Temperature measurement device
First Claim
1. A temperature measurement device for a non-invasive measurement of the internal temperature of a physical body or thermal resistivity, the body comprising a thermally conductive medium between an internal region with a substantially constant internal temperature and an external surface with a surface temperature, the device comprising:
- a patch for attachment to an external surface of a body having an internal temperature, the patch comprising;
at least three contact components, which are configured to contact the external surface of the body at different, respective measurement locations and to have at least three different thermal boundary conditions; and
an insulating cover for thermally insulating said at least three contact components from ambient thermal conditions;
a reader for acquiring at least three respective thermal magnitudes from the said at least three contact components; and
a processing unit for processing said at least three respective thermal magnitudes in order to derive the internal temperature of the body.
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Abstract
A device for non-invasive measurement of the internal temperature of a physical body or thermal resistivity, the body comprising a thermally conductive medium between an internal region with a substantially constant internal temperature and an external surface with a surface temperature. The device comprises: a patch comprising one or more contact components for attachment to the external surface and an insulating cover for substantially thermally insulating the contact component from ambient thermal conditions; a reader for acquiring one or more thermal magnitudes on the patch; a processing unit for processing the thermal magnitudes to derive the internal temperature of the internal region or the thermal resistivity of the conductive medium.
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1. A temperature measurement device for a non-invasive measurement of the internal temperature of a physical body or thermal resistivity, the body comprising a thermally conductive medium between an internal region with a substantially constant internal temperature and an external surface with a surface temperature, the device comprising:
a patch for attachment to an external surface of a body having an internal temperature, the patch comprising; at least three contact components, which are configured to contact the external surface of the body at different, respective measurement locations and to have at least three different thermal boundary conditions; and an insulating cover for thermally insulating said at least three contact components from ambient thermal conditions; a reader for acquiring at least three respective thermal magnitudes from the said at least three contact components; and a processing unit for processing said at least three respective thermal magnitudes in order to derive the internal temperature of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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