Patent classifications
G05D23/1917
HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM AND WINDSHIELD
A heating control system for controlling a heating element provided on glass including a sensor information acquisition unit configured to acquire sensor information from one or more sensors, and a control processing unit configured to control a first heating element provided in a first region of the glass and a second heating element provided in a second region of the glass based on the sensor information. The control processing unit comprises a temperature difference reduction processing unit configured to execute temperature difference reduction processing for controlling at least one of the first heating element and the second heating element so that a temperature difference between a glass temperature of a third region positioned between a first region and a second region of the glass and a glass temperature of the first region or a glass temperature of the second region does not exceed an upper limit value.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD
The present invention provides a method of treating a substrate, the method including: performing a first heating process of heat-treating the substrate formed with a film, and a second heating process of heat-treating the substrate after the first heating process is performed; a collection operation of collecting temperature data of a first heating plate which heats the substrate in the first heating process; and a first control operation of adjusting a temperature of a second heating plate which heats the substrate in the second heating process based on the temperature data.
Cooling system and method for decoaters
A cooling system for the decoating system includes a sensor, a control device, and a controller communicatively coupled with the sensor and the control device. The sensor is configured to measure a characteristic of the cooling system in the decoating system, the control device controls the characteristic of the cooling system, and the controller is configured to adjust the control device to adjust the characteristic of the cooling system based on at least one of a measured temperature within the decoating system or the measured characteristic. A method of controlling a temperature of the decoating system includes measuring a temperature within a piece of equipment of the decoating system and measuring a characteristic the cooling system in the piece of equipment of the decoating system. The method includes controlling the cooling system to adjust the characteristic based on at least one of the measured temperature or the measured characteristic.
Method and system for heating auto-setback
A method of operating an HVAC system using a controller includes predicting a first predicted temperature of an enclosed space during an unoccupied time with the HVAC system off. The controller determines if the first predicted temperature is less than a set-point temperature. Responsive to a determination that the first predicted temperature is less than the set-point temperature, the controller predicts a second predicted temperature of the enclosed space if the HVAC system is operated for a first runtime. The controller determines if the second predicted temperature is less than the set-point temperature and, responsive to a determination that the second predicted temperature is not less than the set-point temperature, the controller operates the HVAC system for the first runtime.
METHOD FOR HEAT MANAGEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND ASSOCIATED HEAT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND CONTROL UNIT
The invention concerns a heat management method for an electric heating device comprising at least one subassembly of resistive elements configured to be electrically supplied and a support for a circuit supplying power to the resistive elements, wherein the power supply of the resistive elements is controlled according to a power setpoint (P_(sub)system_target_0) or temperature (T_(sub)system_target_0) or electrical current amplitude (i_(sub)system_target_0) or resistance (R_(sub)system_target_0), or even a duty ratio of the control signal (PWM_(sub)system_target_0). According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps: recording the temperature (T_PCB) of the support of the circuit supplying power to the resistive elements, comparing the recorded temperature (T_PCB) with at least one predefined temperature threshold (T1), and if the recorded temperature (T_PCB) is greater than or equal to the at least one predefined temperature threshold (T1), generating a command to reduce the setpoint by a predetermined step. The invention also concerns a corresponding heat management strategy and control unit.
Detecting diagnostic events in a thermal system
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a thermal model based on an adaptive filter bank for characterizing heat transfer of a volume of a thermal system. In one embodiment, the adaptive filter bank is used for diagnostics that provides information related to the condition of a thermal system. The diagnostics are based on an analysis of heat transfer characteristics of a dynamic representation of the thermal system. In accordance with the embodiments, thermal coefficients are generated based on an adaptive filter bank. One or more filters are applied to the thermal coefficients based on a sampling rate and one or more estimate thermal coefficient thresholds are generated based on the sampling rate. It is determined whether at least one of the thermal coefficients that is filtered satisfies at least one of the estimated thermal coefficient thresholds. Thereupon, alert information indicative of a diagnostic event is provided based on the determination.
Merchant or third party controlled environmental adjustment devices
Methods and systems are provided to allow for merchant or third party controlled adjustment of a physical environment around a user. Such adjustments may be in response to user actions and may create a more immersive experience for the user. Such adjustments may be determined from interaction data received from a user device, with may identify a service provider, a product, or an activity that the user is currently engaging in or is interested in. One or more secondary devices may be identified to be within an area around the user device and one or more environmental rules associated with the service provider, product, or activity may be determined and communicated to the one or more secondary devices to cause the one or more secondary devices to adjust a physical environment of the area proximate the user device.
Computing device expansion modules and control of their operation based on temperature
Computing device expansion modules and control of their operation based on temperature are disclosed. According to an aspect, an expansion module includes an interface configured to operably connect to a computing device including a service manager. Further, the expansion module includes a controller configured to determine whether communication with the service manager of the computing device is enabled or not enabled. The controller is also configured to set a first temperature level at which operation of the expansion module is reduced in response to determining that communication with the service manager is enabled. Further, the controller is configured to set a second temperature level at which operation of the expansion module is reduced in response to determining that communication with the service manager is not enabled. The second temperature level is lower than the first temperature level.
COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECOATERS
A cooling system for the decoating system includes a sensor, a control device, and a controller communicatively coupled with the sensor and the control device. The sensor is configured to measure a characteristic of the cooling system in the decoating system, the control device controls the characteristic of the cooling system, and the controller is configured to adjust the control device to adjust the characteristic of the cooling system based on at least one of a measured temperature within the decoating system or the measured characteristic. A method of controlling a temperature of the decoating system includes measuring a temperature within a piece of equipment of the decoating system and measuring a characteristic the cooling system in the piece of equipment of the decoating system. The method includes controlling the cooling system to adjust the characteristic based on at least one of the measured temperature or the measured characteristic.
SMART STIR FRYER
A stir fryer (1) which includes a pot (2) having a cavity to place ingredients to stir fry the ingredients, and which can be rotated, a heating medium (3) functionally coupled to the pot (2) to heat the pot (2), a rotational means (4) functionally coupled to the pot (2) to rotate the pot (2) symmetrically or eccentrically about an axis, and a rotation regulator (5) which regulates the rotational unit/component/etc. (4) to further regulate speed of rotation of the pot (2).