Black Decker Inc.

Christopher Lee Garbutt

Tylan A Tschopp

Ashok Samuel Baskar

Jianquan Li

Zara Elizabeth Jones

Liangxiong Huang

Yen Lim Lee

Yamin Jiang

Lauren Lynch Clayton

Yunfei Zhong

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.

Methods and devices for controlling the temperature of a surface

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Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Christopher Lee Garbutt