Thermometry probe calibration method
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1. A method for calibrating a temperature probe for a thermometry apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
- characterizing the preheating data of a temperature probe used with said apparatus;
comparing the characterized preheating data of said temperature probe to that of a nominal temperature probe and normalizing said characterized preheating data based on said comparing step;
storing the normalized preheating data on an EEPROM associated with said apparatus; and
applying the stored normalized preheating data into an algorithm for preheating the probe to a predetermined temperature so as to calibrate said temperature probe.
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Abstract
A method in which thermal mass and manufacturing differences are compensated for in thermometry probes by storing characteristic data relating to individual probes into an EEPROM for each probe which is used by the temperature apparatus.
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1. A method for calibrating a temperature probe for a thermometry apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
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characterizing the preheating data of a temperature probe used with said apparatus; comparing the characterized preheating data of said temperature probe to that of a nominal temperature probe and normalizing said characterized preheating data based on said comparing step; storing the normalized preheating data on an EEPROM associated with said apparatus; and applying the stored normalized preheating data into an algorithm for preheating the probe to a predetermined temperature so as to calibrate said temperature probe. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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