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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2023
Gentherm Incorporated, Novi, MI (US);
Jeremy Swanson, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Tyler Myers, Plymouth, MI (US);
Chad Westerman, Milford, MI (US);
Satya Naren Karthik Mandali, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ankit Tiwari, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
GENTHERM INCORPORATED, Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure related to a method for estimating a surface temperature of a trim layer. The method comprises determining a first heat transfer rate and a second heat transfer rate. The method comprises calculating a rate of change of the surface temperature based on the first and second heat transfer rates, and optionally one or more additional heat transfer rates. The method comprises updating an estimated surface temperature of the trim layer from a prior program cycle based on the rate of change of the surface temperature and the estimated surface temperature of the trim layer from the prior program cycle.