| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 702136000 | Thermal related property | 71 |
| 20080243421 | Method and System for Measuring Energy Savings Resultant from Improvements Made to a Structure - A method and related system for determining energy savings that result from improvements made to a structure includes auditing the structure before the improvements are made to create a mockup of a section of the unimproved structure. The structure is then fully improved, and the mockup is disposed near a region of the improved structure that is to be monitored. The mockup may be thermally isolated from the improved region. An energy-related value, such as temperature, is then measured from the mockup and from the improved region of the structure. The mockup provides a baseline value, while the improved region provides a post-improvement value. Utilizing these measured values, the energy savings resulting from the improvement made to the structure can be determined. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090037136 | Methods of calculating differences of binding affinities between congeneric pairs of ligands by way of a displaced solvent functional - Described is a technique to exhaustively enumerate the thermodynamic properties of the water molecules solvating the active site of a protein in its apostate and calculate the relative binding affinities of congeneric compounds that bind to this protein. The subject matter includes sampling the configurations of the solvating water in the active site; extracting the thermodynamic information about the solvating water from these configurations by clustering the observed water configurations into regions of high water occupancy (e.g., “hydration sites”), computing the average system interaction energies of water molecules occupying the various hydrations sites, computing excess entropies of water molecules occupying the hydration sites; constructing a 3 dimensional hydration thermodynamics map of the protein active site; and computing relative binding affinities of congeneric ligands based on the principle that tighter binding ligands can displace more entropically structured and energetically depleted hydration sites from the active site into the bulk fluid. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090112507 | FLUID PROBE - Systems and methods for evaluating the properties of fluids are described. One embodiment of the invention includes a printed wiring board substrate on which a first conductivity sensor and a second conductivity sensor are located, a temperature sensor mounted on the printed wiring board substrate and a casing partially encapsulating the printed wiring board substrate so as to leave at least the first and second conductivity sensors exposed. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090119056 | PHYSICS-BASED OIL TEMPERATURE MODEL - A system includes an input and a thermal data processing module. The input receives a first oil temperature of an engine oil when an engine is turned on. The thermal data processing module estimates a first heat transfer from a piston of the engine to the engine oil. The thermal data processing module estimates a second heat transfer from the engine oil to an engine block of the engine. The thermal data processing module determines a second oil temperature of the engine oil based on the first oil temperature and the first and second heat transfers. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090119057 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INVESTIGATION OF PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS IN METALS AND ALLOYS - A device and method for investigating phase transformation properties and structural changes of materials. In one form, the device simulates actual thermal processing conditions, while the method can be used in both simulations as well as in actual processing conditions. An analysis using at least one of the device and method is referred to as a single sensor differential thermal analysis, as it compares the temperature recorded in a measured specimen against a reference thermal history without requiring the derivation of the reference thermal history from measured reference temperatures. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090157345 | Detector device for detecting component density contained in mixture fuel - A detector device of the present invention detects densities of components, such as gasoline and ethanol, contained in mixture fuel even when some water is included in the mixture fuel. The detector device includes a sensor having a pair or electrodes, an electronic device for calculating the densities and a memory device for storing permittivities of pure components including water measured beforehand. Alternating current having two different frequencies f | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090157346 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND TEMPERATURE MEASURING METHOD - A temperature sensor for measuring temperature in accordance with a time-of-life of a fluorescent light that is produced by a fluorescent material, and is provided with a light source for imaging an excitation light, a fluorescent material for producing fluorescent light by the excitation light, a photoreceptor element for detecting the fluorescent light and outputting a fluorescent light signal in accordance with the fluorescent light intensity, and a signal processing circuit for calculating a temperature based on the fluorescent light signal from the photoreceptor element, where the signal processing circuit calculates integral values for the fluorescent light signals in the respective intervals A through C that have identical time durations, and then, based on the integral values, for two intervals, calculates a difference value, and then calculates a ratio of two difference values, to be a variable that varies in accordance with the temperature, and then references the relationship between the temperature and the ratio between difference values, stored in advance, to convert the calculated variable into the temperature. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090210192 | Method of Assessing Energy Efficiency of Buildings - A method of identifying, from an aerial thermal image ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090216482 | THERMAL COMFORT MODEL HAVING MULTIPLE FABRIC LAYERS - Modeling a plurality of fabric layers on a subject to predict thermal strain. The computerized model combines subject data, fabric data, and environmental conditions to simulate the thermal comfort of the subject over time. In an embodiment, a user interface enables a user to modify or define the input data to compare the predicted thermal comfort of different garments under the same working conditions. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090306928 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE RISK OF ICING ON AERODYNAMIC SURFACES - The invention relates to a method and a system for detecting the risk of icing on aerodynamic surfaces lapped by a fluid flow (F), in particular on load-bearing surfaces of fluid machines, of the type comprising a temperature sensor ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100004892 | Method for Measuring PN-Junction Temperature of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) - The present invention provides a method for measuring the PN-junction temperature of a light-emitting diode (LED), which uses a reference voltage to establish the function of current, real power, power factor, or driving-time interval on temperature. The initial and thermal-equilibrium values of current, real power, power factor, or driving-time interval are measured, and hence the variations thereof are calculated. Referring to the pre-established function, the temperature change is given. By the temperature change and the initial temperature, the PN-junction temperature of the LED is thereby deduced. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100036638 | Monitoring of heat exchangers in process control systems - A method for monitoring the efficiency of a heat exchanger is provided. Heat flows from a first medium into a second medium and an actual heat flow is detected and compared with at least one reference heat flow corresponding to a respectively predetermined degree of soiling of the heat exchanger. Furthermore, a device for controlling a plant having at least one heat exchanger is described. The plant has a storage device storing at least one reference heat flow of the heat exchanger. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100042356 | Transition temperature microscopy - A system and method for automatic analysis of temperature transition data over an area of a sample surface. The system relies on the use of a microfabricated probe, which can be rapidly heated and cooled and has a sharp tip to provide high spatial resolution. The system also has fast x-y-z positioners, data collection, and algorithms that allow automatic analysis of and visualization of temperature transition data. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100049467 | Device for Measuring Alignment of Adjoining Structures - The invention relates to the field of micro- and nanotechnologies. In these techniques, it is sometimes necessary to glue several structures face to face and it is important to be able to check the alignment of the structures. A new method for measuring alignment, which comprises the following operations, is proposed for this purpose: activation of a heating element placed on the surface of the first structure, generation of electronic signals representative of a distribution of temperatures, on the basis of an array of temperature sensitive elements placed on the surface of the second structure, determination of a relative position of the heating element with respect to the array of sensitive elements, therefore of the first structure with respect to the second, on the basis of the distribution of temperatures, in a calculation circuit receiving the electronic signals engendered in the array of sensitive elements. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100076719 | EMMISSIVITY TEST INSTRUMENT FOR OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION - This invention relates to an emissivity test instrument for measuring the emissivity of overhead electric transmission conductors. The emissivity test instrument includes a vacuum chamber, a data acquisition module connected to the vacuum chamber and adapted to receive data therefrom, and a computing device. The vacuum chamber is adapted to seat a test sample therein. The computing device is connected to the data acquisition module and is adapted to perform a test on a test sample and generate a test results report. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100088060 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND CONTROLLING THERMAL INSULATION - A mutual capacitance measurement is acquired for two thermally and electrically conductive bodies separated by an intervening dielectric material. At least one of (i) a thermal conductance and (ii) a heat transfer rate between the two thermally and electrically conductive bodies is determined based at least on the mutual capacitance measurement. For example, a thermal conductance between the two thermally and electrically conductive bodies may be determined as the mutual capacitance measurement scaled by a ratio of the thermal conductivity of the intervening dielectric material and the dielectric constant of the intervening dielectric material. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100153057 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF THE COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANACE OF A REFRIGERATING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a method for the determination of the coefficient of performance of a refrigeration machine, in particular of a heat pump, which includes a closed circuit which has a refrigerant and in which an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve are arranged. In the method, at least three temperatures of the refrigerant are determined using temperature sensors arranged in the circuit. Alternatively, at least two temperatures and at least one pressure of the refrigerant is determined using sensors arranged in the circuit. Enthalpies of the circuit are calculated from the determined refrigerant temperatures and refrigerant pressures and the heat output and the taken up electrical power of the refrigeration machine are calculated therefrom to determine the coefficient of performance of the refrigeration machine from the quotient of the calculated heat output and the calculated taken up electrical power. The invention also relates to a refrigeration machine for the carrying out of such a method. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100169039 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND COOLING PERFORMANCE DETERMINATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus, includes a heat generator on the printed-circuit board in the housing, a heat radiator in the housing configured to radiate heat of the heat generator to the outside of the housing, a first thermometer configure to sense a first temperature at a first position on the board, a second thermometer on the board configured to sense a second temperature at a second position away from the heat generator than the first position, a cooling performance determination module configured to monitor whether a temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature is above a threshold, and to determine whether performance of the heat radiator is deteriorated based on a result of the monitoring. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100198549 | Systems and Methods for Measuring at Least One Thermal Property of Materials Based on a Thermal Bewster Angle - One embodiment of the invention includes a system for measuring at least one thermal property of a material. The system includes a thermal source configured to generate an incident thermal wave that propagates through a medium and is provided onto the material at an incident angle. The system also includes a thermal detector that is configured to receive a reflected thermal wave corresponding to the incident thermal wave reflected from the material at a reflection angle that is approximately equal to the incident angle. The system further includes a controller configured to control a magnitude of the incident angle to ascertain a thermal Brewster angle of the material and to calculate the at least one thermal property of the material based on the thermal Brewster angle. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100318316 | Insulation Test Cryostat with Life Mechanism - A multi-purpose, cylindrical thermal insulation test apparatus is used for testing insulation materials and systems of materials using a liquid boil-off calorimeter system for absolute measurement of the effective thermal conductivity (k-value) and heat flux of a specimen material at a fixed environmental condition (cold-side temperature, warm-side temperature, vacuum pressure level, and residual gas composition). The apparatus includes an inner vessel for receiving a liquid with a normal boiling point below ambient temperature, such as liquid nitrogen, enclosed within a vacuum chamber. A cold mass assembly, including the upper and lower guard chambers and a middle test vessel, is suspended from a lid of the vacuum canister. Each of the three chambers is filled and vented through a single feedthrough. All fluid and instrumentation feedthroughs are mounted and suspended from a top domed lid to allow easy removal of the cold mass. A lift mechanism allows manipulation of the cold mass assembly and insulation test article. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110022347 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT GREEN'S FUNCTION USING WEIGHT FUNCTION - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for calculating a temperature dependent Green's function using an appropriate weight function. The apparatus includes a material temperature change information input unit inputting change information of a material temperature; and a temperature dependent Green's function calculation unit receiving the change information of the material temperature through the material temperature change information input unit, calculating a temperature dependent Green's function using a weight function, and outputting the calculated result. According to aspects of embodiments, accuracy in the calculation of a thermal stress value can be improved by designing the weight function such that changes in physical properties of a material that change according to temperature changes are considered. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110054829 | Thermal analysis apparatus - To avoid an influence on measurement accuracy in a case where an observation window for a measurement sample is provided to a thermal analysis apparatus, the influence being imposed by thermal conduction through the observation window, the observation window is formed of layers of transparent members, and a gap layer is provided between the layers, to thereby reduce the thermal conduction. Gas or solid having a high heat insulation property is employed for the gap layer to further enhance a heat insulation property of the observation window. Accordingly, a change due to heating of the measurement sample is visually observed in the thermal analysis apparatus, to thereby obtain a thermal change or a physical change with higher accuracy. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110106485 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINATION OF THERMAL PROPERTIES OF SOLID BODIES - The invention relates to the area of thermophysical studies of media and is intended for the determination of thermal properties of solid media by placing a measuring device on the surface of the medium. A heater, which is made in the form of a flexible membrane capable of taking the shape of the solid body surface under the action of the hold-down pressure and which additionally serves as a temperature sensor, is pressed to the solid body surface by using a hold-down element in such a way as to ensure that the heater shape fits the shape and irregularities of the solid body surface. The heater temperature is registered throughout the heater surface during and after the heating. The thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of the solid body are determined by processing the heater temperature measurement data both in the time range from the start of the solid body heating to the start of the thermal convention of the ambient medium and after the termination of the solid body heating process. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110224942 | GPS-tracking ground heat exchanger (GHE) performance test instrumentation network supporting a plurality of wireless portable GPS-based enthalpy-based GHE performance test instrumentation systems - A mobile-wireless GPS-tracking ground heat exchanger (GHE) performance test instrumentation network supporting a plurality of wireless portable GPS-based enthalpy-based GHE performance test instrumentation systems, each being connectable to a ground heat exchanger (GHE) installation, and capable of collecting GPS-indexed performance data relating to the heat transfer rate (HTR), flow work rate (FWR), energy efficiency ration (EER)/coefficient of performance (COP), and heat transfer efficiency (HTE) of a ground heat exchanger (GHE) installation under performance testing. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110238362 | ENTHALPY-BASED GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER (GHE) PERFORMANCE TEST INSTRUMENT SYSTEM - An enthalpy-based ground heat exchanger (GHE) performance test instrumentation system for connection to a ground heat exchanger (GHE) installed in a deep Earth environment during performance testing operations. The enthalpy-based GHE performance test instrumentation system includes a fluid pumping module for pumping, at controlled rate, aqueous-based heat transfer fluid through a test ground loop in which a GHE installation is installed, for performance testing. The GHE installation includes inlet and outlet ports for connection to the enthalpy-based GHE performance test instrumentation system. A fluid heating module heats the aqueous-based heat transfer fluid while being pumped through the test ground loop including the GHE installation, so as to control the temperature of aqueous-based heat transfer fluid entering the GHE installation during performance test operations. The data logger/recorder logs and records data collected from temperature and pressure sensors installed at the inlet and outlet ports of the GHE installation, and indicating the temperature and pressure of aqueous-based heat transfer fluid entering and exiting from each GHE installation. A computer system runs an enthalpy-based GHE performance calculation program for processing data collected by the data logger/recorder, and calculating enthalpy-based performance measures for the GHE installation based on data collected by the data logger/recorder. A wireless radio frequency (RF) based transceiver is provided for wirelessly transmitting data from the computer system to a remote wireless RF transceiver station, for reception by the remote RF transceiver station and stored for subsequent processing and display. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110257926 | METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE THERMAL BEHAVIOUR OF A STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - Method for the analysis of the thermal behaviour of a structure including an energy-consuming appliance for providing a thermal environment by heating or cooling, the structure being modelled using a thermal model so that a relationship between a theoretical consumption by said appliance and a reference temperature inside the structure satisfies a determined criterion. According to this method, an actual consumption by said appliance, a temperature actually obtained inside the structure and at least one parameter relating to a use of the structure are measured; a variation between the aforesaid relationship and a corresponding relationship between the actual consumption by said appliance and the temperature actually obtained inside the structure are estimated; and when the estimated variation exceeds a threshold, a contribution relating to the use of the structure to said variation is estimated by taking account of said measured parameter. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110264399 | INSULATION JACKET AND INSULATION JACKET SYSTEM - A thermal insulation jacket system comprising: a first thermal insulation jacket configured to fit on an object; a microcontroller located in the first thermal insulation jacket; a first temperature measuring means in signal communication with the microcontroller, configured to measure the temperature of the object; a second temperature measuring means in signal communication with the microcontroller, configured to measure the ambient temperature; where the microcontroller is configured to determine the energy savings achieved by the insulative properties of the first thermal insulation jacket. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110301911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING TEMPERATURE VALUES IN A DATA CENTER - A system and method for evaluating equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, and a power draw value for each of the equipment racks, storing the received data, determining air flow between the at least one cooling provider and each of the equipment racks, determining inlet and exit air temperature for the at least one cooling provider based on the layout, the power draw and the airflow, for each equipment rack, determining inlet and exit air temperature based on the layout, the power draw and the airflow, and displaying an indication of the inlet and exit temperature for each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooler. In the method, determining the inlet and exit temperature of each of the equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider includes establishing a set of S coupled equations, with S equal to a number of temperature values to be determined, and solving the S coupled equations. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110313712 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF FLUID PROPERTIES IN A POROUS MEDIUM - A method for a fluid parameters determination in a porous medium includes phase transition temperature measurement of the fluid in question in the free space, saturation of the porous medium of the known pore space geometry with the fluid in question, measurement of the phase transition temperature of the fluid in question in the particular porous material and calculation of the wetting angle or interface tension of the fluid between the liquid and solid phases of the fluid in the porous medium. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110313713 | DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY AND CALIBRATION METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - Certain embodiments herein are directed to a differential scanning calorimeter comprising a sample holder thermally coupled to a first furnace, a reference holder thermally coupled to a second furnace, and a processor electrically coupled to the first furnace and the second furnace, the processor configured to receive data during a scan of a sample to provide a heat flow trace and further configured to subtract a calculated baseline from the heat flow trace, the calculated baseline comprising the sum of an isothermal baseline function, a scanning baseline function and a transient baseline function. Calibration methods are also described. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120059619 | Precious stone testing apparatus - A precious stone testing apparatus includes a hand held casing receiving a microprocessor therein, a testing head, and an indicating arrangement provided at the hand held casing and electrically linked with the microprocessor. The testing head includes a testing probe for contacting a tested object, a UV light source for UV light generation, and a thermal conduction unit electrically linked to the microprocessor for determining a thermal conductivity of the tested object through the testing probe, wherein the thermal conduction unit and the UV light source are independently operated for evaluating the tested object, The indicating arrangement includes a plurality of indicating lights to be activated in responsive to the corresponding thermal conductivity of the tested object so as to classify the tested object. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120072163 | THERMOSTAT CONFIGURED FOR PROVIDING BUILDING ENVELOPE ANALYSIS AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for analyzing a building envelope. The method comprises calculating a thermal decay time (TDT) based on: an equipment off time during a work cycle, an ambient temperature, a thermostat set point temperature, and a thermostat set point dead-band; calculating at least one of: a building load factor (BLF) under a calm condition based on the TDT, and a BLF under a windy condition based on the TDT; providing a normal BLF for a calm condition; and analyzing the building envelope for at least one of: a quality of building envelope insulation, and whether the building envelope is leaking; wherein the quality of building envelope insulation is determined based on the BLF under the calm condition and the normal BLF for the calm condition, and whether the building envelope is leaking is determined based on the BLF under the windy condition and the BLF under the calm condition. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120109573 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A HEAT TRANSFER CONDITION FROM A RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTIC OF A SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ELEMENT - A method of sensing an ambient heat transfer condition surrounding a shape memory alloy element includes heating the shape memory alloy element, sensing the resistance of the shape memory alloy element, and measuring the period of time taken to heat the shape memory alloy element to a pre-determined level of a resistance characteristic. The ambient heat transfer condition surrounding the shape memory alloy element is calculated by referencing a relationship between the period of time taken to heat the shape memory alloy to the pre-determined level of the resistance characteristic and the ambient heat transfer condition. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120136616 | METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC PEAK FINDING IN CALORIMETRIC DATA - In one embodiment, a method for automatically determining a position of one or more calorimetric peaks in a set of calorimetric data is provided. The method comprises a) providing a non-linear fit for the calorimetric data, b) calculating a residual by subtracting the non-linear fit from the calorimetric data, c) calculating an error based on the residual, d) comparing the error with a predetermined error, and e) providing another non-linear fit if the error is greater than the predetermined error. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120203495 | PROCESS CONDITION MEASURING DEVICE (PCMD) AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PROCESS CONDITIONS IN A WORKPIECE PROCESSING TOOL CONFIGURED TO PROCESS PRODUCTION WORKPIECES - A process condition measuring device (PCMD) may include first and second substrate components. One or more temperature sensors are embedded within each substrate component. The first and second substrate components are sandwiched together such that each temperature sensor in the second substrate component is aligned in tandem with a corresponding temperature sensor located in the first substrate component. Alternatively first and second temperature sensors may be positioned in parallel in the same substrate. Temperature differences may be measured between pairs of corresponding temperature sensors when the PCMD is subjected to process conditions in a workpiece processing tool. Process conditions in the tool may be calculated from the temperature differences. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120221288 | System and Methods for Improving Power Handling of an Electronic Device - There is provided a method of determining thermal behavior of a double H-bridge. An exemplary method includes applying current to a set of dual IGBTs of the double H-bridge, the dual IGBTs thermally coupled to a heatsink. The method also includes measuring case temperatures of each of the dual IGBTs. The method also includes, based on the measured case temperatures, determining a set of thermal resistance parameters that describe a thermal effect that the current through each dual IGBT has on the case temperatures of each dual IGBT. The method also includes using the thermal resistance parameters to generate a computer model for analyzing heat flow in the double H-bridge. The method also includes using the thermal model to estimate junction temperatures of the double H-bridge during operation of the double H-bridge. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130060511 | Porosity Detection - A computer executing a software algorithm may be used to detect a depression in a temperature profile. The temperature profile may be smoothed to eliminate noise. Next, the temperature profile's center may be extracted. A polynomial may be fitted to extracted data. An algorithm used to fit the polynomial may guarantee that the fitted curve's peak may be below the actual temperature data's peak. Next, residuals may be calculated by subtracting the fitted curve from the actual data. If there is a dip at the center, then the residuals in the center may be less than zero. The software algorithm executing on the computer may then make a decision based on a sign of the residuals. For example, residuals less than zero may indicate bar porosity. Residuals above zero may indicate no porosity. The magnitude of the residuals may then be used to classify a size of a detected defect. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130090889 | DYNAMIC REGULATION OF TEMPERATURE CHANGES USING TELEMETRY DATA ANALYSIS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that analyzes telemetry data from a computer system. During operation, the system obtains the telemetry data as a set of telemetric signals using a set of sensors in the computer system. Next, the system uses a regularization technique to calculate a temperature derivative with respect to time for a component in the computer system from the telemetric signals. Finally, the system controls a subsequent value of the temperature derivative with respect to time by modulating a fan speed in the computer system based on the calculated temperature derivative with respect to time and the telemetric signals. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130103342 | Method of Measuring Fictive Temperature of Optical Glass - A heat treatment is performed at different temperatures for a plurality of calibration-line forming optical glass samples that can be considered as having the same composition as optical glass to be measured, any one of the longitudinal wave velocity, the LSAW velocity and the shear wave velocity of the samples is measured as an acoustic property AP | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130116963 | Minimizing Aggregate Cooling and Leakage Power with Fast Convergence - A mechanism is provided for minimizing system power in the data processing system with fast convergence. A current aggregate system power value is determined using a current thermal threshold value. For each potential thermal threshold value in a set of potential thermal threshold values, a determination is made as to whether there is a potential thermal threshold value that results in a potential aggregate system power value that is lower than the current aggregate system power value. Responsive to identifying an optimal potential thermal threshold value from the set of potential thermal threshold values that results in minimum aggregate system power value that is lower than the current aggregate system power value, the optimal potential thermal threshold value is set as a new thermal threshold value. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130173205 | THERMAL ENERGY METERING BY MEASURING AVERAGE TANK TEMPERATURE - Apparatus and methods are provided for thermal energy metering by measuring the average temperature of fluid in a tank, such as a hot water storage tank. Average temperature is measured with an elongated temperature sensor spanning the vertical height of the tank. A controller collects measurements from the temperature sensor and computes changes in thermal energy, from which the system can more accurately attribute gains of thermal energy to sources such as thermal, electric, or gas production, or losses of thermal energy to ambient losses and consumption. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130211771 | MANIPULATING HEAT FLUX BIFURCATION & DISPERSION INSIDE POROUS MEDIA FOR HEAT TRANSFER CONTROL - A method, system and apparatus for analyzing heat flux bifurcation within a porous medium by analyzing a convective heat transfer process within a channel partially filled with a porous medium under local thermal non-equilibrium conditions. Either the thermal dispersion effect or the inertial effect can be considered in a physical model. Exact solutions can be derived for both fluid and solid temperature distributions for three interface thermal models at a porous-fluid interface. The required conditions for validity of each interface thermal model can be obtained, and equivalence correlations between different interface thermal models can be developed. The range of validity of local thermal equilibrium condition can be established, and heat flux bifurcation within a porous medium can be established and demonstrated. Furthermore, a Nusselt number can be obtained and investigated for pertinent parameters. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130226503 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE HEAT LOSS COEFFICIENT OF A PREMISES - A method determining heat loss coefficient K of a premises, includes: in unoccupied premises, performing a campaign of measurements of at least one temperature inside the premises T | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140012534 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHOD TO DETERMINE CRYSTALLINITY IN AMORPHOUS ALLOY USING SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY - One embodiment provides a method and apparatus for determining an unknown degree of crystallinity of a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy specimen based on the heat capacity of the specimen. The method and apparatus make use of the different heat capacities of alloys having differing degrees of crystallinity. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140081591 | TRANSIENT APPLICATIONS OF HEAT FLUX BIFURCATION IN POROUS MEDIA - A method and system for analyzing transient thermal response of a packed bed under Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium is disclosed. Heat transfer performances in terms of the fluid, solid, and total Nusselt number are obtained. Qualitative analyses of the effects of thermal conduction at the wall on the total heat exchange between the solid and fluid phases within the heat flux bifurcation region are also performed. Both the transient and diffusion aspects are considered in the solid and fluid phases along with the convection and the fluid-solid interaction. The analytical solution for transient response of a packed bed subject to a constant temperature boundary condition is derived. The heat flux bifurcation phenomenon in a porous media is investigated for temporal conditions, and the analytical two-dimensional thermal behavior and the LTE model is examined under transient conditions. Further, the response time towards steady state conditions is investigated. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140107965 | TESTING SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING THERMAL PROPERTIES OF A MATERIAL - A testing system for use in measuring thermal properties of material is described herein. The testing system includes a testing apparatus and monitoring system coupled to the testing apparatus. The testing apparatus includes a housing assembly that is configured to receive a material. A heating assembly is coupled to the housing assembly to supply a heat to at least a portion of the material to increase the temperature of the material. A sensing assembly is coupled to the housing assembly and is configured to sense a temperature of the material. The monitoring system comprises a controller having a processor comprising computer-readable instructions for operating the heating assembly to apply a heat to the material volume, receiving signals from the sensing assembly indicative of a temperature of the material, and estimating at least one thermal property of the material utilizing the sensed temperature of the material volume. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140142884 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THERMAL CONDUCTANCE - The system for measuring thermal conductance includes first and second thermally insulated housing portions. A cooler is in communication with an interior of the first housing portion for selectively cooling the interior to a desired cool temperature. Similarly, a heater is in communication with an interior of the second housing portion for selectively heating the interior to a desired heated temperature. A test sample is retained within the second housing such that the test sample releasably and removably covers an aperture in communication with the interior of the first housing. Upon reaching thermal steady state, the temperatures T | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140200845 | Numerical Analysis System - It is an object of the present invention to analyze heat transfers with a high degree of precision at a computation cost within a realistic range for a large-scale object such as an entire power-electronic system. In order to solve the problems described above, the present invention provides a numerical analysis system based mainly on a configuration for dividing the analysis area into at least two division areas, for analyzing at least one of the division areas by adoption of a finite element method or a boundary element method and for carrying out an analysis by adoption of a technique based on equivalent circuit approximation for at least one of the other division areas. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140278202 | OVEN TIME & TEMPERATURE DEVICE AND METHOD OF COMPUTING OVEN COOKNG TIME - A method and device for computing the heat transferred during the period of time the oven takes to reach a predetermined cooking temperature comprising: at least one processor for estimating a first cooking time; a memory; an input for inputting the first cooking time and the amount of time an oven takes to achieve a series of cooking temperatures; the at least one processor operating to estimate the heat transferred to the food during the time period that the oven takes to reach the predetermined cooking temperature; the at least one processor operating to compute the amount of heat transferred to the food per unit time at the predetermined cooking temperature, and the at least one processor operating to calculate a reduced cooking time needed to cook the food based upon insertion of food into the oven at a temperature other than the predetermined cooking temperature. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278203 | System and Methods for Assessing Whole-Building Thermal Performance - An assessment system and method are described that capture indoor temperature measurements and corresponding outdoor temperature measurements in order to determine a thermal efficiency of a structure. The assessment system identifies quiescent periods and trims these periods to eliminate undesirable influences such as auxiliary heating or solar gain. The quiescent periods are then compared to outdoor temperature differences to determine the thermal efficiency of the structure. The system can model the structure's performance metrics, through inferred qualitative and quantitative characterizations including, but not limited to, the building's rate of temperature change as a function of internal and external temperatures, the building's heating, cooling, and other energy needs as they relate to the building envelope, appliances, and other products used at the site and occupant behavior. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140297216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL RESPONSE TESTING - A system and method for performing at least one thermal response test for a medium. At least one request signal indicative of at least one request to perform the thermal response test is received. On the basis of the at least one request, at least one control signal is generated for causing at least one parameter of a fluid circulating through the medium to be acquired. The at least one measurement is indicative of a thermal property of the medium. The at least one control signal is then output to a hydraulic system. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140309961 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING THERMO-FLUID - An information processing apparatus performs a principal component analysis using a plurality of analysis results in an analysis area about thermo-fluid and computes an approximate solution approximate to a final solution by summing analysis patterns obtained by the principal component analysis under a new analysis condition. The information processing apparatus performs a thermo-fluid analysis using the computed approximate solution as an initial state under the new analysis condition. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140324380 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COOLING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METHOD - A calculating unit calculates, using information indicating temperatures of a fluid mixture at individual locations across a space, heat quantities transferred to the fluid mixture at the individual locations. The fluid mixture is a blend of a plurality of fluids allowed to flow in by a plurality of cooling apparatuses. The calculating unit calculates heat quantities transferred to each of the fluids at the individual locations based on the heat quantities transferred to the fluid mixture at the individual locations, a velocity distribution of the fluid mixture, and flow rate distributions of the individual fluids. The calculating unit evaluates, using the heat quantities transferred to each of the fluids at the individual locations, the degree of contribution of each of the cooling apparatuses to cooling of an object disposed in the space. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140343888 | Water Heater Controller or System - A method of measuring the amount of energy consumed from a water heater having a tank with two or more temperature sensors located a predetermined heights on or in the tank, the method including the step of; for each sensor, determining a corresponding volume of a segment of the tank, measuring the change of temperature at each temperature sensor, calculating the energy for the corresponding volume for each sensor, and summing the energy changes for all the sensors to determine the amount of energy consumed. The energy usage can be recorded with chronological information to construct a usage pattern which can be used for controlling the heater and for providing the user with details of energy usage. The system does not require the use of data derived from a flow meter. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150025833 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF TEMPERATURE VALUES IN AN ELECTRONICS SYSTEM - In accordance with at least one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for evaluating cooling performance of an electronics system is provided. The method includes acts of dividing the electronics system into a computational grid including a plurality of fluid cells and a plurality of solid cells, determining air flow values for the plurality of fluid cells using a potential flow model analysis, determining a temperature of a fluid cell by calculating heat transfer into the fluid cell from any adjacent fluid cells and from any adjacent solid cells, determining a temperature of a solid cell by calculating heat transfer into the solid cell from any adjacent solid cells and heat transfer out of the solid cell into any adjacent fluid cells, and storing, on a storage device, the air flow values and the temperature of the fluid cell and the temperature of the solid cell. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150081244 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PHYSICAL AND/OR CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT, PROCESS VARIABLE - A method for determining a physical and/or chemical, temperature dependent, process variable of process automation technology utilizing a resistance thermometer (R | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150106048 | METHOD FOR DETECTING POWER INTERRUPTION DURATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method is disclosed for detecting power interruption duration of an electronic device. The method can include establishing a curve model of linearly synthesized values of temperature sensor readings versus time; after power-on, acquiring each of the initial temperature values by respective temperature sensors mounted on the electronic device, and transmitting the temperature initial values to a microprocessor; calculating a linearly synthesized value of the temperature sensor readings of the electronic device according to a power-on duration for this time and a stored curve model, and storing the linearly synthesized value of the temperature sensor readings as a basis for calculating the power interruption duration thereafter. When the electronic device is powered on again after power interruption, a linearly synthesized value of the temperature sensor readings according to the power-on time for this time can be calculated, and used for calculating the power interruption duration thereafter. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150127294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPATIAL THERMAL PROPERTY PROFILE OF A SAMPLE - A sensing system uses three-omega sensing to determine a spatial profile of thermal property within a sample. The sensing system electrically powers a lossy electrical conductor at different driving frequencies. The different driving frequencies produce different penetration depths within the sample. The sensing system takes multiple measurements of thermal property at the different driving frequencies. Each measurement is associated with a different penetration depth, and therefore is averaged over a differently-sized volume within the sample. The sensing system performs a fit on the multiple measurements of material thermal property versus material geometry. If one of thermal property or geometry is known beforehand, then the fit can determine the other. The lossy electrical conductor can be formed on a polymeric flexible membrane, on a probe that can be placed at a suitable location in a patient's body, and/or directly onto a heating or cooling element. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150142368 | Method for determining mechanical heat-up lag (MHL) of a building from the building's natural thermal lag (NTL) - The invention provides an improved method for determining the mechanical heat-up lag of a building. The time lag for the heating system to reach its set point, which is referred to as the Mechanical Heat-up Lag (MHL) is dependent on the natural thermal lag (NTL) of a building. The invention provides a determination of the MHL as it relates to the NTL. The invention is very useful in reducing energy usage in commercial buildings when used in combination with a short term weather forecast. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150292960 | THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY DETECTOR CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A thermal conductivity detector includes a switch controllable to short-circuit the input of an amplifier to improve the thermal conductivity detector for use in gas chromatography without the need of an additional reference cell, wherein a digital signal processor calculates a transfer function of an analog signal processor from a digitized difference signal received in response to short-circuiting the input of the amplifier at a given time when solely a reference carrier fluid passes through a measuring cell, and the digital signal processor recovers a detector signal by deconvoluting the digitized difference signal with a transfer function. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150300886 | SENSOR WITH A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL POWER SOURCE - An embodiment provides a system, including: a sensor unit, comprising: a sensor that captures data; a memory storing data captured by the sensor; a photovoltaic cell operatively coupled to the sensor and the memory; the photovoltaic cell formed as a transparent layer; a display operatively coupled to the photovoltaic cell; a communication component that communicates the data captured by the sensor to a device; and a device that receives the data captured by the sensor via the communication component. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150330923 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Externally Assessing A Building's Susceptibility To Heat Loads - Usage data of an indoor climate control system for a building is obtained. To determine system susceptibility to infiltration, the infiltration parameter per unit effective leak area is determined. To determine system exposure to insolation, an insolation parameter per unit area is determined. To determine thermal isolation of the building, ambient temperature data is obtained for a time period of interest. A fit of the relevant data is performed. A large positive infiltration regression coefficient with minimal error is interpreted as indication of a significant infiltration load. Either a large positive insolation regression coefficient with minimal error for cooling or a large negative insolation regression coefficient with minimal error for heating is interpreted as indications of significant heat load due to insolation. For thermal isolation, a large positive temperature coefficient is interpreted as poor insulation or isolation against temperature-driven thermal loads. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150366219 | HEAT TREATMENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A heat treatment monitoring system comprises a sensor unit having at least one sensor to determine current sensor data of food being heated; a processing unit to determine current feature data from the current sensor data; and a monitoring unit adapted to determine a current heating process state in a current heating process of the monitored food by comparing the current feature data with reference feature data of a reference heating process. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160003754 | POWER MODULE - An A/D converter converts an output from a temperature sensor into a digital signal. A service life diagnostic unit diagnoses a service life of a power module based on a signal indicating a temperature outputted from the A/D converter. An output unit generates a signal representing a diagnostic result and outputs the generated signal from an output terminal to outside. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160033434 | PROCESS MAPPING OF AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND PROCESS SENSITIVITY - In one aspect, a method includes conducting a plurality of tests on process variables of a thermal process, with a test of the plurality of tests being conducted on two or more process variables, 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 temperature integrals of the thermal field; and based on results of the plurality of tests, generating a process map of the one or more temperature integrals of the thermal field, with the one or more temperature integrals based on a function of the two or more process variables. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160041112 | METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF THERMAL RESISTANCE - The present invention provides a method for analysis of thermal structures, not only to reduce analysis errors caused by temperature measurement errors, but also to get the thermal resistance of contact interfaces and the internal resistance distribution of heat conduction components of a DUT, by establishing a heat conduction model of the DUT, solving and analyzing a mathematic heat conduction model on the basis of temperature data of a heat source and thermal model parameters, thus realizing the accurate quantitative analysis of thermal resistance structure of the DUT, comprehensively evaluating the thermal contact conditions inside the whole DUT, and providing an important basis for improving the heat dissipation design of LED and other devices. The analysis method features in simplicity, high accuracy, high speed, wide application range, etc. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160139068 | METHOD FOR MEASURING COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION AND THERMAL MECHANICAL ANALYZER - There is provided a method for measuring a coefficient of thermal expansion including: a step (S | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160153922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE THERMAL ANALYSIS | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160187272 | ENCLOSURE SURFACE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A processor disposed over a substrate of an electronic apparatus acquires a first measured value from a temperature sensor disposed on the substrate, and calculates surface temperature of a surface of an enclosure of the electronic apparatus on the basis of a transfer function G(s) based on a first thermal resistance and a first thermal capacitance between a heat source over the substrate and the surface of the enclosure, a transfer function H(s) based on a second thermal resistance and a second thermal capacitance between the heat source and the temperature sensor, and the first measured value. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160252296 | Insulation-Time Determining Device for a Thermally Insulated Container | 09-01-2016 |
| 20220136909 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE DETECTION AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT BASED ON POWER MEASUREMENT - The present disclosure provides a device and methods to control a temperature of an integrated circuit (IC). For example, a device may include a circuit (e.g., an IC), a power monitor, a temperature sensor, and a controller. In some examples, temperature may be estimated based on power measured by a dynamic power monitor (DPM). In some cases, the estimated temperatures may be corrected based on temperature sensed by a temperature sensor on the IC. The power may be measured in shorter time periods and/or more frequent time periods compared to a time periods that the temperature sensor senses temperature. Accordingly, the temperature of an IC may be detected and adjusted more frequently based on the power measurements, and the temperature estimates may be adjusted for accuracy based on sensed temperatures. | 05-05-2022 |
