Temperature vector analyzer

• US 20080317094A1
• Filed: 03/14/2008
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Radiant Innovation Inc.
• Original Assignee: Radiant Innovation Inc.
• Inventors: Huang, James, Liao, Jason
• Application Number:
  US12/076,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20080317094A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 374/124
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 2005/0077 Imaging
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/02 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/025 Interfacing a pyrometer to an external device or network; User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 5/48 Thermography; Techniques using wholly visual means

Abstract

The present invention discloses a temperature vector analyzer, which comprises the following elements: a temperature detection device further comprising a plurality of infrared sensors; a temperature-vector display panel; a microprocessor receiving infrared-radiating heat source temperatures detected by the plurality of infrared sensors, calculating the vector components of the infrared-radiating heat source temperatures to attain a center-originating temperature vector, and presenting the temperature vector on the temperature-vector display panel; and a power source providing power for the temperature detection device, the temperature-vector display panel, and the microprocessor. The present invention can apply to detect a local heat origin or a local heat-dissipating point.

Claims

1. A temperature vector analyzer, comprising the following elements:

a temperature detection device further comprising a plurality of infrared sensors;

a temperature-vector display panel;

a microprocessor receiving infrared-radiating heat source temperatures detected by the plurality of said infrared sensors, working out the vector components of said IR-radiating heat source temperatures to attain a center-originating temperature vector, and presenting said temperature vector on said temperature-vector display panel; and

a power source providing power for said temperature detection device, said temperature-vector display panel, and said microprocessor.

2. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 1, wherein a laser marker is arranged in the center of said temperature detection device.

3. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 1, wherein an arrow sign is used to represent said center-originating temperature vector on said temperature-vector display panel.

4. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 1, wherein said temperature-vector display panel displays an energy-storage indicator of said power source.

5. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 1, wherein said temperature-vector display panel displays switch-on animation, switch-off animation, operation animation, date-time, etc.

6. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 1 further comprising an optical lens arranged before said temperature detection device.

7. A temperature vector analyzer, comprising the following elements:

a temperature detection device further comprising a central infrared sensor at the center thereof and a plurality of peripheral infrared sensors along the perimeter of said central infrared sensor;

a temperature-vector display panel;

a microprocessor receiving infrared-radiating heat source temperatures detected by said central infrared sensor and said peripheral infrared sensors, working out vector components of said IR-radiating heat source temperatures with the temperature detected by said central infrared sensor being the center to attain a center-originating temperature vector, and presenting said temperature vector on said temperature-vector display panel; and

a power source providing power for said temperature detection device, said temperature-vector display panel, and said microprocessor.

8. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 7, wherein a laser marker is arranged in the central of said infrared sensor.

9. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 7, wherein an arrow sign is used to represent said center-originating temperature vector on said temperature-vector display panel.

10. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 7, wherein said temperature-vector display panel displays an energy-storage indicator of said power source.

11. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 7, wherein said temperature-vector display panel displays switch-on animation, switch-off animation, operation animation, date-time, etc.

12. The temperature vector analyzer according to claim 7 further comprising an optical lens arranged before said temperature detection device.