Temperature calibration system with separable cooling assembly
AssigneeFluke Corporation
InventorDavid W. Farley
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Abstract
Generally described, embodiments are directed to a temperature calibration system that includes a closed fluidic system and a cooling assembly configured to remove heat from the closed fluidic system. The cooling assembly is configured to move between a coupled position, in which the cooling assembly is thermally coupled to (e.g., abutting) a condenser of the closed fluidic system, and a decoupled position, in which the cooling assembly is thermally decoupled (e.g., spaced apart) from the condenser of the closed fluidic system. In at least one embodiment, while in the decoupled position, components of the cooling assembly may be protected from damage that may occur at elevated temperatures.
Claims20
A temperature calibration system, comprising:
- a temperature calibration unit configured to receive one or more device elements to be calibrated;
- a closed fluidic system configured to remove heat from the temperature calibration unit, the closed fluidic system including a condenser and an evaporator;
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- a cooling assembly configured to move between a coupled position, in which the cooling assembly is abutting the condenser, and a decoupled position, in which the cooling assembly is spaced from the condenser by a gap.
A temperature calibration system, comprising:
- a temperature calibration unit configured to receive one or more device elements to be calibrated;
- a closed fluidic system configured to remove heat from the temperature calibration unit;
- a cooling assembly configured to move between a coupled position, in which the cooling assembly is thermally coupled to a component of the closed fluidic system, and a decoupled position, in which the cooling assembly is thermally decoupled from the component of the closed fluidic system such that the cooling assembly is spaced apart from the component by a gap;
- a temperature sensor positioned to sense a temperature in the closed fluidic system;
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- a controller electrically coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to receive a first temperature signal from the temperature sensor, the first temperature signal being indicative of a first temperature in the closed fluidic system, the controller configured to compare the first temperature to a first threshold temperature,
- wherein in response to the first temperature being at or above the first threshold temperature, the controller is configured to cause the cooling assembly to move to the decoupled position.
A method, comprising:
- placing a cooling assembly in a closed position in which the cooling assembly is abutting a component of a closed fluidic system, wherein in the closed position, the cooling assembly removes heat from the component of the closed fluidic system;
- sensing a first temperature of the closed fluidic system;
- comparing the first temperature to a first threshold temperature;
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- in response the first temperature being equal to or greater than the first threshold temperature, moving the cooling assembly to a decoupled position in which cooling assembly is spaced apart from the component of the closed fluidic system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.