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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Chenggang Xie, Marion, IA (US);
Chenggang Xie, Marion, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system for determining an amount of power supplied from a power amplifier may include a power amplification circuit having a characteristic thermal resistance, a first temperature sensor for sensing a first temperature associated with the power amplification circuit when the power amplification circuit is receiving power from the power source, a second temperature sensor for sensing a second temperature associated with an environment occupied by the power amplification circuit, and a processor coupled with the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor for determining an amount of power dissipation utilizing (A) a temperature difference determined utilizing the first temperature and the second temperature and (B) the characteristic thermal resistance of the power amplification circuit.