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US 12,167,579 B2Granted
Device temperature adjustment
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsTracy D. Evans, Gloria Y. Yang, Jiewei Chen, Jing Zhou
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Abstract
Systems associated with device temperature adjustment are described. A device temperature adjustment system can include an electronic device having a temperature sensor integrated therein to detect a temperature of the electronic device and a temperature adjust module coupled to the electronic device to adjust a temperature of the electronic device based on the detected temperature.
Claims15
A system, comprising:
- an electronic device having a phase change material (PCM) integrated therein, a photochromic material integrated therein, and a temperature sensor integrated therein to detect a temperature of the electronic device;
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- a temperature adjust module coupled to the electronic device to adjust a temperature of the electronic device based on the detected temperature such that:
- in response to a determination that the detected temperature is above an upper limit of a particular temperature range, the temperature adjust module is configured to induce an endothermic reaction in the PCM and in the photochromic material by sending an electrical signal to the photochromic material to trigger a state change and the PCM to trigger a first phase change from a first phase to a second phase
- in response to a determination that the detected temperature is below a lower limit of the particular temperature range, the temperature adjust module is configured to induce an exothermic reaction in the PCM and in the photochromic material with solar energy, the PCM to trigger a second phase change from the second phase to the first phase;
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- maintain the temperature in response to the detected temperature being within the particular temperature range.
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A system, comprising:
- an electronic device, comprising:
- a temperature sensor integrated therein to detect a temperature of the electronic device;
- a photochromic material;
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- a phase change material;
- and
- a temperature adjust module to:
- induce an exothermic reaction in the phase change material and in the photochromic material to raise the temperature of the electronic device by triggering heating of the electronic device with solar energy in response to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor falling below a particular temperature range;
- induce an endothermic reaction in the phase change material and in the photochromic material to lower the temperature of the electronic device by triggering a different phase change in the phase change material and a state change in the photochromic material in response to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor rising above a particular temperature range;
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- maintain the temperature in response to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor being within the particular temperature range.
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A system, comprising:
- an electronic device having a phase change material and a photochromic material integrated therein;
- and
- a temperature adjust module configured to:
- sense a temperature of the electronic device;
- induce an endothermic reaction in the phase change material and in the photochromic material to decrease the temperature of the electronic device in response to the sensed temperature rising above a particular temperature range;
- induce an exothermic reaction in the phase change material and trigger heating of the electronic device with solar energy to increase the temperature of the electronic device in response to the sensed temperature falling below a particular temperature range;
- and
- maintain the temperature in response to the sensed temperature being within the particular temperature range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.