Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yonsei University

Ho Taik Lee

Sang Kyu Kim

Bok Soon Kwon

So Young Lee

Sung Ho Kim

Sungho Kim

Jiyong Kim

Woochul Kim

Hong Soon Rhee

Seungjai Woo

Gimin Park

An electronic device may include: a main body including a first surface and a second surface; a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor which are provided inside the main body, wherein the second temperature sensor is disposed closer to the surface of the main body than the first temperature sensor; and a processor, which while the second surface of the main body is in contact with a body part of a user, is configured to estimate a heat flux that is generated by body heat, of the user based on a difference between a first temperature measured by the first temperature sensor and a second temperature measured by the second temperature sensor, and measure air temperature based on the estimated heat flux and the second temperature.

Electronic device and method of measuring air temperature using the same

A heat flux sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a thermogalvanic cell; a first electrode and a second electrode which are respectively disposed on a first surface and a second surface of the thermogalvanic cell; and a processor configured to estimate heat flux by measuring a voltage, generated by a temperature difference between the first surface and the second surface, by using the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein core body temperature may be estimated based on the heat flux, estimated by the heat flux sensor, and a skin surface temperature of an object.

Heat flux sensor and method of estimating core body temperature using the same

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Ho Taik Lee