摘要:
The invention provides an electroactive material (preferably electroactive polymer) sensor system, comprising an electroactive material sensor (22) and a control system (28) for performing measurements relating to the impedance of the electroactive material sensor at at least first and second different frequencies. From these measurements a temperature at the sensor and an external pressure or force applied to the sensor can be determined. The sensor can thus be used as a pressure sensor and as a temperature sensor. When used in combination with actuation, an electroactive material actuator with integrated temperature sensing functionality is able to measure the temperature at the exact actuator position, which is always closer than an external thermocouple.
摘要:
A sensing device is made up of a network of nominally identical temperature dependent resistors which is topologically equivalent to a square resistor network. The device has terminals at which an average resistance value thereof can be measured. The resistors are supported on a substrate which can be reduced in size from an initial size without substantially changing the average resistance value. In preferred embodiments, a pattern of contacts and conductive tracks joining the contacts are printed on a substrate, and a material having a temperature dependent resistance is applied over the contacts to define a network of interconnected thermistors. Alternatively, the material can be applied to the substrate first and the contacts and tracks printed on it.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a control system for a heated conduit for use in a respiratory apparatus. The control system comprises a power supply to provide power to the heated conduit. Additionally, it comprises a heating control circuit configured to control heating to obtain a predetermined temperature and a sensing circuit configured to indicate the temperature of a sensor positioned in the heated conduit as well as a bias generator circuit configured to provide a current to the sensor from a current source such that a voltage drop through the sensor may be recorded by the sensing circuit so that the temperature of the heated conduit is continuously monitored independent of whether the heating control circuit is on or off.
摘要:
A diagnostic system (40) and a diagnostic method for a thermistor amplifier circuit (30) are provided. The system includes a transistor (100) electrically coupled to a controllable variable resistor (102) having a predetermined resistance. The transistor (100) applies a test voltage signal to the circuit indicative of a first temperature value. An amplitude of the test voltage value is indicative of a simulated thermistor temperature value. The microprocessor (190) determines a test temperature value based on the amplitude of an output voltage of the circuit (30). The microprocessor (190) also determines an inaccuracy value based on the test temperature value and the simulated thermistor temperature value.
摘要:
A redundant temperature measurement probe is described that may include any number of features. In one embodiment, the probe includes a pair of resistive sensors, a pair of output wires, and a shared ground wire for a total of three wires. The first and second resistive sensors of the probe can be electrically connected to a controller to measure temperature and detect when a fault in the probe occurs. In some embodiments, the controller can be configured to detect a shift in resistance
摘要:
Provided is a long-life inexpensive electronic clinical thermometer with high measurement accuracy. The electronic clinical thermometer includes a thermistor, a reference resistor, a voltage switch for selectively applying a voltage in order to accumulate electric charge in a capacitor via the thermistor or reference resistor, an A/D converter for detecting a voltage change occurring when removing the electric charge accumulated in the capacitor via the thermistor or reference resistor, and outputting an ON signal while the capacitor has a voltage equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage, a timer for measuring the discharge time by measuring the duration of the ON signal, and an arithmetic processor for calculating the ambient temperature of the thermistor by using the discharge time when removing the electric charge accumulated in the capacitor via the thermistor, and the average value of the discharge times when removing the electric charge accumulated in the capacitor via the reference resistor immediately before and after removing the electric charge accumulated in the capacitor via the thermistor.
摘要翻译:提供了一种长寿命廉价的电子体温计,具有高测量精度。 电子体温计包括热敏电阻器,参考电阻器,用于选择性地施加电压以便通过热敏电阻器或参考电阻器在电容器中积累电荷的电压开关; A / D转换器,用于检测在去除 通过热敏电阻或参考电阻累积在电容器中的电荷,并且当电容器具有等于或高于预定电压的电压时输出ON信号;计时器,用于通过测量ON信号的持续时间来测量放电时间;以及 算术处理器,用于通过使用通过热敏电阻去除积聚在电容器中的电荷时的放电时间,以及通过参考电阻去除累积在电容器中的电荷时的放电时间的平均值来计算热敏电阻的环境温度 在去除积聚在盖中的电荷之前和之后 电感器通过热敏电阻。