METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A SURFACE

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a method for controlling the temperature of a surface. In some embodiments, the method includes applying a variable input to a heat pump (e.g., a Peltier) in thermal communication with the surface. The variable input may vary about a voltage and may inclu...

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Hauptverfasser:	HUANG, Liangxiong, JIANG, Yamin, LI, Jianquan, CLAYTON, Lauren Lynch, TSCHOPP, Tylan A, BASKAR, Ashok Samuel, ZHONG, Yunfei, GARBUTT, Christopher Lee, LEE, Yen Lim, JONES, Zara Elizabeth
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS REFRIGERATION OR COOLING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a method for controlling the temperature of a surface. In some embodiments, the method includes applying a variable input to a heat pump (e.g., a Peltier) in thermal communication with the surface. The variable input may vary about a voltage and may include a powered period and an unpowered period. In some embodiments, the method includes measuring a temperature of an element in thermal communication with the surface, determining, based on the temperature of the element, whether a temperature of the surface is within a safe temperature range for a user in thermal communication with the surface, in response to determining the surface is not within the safe temperature range, adjusting the voltage of the variable input to the heat pump, and in response to determining the surface is within the safe temperature range, continuing operation of the variable input at the voltage.