For Reducing Thermal Inertia (epo) Patents (Class 374/E1.022)
  • Miniaturized thermistor based thermal sensor
    Patent number: 10871404
    Abstract: A thermal sensor includes a first resistor and a first capacitor. The first resistor is a thermistor. A first current source is coupled to the first resistor and the first capacitor. The first current source alternately charges the first resistor and the first capacitor each to a reference voltage, Vtherm. An output of the thermal sensor is a function of a resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant of the first resistor and the first capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Birad—Research & Development Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Anatoli Mordakhay, Joseph Shor