Method and apparatus for testing a temperature sensor
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a circuit board;
at least one component positioned on the circuit board;
a battery connected to the circuit board; and
a temperature sensor, coupled to the battery, having at least one test point coupled to external test equipment, wherein a temperature response of the temperature sensor is measured by the external test equipment whenever a current is applied to the component.
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of a method and apparatus for testing a temperature sensor, an apparatus includes at least one component that affects ambient temperature. The at least one component is positioned on a circuit board so that when a current is applied to the at least one component the temperature of a temperature sensor is affected, where the temperature sensor is attached to a battery in contact with the circuit board. The response of the temperature sensor further includes the capability to be measured by external equipment. In accordance with another embodiment of a method and apparatus for testing a temperature sensor, a method of testing a temperature sensor attached to a battery, the battery being in contact with a circuit board, is as follows. The response to a temperature sensor is measured. Current is applied to the at least one heating component with sufficient proximity of the temperature sensor to affect its temperature. The response of a temperature sensor is measured after the temperature of a temperature sensor has been affected.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a circuit board;
at least one component positioned on the circuit board;
a battery connected to the circuit board; and
a temperature sensor, coupled to the battery, having at least one test point coupled to external test equipment, wherein a temperature response of the temperature sensor is measured by the external test equipment whenever a current is applied to the component.
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2. An apparatus comprising:
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a circuit board;
at least one heating component positioned on the circuit board;
a battery connected to the circuit board; and
a temperature sensor, coupled to the battery, having at least one test point coupled to external test equipment, wherein a temperature response of the temperature sensor is measured by the external test equipment whenever a current is applied to the heating component. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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measuring the response of a temperature sensor attached to a battery in contact with a circuit board, the temperature sensor having at least one test point;
applying current from external test equipment to at least one heating component within sufficiently close proximity of the temperature sensor to heat the temperature sensor; and
measuring a temperature response of the temperature sensor at the external test equipment after the temperature of the temperature sensor has been affected by the heating component. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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