018 | ESTIMATION OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE - An arrangement for estimation of ambient temperature of an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a power consuming unit, which is subject to self heating when in use. The arrangement comprises at least a first and a second temperature sensor and a processor. The sensors are adapted to produce first and second temperature measurements as functions of time respectively, and a temperature transport time to the first sensor from the power consuming unit differs from a temperature transport time to the second sensor from the power consuming unit. The processor is adapted to determine an ambient temperature estimate based at least on the first and second temperature measurements as functions of time. Corresponding method and computer program product are also disclosed. | 05-19-2011 |
20110125451 | THERMAL RESPONSE GEOTHERMAL TESTING UNIT - An apparatus for performing a thermal response test to determine thermo-physical properties of a geothermal heat exchange resource. The apparatus includes a geothermal heat exchanger adapted to circulate a fluid through a loop in a sample borehole in the geothermal heat exchange resource and a variable speed pumping system capable of time-dynamic control of a fluid flow rate of the fluid. A multi-stage heating system is capable of applying a series of time-dynamic heat pulses to the fluid. The apparatus further includes a fluid temperature sensor and one or more fluid pressure, fluid density and/or fluid flow rate sensors, the sensors measuring data on the properties of the fluid that are predictive of the thermo-physical properties of the geothermal heat exchange resource. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125452 | APPARATUS STATE DETERMINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - In a method for determining a state of an apparatus, detected temperatures are received from a plurality of sensors and are compared to at least one preset condition. The state of the apparatus is determined based upon the comparison. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131003 | Vibration logging in computers - The invention relates to a process and a monitoring device for monitoring an equipment unit, carried out by a processing device in the monitoring device. The process comprises reading at least one sensor signal and determining, on the basis of the at least one sensor signal, whether the equipment unit has been subjected to an unacceptable stress. If the equipment device has been subjected to an unacceptable stress, a start-up lock for the equipment unit is enabled, and lock status information is stored. The step of determining whether the equipment unit has been subjected to an unacceptable stress may comprise criteria that are dependent upon whether the monitoring device is operating in a low-power mode or a normal power mode. When a signal is received that indicates that the equipment unit is to be started up, it is determined whether the start-up lock has been enabled. If it has been enabled, a warning is activated. If, in addition, a non-reversible switch has not been activated, the warning is maintained and further operation of the equipment unit is prevented. | 06-02-2011 |
20110137607 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A mobile communication device includes a communication unit for communicating with other communication devices, a processor unit connected to the communication unit, and a sensor unit connected to the processor unit. The sensor unit includes at least one of a humidity sensor and a temperature sensor. The humidity sensor senses ambient moisture and generates an electronic signal corresponding to the ambient moisture, and the temperature sensor measures ambient temperature and generates an electric signal corresponding to the ambient temperature. The processor unit calculates at least one of the ambient humidity and ambient temperature according to the electric signals and transmits associated data of the sensor unit to the communication unit. The communication unit sends the data to other communication devices capable of communicating with the mobile communication device. | 06-09-2011 |
20110153260 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A CATALYTIC DEVICE OF AN ENGINE EXHAUST GAS AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEM - A method is provided for estimating an aging index of the catalytic device. There estimation of the aging index includes, but is not limited to determining the catalytic device operating temperature, determining an aging factor as a function of at least the determined operating temperature, determining the time period spent by the catalytic device at the determined operating temperature, calculating a contributing aging coefficient as a function of the aging factor and the time period, and increasing a cumulative aging parameter by adding the contributing aging coefficient. | 06-23-2011 |
20110172947 | HEATING ELEMENT TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS - In an apparatus for estimating a temperature of a heating element such as IGBT mounted on an electronic printed circuit board, a first temperature and a second temperature at positions away from the heating element are detected, and it is determined whether a cooling device is operative. The temperature of the heating element is estimated based on the first and second temperatures using a first equation when the cooling device is inoperative, whereas it is estimated using a second equation when the cooling device is operative, thereby enabling to accurately estimate the temperature of the heating element equipped with the cooling device. | 07-14-2011 |
20110191058 | LOCATING EQUIPMENT COMMUNICATIVELY COUPLED TO OR EQUIPPED WITH A MOBILE/PORTABLE DEVICE - Locating and/or marking equipment, such as a locate transmitter or locate receiver, a marking device, or a combined locate and marking device, may be communicatively coupled to and/or equipped with a mobile/portable device (e.g., a mobile phone, personal digital assistant or other portable computing device) that provides processing, electronic storage, electronic display, user interface, communication facilities and/or other functionality (e.g., GPS-enabled functionality) for the equipment. A mobile/portable device may be mechanically and/or electronically coupled to the equipment, and may be programmed so as to log and generate electronic records of various information germane to a locate and/or marking operation (e.g., locate information, marking information, and/or landmark information). Such records may be formatted in various manners, processed and/or analyzed on the mobile/portable device, and/or transmitted to another device (e.g., a remote computer/server) for storage, processing and/or analysis. The mobile/portable device also may provide redundant, shared and/or backup functionality for the equipment to enhance robustness. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191059 | Systems and Methods for Predicting Ambient Temperature in a Fluid Analyte Meter - A system for a meter configured to determine an analyte concentration of a fluid sample includes a housing and a temperature sensor disposed within the housing. The system also includes a processor configured to receive temperature data from the temperature sensor upon the meter entering one of a charge state and a discharge state. The processor is further configured to predict a temperature value that approximates the ambient temperature outside of the housing. The predicted temperature value is based on historical temperature data received from the temperature sensor such that the predicted temperature value remains constant if a recently received temperature value remains within predetermined upper and lower temperature thresholds and the recently received temperature value exceeds the at least one predicted temperature value. | 08-04-2011 |
20110224940 | Temperature Prediction Transmitter - A system and method is provided for predicting a physical quality such as temperature, the measurement of which tends to be hindered by a time-related impediment. A single sensor is configured to detect, in real time, the physical quality Q | 09-15-2011 |
20110224941 | Compact Motion Powered Thermometer - A compact motion powered thermometer includes a body member and a tip member with a thermal contact surface secured to the body member. A thermal sensor mounted on the inside of the tip member is adapted for sensing a thermal contact surface and producing a temperature signal. A set of lead wires is coupled to the thermal sensor for transmission of the temperature signal. A display module is disposed in the body member. A motion electric power generator supplies a power to a capacitor. A processor is electrically connected to both the capacitor to obtain electric power and the set of lead wires to receive the temperature signal such that it can drive the display module for display of a corresponding temperature reading. The display module, the processor and the capacitor are disposed on a substrate. The substrate, the tubular cylinder and the body member are parallel to each other. | 09-15-2011 |
20110257925 | HEAT METERING FOR CENTRAL THERMAL ENERGY INSTALLATION - A virtual heat metering system ( | 10-20-2011 |
20110264398 | Fibre Optic Sensor System - A combined pressure and temperature sensor, the sensor comprising at least one first optical sensing element of a first type and at least one second optical sensing element of a second type, wherein the sensor is adapted to compensate for temperature and/or pressure effects in the first or second optical sensing element using a response of the other of the second or first optical sensing elements. | 10-27-2011 |
20110282619 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND PROCESS FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF A HEAT EXCHANGER - A temperature measurement device in combination with a furnace heat exchanger is disclosed and claimed. An instrumented heat tracer sensor is launched into the heat exchanger which records the temperature of the fluid and performance at data points along the length of the heat exchanger. If a spike in the temperature as measured and recorded, since the speed of the heat tracer sensor is known, the location of the temperature increase is known which infers a burn through in the furnace. A three way valve includes a retrieve port, a chamber port, and a launch port. A small sensor control pump and a large heat exchanger flow pump propel the heat tracer sensor through the system. A plastic chamber retains the heat tracer sensor for interrogation and downloading information when the sensor is not in use in the heat exchanger. A control station communicates with the heat tracer sensor and extracts the stored temperature data therefrom. | 11-17-2011 |
20110295544 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIVING SPACE ADDED VALUE EFFICACY INDEX EVALUATION - A measured value for a PMV within a living space is sent to a comfort efficacy evaluating device. Occupancy information (the current number of occupants N) in the living space is sent to the comfort efficacy evaluating device. The comfort efficacy evaluating device calculates a comfort index P as P=1.0−|PMV|/3, and this comfort index P is weighted by the number of occupants N at the time that the comfort index P was taken. In this case, if the number of occupants is relatively high, the weighting is high, and if the number of occupants is relatively low, then the weighting is low. Additionally, the weighted comfort index P is integrated over an evaluation interval, and thus integrated value, or a weighted average based on this integrated value, is used as a comfort efficacy index TP. An evaluation of the efficacy of energy conservation can be performed in the same way, taking into account the current occupancy of the living space. | 12-01-2011 |
20110295545 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL OPERATION IN A HYDROCRACKER - A system and method for detecting abnormal operation of a hydrocracker includes a model to model the hydrocracker. The model may be configurable to include one or more regression models corresponding to different operating regions of the portion of the hydrocracker. The system and method may also determine if a monitored temperature difference variable deviates significantly from the temperature difference variable predicted by the model. If there is a significant deviation, this may indicate an abnormal operation. | 12-01-2011 |
20110301908 | DETECTION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A detection device for an internal combustion engine is preferably applied to the internal combustion engine which includes a temperature varying member, which is provided in an exhaust system, and whose temperature varies due to gas flow in the exhaust system. A temperature correlation value detection unit detects a correlation value which correlates with the temperature of the temperature varying member. The term correlation value herein includes impedance of the temperature varying member, a signal output value such as current and voltage output sent from the temperature varying member, and/or the temperature varying member's own temperature. A variation calculating unit calculates a variation of the correlation value, in a time period when the gas flow arises, detected by the temperature correlation value detection unit. | 12-08-2011 |
20120010845 | Self Contained Boiler Sensor - A system and method is presented for a multi-sensor component for an HVAC system. The multi-sensor component comprises a sensor assembly, having one or more detectors, comprising a plurality of temperature detectors operable to measure a temperature of an object or a medium, a presence detector operable to detect the presence of the object or medium, and a pressure detector operable to measure a pressure of the medium. The multi-sensor component also comprises a sensor monitor operably coupled to the detectors of the sensor assembly and configured to use a detection algorithm operable to detect one or more of the temperature, pressure and presence of the object or medium, the sensor monitor configured to verify a health of the one or more detectors of the sensor assembly, and also comprises a sensor housing or thermo-well or combination thereof having the sensor assembly and the sensor monitor affixed therein. | 01-12-2012 |
20120016622 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING INNER WALL TEMPERATURE FROM OUTER WALL TEMPERATURE OF TUBE - The present invention relates to the field of measurement technology, and offers a method for calculating an inner wall temperature from a measurement result of an outer wall temperature of a tube in relation to a problem of a two-dimensional, unsteady heat flow in tube. The evaluation method includes the steps of measuring outer wall temperatures at a plurality of points under a two-dimensional unsteady flow in the tube; and estimating inner wall temperatures on the basis of the measured values of the outer-wall temperatures. The approach of the present invention makes it possible to correctly estimate change over time of the inner wall temperature of the tube from the outer wall temperature of the tube with high accuracy, and requires a relatively short calculation time. For these reasons, the present invention is applicable to the problem in that the inner wall temperature of a tube is difficult to measure, in relation to flow in the tube in the industrial production and the scientific research. Therefore, the present invention has a wide range of possible applications. | 01-19-2012 |
20120022822 | THERMAL POWERLINE RATING AND CLEARANCE ANALYSIS USING LOCAL THERMAL SENSOR - A method for modeling of an overhead electrical conductor, includes: collecting 3-dimensional location data of the conductor; substantially simultaneous with said collecting, acquiring a thermal measurement of the conductor with a local thermal sensor; and generating a CAD model of the conductor using the collected 3-dimensional location data of the conductor and the thermal measurement of the conductor. The CAD model facilitates thermal line analysis of the conductor, thermal rating of a power line that includes the conductor, clearance analysis relative to the conductor, and vegetation management relative to the conductor. Apparatus for determining temperature of the overhead electrical conductor, includes: a local thermal sensor that acquires thermal measurements of the conductor; and a data processor that extracts thermal readings from the thermal measurement, and processes the thermal readings and remotely collected 3-dimensional location data of the conductor to determine the temperature of the conductor. | 01-26-2012 |
20120035880 | MEASUREMENT OF MOLTEN SULFUR LEVEL IN RECEPTACLES - A portable temperature sensing probe having a plurality of thermocouples is inserted into a tank mounted on a truck or other receptacle at the time of loading a hot liquid, e.g., molten sulfur. The probe and at least a portion of the associated wiring or leads are attached to the loading pipe and/or discharge nozzle, and the probe is inserted into the interior of the tank before the molten sulfur is discharged. The signals from the plurality of thermocouples are amplified and the corresponding temperature information is transmitted to a display and control device. Due to the significant differential between the temperature of the rising molten sulfur and the vapors in the tank overhead space, the signals generated indicate which of the thermocouple are in contact with molten sulfur or the vapor zone. The generated signals adjust the shut-off valve that controls the flow of molten sulfur into the tank. | 02-09-2012 |
20120046899 | DISCOVERING THERMAL RELATIONSHIPS IN DATA PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS - A method, system, and computer usable program product for discovering thermal relationships in a data processing environment are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An output temperature of a cooling unit operating in the data processing environment is changed from a previous output temperature to a new output temperature. The difference between the previous and the new output temperatures is a change in the output temperature. A change in an ambient temperature proximate to a data processing system is measured. The change in the ambient temperature is a difference between a previous ambient temperature and a new ambient temperature. An expression that represents a relationship between the change in the output temperature and corresponding change in the ambient temperature is determined. The expression is used to determine a cooling correspondence between the cooling unit and the data processing system. | 02-23-2012 |
20120065923 | INTEGRATED COLD JUNCTION COMPENSATION CIRCUIT FOR THERMOCOUPLE CONNECTIONS - An integrated cold junction compensation system for a thermocouple connection is disclosed. The system includes a temperature sensor integrated with a terminal at which the thermocouple wires terminate. The temperature sensor is integrated with the terminal proximal to a cold junction of a thermocouple, such that the temperature at the sensor location is substantially equal to that at the cold junction. The temperature sensor is further in electrical signal isolation from a circuit carrying voltage output by the thermocouple. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072161 | THERMAL-ANALYSIS-MODEL GENERATING APPARATUS, THERMAL-ANALYSIS-MODEL GENERATING PROGRAM, THERMAL-ANALYSIS-MODEL GENERATING METHOD, AND THERMAL ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A thermal analysis apparatus calculates an area of a predetermined range including an electronic component mounted on a printed-circuit board. The thermal analysis apparatus counts the number of via holes included in the predetermined range of which the area is calculated. The thermal analysis apparatus calculates a first physical property value using the area calculated, the number of via holes counted, and a preset physical property value of a conductor. The thermal analysis apparatus generates a thermal analysis model subject to thermal analysis in which a preset physical property value is set in the electronic component and a heat release path having the first physical property value calculated is provided in the printed-circuit board so as to extend from the electronic component in a layer direction of the printed-circuit board. | 03-22-2012 |
20120072162 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AN EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE - A Method is provided for estimating a temperature of an exhaust gas in an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine. The exhaust line is provided with a NO | 03-22-2012 |
20120078567 | COMBUSTION REFERENCE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION - Methods, systems, and program products for improved accuracy in estimating a combustion reference temperature (CRT) are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of estimating a combustion reference temperature (CRT) in a gas turbine, the method comprising: obtaining a measurement of at least one dynamic operating condition of the gas turbine selected from a group consisting of: an ambient condition, a compressor condition, a fuel condition, and a turbine condition; inputting a measurement of the at least one operating condition into a physics-based model; calculating at least one estimated internal state for the gas turbine using the physics-based model; and calculating an estimated CRT based on the at least one gas turbine internal state. | 03-29-2012 |
20120089361 | Apparatus and Method for Remote Monitoring - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for remote monitoring that includes immersing a first temperature sensor at least partially into a heat transfer material situated in a thermo-well of a mobile container housing a material for transport, wherein the first temperature sensor includes a conductor routed through a first passage of a fitting, while providing access to the thermo-well for the insertion of a second temperature sensor through a second passage of the fitting, and receiving a signal from the first temperature sensor at a remote communication unit secured at least indirectly to the mobile container, wherein the signal is representative of the temperature of the material being transported. | 04-12-2012 |
20120095719 | MEMORY THERMAL MANAGEMENT BASED ON SLOT INFORMATION - An apparatus comprises a mother board, a memory slot on the motherboard, a thermal sensor, and an embedded controller. The thermal sensor may detect temperature of a memory module on the memory slot. The embedded controller may monitor temperature from the detector. A memory controller may be adapted to receive data from the embedded controller. A computing device comprises a mother board, a basic input/output system (BIOS), and a memory controller. The basic input/output system may be disposed on the mother board. The memory controller may be adapted to receive data from the BIOS regarding a quantity and a quality of memory installed in the computing device. The memory controller may be adapted to regulate bandwidth of memory access of a memory module. | 04-19-2012 |
20120101767 | CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASURING AMOUNT OF REBOILER INPUT HEAT - According to one embodiment, a carbon dioxide separation recovery system includes an absorption tower that allows carbon dioxide to be absorbed to an absorption liquid, a regeneration tower that regenerates the absorption liquid, a reboiler that heats the absorption liquid of the regeneration tower, using a heating medium, and a measuring device that measures an amount of heat supplied to the absorption liquid from the heating medium. The measuring device includes a cooler that cools the heating medium discharged from the reboiler, and obtains the amount of heat that is supplied to the absorption liquid from the heating medium by subtracting an amount of heat that is retained by the heating medium cooled by the cooler and an amount of heat, which is removed from the heating medium in the cooler, from an amount of heat that is retained by the heating medium supplied to the reboiler. | 04-26-2012 |
20120109569 | DIAGNOSIS OF BEARING THERMAL ANOMALIES IN AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A system for evaluating bearing metal temperature (BMT) to diagnose rotor misalignment and/or bearing wipe in an electrical machine. A first system is provided that includes: an input system for obtaining bearing metal temperature (BMT) readings from a first BMT sensor located proximate the turbine and a second BMT sensor located proximate the generator, and for obtaining operational data including lube oil inlet temperature, speed and power; a filter system for filtering bad input data; and a misalignment analysis system that issues a misalignment warning in response to one of the BMT sensor reporting an increasing temperature and the other BMT sensor reporting a decreasing temperature. | 05-03-2012 |
20120109570 | System and Method for Measuring Fiber Temperatures Using OTDR Measurements - Described herein are systems and methods for calculating a relative temperature of a fiber-optic cable using bi-directional analysis traces with an optical time-domain reflectometer (“OTDR”). Analysis of bi-directional traces along a length of fiber-optic cable yields a scaled local backscatter coefficient of the fiber. Accordingly, an initial set of measurement data is collected at a first time interval and a base scaled local backscatter along a fiber is calculated. A subsequent set of measurement data is collected at a second time interval and a subsequent scaled local backscatter along the fiber is calculated. The exemplary systems and methods described herein determines a change in scaled local backscatter as a function of a difference between the base scaled local backscatter and at least the subsequent scaled local scaled local backscatter along the fiber, and then determines a relative temperature variation of the fiber as a function of the change in scaled local backscatter. | 05-03-2012 |
20120109571 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A temperature measurement device includes a temperature measurement part, a calculation part, and a control part for controlling the operation of the temperature measurement part and the calculation part; wherein the temperature measurement part has a substrate having a first surface as a contact surface with a measured body, and a second surface as an environment-lateral surface which is opposite the first surface; a first temperature sensor; a second temperature sensor; and a third temperature sensor; and the first temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor, and the third temperature sensor measure a first temperature, a second temperature, and a third temperature a plurality of times under conditions in which the temperature of the environment varies; and the calculation part calculates a deep temperature in a deep part of the measured body by using the measured temperatures. | 05-03-2012 |
20120123731 | METHOD FOR TREATING VERTICAL TUBES IN A CHEMICAL REACTOR - A device and method for measuring the back pressure in chemical reactor tubes includes many automated features. Inflatable tube seals may be automatically inflated. The device may measure several tubes at once. It may transmit data electronically to a remote computer for analysis and graphic display. | 05-17-2012 |
20120143559 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE WIRELESS POSITION-INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE - The invention relates to a measurement system for the wireless and position-independent measurement of the temperature of the load of an oven with high accuracy using passive temperature probes. The measurement system for the wireless measurement of the temperature of food or workpieces in ovens has an interrogation unit located outside the oven chamber, one or more interrogation antennas located in the oven chamber and at least one passively operated temperature probe with a probe antenna and at least one temperature sensor designed as a resonator, said temperature probe being freely movable within the oven, characterized in that the temperature sensor has at least two resonances with different temperature coefficients of frequency, wherein the electrical equivalent circuit diagrams of the resonance elements differ only slightly from each other. | 06-07-2012 |
20120150481 | THERMAL SENSOR HAVING TOGGLE CONTROL - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for thermal sensor power savings using a toggle control. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit (e.g., a memory device) includes an on-die thermal sensor, a storage element (e.g., a register), and toggle logic. The toggle logic may transition the thermal sensor from a first power consumption level to a second power consumption level responsive, at least in part, to a toggle indication. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158349 | Method for measuring the temperature rise induced by bias current/bias voltage in a magnetic tunnel junction - A method for measuring the temperature rise induced by bias current/bias voltage in a magnetic tunnel junction, the method includes the steps of: (a) applying an external time-changing magnetic field to the magnetic tunnel junction; (b) measuring different first outer pin flip field values under different temperature values; (c) calculating the correlation between the temperature and the outer pin flip field according to the temperature values and the first outer pin flip field values; (d) measuring different second outer pin flip field values under different bias current/bias voltage values; (e) calculating the correlation between the bias current/bias voltage and the outer pin flip field according to the bias current/bias voltage values and the second outer pin flip field values; (f) calculating the correlation between the temperature and the bias current/bias voltage according to the results produced by the steps (c) and (e). The method of the present invention can obtain the correlation between the temperature and the bias current/bias voltage, thereby determining what kind of TMR reader design providing more stable and reliable reading performance especially under higher operational temperature. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158350 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE THERMAL MASS OF A BUILDING - The invention comprises a system for calculating a value for the effective thermal mass of a building. The climate control system obtains temperature measurements from at least a first location conditioned by the climate system. One or more processors receive measurements of outside temperatures from at least one source other than the control system and compare the temperature measurements from the first location with expected temperature measurements. The expected temperature measurements are based at least in part upon past temperature measurements obtained by said HVAC control system and said outside temperature measurements. The processors then calculate one or more rates of change in temperature at said first location. | 06-21-2012 |
20120179416 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THERMAL POLICIES OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method and system for managing one or more thermal policies of a portable computing device (PCD) includes monitoring temperature of the portable computing device with internal thermal sensors and external thermal sensors. If a change in temperature has been detected by at least one thermal sensor, then a thermal policy manager may increase a frequency in which temperature readings are detected by the thermal sensors. The thermal policy manager may also determine if a current temperature of the portable computing device as detected by one or more of the thermal sensors falls within one or more predetermined thermal states. Each thermal state may be assigned a unique set of thermal mitigation techniques. Each set of thermal mitigation techniques may be different from one another. The sets of thermal mitigation techniques may differ according to quantity of techniques and impacts on performance of the PCD. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185202 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE - A mechanism for indicating ambient temperature of an enclosure from temperatures determined within the enclosure. The temperatures may be obtained from two or more sensors at each of two or more locations within the enclosure. The enclosure may include an apparatus inside such as electronics of which power consumption may be determined. Data including temperatures of two locations within the enclosure at various electronics power consumption levels may be entered into a 2-D plot. An approximation of the 2-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. The data of the 2-D plot plus temperatures of a third location and air flow levels in the enclosure may be entered into a 3-D plot. An approximation of the 3-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. | 07-19-2012 |
20120209558 | WIRELESS CHIPSET WITH A NON-TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED CRYSTAL REFERENCE - An apparatus includes a temperature measuring device within a thermally conductive package. A crystal within the package is thermally coupled to the temperature measuring device and subjected to a same temperature as the temperature measuring device. A controller external to the package is configured to receive a signal from the crystal and a temperature measurement from the temperature measuring device. The controller is configured to estimate a frequency error of the crystal based on the temperature measurement and to provide a frequency error estimate to an external system. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209559 | Thermal Management for Integrated Circuits - A method and system for thermal management in integrated circuits and integrated circuit boards is described. In an embodiment, the circuit device board includes circuit devices, temperature sensors, and a thermal management unit. The thermal management unit receives thermal data from the temperature sensors and determines thermal reference points that define thermal regions. The thermal reference points are correlated with the operating characteristics of the circuit devices. When warranted, the thermal management unit makes independent corrective responses to each of the thermal regions. These corrective responses include modifying operating parameters, adjusting workload, and suspending operation of circuit devices within the thermal region. Thus, the disclosed method and system can preserve function in one thermal region while alleviating stress on another thermal region. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215483 | DISCOVERING THERMAL RELATIONSHIPS IN DATA PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS - A method for discovering thermal relationships in a data processing environment is provided in the illustrative embodiments. An output temperature of a cooling unit operating in the data processing environment is changed from a previous output temperature to a new output temperature. The difference between the previous and the new output temperatures is a change in the output temperature. A change in an ambient temperature proximate to a data processing system is measured. The change in the ambient temperature is a difference between a previous ambient temperature and a new ambient temperature. An expression that represents a relationship between the change in the output temperature and corresponding change in the ambient temperature is determined. The expression is used to determine a cooling correspondence between the cooling unit and the data processing system. | 08-23-2012 |
20120232831 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING CURIE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN A MAGNETIC RECORDING LAYER - In a method of estimating the Curie temperature distribution of a plurality of magnetic grains contained in a magnetic recording layer, measurement values of first and second parameters are obtained for each of different temperatures of the magnetic recording layer which is used as the measurement subject. The first parameter has such a property that the absolute value of the first parameter for each magnetic grain takes on the minimum value when the temperature of each magnetic grain reaches a predetermined temperature, wherein the predetermined temperature varies according to the Curie temperature of each magnetic grain in such a manner as to increase as the Curie temperature increases, and to decrease as the Curie temperature decreases. The second parameter is related to the standard deviation of the coervicity distribution of the magnetic grains divided by the coervicity of the magnetic recording layer. The method calculates a value related to the Curie temperature distribution, based on the lowest temperature at which the absolute measurement value of the first parameter takes on the minimum value and the temperature of the magnetic recording layer at which the standard deviation of the coervicity distribution of the magnetic grains divided by the coervicity of the magnetic recording layer takes on the maximum value, which is obtained from the measurement value of the second parameter. | 09-13-2012 |
20120239341 | PARAMAGNETISM-BASED REMOTE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE - The invention discloses a paramagnetism-based remote temperature measurement method for magnetic nanoparticles, and the method comprises: applying multiple times of excited magnetic fields on the area of a magnetic nano sample, constructing an equation group between the different excited magnetic fields and corresponding magnetic susceptibilities according to the Langevin's paramagnetic theorem, and obtaining the information of temperature and sample concentration via the equation group. The invention is capable of more precisely and more quickly detecting the temperature of an object, and especially applicable for the detection of thermal motion at bio-molecular level. Experiments indicate the measurement error is less than 0.56K. | 09-20-2012 |
20120245882 | WAFER TILT DETECTION SYSTEM - A method of improving wafer yield by accurately identifying tilted wafer conditions may include providing inquiry signals in gaps defined between machine signals where the inquiry signals relate to temperature information indicative of a temperature of a hot plate having an item placed thereon, receiving the temperature information, and determining a seating condition of the item based on a comparison of the temperature information to an expected heat profile for a fully seated item. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245883 | INITIAL ACQUISITION USING CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR - A method includes holding in a memory of a receiver, for each temperature in a range of temperatures, a respective first parameter indicative of a frequency error of a crystal oscillator in the receiver at the temperature, and a respective second parameter indicative of an uncertainty of the first parameter. An operating temperature of the crystal oscillator is measured. One or more frequencies, for initial acquisition of signals from a transmitter, are selected based on the first and second parameters corresponding to the measured operating temperature. The receiver is tuned to receive the signals from the transmitter on at least one of the selected frequencies. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245884 | MEASURING ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF HEAT - A measuring arrangement comprising a heat meter having a flow sensor, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor and computing means. The flow sensor serves to register volume or mass of a heat transport medium flowing in the feed line or drain line of a heat exchanger. The wherein the first temperature sensor serves to register a temperature in the feed line of the heat exchanger and the second temperature sensor serves to register a temperature in the drain line of the heat exchanger; wherein the computing means serves to calculate, by means of the measurement signals output by the flow sensor and the first and second temperature sensors, amount of heat exchanged. A first transfer function, which serves to determine the temperature in the feed line based on a measurement signal of the first temperature sensor, is stored in the computing means; a second transfer function is stored in the computing means; wherein the first transfer function differs from the second transfer function; and the second transfer function serves to determine the temperature in the drain line based on a measurement signal of the second temperature sensor. | 09-27-2012 |
20120253735 | Method and apparatus for operating a motor with optimized efficiency - A system and method can include a motor subject to a change in efficiency as a function of temperature and a motor cooling system. The motor cooling system can be driven to minimize the sum of energy consumed by the motor and the cooling system. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253736 | FEEDBACK COMPENSATION DETECTOR FOR A DIRECT CONVERSION TRANSMITTER - A feedback compensation detector for a direct conversion transmitter includes a baseband processor, a direct up-converter, an antenna, and an impairment detection and compensation feedback circuit. The baseband processor generates an in-phase (I) baseband signal and a quadrature-phase (Q) baseband signal. The direct up-converter is coupled to the baseband processor, and combines the I and Q baseband signals with an RF carrier signal to generate an RF output signal. The antenna is coupled to the direct up-converter, and transmits the RF output signal. The impairment detection and compensation feedback circuit is coupled to the RF output signal and the I and Q baseband signals. The impairment detection and compensation feedback circuit down-converts the RF output signal to generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal, measures as least one signal impairment in the IF signal, and pre-distorts the I and Q baseband signals to compensate for the measured signal impairment. | 10-04-2012 |
20120265477 | System For Determining Helmet Temperature And Events - A system for determining events of a helmet includes a helmet body, at least one detector configured with the helmet body for generating a signal in response to a detected metric and a processor for processing signals from the detector to identify detected metrics that pass a predetermined metric threshold. In particular, a system for determining helmet temperature includes a helmet body, at least one temperature sensor configured with the helmet body, for sensing temperature within the helmet, and a for processing signals from the temperature sensor to identify temperatures that exceed a predetermined temperature threshold. | 10-18-2012 |
20120271588 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS THERMAL MONITORING OF CURE STATUS OF GLASS FIBER PRODUCTS - A method and apparatus for assessing the cure status of a fibrous blanket manufactured with mineral fibers and binder is disclosed and comprises using continuous thermal measurement as an assessment of cure status. A plurality of thermocouples are installed in various oven locations both above and below the path of the fibrous pack to be cured and readings from the thermocouples are compared by a processor. The thermal measurements may be inlet or outlet temperatures of any particular zone or series of zones; or entry or egress temperatures; or averages or differences of measurements from selected thermocouple locations. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278029 | Transient Thermal Modeling of Multisource Power Devices - Embodiments of systems and methods for improved measurement of transient thermal responses in electronic systems are described herein. Embodiments of the disclosure use the known thermal transfer function of an electronic system to generate an equivalent resistor-capacitor (RC) network having a dynamic response that is identical to a given power excitation as the actual electronic system would have to that power excitation. Using the analogy between thermal and electrical systems, a Foster RC network is constructed, comprising a plurality of RC stages in which resistors and capacitors are connected in parallel. Subsequently, the analog thermal RC network is converted into an infinite impulse response (IIR) digital filter, whose coefficients can be obtained the Z-transform of the analog thermal RC network. This IIR digital filter establishes the recursive relationship between temperature output at the current time step and measured power input at the previous time step. Using this IIR digital filter, temperature response subject to arbitrary time-dependent power can be calculated in very small amount of time compared with prior art methods. | 11-01-2012 |
20120283983 | TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE - A temperature sensing device includes a bandgap voltage generator, N mirror current sources, a temperature voltage generator, and a temperature calculating unit. The mirror current sources mirror N mirror currents according to a positive temperature coefficient current. The temperature voltage generator sets the conducting number M of the mirror current sources based on a control signal, so as to generate a temperature voltage. The temperature calculating unit gradually counts the control signal and compares a potential of the temperature voltage with a potential of a reference voltage generated by the bandgap voltage generator after counting the control signal, so as to calculate and obtain temperature information. Thus, the temperature sensing device controls the conducting number M of the mirror current sources to generate the temperature voltage instead of applying serially-connected resistors, so as to reduce a circuit area of the temperature sensing device and reduce noise. | 11-08-2012 |
20120290248 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CLUTCH INTERFACE TEMPERATURES IN DRY DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSIONS - A method for determining interface temperatures for a dry dual clutch mechanism includes determining that a slipping event is occurring at a friction interface of a clutch in the dry dual clutch mechanism, and determining a heat flux generated by the slipping event. The method includes determining a flux bulk temperature from the determined heat flux and determining a flux interface temperature from the determined heat flux. The flux interface temperature is the temperature at the friction interface during the slipping event. The method calculates a delta interface temperature by subtracting the flux interface temperature from the flux bulk temperature. The method executes a control action with the calculated delta interface temperature. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290249 | THERMAL MODEL FOR DRY DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSIONS - A method of determining temperatures for a dry dual clutch mechanism includes one or more steps, such as determining a first heat input from a first clutch and determining a second heat input from a second clutch. The second clutch is separated from the first clutch by a center plate. The method also includes determining a housing air temperature of housing air within a bell housing case of the dry dual clutch mechanism. A thermal model is applied with the determined first heat input and second heat input. The thermal model includes temperature states for at least the first clutch, the second clutch, and the center plate. From the thermal model, the method determines at least a first clutch temperature and a second clutch temperature. The method includes executing a control action with the determined first clutch temperature and second clutch temperature. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290250 | EXHAUST STRUT RADIAL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - A method is disclosed for providing a real time, radial exhaust temperature distribution in a gas turbine to improve the understanding of exhaust gas temperature in a manner similar to installing production rakes. The thermocouples are installed along the exhaust frame strut skins at a number of radial positions. The data from the thermocouples along each of the struts is used to produce a normalized radial profile of the turbine exhaust temperature. The existing turbine station instrumentation is then used to expand the normalized profile into an actual profile of the turbine exhaust temperature. The calculations/transfer functions for temperatures are obtained from data collected during performance testing with full rakes. This profile is integrated to determine a bulk Tx to improve gas turbine controls including model-based controls or corrected parameter controls (MBC/CPC) controls, or specific radial temperatures are used, to provide protective action for bucket platforms, or other turbine components. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290251 | INTEGRATED RAIL EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY SUPPORT SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to the use of mobile sensors to collect temperature information used to control, inter alia, rail vehicle speed, acceleration, or scheduling. | 11-15-2012 |
20120303311 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE PROBABILITY OF MOISTURE BUILD-UP IN A COMPRESSOR - A method for calculating the probability of moisture build-up in a compressor includes the steps of sensing a temperature of the ambient air, sensing a discharge pressure of the compressor, sensing a temperature of the compressor, processing the ambient air temperature and operating pressure sensed to obtain a required temperature at which condensation will form, and comparing the temperature of the compressor to the required temperature. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303312 | Systems And Methods For Detecting Small Pattern Changes In Sensed Data - In one embodiment, a system and a method involve receiving a raw signal collected by a sensor that pertains to a temporal trend, creating a reference signal of a known amplitude and frequency, adding the reference signal to the raw signal to form a modulated signal, decomposing the modulated signal to obtain a decomposed signal, and conducting time-frequency analysis on the decomposed signal to detect abnormal patterns. | 11-29-2012 |
20130013248 | INTERACTIVE DATA VISUALIZATION FOR TREND ANALYSIS - A method and system for identifying a trend in data of heat maps. An initial set of comparison heat maps included in the repository is determined and displayed based on how closely initial comparison area(s) of each comparison heat map match initial target area(s) of a first heat map. A review of the initial set of comparison heat maps determines additional comparison area(s) corresponding to additional target area(s) of the first heat map. In an iterative process, an additional set of comparison heat maps is determined and displayed based on how closely initial and additional comparison areas match respective initial and additional target areas of the first heat map. A trend relating initial and additional target areas is identified based on the displayed additional set of comparison heat maps and based on how closely comparison areas match their respective target areas. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018625 | APPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEM - An apparatus and associated method are generally directed to a system of monitoring an appliance. Various embodiments can have a number of appliance subsystems with real and imaginary current associated therewith. The operating characteristics of each appliance subsystem may be learned by monitoring the real and imaginary current associated with each appliance subsystem over time, and operating profiles can be derived therefrom. | 01-17-2013 |
20130041614 | Thermographic Detection of Internal Passageway Blockages - A method of thermal inspection of a component defining at least one internal passageway at a thermal equilibrium state with its surrounding environment, the method includes: capturing a sequence of thermal indications of a surface of the component, delivering an airflow pulse at the thermal equilibrium state of the at least one internal passageway into the at least one internal passageway, and receiving a temperature response signal as a function of time based on the received thermal indication. The method also includes determining a level of blockage of the at least one internal passageway based on the temperature response signal. | 02-14-2013 |
20130060510 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE AT A CRITICAL POINT - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to estimate temperature at one or more critical points in a data processing system comprising modeling a steady state temperature portion of a thermal model at the one or more critical points using regression analysis; modeling the transient temperature portion of the thermal model at the one or more critical points using a filtering algorithm; and generating a thermal model at the one or more critical points by combining the steady state temperature portion of the thermal model with the transient temperature portion of the thermal model. The thermal model may then be used to estimate an instantaneous temperature at the one or more critical points or to predict a future temperature at the one or more critical points. | 03-07-2013 |
20130066583 | ESTIMATION OF THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE A VEHICLE FROM TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS UNDER THE BONNET OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining an estimated value of air temperature outside a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine, according to which an initial estimated value is attributed to an estimated temperature, the temperature of an intake air of the engine is then measured, and a speed of the vehicle is assessed, followed by a mathematical filtering of the measured temperature of the intake air of the engine. The filtering operation imposes a maximum gradient on the estimated temperature, that has at least two separate positive values over time, either one of the maximum positive gradient values being selected according to the momentary speed of the vehicle. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066584 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION METHOD, TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A temperature estimation method including: receiving a scan signal generated by scanning the target region using the ultrasound signal, and estimating, based on the scan signal, an echo shift which is an amount of change in time required for the ultrasound signal to pass through the target region, the time changing depending on the temperature in the target region; estimating, based on the estimated echo shift, a strain which is an apparent change rate of a travel distance required for the ultrasound signal to pass through the target region, the travel distance changing depending on the temperature in the target region; estimating, based on the estimated strain, a strain rate which is a temporal change rate of the strain; and estimating the temperature in the target region corresponding to the strain and the strain rate, based on a predetermined relationship between a strain, a strain rate, and a temperature. | 03-14-2013 |
20130073245 | Method and System for Real Time Monitoring, Prediction, Analysis and Display of Temperatures for Effective Thermal Management in a Data Center - The application provides a method and system for real time monitoring and prediction of temperatures in a data center for effective thermal management. Further, the invention provides a method and system for analyzing and display of monitored and predicted temperatures for obtaining complete temperature profile of the data center. | 03-21-2013 |
20130085707 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR FOR THERMOMETER PROBE - An electronic thermometer includes a probe adapted to be heated by a subject for use in measuring a temperature of the subject. At least one temperature sensor detects a temperature of the probe. A probe sensor detects a condition at the probe. The probe sensor has an idle condition when the probe is not inserted into the subject. A processor is operatively connected to the probe sensor and programmed to monitor a change in the condition of the probe sensor from the idle condition to determine whether the probe has been received in a probe cover and inserted into the subject. | 04-04-2013 |
20130090888 | System and method for proximity based thermal management of mobile device - Various embodiments of methods and systems for leveraging a user proximity measurement to determine thermal management policies in a portable computing device (“PCD”) are disclosed. By leveraging the proximity measurement to set temperature thresholds, the quality of service (“QoS”) provided by the PCD can be optimized when touch temperature of the PCD is not a significant factor for user experience. One such method involves monitoring a proximity signal to determine relative physical proximity of the PCD to a user. Based on the user proximity, a temperature threshold associated with a temperature sensor may be set and compared with an actual temperature measurement received from the temperature sensor. Based on the comparison, thermal management policies in the PCD can be evaluated. For instance, if the temperature threshold is higher than the actual measurement, PCD components may be allowed to increase power consumption, even though PCD temperature may rise, thereby optimizing QoS. | 04-11-2013 |
20130116962 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING COOL DOWN IN A SYSTEM - Method for estimating cool down in a subsea oil and gas production system, which system includes at least one piping or equipment. The method includes the steps of, at shut down of the production in the system; obtaining data from CFD cool down analysis results for a range of temperatures of production media in the system; obtaining data from a temperature sensor in the system; and estimating the actual coldest temperature in the system from the CFD analysis results obtained based on data from the temperature sensor. | 05-09-2013 |
20130124137 | Performance Monitor and Power Control System - A system and method for controlling performance and/or power based on monitored performance characteristics. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise an integrated circuit comprising a first circuit module that receives electrical power. A second circuit module may monitor one or more performance characteristics of the first circuit module and/or the integrated circuit. A third circuit module may, for example, determine power control information based at least in part on the monitored performance characteristic(s). The power control information may be communicated to power supply circuitry to control various characteristics of the electrical power. Various aspects of the present invention may also comprise an integrated circuit comprising a first module that monitors at least one performance characteristic of a first electrical device. The integrated circuit may also comprise modules that determine power control information based on the monitored performance characteristic(s) and communicate such power control information to power supply circuitry. | 05-16-2013 |
20130151191 | METHOD TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF TEMPERATURE SENSORS, METHOD TO ESTIMATE THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL THERMAL DISTRIBUTION AND APPARATUS - Apparatus comprising M sensors for measuring the temperature on M locations of the apparatus and an estimator configured to estimate a temperature vector of the apparatus with N temperature variables, whereby the estimator is configured to approximate the vector space of the temperature vector by K basis vectors and whereby the M temperature sensors are allocated on the apparatus on the basis of the K basis vectors. | 06-13-2013 |
20130158936 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED BATTERIES OR TAMPERING BY MONITORING A THERMAL PROFILE - According to one aspect, a portable electronic device having a heat generating component, a thermal sensor, an energy storage device for powering the portable electronic device, a thermal element thermally coupled to the heat generating component, the energy storage device, and the thermal sensor. The thermal element is sized and shaped so that heat generated by the heat generating component flows through the thermal element towards the thermal sensor and interacts with the energy storage device. The thermal sensor is used to monitor a thermal profile for the thermal element, and the monitored thermal profile is compared with an expected thermal profile to determine if the integrity of the portable electronic device has been compromised. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158937 | Temperature Prediction Transmitter - A system and method is provided for predicting a physical quality such as temperature, the measurement of which tends to be hindered by a time-related impediment. A single sensor is configured to detect, in real time, the physical quality Q | 06-20-2013 |
20130179110 | ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION IN A MULTI-AXIS ACTIVITY MONITOR DEVICE - An activity classification device is disclosed. The activity classification device comprises one or more motion sensors and a memory configured to receive signals from the one or more motion sensors. The device further includes a processor in communication with the memory. Finally, the device includes a classification algorithm executed by the processor, the classification algorithm for identifying activities that a user is engaged in. The memory may also record a user's activity log, calorie count and an RF module, which transmits the recorded data to a host either upon request or continuously. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179111 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TRANSPORTING INSTRUCTION USING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR - A system including an environmental sensor that can travel with a product within a carrier's logistics network. The environmental sensor being configured to sense an environmental condition capable of affecting the product to generate product environment data. The system includes a scanner configured to read product environment data from the environmental sensor. The system also includes a hub control unit configured to communicate with the scanner and receive the product environment data from the scanner and determines whether the product environment data transcends a limit of exposure of the product to an environmental condition. The hub control unit is also configured to generate a transporting instruction to redirect transport of the product to an alternate destination different from its original destination if the hub control unit determines that the product environment data indicates the environmental condition of the product has transcended the limit of exposure. | 07-11-2013 |
20130197853 | THERMAL ACTIVITY DETECTION AND RESPONSE - A device may receive thermal event data corresponding to thermal activity. The thermal event data may be received from a sensor device corresponding to a detection zone. The device may determine whether the thermal event data exceeds a detection threshold. The device may create a response to the thermal event data when the thermal event data exceeds the detection threshold. When the thermal event data does not exceed the detection threshold, the device may disregard the thermal event data. | 08-01-2013 |
20130197854 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING MACHINE TOOL COMPONENT FAULTS - A machine tool system is diagnosed by identifying a fault class to which an input measurement vector belongs. The fault class corresponds to a group of weight vectors in a code book of a self organized map that describes the machine tool system based on training data. Probabilities that the input measurement vector belongs to a given class are estimated based on the posterior probability of the weight vectors of the code book corresponding to the given class given the input measurement vector. Training data to create the code book may be collected under a first operating condition while the input measurement vector is collected under a second operating condition. | 08-01-2013 |
20130218512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW COST, HIGH ACCURACY TEMPERATURE SENSOR - The invention may provide a temperature sensor device that includes an analog temperature sensor to generate a first base-emitter voltage and a second base-emitter voltage, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to sample at the voltages and generate corresponding digital values. The temperature sensor device may also include a logic unit to calculate a digital temperature code from the digital values using a digital virtual reference. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226501 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING ABNORMAL TEMPERATURE OF A SERVER ROOM USING HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL - The invention relates to a system and method for predicting abnormal temperature of a server room using Hidden Markov model. This invention involves capturing the real temperature value at a given point of time through sensors and determining that the temperature patterns follow the Normal Distribution. Then the Hidden Markov model is designed that works on the Normal Distributed data to help in predicting the future temperature with some probability. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226502 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CHANGES IN THE EFFICIENCY OF AN HVAC SYSTEM - The invention comprises systems and methods for evaluating changes in the operational efficiency of an HVAC system over time. The climate control system obtains temperature measurements from at least a first location conditioned by the climate system, and status of said HVAC system. One or more processors receives measurements of outside temperatures from at least one source other than said HVAC system and compares said temperature measurements from said first location with expected temperature measurements. The expected temperature measurements are based at least in part upon past temperature measurements. | 08-29-2013 |
20130289926 | Virtual Service Processor Stack - Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a computer system, including: a hypervisor configured to run on a CPU and to provide a first domain; and a virtual baseboard management controller (BMC) stack configured to run in the first domain or as part of the hypervisor. Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instructions executable by at least one processor, the instructions including loading a virtual baseboard management controller (BMC) stack in a first domain of, or as a part of, a hypervisor running on the processor. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289927 | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING - A computer-based method includes collecting a sequence of measurements related to a controllable environmental parameter in a monitored space over time, deriving a master curve based on the sequence of collected measurements to characterize normal periodic variations in the controllable environmental parameter over time, collecting one or more subsequent measurements that represent the controllable environmental parameter of the monitored space, and evaluating a likelihood that the controllable environmental parameter will, at some future point in time, exceed an acceptable level by comparing a curve associated with one or more of the subsequent measurements to the master curve. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289928 | RISK-CONTROLLED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PROFILES - A method of generating a risk-controlled ambient temperature profile including measuring a distribution network and constructing an ambient temperature profile based on results of the measuring by determining a length of the ambient temperature profile, determining a target risk or target failure rate, and generating at least one of hot and cold versions of the ambient temperature profile in accordance with the determined length that facilitate minimization of package expense while achieving the target risk or target failure rate. | 10-31-2013 |
20130297249 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ELECTRIC POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT OVERHEATING WITH REAL-TIME PLURAL PARALLEL DETECTION AND ANALYSIS PARAMETERS - An overheating detection processing system monitors in real time and stores data samples from the different types of power plant overheating detectors. The system determines a likelihood of whether a stored detector output sample reading, alone or in combination with other readings, is indicative of monitored power plant equipment overheating. The system references previously stored information in an information storage device that associates respective types of detector sample reading levels with equipment overheating. The system also compares a combination of stored sample readings and establishes overheating determination confidence levels. The confidence levels information is combined to derive an overall confidence level of whether the power plant equipment is overheated. An overheating alarm response is initiated if an overheating condition is determined at any confidence level. Additional responses are made based on a combination of calculated confidence levels. | 11-07-2013 |
20130325391 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR SENSING TEMPERATURE - The present invention relates to a circuit and a method for sensing a temperature. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a circuit for sensing a temperature including: a bipolar transistor unit connected to a current source to output an output voltage which is inversely proportional to temperature; a variable reference voltage unit for providing a variable reference voltage which varies according to setting; a first amplifying unit for receiving the output voltage of the bipolar transistor unit and the variable reference voltage and performing differential amplification to output the amplified voltage; and a second amplifying unit for variably amplifying a variation of the output voltage of the first amplifying unit using a feedback variable resistor is provided. Further, a method for sensing a temperature using the same is provided. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332103 | CELL BASED TEMPERATURE MONITORING - A system and method for measuring a temperature in at least one energy storage unit. They system includes at least one temperature sensor thermally coupled to the at least one energy storage unit, and a battery management controller in communication with the at least one temperature sensor. The battery management controller is configured to process a temperature of the at least one energy storage unit to obtain an internal temperature in the at least one energy storage unit. | 12-12-2013 |
20140012533 | INTERPOLATING A PORTION OF A SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF THE SIGNAL - An embodiment of an apparatus includes first and second component determiners configured to determine, respectively, first and second components of a signal, and includes an interpolator configured to interpolate a portion of the signal in response to the first and second components. For example, where the portion of the signal is empty, such an apparatus may include a periodic-component determiner, an aperiodic-component determiner, and an interpolator. The periodic-component determiner is configured to convert the signal into a frequency-domain transformed signal, and to convert the transformed signal into a time-domain periodic component of the signal, the periodic component having a periodic-component portion that corresponds to the empty portion of the signal. The aperiodic-component determiner is configured to determine, statistically, an aperiodic component of the signal, and the interpolator is configured to interpolate the empty portion of the signal in response to the periodic and aperiodic components of the signal. | 01-09-2014 |
20140046619 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE OF FUEL - A method for determining a temperature of fuel in an injection system, in which the temperature of the fuel is ascertained as a function of a temperature of a coil of a metering unit of the injection system, a total resistance of the circuit of the metering unit being measured, and a proportion of a resistance of the coil in the total resistance of the circuit being calculated, and the temperature of the coil being calculated from the resistance of the coil. | 02-13-2014 |
20140095104 | Method And Apparatus To Monitor The Condition Of An Apparatus - A method and apparatus to monitor the condition of an apparatus (e.g a variable speed drive), the apparatus comprising: a processor, a plurality of devices and a plurality of temperature sensors, each sensor associated with a device, the processor being arranged in use to: determine, for each of a plurality of sensors, the temperature of the associated device based on the temperature sensed by the sensor and the mode of operation of the device; compare the determined temperatures for each device with stored data relating to the mode of operation of the apparatus; and based on the comparison determine whether the apparatus is operating as expected in the mode of operation. | 04-03-2014 |
20140107964 | SENSOR NETWORK DESIGN AND INVERSE MODELING FOR REACTOR CONDITION MONITORING - Methods and systems for detecting a condition within a component of a process plant, including obtaining a first and second set of parameter measurements from a first and second plurality of sensor locations along a first dimension of an outside surface of a component, processing the first and second set of parameter measurements to develop a continuous surface condition profile of the component using a predetermined model. The predetermined model includes a forward solution to an equation describing the condition and is linearly separable in at least two dimensions corresponding to the first and second dimension. The model includes an inverse solution to the equation to provide a set of coefficients corresponding to a set of basis functions of the forward solution based on the first and second set of parameter measurements. | 04-17-2014 |
20140149064 | TEMPERATURE MONITOR - A temperature monitor for remote temperature monitoring is provided. The temperature monitor includes a display screen and at least one user-operable key or switch. A communication unit, typically in the form of a cellular telephone module or modem, is provided for transmitting and receiving signals. A temperature sensor measures ambient temperature. A processor unit is programmable with an upper temperature setpoint and a lower temperature setpoint and these are stored in the processor unit and compared against the measured ambient temperature. The processor unit controls the communication unit to transmit an alarm signal if the measured ambient temperature is above the upper temperature setpoint or below the lower temperature setpoint. The processor unit also controls the communication unit to transmit a status signal when the communication unit receives a demand signal, typically from a cellular telephone or other portable electronic device. The temperature monitor can be a portable device or physically integrated into a motor vehicle, for example. | 05-29-2014 |
20140172348 | THERMAL TEST DETERMINING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER - A thermal test determining method is executed by a computing device to set a preset test time of each thermal test of a server. To-be-monitored channels of the server are selected. A fan rotation speed for each thermal test is set. In each thermal test, a control command is transmitted to the server to control fans to work according to the fan rotation speed. The temperature of each to-be-monitored channel is obtained from the temperature recorder. A reference temperature is selected from N obtained temperatures of each to-be-monitored channel. The reference temperature is compared with each temperature obtained after the reference temperature. The server is determined to has reached temperature equalization if each comparison result is not greater than a preset value, and the actual test time of each thermal test is not greater than the preset test time. A related computing device and storage medium is also provided. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172349 | Method and Apparatus for Determining a Process Variable - A method and apparatus for determining a process variable, of a primary sensor, wherein by means of the primary sensor an analog measurement signal is produced, which analog measurement signal is converted into a digital signal representing the measured variable, wherein by means of at least one secondary sensor at least one reference signal is produced, and wherein as a function of the point in time, at which the reaching of a predetermined state of the process variable, especially the reaching of a value of the reference signal. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180624 | SENSING AND RESPONSIVE FABRIC - A sensing and responsive fabric is described. In one example the fabric has a sensor formed of a fiber of the fabric, a transducer formed of a fiber of the fabric, and a processor coupled to the sensor to measure a sensor characteristic and to the transducer to apply power to the transducer based on the sensor measurement. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180625 | System and method of predicting initial cooling of superconducting magnet - The present invention provides a system and method of predicting the initial cooling of a superconducting magnet, which can predict the change in initial cooling temperature of a superconducting magnet when the superconducting magnet is cooled using an ultra-low refrigerator. In the system and method, the change in cooling temperature of a superconducting magnet can be accurately predicted by classifying influence factors related to the cooling of a superconducting magnet into a plurality of control volumes and inducing a governing equation with respect to each of the control volumes. Based on this system and method, the reliability of basic data required to design an apparatus for measuring a high magnetic field for forming an ultralow-temperature environment can be greatly improved. | 06-26-2014 |
20140200844 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN AIRCRAFT, A DEVICE, AND AN AIRCRAFT - A method of optimizing the performance of a rotary wing aircraft having at least one turbine engine with a gas generator and a turbine assembly comprising at least one turbine. In a definition step (STP | 07-17-2014 |
20140222365 | MEASURING TRANSDUCER HAVING TWO TRANSMISSION CHANNELS - The inventions herein include a measuring transducer, having a first transmission channel which conditions an analogue measurement input signal in an analogue manner and makes it available as a conditioned measurement signal. In addition, the measuring transducer may have a second transmission channel which conditions the analogue measurement input signal and makes it available as an influencing signal, wherein the conditioned measurement signal and the influencing signal are combined and made available as a measurement output signal. In a further embodiment of the inventions herein, a measuring system has a temperature sensor and a measuring transducer according to the present innovations. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222366 | Apparatus And Methods For Monitoring And Analysing The Performance Of A Heating Or Cooling System - Apparatus for monitoring and analysing the performance of a heating and/or cooling system for a space within a building. The apparatus comprises a processing arrangement and an electronic memory, wherein the processing arrangement is configured to receive temperature signals representing temperature measurements from a temperature sensor within the space over a monitored period of time, to process the temperature signals so as to generate output data which attributes a proportion of the energy consumption of the heating and/or cooling system to a specified energy output, and to transmit the output data to the electronic memory for retrieval by a user. Corresponding monitoring and analysis methods are also described. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236528 | MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR JUNCTION-TO-CASE THERMAL RESISTANCE - A measurement method for a junction-to-case thermal resistance is provided. First, a first transient cooling curve of the chip for the semiconductor device under test (DUT) without grease is measured. Then a second transient cooling curve of the chip for the DUT with grease is measured. A difference ΔT of temperature variations of the two transient cooling curves with and without grease is calculated. The temperature of a constant temperature cold plate for fixing the semiconductor DUT is increased by ΔT, and a third transient cooling curve of the chip for the DUT with grease is measured again. The first transient cooling curve and the third transient cooling curve are used to calculate the junction-to-case thermal resistance. | 08-21-2014 |
20140249770 | Thermal Sensor Having Toggle Control - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for thermal sensor power savings using a toggle control. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit (e.g., a memory device) includes an on-die thermal sensor, a storage element (e.g., a register), and toggle logic. The toggle logic may transition the thermal sensor from a first power consumption level to a second power consumption level responsive, at least in part, to a toggle indication. | 09-04-2014 |
20140257740 | Real-Time Modeling of Heat Distributions - Techniques for real-time modeling temperature distributions based on streaming sensor data are provided. In one aspect, a method for creating a three-dimensional temperature distribution model for a room having a floor and a ceiling is provided. The method includes the following steps. A ceiling temperature distribution in the room is determined. A floor temperature distribution in the room is determined. An interpolation between the ceiling temperature distribution and the floor temperature distribution is used to obtain the three-dimensional temperature distribution model for the room. | 09-11-2014 |
20140278200 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR - A method and system for determining a temperature of a working gas passing through a passage to a turbine section of a gas turbine engine. The method includes identifying an acoustic frequency at a first location in the engine upstream from the turbine section, and using the acoustic frequency for determining a first temperature value at the first location that is directly proportional to the acoustic frequency and a calculated constant value. A second temperature of the working gas is determined at a second location in the engine and, using the second temperature, a back calculation is performed to determine a temperature value for the working gas at the first location. The first temperature value is compared to the back calculated temperature value to change the calculated constant value to a recalculated constant value. Subsequent first temperature values at the first location may be determined based on the recalculated constant value. | 09-18-2014 |
20140316737 | METHOD FOR MONITORING INSIDE-BOILER DYNAMIC WALL TEMPERATURE OF POWER PLANT BOILER HIGH-TEMPERATURE PIPING SYSTEM - A method for real-time monitoring in-furnace wall temperature of the high temperature tube systems in utility boilers consists of: Performing pre-calculation and choosing some tubes as representative tubes according the in-furnace tube wall temperature margins in a tube bundle, then installing out-furnace wall temperature measuring points on the chosen tubes; reading data from a power plant real-time database, which are the real-time operational parameters and out-furnace temperatures necessary in the calculation; saving the data into the communication database in local servers; instant calculating the in-furnace steam temperatures and wall temperatures of superheater and reheater tube systems based on the measured real-time operational parameters of the boiler and the out-furnace wall temperatures; sifting out overheated tube segments as per allowable stress, and saving these data into comprehensive overheat database. | 10-23-2014 |
20140324379 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING TEMPERATURE OF BATTERY - A method and a system for predicting a temperature of a battery include the steps of measuring a temperature at an entrance of a battery air conditioning line, an air volume of the battery air conditioning line, and a current amount of the battery. Deriving a heating value of the battery based on the measured data and the temperatures at multiple points of the battery by substituting the temperature at the entrance, the air volume, the current amount, and the heating value into an operation logic. | 10-30-2014 |
20140358470 | EVALUATING DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC POWER CONSERVATION PLANNING DEVICE AND METHOD - An evaluating device includes an environment information controlling portion that obtains, for each individual customer, environment information during an electric power conservation period for customers who have performed electric power conservation measures, an environment information storing portion that stores environment information obtained from the environment information controlling portion, and an environment evaluating portion that calculates, for each individual customer, an environmental degradation level indicating the level of degradation experienced by the customer during previous electric power conservation periods, based on environment information stored in the environment information storing portion. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358471 | ANALYSIS OF EFFECT OF TRANSIENT EVENTS ON TEMPERATURE IN A DATA CENTER - A computer-implemented method for evaluating cooling performance of equipment in a data center. In one aspect, the method comprises receiving data related to equipment in the data center, determining first parameters related to airflow and temperature in the data center at a first period in time, receiving a description of a transient event affecting one of airflow and temperature in the data center at a second time, breaking a second time period subsequent to the second time into a plurality of time intervals, determining second parameters related to airflow in the data center during one of the time intervals, determining the parameters related to temperature in the data center at each of the time intervals based on the second parameters related to airflow, and storing, on a storage device, a representation of the parameters related to temperature in the data center during the second time period. | 12-04-2014 |
20140379290 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETEREMINING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for determining the ambient temperature of an electronic device, the device comprising heat-generating components ( | 12-25-2014 |
20150019157 | Method For Evaluating A Measurement Result Of A Thermal Analysis, As Well As Use Of The Method, Computer Unit, Computer Program Product And System For Performing The Method - A method for evaluating a measurement result of a thermal analysis. A program-controlled computer unit is used to calculate at least one probability of the agreement of the measurement result with at least one dataset previously stored in the computer unit, wherein this calculation is based on a comparison of effect data previously extracted from a measurement curve of the thermal analysis with corresponding stored effect data of the dataset. The evaluation can advantageously include, an automatic recognition and classification of measurement curves and can be carried out in particular more efficiently, more economically and more quickly than previously, with at the same time a high quality of evaluation. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025831 | DYNAMICALLY UPDATING A TIME INTERVAL OF A GPS - A seismic system includes a wireless sensor node. The wireless sensor node includes a global positioning system (GPS) device to receive a GPS time value at an interval; a temperature sensor to measure temperature; an oscillator to measure time; and a memory to store the GPS time value, the temperature, and the oscillator time. The wireless sensor node also includes a processor to determine a rate of temperature change during the interval, and to dynamically update the interval to receive the GPS time value from the GPS device, based on the rate of temperature change. | 01-22-2015 |
20150066418 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVISING OPERATOR ACTION - A system and computer-implemented method for monitoring and diagnosing anomalies in a wheel-space of a gas turbine is implemented using a computer device coupled to a user interface and a memory device and includes storing a plurality rule sets in the memory device, the rule sets relative to the wheel-space, the rule sets including at least one rule expressed as a relational expression of a real-time data output relative to a real-time data input, the relational expression being specific to a temperature of the wheel-space. The method also includes receiving real-time and historical data inputs from a condition monitoring system associated with the gas turbine, the data inputs relating to sources providing heat to the wheel-space and estimating a wheel-space temperature value using the inputs relating to a temperature of the wheel-space. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073743 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR - According to one embodiment, a temperature sensor includes: a voltage generating part generating (2 | 03-12-2015 |
20150100267 | Heat Transfer Measurement and Calculation Method - A method to determine the heat transfer through some enveloping surface is being presented, where a convective as well as a radiation heat-transfer is considered. | 04-09-2015 |
20150120235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE THERMAL MASS OF A BUILDING - The invention comprises a system for calculating a value for the effective thermal mass of a building. The climate control system obtains temperature measurements from at least a first location conditioned by the climate system. One or more processors receive measurements of outside temperatures from at least one source other than the control system and compare the temperature measurements from the first location with expected temperature measurements. The expected temperature measurements are based at least in part upon past temperature measurements obtained by said HVAC control system and said outside temperature measurements. The processors then calculate one or more rates of change in temperature at said first location. | 04-30-2015 |
20150134292 | HEAT ENERGY SENSING AND ANALYSIS FOR WELDING PROCESSES - A series of time-sequenced heat energy data arrays or data stream sets of a weld process region are processed by a weld data array or data stream processing system to produce a heat energy data set output that is related to weld process region features or weld process region heat energy data. The heat energy data set output can be displayed to a system user and modified by system user input to the weld data array or data stream processing system; alternatively, or in combination, the system user output and input, the heat energy data set output, or data produced from the heat energy data set output by the weld data array or data stream processing system, can be transmitted to a weld process controller to adjust parameters in the weld process responsive to the output of the weld data array or data stream processing system. | 05-14-2015 |
20150149109 | AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CALCULATING MODELING METHOD USING DISTORTED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION - An ambient temperature determining modeling method using distorted ambient temperature compensation may include, (A) a distortion compensation factor applying step of applying a coolant temperature, an intake air temperature, an air volume, a vehicle speed, a soak time, and a gradient to ambient temperature determining modeling, (B) an ambient temperature learning prohibiting step of checking a “Hot Soak” condition and a “Long Idle” condition, and setting ambient temperature model learning prohibition when the “Hot Soak” condition and the “Long Idle” condition are satisfied at the same time, and (C) an ambient temperature distortion removing step of determining ambient temperature update conditions when the “Hot Soak” condition and the “Long Idle” condition are not satisfied at the same time, and adding the gradient to determine an ambient temperature. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149110 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an apparatus for estimating an external temperature for monitoring a tire pressure. The apparatus includes a sensor transmitter configured to transmit stop time information which is obtained by measuring a stop time of a vehicle at certain intervals, by using wireless communication, and a sensor receiver configured to receive the stop time information through the wireless communication, and measure the external temperature by using the received stop time information. | 05-28-2015 |
20150292957 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A DISTRIBUTION OF A PHYSICAL VARIABLE IN A REGION - Method for measuring a distribution of a physical variable in a region, comprising the step of:
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20150300887 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Temperature Monitoring and Visibility - The present invention relates to a system, method, and apparatus for monitoring temperatures of food products. The system includes a temperature sensor and at least one server computer. The temperature sensor includes at least one processor, a sensor probe adapted for insertion in a food product, and a wireless transmitter, where the temperature sensor programmed or configured to sense temperature data for the food product, and wirelessly transmit the temperature data. The at least one server computer is programmed or configured to receive the temperature data wirelessly transmitted by the temperature sensor, and generate at least one user interface based at least partially on the temperature data. | 10-22-2015 |
20150300890 | ON-CHIP TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE - An on-chip temperature sensing device is disclosed. The disclosed on-chip temperature sensing device is capable of sensing an environmental temperature of the chip. The device comprises a reference generating circuit, a first oscillator, a second oscillator, and an arithmetic logic unit. The reference generating circuit is configured to generate a first control voltage to control the first oscillator and the second oscillator. The bias current of the first oscillator and the bias current of the second oscillator are both controlled by the first control voltage so that the bias current of the first oscillator is directly proportional the bias current of the second oscillator regardless the environmental temperature. The first oscillator generates a first oscillation signal, while the second oscillator generates a second oscillation signal. The arithmetic logic unit may calculate the environmental temperature according to the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal. | 10-22-2015 |
20150323394 | BUILDING ENVELOPE AND INTERIOR GRADING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A difference module determines differences between an outdoor ambient temperature and an indoor temperature, determines a first average of the differences, and determines a second average of the differences. A storing module stores a first data point, the first data point including the first average and a first total run time of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, and stores a second data point, the second data point including the second average and a second total run time of the HVAC system. A fitting module fits a line to the first and second data points. An envelope grading module generates a grade for an exterior envelope of a building based on a first characteristic of the line. An interior grading module generates a grade for an interior of the building based on a second characteristic of the line. A reporting module generates a displayable report for the building including the grade of the exterior envelope and the grade of the interior of the building. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323395 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION CALCULATION DEVICE FOR FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT ELEMENT - For clutch ( | 11-12-2015 |
20150346122 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WATER OR ICE - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting the presence of water or ice on a structure, for example on the surface of an aircraft. One or more separate heaters are thermally coupled to a structure (for example on the back of wing leading edge skins). A controller applies power to the heaters to heat the different regions of the surface of the structure. The controller detects the presence of water or ice by comparing the power required to achieve the desired surface temperature, and a reference power, where the reference power is the power required to heat the surface of the structure to the same temperature if the structure were in a dry air environment (i.e. an environment devoid of water). If the power consumed by the heater is greater than the reference power, the presence of water or ice is inferred. | 12-03-2015 |
20150355036 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION SURVEILLANCE AND METHODS THEREOF - A surveillance platform for the sensing, measuring, monitoring and controlling equipment and environments, such as food storage and retailing environments, data center environments, and other environments in which equipment performance, operating status, and environmental condition monitoring is desirable, is provided. The surveillance platform can facilitate reporting, visualizing, acknowledging, analyzing, calculating, event generating, notifying, trending, and tracking, of operational events occurring within the environment. Such techniques can be used to protect articles such as food articles, medical articles, computing devices and equipment, artifacts, documents, and the like. | 12-10-2015 |
20160003683 | REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSING - An example method includes determining, based on a local V | 01-07-2016 |
20160018273 | TEMPERATURE SENSING APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICE - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to measuring an external temperature using a computing device. In one case, a model for measuring the external temperature may be derived. A solution of the model may be compared with at least one data quantity of a plurality of data quantities to determine a difference between the solution of the model and the at least one of the plurality of data quantities. One or more parameters of the model may be fit such that the difference between the solution of the model and the at least one of the plurality of data quantities is minimized. The external temperature may be measured using the solution of the model. | 01-21-2016 |
20160041066 | METHOD FOR MONITORING TEMPERATURE OF CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - A method of monitoring a temperature of a clutch assembly of a machine is disclosed. The method includes determining a set of energy input parameters pertaining to the clutch assembly by one or more sensors. The method further includes determining a power output based on the lubricating oil temperature and the speed of the engine. The method includes determining a power input based on the pressure applied on the actuator and the clutch relative speed. The method further includes determining temperature at a surface of the reaction plate of the clutch assembly based on mathematical relationship between the power input and the power output. The method includes comparing the temperature at the surface of the reaction plate of the clutch assembly with a predefined temperature range. The method further includes creating an event, when the temperature at the surface of the reaction plate is greater than the predefined temperature range. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041111 | PROCESS MAPPING OF TRANSIENT THERMAL RESPONSE DUE TO VALUE CHANGES IN A PROCESS VARIABLE - A method includes conducting a plurality of tests on process variables of a manufacturing process, with a test of the plurality of tests being associated with two combinations of process variables, the test having first values for a first combination of process variables at a first time and second values for a second combination of process variables at a second time, the test comprising: locally heating a region of a structure, wherein the local heating results in formation of a thermal field in the structure; assessing one or more thermal characteristics of the thermal field during a transition between the first combination of process variables and the second combination of process variables; and based on results of the plurality of tests, generating a process map of a transient response of the one or more thermal characteristics of the thermal field. | 02-11-2016 |
20160053990 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SCALING IN A BOILER - The present disclosure is directed to a system for determining scaling in a boiler. At least one sensor may monitor a boiler during operation and provide sensor data to a boiler monitoring module including a boiler scaling determination module that may determine an amount of scaling in the boiler. Example sensor data may comprise power input, a temperature of liquid in the boiler and an air temperature within an enclosure housing the boiler. The boiler monitoring module may determine thermal energy transfer to the boiler based on the liquid and enclosure temperatures. A machine learning engine may determine a rate of thermal energy transfer to the liquid in view of the power input, the rate of thermal energy transfer being evaluated by the machine learning engine to identify delay in the rate of thermal energy transfer that quantifies an amount of scaling in the boiler. | 02-25-2016 |
20160066724 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONSUMER DINING EXPERIENCE - Embodiments described herein relate generally to monitoring a dining session using smart smallwares. A smart smallware may sense usage or non-usage associated with a dining session of a customer. Based on the sensed non-usage of the smart smallware, the smart smallware may detect a period of inactivity. In response to the detected period of inactivity, the smart smallware may transmit an indication of the detected period of inactivity. This transmitted indication may cause an external monitoring device to notify a waitperson that a customer associated with that smart smallware may require attention. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 03-10-2016 |
20160069753 | Method of Predicting an Ambient Temperature around a Mobile Device, Computer Program Product and Mobile Device - There is disclosed a method of predicting an ambient temperature around a mobile device, wherein: a primary temperature sensor comprised in said mobile device measures a first temperature value; at least one secondary temperature sensor comprised in said mobile device measures a second temperature value; a processing unit comprised in said mobile device calculates a first prediction of an ambient temperature around the mobile device in dependence on the first temperature value and at least one parameter which is indicative of a thermal influence of one or more mobile device components on the measurements; the processing unit calculates a second prediction of said ambient temperature in dependence on the second temperature value and said parameter; the processing unit compares the first prediction with the second prediction and adjusts said parameter if the difference between the first prediction and the second prediction exceeds a predefined maximum. Furthermore, a corresponding computer program product and a corresponding mobile device are disclosed. | 03-10-2016 |
20160091373 | METHOD TO DETERMINE HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY OF A HEATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - To determine the heat output efficacy of a heating device such as a convective warming blanket, a conduit structure is constructed to have coiled metal tubings that form the head, torso and other non-moving parts of a person analog. Flexible tubings interconnect the metal tubings to establish a continuous conduit between an inlet and an outlet of the structure, so that a fluid having a particular heat capacity may flow uninterrupted through the conduit structure. Respective temperature sensors at the inlet and outlet measure the input and output temperatures of the fluid. Using the flow rate, the heat capacity and the respective temperatures of the fluid measured at the inlet and outlet, the heat output efficiency of the blanket may be calculated. A FLIR camera may be used to obtain an IR image to confirm the heat output efficiency of the blanket. | 03-31-2016 |
20160103021 | CHROMATOGRAPH DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, CHROMATOGRAPH DATABASE, CHROMATOGRAPH DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CHROMATOGRAPH DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - To provide a chromatograph data processing device and the like that can estimate and calculate a retention index or a retention time that would be measured by performing programmed-temperature analysis with any desired rate of temperature increase from known retention indices measured by programmed-temperature analysis, a receiving unit that receives a rate of temperature increase, an RI-r relationship storage unit that stores an RI-r relationship, the RI-r relationship being a relationship between a retention index and a rate of temperature increase and being identified based on a plurality of retention indices with respect to different rates of temperature increase and the corresponding rates of temperature increase, and a retention index calculation unit that calculates an estimated retention index based on the RI-r relationship, the estimated retention index being a retention index corresponding to the received rate of temperature increase received by the receiving unit. | 04-14-2016 |
20160139067 | BUILDING INTERIOR MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING CLEANING AND THE LIKE - An interior monitoring method, implemented by a server coupled to a plurality of sensors deployed throughout a location, includes receiving data from the plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to monitor environmental conditions and provide data based thereon which can be used to determine cleaning and effectiveness of the cleaning for the location; correlating the data; and determining whether the location has been cleaned based on the correlated data. The building interior monitoring systems and methods include deploying tens to hundreds to thousands of sensors per location and continually monitoring data to determine whether the location has been cleaned or whether the location has been damaged, based on the temperature and/or pressure readings. This is particularly advantageous in environments such as hospital rooms, bathrooms, restaurants, locker rooms, etc., i.e., any environment where there is a risk for the spread of disease. | 05-19-2016 |
20160146673 | TEMPERATURE INDICATING SYSTEM - A temperature indicating system for a vending machine includes a detecting module, a control module coupled to the detecting module, and an indicating module coupled to the control module. The detecting module is configured to receive a temperature signal after detecting a compressor of the vending machine, convert the temperature signal to a temperature value, and send the temperature value to the control module. The control module is configured to control the indicating module to indicate the temperature value. | 05-26-2016 |
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