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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Cal T. Swanson, St. Louis, MO (US);
Philip S. Schmidt, Winona, MN (US);
John F. Lemke, Houston, MN (US);
Inventors:
Cal T. Swanson, St. Louis, MO (US);
Philip S. Schmidt, Winona, MN (US);
John F. Lemke, Houston, MN (US);
Assignee:
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H05B 3/20 (2006.01); H05B 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67103 (2013.01); H01L 21/67109 (2013.01); H01L 21/67248 (2013.01); H01L 21/6833 (2013.01); H05B 1/00 (2013.01); H05B 1/02 (2013.01); H05B 1/0202 (2013.01); H05B 1/0227 (2013.01); H05B 1/0233 (2013.01); H05B 3/02 (2013.01); H05B 3/20 (2013.01); H05B 2213/03 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system and method is provided. The system and method calculate target setpoints for each thermal element and index through each thermal element to provide power to the thermal element, sense an electrical characteristic of the thermal element, and determine if the thermal element exceeds a target setpoint for the thermal element based on the sensed electrical characteristic.