Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yonsei University

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Hong Soon Rhee

So Young Lee

Sung Ho Kim

Sungho Kim

Sang Kyu Kim

Jiyong Kim

Bok Soon Kwon

Woochul Kim

KyeongHa Kwon

Seungjai Woo

Gimin Park

Young Min Sim

Do Yun Park

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

An electronic device for estimating human body microclimate temperature is provided. The electronic device may include: a main body; a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature and a second temperature sensor configured to measure a second temperature, the first and second temperature sensors being disposed at different positions in the main body; and a processor, which while the main body is worn on a body part of a user or is carried by the user, is configured to estimate human body microclimate temperature of the user based on a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature.

Electronic device and method of estimating human body microclimate temperature using the same

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Hong Soon Rhee