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6169964 Apparatus for controlling consumption by a household appliance  
A system for controlling the consumption of a household appliance, comprising an electronic microcontroller and non-volatile memory device associated with the microcontroller, the household...
6098030 Method and apparatus for tracking power of an integrated circuit  
An integrated circuit which includes a temperature modeling circuit for reducing operational activity of the integrated circuit when its operating temperature exceeds a predefined threshold. The...
6064949 Method and apparatus for controlling a screening device based on more than one set of factors  
A screening device (3) for screening exterior light (2) which illuminates a room (1), is controlled such that in the room on the one hand, user comfort with regard to freedom from dazzling and room...
5963890 Control systems, especially for heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning installations for motor vehicles  
The control means includes a keypad and display unit which is connected to a processing means which includes a user or input memory, a regulation unit for receiving sensed values of parameters, and...
5926778 Method for temperature compensation in measuring systems  
A method for temperature compensation in measuring systems that are dependent on the operating temperature and whose temperature dependency is caused by temperature-sensitive components that can be...
5893050 Method for correcting thin-film formation program of semiconductor device and thickness measuring apparatus therefor  
A method for correcting a thin-film formation program of semiconductor device includes the steps of measuring a thin-film thickness formed by thin-film formation equipment controlled by a thin-film...
5674007 Method for calculating PMV of air conditioning system  
A method for calculating a PMV for an air conditioning system having a body sensor and a temperature sensor includes the steps of sensing a thermal change a human body senses due to room air...
5664884 Apparatus for determining the thermal resistivity of electrically insulating crystalline materials  
This invention involves apparatus for determining the thermal resistivities W s (=1/κ s ) of electrically insulating, crystalline or polycrystalline samples under test (SUTs), all comprising host...
5656928 Surrounding state measuring apparatus utilizing an impedance element  
Measuring apparatus includes a first element having its impedance dependant on the state of its surroundings and a second element having a variable impedance connected to the first element. A...
5646858 Heat apportionment system  
Apportioning energy costs among units by sensing a heat exchange for at least one heat exchanger in each unit. In response to this sensing, a value corresponding to an amount of heat provided by...
5620253 Method of determining the thermal resistivity of electrically insulating crystalline materials  
The thermal resistivities W s (=1/κ s ) of electrically insulating, crystalline or polycrystalline samples under test (SUTs), all comprising host material such as CVD diamond, can be determined...
5604687 Thermal analysis system and method of operation  
A thermal analysis system (10) for analyzing a thermal model of an object is provided which comprises a Gauss-Seidel processor (12) that includes an acceleration factor generator (14). An initial...
5513519 Method of measuring changes in the energy transfer efficiency of a thermal transfer system  
A method of quantitatively measuring energy transfer efficiency changes resulting from modifications in a boiler system, comprising: measuring the amount of fuel used by the boiler to produce a...
5502652 Method and apparatus for measuring heat transfer in small diameter pipes using acoustic signals  
Methods and apparatae for metering energy consumption in a mass transfer heat delivery system using acoustic signals. A first type of method uses the phase difference between two simultaneously...
5494826 Microcalorimeter sensor for the measurement of heat content of natural gas  
A microcalorimeter includes instrumentation for reducing measurement errors due to system fluctuations. One or more sensors is utilized to detect heat content of a sample gas, and create a...
5486107 Determination of fuel characteristics  
A method of determining thermophysical or thermochemical parameters of a fuel gas is disclosed which has wide application both as to applicable fuels and applicable parameters. A relationship has...
5448504 Apparatus for thermal analysis  
A CPU 8 computes differential data of thermal analysis data in a data memory 9a, stores the differential data in a differential data memory 9b, scans secondary differential data, and detects the...
5440566 Fault detection and diagnosis for printed circuit boards  
A method for detecting an diagnosing faults in printed circuit boards. Emissivity data and thermal image data of the various components of the board are obtained. The emissivity data is used to...
5360549 Feed back control deposit inhibitor dosage optimization system  
A method of and a system for monitoring circulating water systems for conditions susceptible to deposition of a variety of scaling deposits. The invention includes presenting upset conditions at a...
5356217 Enthalpimetric analyzer and method of use  
An automated thermal analysis system and method for the detection and quantitative measurement of analytes having thermally-induced, energy events and associated enthalpy changes is described. The...
5333953 Method and apparatus for calculating thermal sensitivity  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for calculating thermal sensitivity and predicted mean thermal sensitivity felt by a person in an environment. According to the apparatus of...
5322360 Isothermal calorimeter  
A calorimeter for determining the calorific value of a sample on the basis of the difference in temperature, measured on a real time basis, between the temperature of the water in a bucket...
5311448 Programmable load board with programmable simulation of thermal dissipation characteristics  
A programmable load board which can be used for testing the electrical load requirements and thermal response characteristics of electronic equipment. The programmable load board of the present...
5258929 Method for measuring thermal conductivity  
The present invention provides a method for measuring thermal conductivity of a material at a stationary state at an elevated temperature T. The method is essentially composed of the steps of: (a)...
5249866 Thermal properties measurement using a superconductor sensor  
A method for thermal environment sensing utilizing superconducting materi finds utility in the production of low power cryogenic flow meters, bolometers, level detectors and other types of thermal...
5202843 CAE system for automatic heat analysis of electronic equipment  
A computer aided engineering (CAE) system for effecting heat analysis of electronic equipment or similar equipment by using a finite difference method, node method, etc. As the operator enters data...
5178463 Method of and apparatus for measuring coolant quenching rates  
An apparatus and method for measuring coolant quenching rates includes a metallic disk supported on a ceramic tube, the metallic disk including a plurality of thermocouples therein. The metallic...
5177696 Method of determination of gas properties at reference conditions  
A method of determination of gas properties at reference conditions of temperature and pressure. This determination is needed in systems including mass flow meters, combustion control systems, gas...
5167450 Calorimeter  
A calorimeter comprises a laminar flow type flowmeter for measuring the volume of flow of a fuel gas as a value proportional to the difference between the pressures of the laminar flow elements and...
5159564 Thermal memory cell and thermal system evaluation  
A method for determining the thermal history of an object is disclosed. The object carries at least two thermal calibration materials having different activation energies. The method comprises:...
5099441 Method for determining thermal conductivity incorporating differential scanning calorimetry  
The invention is a method for determining the thermal conductivity of an unknown material using a differential scanning calorimeter. Experiments conducted in a non-adiabatic environment govern the...
5083438 Chiller monitoring system  
A method and apparatus for measuring and monitoring critical parameters of a chiller, such as the chiller efficiency. Specifically, temperature and pressure sensors are disposed in the inlet and...
5063527 Monitor system  
A monitor system for safety critical situations such as burner control receives at inputs 17-21 control information from a programmable logic control and reference information at inputs 12-16 from...
5044766 Method and apparatus for determining the thermal time constant of fine metal wire segments  
The thermal time constant of fine metal wire segments, such as those used to initiate explosive reactions, is measured by passing a variable frequency source of current through the wire. The...
5043905 Automatic method for controlling a process melt of two-phase cast brass  
Method for controlling a process melt of two-phase cast brass, whereby the cast properties of said process melt, the dezincification resistance of the piece cast from said melt and the required...
5031126 Constant power thermal sensor  
A constant power thermal property sensor compensates for changes in the temperature of the medium into which the sensor is disposed. The sensor has two side-by-side probes mounted in the medium...
5018086 Fault detection in olefin oxidation reactor  
A method and apparatus for determining heat transfer effectiveness comprises measuring coolant flow rate and input temperature for coolant to the reactor, utilizing temperature values for reactant...
4979119 Method and system for monitoring the propellant consumption of a space vehicle  
To monitor continuously the propellant consumption of a space vehicle equipped with a plurality of propulsion units operated by activator means according to activation instructions received by the...
4977523 Apparatus for the measurement of snow quality  
There are disclosed a method and an apparatus for the measurement of the ice content of snow. Ice content is directly related to the quality of the snow. The method comprises the steps of measuring...
4949469 Temperature-compensated quantitative dimensional measurement device with rapid temperature sensing and compensation  
A computerized gauge measures dimensions, typically in the range of 6.1865" to 6.1917" accurate to ±0.001", typically the diameter of a steel railroad car axle. The gauge simultaneously senses the...
4944035 Measurement of thermal conductivity and specific heat  
A method and apparatus for determining both the thermal conductivity, k, and specific heat, c p , of a fluid of interest are disclosed. An embodiment uses proximately positioned resistive heater...
4933887 Process and apparatus for the determination of thermo-physical properties  
A process for the simultaneous, in-situ determination of thermophysical properties, primarily for determination of the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity, according to which in a certain...
4928254 Laser flash thermal conductivity apparatus and method  
A sequence of temporally-spaced radiant energy pulses are applied to the front surface of the sample and the heat rise caused by each thermal pulse is measured at the second surface using a...
4926356 Test apparatus for measuring heat release of certain materials  
An automatic test apparatus calculates the amount of heat released by a material. The apparatus includes a calorimeter having a heating or burn chamber in which a sample of test material is burned...
4924477 Assembly and method for determining the coefficient of thermal expansion of a workpiece  
An assembly and method suitable for determining the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of a workpiece. The assembly includes a dual channel laser interferometer system placed in operative...
4861167 Line-heat-source thermal conductivity measuring system  
An apparatus and method for measurement of the thermal conductivity of polymer melts is disclosed. A sample of material to be measured is placed in an elongated cylindrical container and is heated...
4852027 Method to quantify thermal dissipative mechanisms in biomaterials  
A method for determining the properties of a medium by activating temperature changing means to change the temperature of the medium from a first unperturbed temperature to a second different...
4792912 System for estimating thermal stress of pressure parts  
Thermal stress of a metal portion of a pressure-tight tube is calculated on the basis of calculated values of a temperature distribution calculator for calculating the distribution of temperature...
4760538 Method and apparatus for determination of the thawing point of jet fuels  
A method and apparatus for determining the thawing point of jet fuels by first cooling a sample of the fuel until crystals appear and then heating the sample until the crystals disappear, detecting...
4713612 Method and apparatus for determination of junction-to-case thermal resistance for a hybrid circuit element  
A method and apparatus for determining the junction-to-case thermal resistance, θ jc , of a solid-state hybrid circuit element 38. First, the temperature coefficient, T c , of the voltage across...
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