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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2016
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Grant A. Gordon, Peoria, AZ (US);
Danny Thomas Kimmel, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
A control circuit for a probe includes: at least one low thermal coefficient resistance (TCR) component placed in a first section of a probe, wherein the at least one low TCR component has low positive temperature resistance coefficient (PTC); at least one high TCR component placed in a second section of the probe and connected in series with the at least one low TCR component, wherein the at least one high TCR component has high PTC, and wherein the at least one high TCR component responds to temperature differently than the at least one low TCR component; and at least one shunt component connected in parallel with the at least one high TCR component, wherein when temperature of the at least one high TCR component exceeds a set temperature point, the at least one shunt component is activated to reduce current flowing through the at least one high TCR component.