Method for controlling a flexible thermoelectric element and dynamic thermal therapy device using the same
AssigneeTegway Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyoung Soo YI, Ock Kyun OH, Se Hwan YIM, Jin Seong NOH, Se Hong CHEON
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of controlling a flexible thermoelectric element to provide dynamic thermal therapy, and to a dynamic thermal therapy device, wherein the flexible thermoelectric element has a plurality of thermoelectric modules, each corresponding to a plurality of regions arranged sequentially, wherein the plurality of thermoelectric modules can selectively perform either exothermic or endothermic operation on the plurality of regions by control of a current.
Claims10
A method for controlling a flexible thermoelectric device to provide dynamic thermal therapy, wherein the flexible thermoelectric device comprises a plurality of thermoelectric modules, each of which corresponds to a plurality of regions arranged sequentially, and wherein the plurality of thermoelectric modules selectively perform either exothermic or endothermic operation on the plurality of regions by control of a current, the method comprising:
- controlling a supply of current to the thermoelectric modules in a first state such that a cold sensation is generated in a first region among the plurality of regions;
- changing the supply of current to the thermoelectric modules to a second state different from the first state such that the cold sensation is moved to a second region adjacent to the first region;
- and
- changing the supply of current to the thermoelectric modules to a third state from the second state, such that the cold sensation is moved to a third region adjacent to the second region,
- wherein the cold sensation is moved along a direction.
A method for controlling a flexible thermoelectric device to provide dynamic thermal therapy, wherein the flexible thermoelectric device comprises a plurality of thermoelectric modules, each of which corresponds to a plurality of regions arranged sequentially, and wherein the plurality of thermoelectric modules selectively perform either exothermic or endothermic operation on the plurality of regions by control of a current, the method comprising:
- controlling a supply of current to the thermoelectric modules in a first state such that a warm sensation is generated in a first region among the plurality of regions;
- changing the supply of current to the thermoelectric modules to a second state different from the first state such that the warm sensation is moved to a second region adjacent to the first region;
- and
- changing the supply of current to the thermoelectric modules to a third state from the second state, such that the warm sensation is moved to a third region adjacent to the second region,
- wherein the warm sensation is moved along a direction.
A dynamic thermal therapy device for controlling a flexible thermoelectric element to provide dynamic thermal therapy, the dynamic thermal therapy device comprising:
- the flexible thermoelectric element having a plurality of thermoelectric modules, each of which corresponds to a plurality of regions arranged sequentially, wherein the plurality of thermoelectric modules selectively perform either exothermic or endothermic operation on the plurality of regions by control of a current;
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- a controller configured to:
- control a supply of current to the thermoelectric modules in a first state such that a cold sensation is generated in a first region among the plurality of regions,
- change the supply of current to the thermoelectric modules to a second state different from the first state such that the cold sensation is moved to a second region adjacent to the first region,
- change the supply of current to the thermoelectric modules to a third state from the second state, such that the cold sensation is moved to a third region adjacent to the second region, and
- wherein the controller is configured to move the cold sensation along a direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.