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US 2023/0187152 A1Published application
Temperature-sensing tape based upon bimetal switch, and method of temperature control
AssigneeLittelfuse, Inc.
InventorsMartin G. Pineda, Sergio Fuentes Godinez, Yuriy Borisovich Matus
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Abstract
A temperature-sensing tape including a flexible, electrically insulating substrate, a plurality of temperature-sensing elements disposed on the substrate, wherein a temperature-sensing element includes a bimetallic switch.
Claims19
A temperature-sensing tape comprising:
- a plurality of flexible conductor portions;
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- a sensor array, comprising at least one temperature-sensing element, disposed in electrical series with the plurality of flexible conductor portions, the at least one temperature-sensing element comprising a bimetallic switch.
A thermal protection arrangement, comprising:
- a protected component;
- and
- a temperature-sensing tape, thermally coupled to the protected component, the temperature-sensing tape comprising:
- a plurality of flexible conductor portions;
- and
- a sensor array, comprising at least one temperature-sensing element, disposed in electrical series with the plurality of flexible conductor portions, the at least one temperature-sensing element comprising a bimetallic switch.
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A method of protecting a component, comprising:
- adhering a temperature-sensing tape to at least one protected area of the component, the temperature-sensing tape having at least one temperature-sensing element, the at least one temperature-sensing element comprising a bimetallic switch;
- determining a safe state corresponding to a logical “0” when an electrical resistance of the temperature-sensing tape is below a first threshold;
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- determining an unsafe state corresponding to a logical “1” when the electrical resistance of the temperature-sensing tape is above a second threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.