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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Philip S. Schmidt, Winona, MN (US);
Cal T. Swanson, St. Louis, MO (US);
John F. Lemke, Houston, MN (US);
Inventors:
Philip S. Schmidt, Winona, MN (US);
Cal T. Swanson, St. Louis, MO (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 thermal system includes a plurality of thermal elements and a control system. The control system has at least three power nodes, wherein each thermal element of the plurality of thermal elements is connected between a pair of power nodes, such that each power node has one thermal element connected between itself and each other power node.