4903 results about "Internal temperature" patented technology

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

The present invention is a laser ranging device that incorporates an internal tilt sensor, an internal temperature sensor, and an internal pressure sensor. The tilt sensor is used to measure the target's vertical angle relative to the horizontal reference plane. Digital signal processing circuitry controls the firing of the laser pulse, calculation of time-of-flight range, measurement of the vertical angle of the tilt sensor, measurement of ambient temperature and storage of tilt sensor and temperature sensor calibration data. The digital signal processing circuitry then provides the user temperature corrected ballistic ranging information, including horizontal range. Additionally, an automatic gain control system minimizes the effects of target to target variance in reflectivity and its associated errors. It is also an object of this invention to electronically minimize errors in the measurement of a vertical angle caused by housing vibration and by temperature variance errors.

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

The present invention provides an improved kit for the collection of umbilical cord blood and placental blood, and collection of the placenta from which such blood is obtained. The kit improves upon existing kits in that it provides for improved user convenience, provides for the collection of the placenta itself, and better maintains the internal temperature of the container in which the collected blood and placenta are shipped to a blood bank or registry. The invention further provides a method of collecting umbilical cord and placental blood, and the placenta from which such blood is obtained, comprising using the kit described herein.

The thermally switched reflective optical shutter is a self-regulating “switchable mirror” device that reflects up to 100% of incident radiant energy above a threshold temperature, and reflects up to 50% of incident radiant energy below a threshold temperature. Control over the flow of radiant energy occurs independently of the thermal conductivity or insulating value of the device, and may or may not preserve the image and color properties of incoming visible light. The device can be used as a construction material to efficiently regulate the internal temperature and illumination of buildings, vehicles, and other structures without the need for an external power supply or operator signals. The device has unique aesthetic optical properties that are not found in traditional windows, skylights, stained glass, light fixtures, glass blocks, bricks, or walls. The device can be tailored to transmit sufficient visible light to see through in both the transparent and reflective states, while still providing significant control over the total energy transmission across the device.

The present invention provides an improved kit for the collection of umbilical cord blood and placental blood, and collection of the placenta from which such blood is obtained. The kit improves upon existing kits in that it provides for improved user convenience, provides for the collection of the placenta itself, and better maintains the internal temperature of the container in which the collected blood and placenta are shipped to a blood bank or registry. The invention further provides a method of collecting umbilical cord and placental blood, and the placenta from which such blood is obtained, comprising using the kit described herein.

A fuel vapor handling apparatus supplies a purging air to a canister by using a purge pump and purges fuel desorbed from the canister into an intake pipe. A controller intermittently operates the purge so that the canister internal temperature recovers from a reduced level caused by the latent heat of vaporization of fuel during an operating period of the purge pump. Therefore, desorption of fuel from the canister during an operating period is facilitated. Since the actual operating time of the purge pump is reduced, the life of a motor that is a power unit of the purge pump becomes longer.

A controlled access pharmaceutical storage case has storage spaces arranged vertically one above the other and a pharmaceutical refrigerator located at its base. A remotely actuable refrigerator door lock on the refrigerator door has a data port connecting with a programmed electronic control arrangement, e.g., a computer or network. The refrigerator has a compressor at the top of the case that operates on line AC or on battery DC backup power. A battery backup arrangement is located at the top of the case. When AC is detected to be absent or insufficient, i.e., during general or localized power failure, the refrigerator operates on battery, and the door lock is prevented from unlocking. Internal temperature and humidity levels are tracked and sent at intervals to a predetermined destination for action.

A temperature tag and system for sensing and reporting an internal temperature reading inside a container. The temperature tag mounts on an outside surface of the container, and a shaft with a temperature sensor extends through the side of the container and senses the internal temperature reading. A plurality of readings may be recorded at a predefined sampling rate and stored in a data memory. The temperature tag then sends the temperature readings to a reader device that presents the temperature readings to a user. The reader device may trigger the temperature tag to send the temperature readings with a signal such as an infrared (IR) signal, a radio frequency (RF) signal, and the like. The temperature readings may be analyzed in the temperature tag, the reader device, or may be downloaded to a computer to determine if an alarm condition exists.

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

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

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

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

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

The invention provides an auto air-conditioner control system and a control method thereof, and aims to satisfy the requirements of security and comfort. The system comprises an air-conditioner control unit. The air-conditioner control unit receives signals from an internal temperature sensor, a sunlight sensor, an external temperature sensor, an air quality sensor and an evaporator temperature sensor and sends control commands to control the work of an electric velocity modulation module, a blower, an internal and external throttle actuator, a mixture throttle actuator, a pattern throttle actuator and a defrosting throttle actuator, especially the air-conditioner control unit is connected with a front body electronic control system and an engine electronic injection control system through a CAN bus; and the air-conditioner control unit adjusts the work of the air condition system through the state information of the front body electronic control system and the engine electronic injection control system. The system optimizes circuit design, simplifies the operation procedure, satisfies the comfort requirement of a driver, and improves maintenance convenience and the reliability and safety of the system.

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

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

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

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

The invention provides a steaming oven having multiple operating modes. The steaming oven is characterized by comprising an oven body, a steaming-baking module, a humidity regulating and detecting module, a menu editing and storing module, a central temperature detecting module and a control module, wherein the oven body comprises a steaming-baking chamber and a control chamber, the steaming-baking module comprises heating tubes, a steam generator, a turbo fan and an infrared thermodetector, the humidity regulating and detecting module comprises a dryer, a humidifier and a humidity detecting gauge, the menu editing and storing module comprises a menu memorizer and a USB flash disk reading port, the central temperature detecting module is used for food internal-temperature detection, and the control module comprises a photographing camera, a timer, an alarm apparatus, a controller and a central processing unit and is used for providing operation control. The steaming oven has multiple operation modes by arranging the modules, can meet the diversified food processing demands and is high in processing efficiency.

The invention provides a battery, comprising a cover plate, a shell, a battery cell and electrolyte. The battery cell and the electrolyte are sealed in the shell of the battery, and the cover plate is hermetically connected with the shell. The battery cell comprises a positive polar plate, a negative polar plate and a diaphragm arranged between the positive polar plate and the negative polar plate. A positive polar lug is arranged on the positive polar plate, and a negative polar lug is arranged on the negative polar plate. The battery cell is further internally provided with a positive polar current and heat conducting member and a negative polar current and heat conducting member, and the positive polar current and heat conducting member and the negative polar current and heat conducting member are mutually insulated. The positive polar current and heat conducting member and the positive polar lug are conducted; the negative polar current and heat conducting member and the negative polar lug are conducted; the positive polar current and heat conducting member and / or the negative polar current and heat conducting member penetrate(s) through the cover plate to leading out current. According to the invention, the internal heat of the battery cell can be reduced rapidly, substances on the polar plates can be prevented from further thermal reaction, and thus, the safety performance of the battery is increased. Meanwhile, the stability of the internal temperature of the battery cell is guaranteed, the cyclic performance and the like of the battery are improved. In addition, the temperature at all parts in the battery cell can be ensured to be consistent so as to eliminate temperature differences and make the reaction temperature of all parts of the polar plates consistent. Meanwhile, the current and heat conducting members can play roles of backbone and support to support the battery cell, and is beneficial to not only assembly but also winding of the battery cell.

Body temperature measurements are obtained by scanning a thermal radiation sensor across the side of the forehead over the temporal artery. A peak temperature measurement is processed to compute an internal temperature of the body as a function of ambient temperature and the sensed surface temperature. The function includes a weighted difference of surface temperature and ambient temperature, the weighting being varied with target temperature through a minimum in the range of 96° F. and 100° F. The radiation sensor views the target surface through an emissivity compensating cup which is spaced from the skin by a circular lip of low thermal conductivity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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