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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2024
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
James N. Pradun, Lake Geneva, WI (US);
Sanhong Zhang, Ballwin, MO (US);
Jeremy J. Quandt, Winona, MN (US);
David P. Culbertson, Bristol, WI (US);
Magdi Khair, San Antonio, TX (US);
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for predicting at least one temperature along a fluid flow path of a fluid flow system having a heater disposed in the fluid flow path are provided. In one example, a method includes: obtaining at least one input, wherein the at least one input includes a setpoint, a mass flow rate, an inlet temperature, or a combination thereof; calculating a temperature associated with the heater based on a predefined model and the at least one input; and setting a value of the at least one temperature along the fluid flow path to the temperature of the heater.